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Oxford Backpackers Hostel vs Vanbrugh House Hotel

Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Vanbrugh House Hotel ranks significantly higher than Oxford Backpackers Hostel. Vanbrugh House Hotel is ranked #12 in Oxford with approval from 3 reviewers including The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Oyster.

Oxford Backpackers Hostel
Oxford Backpackers Hostel
7 / 10
9a Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford OX1 2EW
From $23 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Kitchenette
  • Breakfast included
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Championing the laid-back, party-central attitude of student halls, this slightly scruffy joint is ideally placed for a night on the tiles." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Refurbished independent hostel with bright, modern quads and dorms, plus fully equipped kitchen, laundry, free wi-fi and bar. 24-hour access. £16."
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."