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The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate by HiltonvsVanbrugh House Hotel
Both Macdonald Randolph Hotel and Vanbrugh House Hotel are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Macdonald Randolph Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Vanbrugh House Hotel. Macdonald Randolph Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 92 with praise from 10 sources like DK Eyewitness, Insight Guides and Star Service.
The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate by Hilton
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Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN
From $137/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "A 19th-century neo-Gothic landmark, this hotel is ideally situated near the Ashmolean Museum." Full review
Insight Guides "A city landmark, located opposite the Ashmolean Museum, and Oxford’s most famous hotel."
Lonely Planet "A favourite of old-school businessmen, visiting parents and anyone in search of grand tradition, the Randolph is Oxford's most famous hotel." Full review
DK Eyewitness "It’s the veritable heart of Oxford, and a favourite for students’ parents, American tourists and the business community."
Star Service "This hotel may not be the best in town, but its pragmatism and sense of history have turned it into the best-rounded hotel here.
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Rough Guide Star
"The most famous hotel in the city, long the favoured choice of the great and the good, the Randolph occupies a large and well-proportioned brick building with a distinctive neo-Gothic interior."
Frommer's "Since 1864, the Randolph has overlooked St. Giles, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Cornmarket." Full review
OysterUpscale
"It's hard not to be impressed by the 19th-century Gothic architecture of this upscale landmark hotel." Full review
Afar Magazine "There’s a whiff of decayed elegance about the whole place but compared to the sleek and groomed contemporary style of so many hotels, the Randolph is curiously refreshing." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The hotel is nowadays best known for the paneled Morse Bar, where they used to ‘serve a decent pint’ to the great Inspector, invariably paid for by his sidekick, Lewis." Full review
Vanbrugh House Hotel Oyster The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Independent
20 - 24 St Michael's Street, Oxford OX1 2EB
From $135/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Business Center
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The 22-room, upper-middle-range Vanbrugh House Hotel is an exceptionally well-located boutique hotel in the heart of historic Oxford." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A stylishly decorated boutique hotel in an 18th-century house opposite the Oxford Union buildings with smart, well-equipped rooms and friendly staff." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "It's all about location here which is a central as it gets in Oxford, but the best thing is the that despite that the hotel is surprisingly quiet." Full review
Independent "The style is a deliciously modern update of “traditional”, with wood-panelled walls painted in shades of cream and dove...location-wise, you couldn’t get more central."
