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A double bedroom with a plaid-covered bed, pine wardrobe, two bedside lamps and a dark sofa.
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Dan's Homestay

A simple, well-kept place to sleep in south Bristol, with free parking outside and a kitchen you share.

Dan's Homestay is a small guest house at Spectrum House, 70 Crossways Road in Knowle, south Bristol. Think plain, clean rooms rather than a hotel: every room shares a bathroom, everyone shares the kitchen, and you can park for free right outside.

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Spectrum House, 70 Crossways Road, Bristol, BS4 2SP, United KingdomLocation

Why stay at Dan's Homestay?

Pick it if you're driving, you want a clean, no-frills room in south Bristol for not much money, and you're happy sharing a bathroom and a kitchen. Guests rate it well for cleanliness, space and value, and Dan himself gets a lot of thanks.

  • Free parking outsideYou can park for free on site, and you don't need to reserve a space. For south Bristol, with the Clean Air Zone in the centre, that's a real saving.
  • A kitchen you can useThere's a shared kitchen for making breakfast or a simple supper, which keeps a longer stay cheap.
  • Singles and doublesRooms run from a snug 7 square metre single up to a 19 square metre double with a sofa, so a solo worker and a family on a budget both have an option.
Check-in
From 4pm until midnight
Check-out
By 11am
Bathrooms
Shared, for every room
Parking
Free, on site, no need to book a space

Overview

Dan's Homestay

Dan's Homestay is at Spectrum House on Crossways Road in Knowle, on the south side of Bristol. It's the kind of place you choose when you've got a car, you want somewhere clean and simple to sleep, and you'd rather make your own breakfast than pay hotel prices. It's not a hotel, and no room here comes with its own bathroom.

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Double room with a corner desk and office chair by two windows, a chest of drawers and a tartan-covered double bed

Simple rooms, and every one shares a bathroom

There are five kinds of room, all with shared bathrooms. Four are described as ground floor; the Budget Single doesn't say which floor it's on, so ask if stairs are a problem.

The biggest is a 19 square metre double with a double bed and a single, plus a sofa, and a fold-up bed can be added. It's listed for up to four, but treat that as the maximum head count rather than four proper beds. The other doubles and singles get smaller from there, down to the 7 square metre Budget Single, which is fine for one person who just needs a bed and a desk.

A shared kitchen with white cabinets, a hob, oven, microwave and two stools.

The kitchen is for everyone

The kitchen is shared. A couple of the room listings still say private kitchen, but the property's own description says shared, and that's how guests describe using it. Plan on sharing it unless the rate you book clearly says otherwise.

A continental breakfast is offered. Whether it's included depends on the rate, so have a look at that line on the booking page before you count on it.

A good fit for

  • Drivers who want free parking without the city-centre prices
  • Anyone happy to share a bathroom and a kitchen to keep the cost down
  • People who want a clean single or double to sleep in, not a hotel experience

Worth knowing

  • Every room shares a bathroom
  • It's in south Bristol, so the harbour and Clifton are a bus ride or a drive away
  • Nobody has confirmed a step-free route from the car to the rooms, so ask before you book if that matters

Beyond the essentials

Interesting points about Dan's Homestay

One thing to know before you book: the kitchen is shared

A couple of the room listings say private kitchen, but the property's own description says it's shared, and that matches what guests describe. So plan on sharing it. It's a perfectly good kitchen for breakfast or a simple supper, and it's one of the reasons a longer stay here stays cheap.

Verdict

Is Dan's Homestay right for you?

If you're driving to Bristol, want somewhere clean and cheap to sleep, and don't mind sharing a bathroom and a kitchen, Dan's Homestay does the job well, and guests keep mentioning how helpful Dan is. If you want your own bathroom, or you'd rather walk out of the door into the harbourside, look at somewhere central instead.

Rooms

Find your kind of room

A double bedroom with a plaid-covered bed, pine wardrobe, two bedside lamps and a dark sofa.

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 4

The biggest room, about 19 square metres, with a double bed and a single bed, a sofa to sit on, and a desk. A fold-up bed can be added, which is how it gets to its maximum of four people, so don't picture four proper beds. The bathroom is shared, and the room is described as ground floor. The photo shows the double bed, a pine wardrobe and the sofa, and that is this room.

  • About 19 m²
  • Single bed and double bed
  • Sofa
  • Shared bathroom
  • Described as ground floor
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A double bedroom with floral bedding, a desk, an armchair and a pine wardrobe.

Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 2

About 14 square metres, with a double bed, somewhere to sit and a desk, and a view over the garden or the inner courtyard. The bathroom is shared, and the room is described as ground floor. The photo shows this room type.

