Oxford City Centre stay.A stay at this Oxford City Centre hotel places you steps from New Theatre Oxford and a 5-minute walk from University of Oxford. Thames River and Jesus College are also within half a mile (1 km).
What's nearby
University of Oxford - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
New Theatre Oxford - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Christ Church College - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Oxford Castle - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
Bodleian Library - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
Getting around
Oxford Station - 9 min walk
Oxford (OXF) - 13 min drive
Restaurants
Wendy's - 2 min walk
Pret a Manger - 2 min walk
The Four Candles - 2 min walk
Cosmo - 2 min walk
Itsu - 2 min walk
About this property
Vanbrugh House Hotel
4-star hotel near University of Oxford
Vanbrugh House Hotel offers its guests a terrace, multilingual staff, and concierge services. Public spaces have free WiFi.
This 4-star Oxford hotel is smoke free.
22 guestrooms or units
Front desk (24 hours)
Staff is multilingual
Storage area for luggage
Front-desk safe
Concierge
Terrace
No smoking on site
Vanbrugh House Hotel offers 22 accommodations with MP3 docking stations and safes. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.
Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Languages
Czech, English, Polish, Romanian
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have elevators
Well-lit path to entrance
Room amenities
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
MP3 dock
Satellite channels
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Bathrobes
Bathtub or shower
Designer toiletries
Hair dryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Towels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Individually decorated
Individually furnished
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy. A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, and cash.
We should mention
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Property is also known as
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Vanbrugh House Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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The hotel has real character and the staff ia truly excellent and most helpful. Very good continental breakfast served either in your room or downstairs in the dining room. Good supply of tea, coffee and excellent sweet biscuits
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
10/10 Excellent
Angela
Travelled with partner
7 Dec 2024
Liked: Amenities
Perfect location for the theatre and shops. Warm, spacious rooms. Lovely staff. Would certainly book again on return to Oxford
Such a lovely building the room we had was an upgrade and had a little garden we were on the lower floor. We felt so cosy comfy bed and will recommend this to others.
Vanbrugh House is a very interesting period property to stay in but I couldn’t really call it a hotel, more luxury serviced rooms and suites. We were upgraded from superior double to a suite so I shouldn’t complain, but for a 4 star hotel many of the little touches weren’t there - eg no glasses for water in the room, missing remote control for the fan heater, only enough Nespresso pots for 2 drinks each.
The hotel is really conveniently located in Oxford within easy walking distance to the shop. The hotel room size was very generous and comfortable, we stayed in the superior double room, which was located at the front of the hotel. The hotel is located on a street which includes various student bars. unfortunately, the night we stayed, our sleep was so badly interrupted by the noise coming from the students, which didn’t die down until 3am, which spoilt our stay. I appreciate this is outside the control of the hotel, but I wouldn’t stay here again due to this.
We arrived at the Vanbrugh House Hotel for our anniversary expecting our standard double room booking and what we paid for. They surprised us with an upgrade at no extra cost to the Vicarage Suite which was absolutely phenomenal. We had two baths and a shower, multiple sofas with a huge kingsize bed along with chocolates and a bottle of prosecco in ice. We can't recommend this hotel enough. The suite even included its own private garden!
Lovely hotel in very central location. Was a bit worried about noise but it was fine in the end during the night. Moved rooms to have a separate bathroom and lovely host gave us a bottle of wine and some earplugs in case of noise. Highly recommend the No.1 Ship Street restaurant nearby!
Finding a quiet room in the centre of Oxford was a real find. The room was spacious, well equipped with heaters, heated towel racks, ironing board etc. and the staff was super even moving our luggage up to our room for us. It would have been a challenge to navigate the stairs with mobility issues. Absolutely top notch stay.
I had a great time at this hotel, if you would like to be in the heart of Oxford this is your hotel. If you also don’t mind to have amenities and just to have a comfortable bed and treat this city as your endless amenities of exploration then this is a great choice.
Good, convenient hotel. Only issue I had was that the first room I was given was occuppied, I opened the door and backed out very quickly.
Richard
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
10/10 Excellent
Duncan
30 Oct 2024
Duncan
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
4/10 Poor
Aleem
30 Oct 2024
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is defintely lacking in maintenance ( certainly the room I stayed in), with water dripping from the floor above in the bathroom area. The bathroom door also seems broken and ignored. Definitely overpriced for the poor state of facilities.
Such a lovely hotel with the most attentive staff at the front desk. My daughter and I felt very safe and comfortable. The hotel was located on a quiet street just around the corner from the heart of everything in Oxford. Really just the best location.