Meet Rehana
Outgoing, Sociable, Responsible
I'm welcoming and helpful. Easy going person.
On a typical day...
I’m a clean person and keep a clean house.
When I host guests...
I can answer questions but let my guests do their own thing.
Family Hobbies
Cooking, Music, gigs, festivals, Watching movies, Fashion design, Learning foreign languages
Hosting guests since
2002
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within a few hours
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
I'm Rehana and look forward to hosting you for your stay in Oxford. I've got 2 rooms. Room 1 is a front room on the ground floor and has a single bed, luxury vision blinds and curtains, a desk and Lamp, large wardrobe, bedside cabinet, Hair-dryer and Mirror. There is a Grd floor shower room through the living room.
Room 2 is on the first floor. This room comprises luxury vision blinds, a small double bed, a bedside cabinet, lamp and newly built in wardrobes. There is an additional toilet on the ground floor as well as the family bathroom. My home is newly refurbished and very clean and quiet.
My home is in a great location near Headington and close to public transport, bus numbers 15 and 10 run every 10mins. The journey to the city centre is approximately 20-25mins.
Parking permits available for on-street parking during weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
Rehana is 52 and enjoys cooking, watching movies, socialising, travel, learning foreign languages, television, and fashion. She speaks English and Punjabi
Sonia is 31 and enjoys sports, socialising, watching movies, music, travel, television, and fashion. She speaks English and Punjabi.
Guests can pay by bank transfer or cash on arrival.
Cancellation policy: Guests can cancel up to 2 days before arrival.
Additional Info
The room rate includes the following services: regular room cleaning, parking, laundry (1 load per person ), and internet access
Additional available services at an extra charge (payable directly to your host on arrival):
Pick up service: 5.00 GBP one-way
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
I can help with transport tips too from central Oxford if you want, just send me a message. Once you confirm your booking you will get an email with our complete address so you'll have no problem finding us.
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
Please keep our home secure and lock the front door when entering and leaving the house. Set the alarm if you are the last one going out.
No pets allowed. No young children.
Shoes are not to be worn in the house but taken off in the porch and placed in the shoe cabinet provided.
Food and hot drinks i.e tea/coffee should be consumed in the kitchen and not taken to the bedroom. Keeping a glass of water or bottle of water is fine.
Muslim household please respect no alcohol to be consumed in the property and no cooking of pork products.
One shower a day is allowed, please take before 9.30pm. Please leave bathroom clean and tidy after use and open windows for ventilation.
Smoking is not allowed inside the house.
Please do not adjust the heat settings yourself, ask me and I will happily do it for you.
Keep noise to a minimum after 10pm please.
No parties or inviting friends/ other people to stay.
If rules are not respected you will be asked to leave.
Please enjoy your stay and treat our house (keep room tidy) as you would your own home!
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
15 Reviews
September 2024
The host was nice (some unwritten rules about tidiness were not an issue), the place was convenient, the room was a reasonable size and had a nice desk and significant storage space, and the house well kept, so fairly good.
Host reply
Thank you for the 5 heart review, it was a pleasure having you stay with me.
April 2024
Rehana is a good landlady. The house is clean.
In 6 months, we have exchanged very little and shared few discussions and exchanges. I missed itHost reply
Thanks Elliot, it was a pleasure having you stay with me and wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
December 2023
Rehana and daughter Sonia very well rounded. Enjoyed the stay, very few rules. It was nice to learn about their culture and would not hesitate to stay again.
Host reply
Thanks for the 5 star review hope to see you again. We miss you.
May 2023
The Best Homestay in Oxford! I had a very good stay at Rehana's home. The house was very clean and very comfortable. The house is very well located, a few minutes from the city center and very close to bus stops. Rehana is a great host, very human and very clean. I felt like home.
I highly recommend.March 2023
Staying at Rehana’s was interesting but mostly uncomfortable. I’ve given 2 stars because the first day was welcoming and the house is very clean but rest of my stay was unbearable.
When you book and pay for a room, it automatically becomes your private space but not to Rehana. She entered the room every chance she got, opening the windows, touching and moving my stuff etc. I suffer from stress-induced migraine so the less light I’m exposed to the better for my health and every day I got home from work, the windows were open with so much light in triggering a headache after a long days work.
My stay felt like i was living on a military base. There are so many rules outlined. I felt overwhelmed and like I was walking on egg shells every time I entered the house. I took pictures of all the post-it’s plastered around the house but can’t post pictures in the review box unfortunately.
Lastly, I very minimally caused a burn to the rug at the entrance of the room from ironing (again I have pictures but can’t post) and was asked to pay £300 for this. Rehana said she had to changed the entire rug because of the damage which was barely there. I admit I made a mistake and owned up to it but £300 was not justifiable. I showed the pictures to my coworkers and they all said the most I should have paid was £150 or way less considering Rehana is never going to change the entire rug. I did pay without any complaints because I wanted my stay to be free from even more stress.This was a long review but I wanted to outline my experiences and make people aware of what they might get into when staying here.
Host reply
I wasnt too happy with Bernadine. I had asked permission before I entered her room to have it cleaned and the bedding changed by my cleaner, and always ask my guests if they could move their stuff from the surfaces. On this occasion there were several packed bags in the middle of the room so I asked her to put them in the cupboards provided so its easier for cleaner to get around and avoid any accidents/damages, however Bernadine left her laptop out which I put away so the cleaner could clean the table. On no other occasion did I move or touch her stuff. I did ask if the curtains could be opened in the morning so we don't use light unnecessarily given that energy costs are so high but was not aware that she suffered from migraines and it just looked like my request was being ignored and disrespected. The windows were also left open/unlocked whilst she was at work, and the room is at the rear of the house on a flat roof so an opportunist could attempt getting in, this also triggered the alarm off when I tried to set it so I had to enter the room to close it or I couldn't set the alarm. There was only 1 post it note left in the room about opening the curtains in the morning and no other. The carpet has an iron burn as soon as you enter the room and it was 'new carpet' not a rug and the guest was apologetic and agreed to pay whatever the cost. I had even asked her to look online to come up with a figure but she wasn't too fussed and happy to pay. The house rules are very clear on my profile and I expect people to respect them. As you can see the rest of my guests have had a good experience and left 5-star reviews, one of them is very recent too.
March 2023
Staying with Rehana was great. Everything was clean and comfortable. The Booking worked out very well.
Host reply
Thank you it was a real pleasure having you stay with me. All the best with your internship.
January 2023
Very nice room, good bed and clean.
Host reply
Thank you very much. Pleasure having you stay with us.
November 2022
I spent the best time with this family. They are kind ، respectful and friendly .thank rehana for host me .
Host reply
Thank you for the 5 star review. We hope to see you again soon.
October 2022
Very much enjoyed my stay
Host reply
Thank you Sam for the 5 star review. Hope all is well with you.
October 2022
Kind and welcoming host
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