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The Randolph Hotel, by Graduate Hotels vs Vanbrugh 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, by Graduate Hotels
The Randolph Hotel, by Graduate Hotels
8 / 10
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN
From $137 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"A 19th-century neo-Gothic landmark, this hotel is ideally situated near the Ashmolean Museum." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"A city landmark, located opposite the Ashmolean Museum, and Oxford’s most famous hotel."
Lonely Planet 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 DK Eyewitness
"It’s the veritable heart of Oxford, and a favourite for students’ parents, American tourists and the business community."
Star Service 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. " Full review
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Vanbrugh House Hotel
Vanbrugh House Hotel
7 / 10
20 - 24 St Michael's Street, Oxford OX1 2EB
From $135 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Restaurant
  • Multilingual
  • Business Center
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Oyster Oyster
Upper-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 Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"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 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 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."