  • About 14 m²
  • Double bed
  • Shared bathroom
  • Described as ground floor
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Standard single room with a desk and office chair, a pine wardrobe, a chest of drawers with two mirrors, a radiator and a single bed by the window

Standard Single Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 1

About 9 square metres, with a single bed, somewhere to sit and a desk. The bathroom is shared, and the room is described as ground floor. The photo shows this room type.

  • About 9 m²
  • Single bed
  • Shared bathroom
  • Described as ground floor
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Single room with a pine single bed on a blue rug, a pine desk with an office chair, a chest of drawers and a window onto the courtyard

Single Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 1

About 8 square metres, with a single bed, somewhere to sit and a desk. The bathroom is shared, and the room is described as ground floor. The photo shows this room type.

  • About 8 m²
  • Single bed
  • Shared bathroom
  • Described as ground floor
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Budget Single Room

Sleeps 1

The smallest and cheapest room, about 7 square metres, with a single bed. The bathroom is shared. It doesn't say which floor it's on, so ask if stairs matter to you. There's no photo of this room type yet, so expect something like the other singles, only smaller.

  • About 7 m²
  • Single bed
  • Shared bathroom
  • Floor not stated
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Facilities

Facilities

Cooking

  • Shared kitchen

Bathrooms

  • Shared bathrooms

Arrival

  • Free on-site parking
  • Wi-Fi
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Location

Get to know the neighbourhood

Spectrum House is on Crossways Road in Knowle, in south Bristol (BS4 2SP). The harbourside is a different part of the city, so plan a bus or a drive rather than a stroll. The distances listed with the map are estimates for the shortest walking or driving route, not journey times.

Dan's HomestaySpectrum House, 70 Crossways Road, Bristol, BS4 2SP

Bristol Temple Meads
about 2.6 km
Harbourside
about 3.2 km
M Shed
about 3.4 km
Castle Park
about 3.7 km
We The Curious
about 3.7 km
Clifton Suspension Bridge
about 6 km
Bristol Airport
about 11 km
Nearest café-bar and takeaways
within about 450 m
The brick building at Dan's Homestay, with a wooden gate and an asphalt forecourt.

By train

Bristol Temple Meads is the station to aim for, about 2.6 km from the house. Dan's own answer to a guest was that it's roughly half an hour on foot, so with luggage a taxi or the bus is the kinder option. One guest in 2025 found the climb up from Bath Road steep, so allow for that if you do decide to walk. The station has step-free access to its platforms, but nobody has checked a step-free route from there to the house or into the rooms, so ask before you rely on one.

By bus

Dan has told guests the nearest stop with frequent buses into the centre is about five minutes' walk from the house, with services from roughly half past six in the morning until about eleven at night, and the stops on Greenwood Road, the next street along, are the likely ones. Bristol's buses are run by First and you can tap on and off with a contactless card or phone, so there's no ticket to sort out in advance. Treat Dan's times as his estimate rather than a timetable, and check First's current times before a late night out.

By air

Bristol Airport is about 11 km away. The A1 Airport Flyer bus links the terminal with Temple Meads, and from there you finish the journey by taxi or local bus as above. There's no shuttle to the door: Dan's Homestay doesn't offer airport transfers.

By car

Driving is the simplest way to arrive. There's free private parking on site, which a recent guest described as gated, though nobody has published the width of the gate, so a van or a car with a roof box is worth checking with Dan first. Put BS4 2SP in the sat nav; the exact guest entrance hasn't been confirmed, so ask Dan where to pull in when you let him know your arrival time. If you'll be driving into the centre, run the car through Bristol City Council's Clean Air Zone checker before you go: older petrol and diesel cars that don't meet the standard pay £9 a day inside the zone, and parking at the house and catching the bus in keeps that simple.

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The area

Getting into the city

This is a south Bristol address, so for the Harbourside, the Old City or Clifton you'll be taking the bus or driving rather than walking. That's the trade-off with staying here: you don't step straight out of the door into the sights, and in return you get a free parking space and buses close by for the ride in. If your days are built around the harbour museums, the Old City or Clifton's Georgian streets, allow for that journey each way and plan evenings around the last bus or a taxi. It suits people who are happy to treat the centre as a short trip rather than a doorstep.

Guest reviews

Guest reviews

As of late September 2026 the place scores 7.9 from 186 reviews, with staff the highest-rated part at 8.9. The things guests keep praising are how clean it is, how much room you get for the money, and how helpful Dan is. The things to weigh up are the shared facilities, the distance from the centre, and the odd comment about noise, the temperature or the Wi-Fi.

Guest feedback is paraphrased. Scores reflect the source on the date shown. September 24, 2026

Staff8.9
Value for money8.4
Cleanliness8.2
Comfort8.1
Facilities8
Location7.8
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OladijeCoupleUnited Kingdom

8/ 10

Oladije and his partner liked the spot, found the room clean and roomy, and thought Dan was friendly and went out of his way to help. They enjoyed the garden too. Their one grumble was the distance from town, which they solved with buses and taxis.

