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Vanbrugh House Hotel

4.0 star property
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Superior Twin Room
Front of property
Premier Suite | Terrace/patio
Fireplace
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Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Free WiFi

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20-24 St Michaels Street, Oxford, England, OX1 2EB
  • Place, University of Oxford
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Oxford Castle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Christ Church College
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪15 min drive‬
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Standard Double Room, Accessible (Disabled access)

Standard Double Room, Accessible (Disabled access)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Premier Suite

Premier Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Single Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Accessible Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Designer toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes, towels

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Premier Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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About this property

Vanbrugh House Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from University of Oxford
Concierge services, a 24-hour front desk, and a front-desk safe are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include multilingual staff assistance. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
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.

Vanbrugh House Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from University of Oxford. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus breakfast (surcharge) and concierge services.
  • Free WiFi
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, a multilingual staff, and a terrace
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the clean accommodations
  • Steps from University of Oxford and 10 minutes by foot from Thames River
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.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 20 for adults and GBP 20 for children

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • MP3 dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • 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.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 20.00 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 72 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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

Rating 10 - Excellent. 548 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 262 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 98 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 1003 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dropping off bags SO helpful, and all the staff were extremely pleasant and helpful. Excellent continental breakfast included. So walkable in this beautiful university town full of history.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ean

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located quiet comfortable hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Stina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

3 tired, noisy star hotel

A 3 star hotel in a central location. Rooms are well appointed but very dark and have seen better days. Extremely noisy at night as the windows are single glazed; you can literally hear the footsteps of someone walking by. Often late night revelers and early morning (8am) construction right outside windows so a very poor night’s sleep. Not your best option in Oxford unless you get an incredible deal.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Room was clean and spacious. No air conditioning, but there is a fan in the room. Windows also open for a nice breeze. Office staff is friendly and helpful. Bottle of wine was a nice welcome gift.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only disappointment was the continental breakfast was poor
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Alice

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Disappointing

We went to the hotel for a night in July. When we first arrived the water was not running the bathroom. We were unable to use the shower, unless it was freezing cold. The taps were also out of action. We were advised that this was because of a pipe issue earlier in the day, but there continued to be issues the morning after. I also noticed marks and a deposit in the sink when we first arrived. The staff were welcoming and helpful, but I feel the room was not up to the expected standards. To add, it was a warm day and the fan provided was poor and noisy. It meant that we got poor sleep during our stay. I’d say the location was really ideal and close to amenities in Oxford. As for the breakfast, it was fairly basic and standard. I would recommend the hotel for its location. If you are searching for a luxury, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overall another good stay

Another good stay at the Vanbrugh hotel for work. The location is great and very central if that's what you're looking for. Room is clean and good toiletries etc. Unfortunately the bed in room 3 was very uncomfortable and I could feel the frame underneath the mattress. Otherwise I could not fault my stay and I'm sure I'll book again soon for another work trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Abi

Travelled with family
Excellent location and smooth check in with helpful staff. Unfortunately my room was next to a pub and was v noisy however the staff found another quieter room quickly for me. Issues with the TV remote controls in both rooms and the air con didn’t work and the room was v warm. Breakfast was an additional charge of £20 which didn’t include a cooked breakfast so not really worth the money. Overall hotel is in an excellent location but needs some attention to detail to justify the cost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel right in the centre of Oxford with easy walk to the theatre. Rooms were ok and breakfast was a bit basic but it's the location that makes this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yuki

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Suzanne

4/10 Poor

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The top floor of this hotel is a bad place to be in a heatwave. Impossible to sleep. Two old ineffective fans meant that first thing in the morning the room was at 30 degrees. We asked to change rooms but advised that the one alternate was hotter.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
We have stayed here on numerous occasions however this stay was disappointing. The fridges have been removed from the rooms and in the heatwave it was a disappointment. The upright floor fan didn’t do much good. There is also building work next door which starts at 7.30 am with a hammerdrill thumping through the walls. Not pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice but needed more information.

The service, room and location were wonderful but the bed was really hard. It would have been nice to know there was construction next door before we made the reservation. Waking up to the beeping of backing trucks at 7:00 am was a little much.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel has no AC and no lift. We were on the top floor and it was HOT. Bed was so small and pillows were like rocks! Breakfast was horrible. Do not select this as an option. Dry cereal, 3 jars of yogurt, 2 bananas and some apples. Packages of cheese and a piece of ham shredded into pieces. Some bread, pastries from a package jam and butter. Juice in bottles, coffee and tea. Yikes!! Location is great walkable. But expensive for the quality of the rooms. Would have done better with an uber and a better room
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francesco

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Trip with my daughter for cultural event in Oxford

Very helpful staff at reception. Room was great and exactly what we expected (maybe even more spacious). My daughter and I were able to have a relaxed evening and in the morning, it was a short walk to amenities in Oxford. Only two points to raise: 1. A hotel of this calibre should really have a parking deal negotiated with a local venue. 2. No eggs or hot options at breakfast made the breakfast feel overpriced. If you need to, charge a bit more but I would recommend these be made available.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Renee

Location was great. And it stops there. An expensive error
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Justine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel rooms are lovely but have no AC and so the rooms were even hotter than it was outside. Fans were provided but didn’t cool the room down. Note also there are no evevators and suitcases need to be carried upstairs. The receptionist kindly brought one of our bags up for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel in central Oxford

Charming little house, and I felt thoroughly spoiled by the upgrade to a suite! Just wonderful. The reception clerk even kindly offered to post my postcards since I had to catch a train. Very kind staff, the three I met. I wish the windows opened more, but I understand.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonathan, Westminster

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Only good thing about this hotel is it's location, being right in the city centre. The room was very small; there was no air conditioning or cooling (just a freestanding electric fan); the shower room flooring tiles were broken in several places;
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW JOHN

Nice room clean great staff , only criticism was the grouting in the shower was mouldy and black
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property lovely and very quiet while being in the centre of a noisy city. It was a very hot night when I stayed and a stronger fan would have been good! Otherwise excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

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