VitaliySolo travellerEstonia

8/ 10

Vitaliy thought the price was good, slept well on a firm bed in a double room, and had a light breakfast included in his rate. He felt it was more a small hotel than a homestay, and although the place was quiet, doors and locks banged late at night; he'd have liked a firm rule about noise after 11pm.

AmandeepCoupleUnited Kingdom

9/ 10

Amandeep and his partner were welcomed by Dan, shown all the facilities, and found the room very clean. They had nothing to fault.

VladimirFamilyFinland

8/ 10

Vladimir's family found the host kind and helpful, the room clean and spacious, the shared toilet and shower spotless, and the street quiet. The kitchen looked a bit dated to them, though it had everything they needed, and breakfast was simple: bread and the basics.

AustinCoupleUnited Kingdom

7/ 10

Austin and his partner found it comfortable and convenient, though they thought the place could do with some updating. There was no television in the room and the internet kept dropping.

LawsonSolo travellerUnited Kingdom

8/ 10

Lawson, on a one-night stopover, liked the location and the private off-road parking, had a large bedroom, and found breakfast adequate. He described the set-up as quirky: a small communal TV lounge, a shared kitchen and a small dining area, with the shared bathrooms he had known about when booking.

AnoopkrishnaSolo travellerUnited Kingdom

9/ 10

Anoopkrishna spent a few days here and would recommend it. His room was spacious, quiet and neatly kept, and Dan was a great help, guiding him in late at night and always reachable by phone.

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Photos

A picnic table on a paved yard beside the brick building, with a wooden screen and grass.
A double bedroom with a plaid-covered bed, pine wardrobe, two bedside lamps and a dark sofa.
A double bedroom with floral bedding, a desk, an armchair and a pine wardrobe.
Standard single room with a desk and office chair, a pine wardrobe, a chest of drawers with two mirrors, a radiator and a single bed by the window
Single room with a pine single bed on a blue rug, a pine desk with an office chair, a chest of drawers and a window onto the courtyard
A single bedroom with a pale wooden bed, blue checked bedding, a desk and a chair.
A single bedroom with a bed, a wooden wardrobe, a desk and an office chair.
Double room with a pink floral bedspread, a desk with an office chair, an armchair, a pine wardrobe and a white chest of drawers
A shared kitchen with white cabinets, a hob, oven, microwave and two stools.
A shared kitchen sink, dishwasher, fridge and toaster.
A shared washroom with three basins along a wooden counter.
The brick building at Dan's Homestay, with a wooden gate and an asphalt forecourt.
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The practical details

Before you go

Stay essentials

Dan's Homestay

Check-in
Check-out
Pets
Not allowed
Smoking
Not allowed

Check-in and check-out

Check-in runs from 4pm until midnight, and check-out is by 11am. One older page still showed a 2pm check-in, so go by your booking confirmation if it says something different.

Breakfast

A continental breakfast is offered. Whether it's included depends on the rate you choose, so check that on the booking page rather than assuming.

Children, pets and smoking

Children of any age are welcome, but there are no cots. Extra beds can be requested for some rooms and depend on availability. Pets aren't allowed, and there's no smoking inside; a smoking area is mentioned, though not where it is.

Access

There's a painted marking on the forecourt, but nobody has measured a step-free route from the car into the rooms or to the shared bathroom, and door widths and steps haven't been confirmed. If you need wheelchair access, ask before you book rather than assuming.

Parking

Parking is free, private and on site, and you don't need to reserve a space. The gate size and the walk from the space to your room haven't been measured, so mention it when you book if you're in a large vehicle or travelling with a lot of luggage.

Cancellation

Cancellation terms depend on the rate you pick. Read them on the booking page before you pay.

FAQs

FAQs

Are the bathrooms private?

No. Every room shares a bathroom. We don't know how many toilets and showers there are, so ask if that matters to you.

Is the kitchen private?

Treat it as shared. A couple of the room listings say private kitchen, but the property's own description says shared, and that's how guests describe it.

Is breakfast included?

A continental breakfast is offered, but whether it's included depends on the rate. Check the option you're booking.

Can I park here?

Yes, for free, on site, and you don't need to book a space. Nobody has measured the gate or the walk from the car to the room, so mention it if you're in something big.

Are pets allowed?

No, pets aren't allowed.

Is this in the city centre?

No. It's at Spectrum House, 70 Crossways Road, Bristol BS4 2SP, in Knowle on the south side of the city. The harbour and Clifton are separate trips by bus or car.

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Dan's Homestay

A simple, well-kept place to sleep in south Bristol, with free parking outside and a kitchen you share.

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