The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate Hotel

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Ramiro

Safe area , clean room , friendly staff

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Lissette

Everything was spotless and the breakfast worth it

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Liesl

The entire experience was lovely. Beautiful rooms with wonderful decor. Such a comfortable bed. Nespresso coffee maker in the room with complimentary bottled water. Location amazing. Pub and tea room with gas fireplace so cozy. Just magical.

The only drawback was a series of stairs that, despite lifts, we had to lug heavy suitcases up and down.

Would definitely return and highly recommend to others.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Jenny

Robes and slippers were not initially provided, I had to ask for them, despite them being listed as a room facility. Coffee also wasn’t replaced in the room once used on our second day.
We also had to pay £20 per person to use the hot tub for a 1 hour period. Whilst I understand some hotels do charge hotel guests an additional fee to use their spa, this is usually due to their high spec having a vast range of quality facilities. I did not feel this was the case at the Randolph; the spa was very limited only having a very small hot tub that only accommodated 2 people comfortably, there was no pool area; it was also not possible to get drinks here. I did not feel it was good value.
Hotel parking was also extremely expensive at £49 per night.
Hotel bar staff did also play on customer vulnerability following alcohol, issuing a £45 per shot whisky, without establishing this first.
In the hotels defence they were accommodating and helpful in many other areas including sorting some of these issues, and did provide
an umbrella when it was raining which was greatly appreciated.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Austin

Amazing staff and really cool hotel. Can’t wait to go back and stay in Oxford at the Randolph

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Chris

Was working locally but brought the family to make it a weekend away — great time we had. Best breakfast in the world, lovely staff, and deserving of 5 stars. Shall return in a few months.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Anthony

The central location is excellent, the building and decor are very stylish and premium quality. Loved the styling of the room, too. Great hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Nupur

Beautiful hotel. Rooms are very pretty and comfortable

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2026

Murray John

Old UK hotel which had culture, style and grace.

Taken over by USA chain without the above.
Not sure what is going to happen in the future.

Unfortunately a dinner we had in the dining room was a not good. We didn't go back again during our stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Rachel

Beautiful hotel; room was very comfortable and clean, staff helpful and attentive, location and facilities were ideal. Thanks to all for a lovely weekend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

David

Room was spacious and clean. Staff attentive and pleasant. Great location

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2026

Douglas

The staff was very welcoming and helpful.
The overly warm A very easy express bus ride from near our hotel in Oxford to Heathrow, Terminal 5, into our comfortable hotel just outside the terminal from where our flight departs. Now we wait to see if Toronto’s snow storm affects the flight tomorrow afternoon. temperature of the room could only be

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2026

Sarah

Nice and clean with friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Daniel

Location was perfect and staff were attentive and helpful. Older, but clean and charm with history. Proper bar mixologist and good comments about the breakfast from colleague. I would have appreciated a gym facility, but otherwise no complaints. Would return.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Sophie

Great location, close to everything. Gorgeous hotel and rooms! And staff very friendly and attentive. Only complaint is we felt the parking charge per night is very expensive, we only realised it wasn’t included in our stay on the way there so ended up doing the park and ride instead. Overall would recommend and will definitely be returning for our next visit

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Gloria

Great comfortable bed and room! Nice tea and biscuits!! and a good breakfast, too!!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Nancy

charming hotel, friendly professional staff, delicious food, perfect location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

James

Staff is very nice. Bed is comfy. Last day, shower only had cold water.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2026

Stephen

Helpful staff. Clean, well furnished room - spacious, king size, comfortable bed & good pillows, classy armchair & desk chair. Coffee machine & kettle / teas & biscuits. Fridge, iron + board, safe, sockets at sides of bed had USB chargers. Good shower, bathrobes provided. Air con / heating was efficient, but a bit noisy. Valet parking very convenient, though a little pricey (£48 per night). Didn’t use bar / restaurant apart from breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Madison

Room was spotless. Comfortable bed.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Fiona

Fabulous friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful room with everything you need for a quality stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Ricky

We had a brilliant stay leading up to Christmas.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Jean

Great staff-very pleasant and helpful. Sorted out any issue straight away. Room was very clean. Bed was extremely comfortable and pillows, duvet and bed linen were all excellent quality.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Jonathan

Incredible staff, beautiful hotel!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Dec 2025

Laura

Sadly I was rea

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2025

JAMES

A bit disappointed; great welcome and amazing ground floor aesthetic but rooms didn’t have the same standard as the reception areas

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Krista

Our stay was simply wonderful. The room was lovely, the bar was friendly, the breakfast was delicious. Will definitely choose this hotel again when I visit in the Spring.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2025

Mary

The room was quite dusty—as if it had not been used in many weeks. It was also very warm even with the heating turned off, and street noise too disruptive to open the window. On the whole a less comfortable experience than the photos and price tag suggest.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Michelle

Lovely hotel, wonderful atmosphere and great service

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

William

History of both the property and the area. Central to the best of Oxford. Beautifully restored. Great celebration of both Morse and Alice. Warm and welcoming ambience. A celebration stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2025

Tom

Room was like in a maze to find, staff weren't overly helpful. However late bar and breakfast made up for it

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Philip

Lift not working and given room on 3rd floor.. no explanation or apology though they did take luggage up and down thank goodness!

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2025

Max

We had to find staff to get service in the lounge area by the bar. Again at breakfast, had to get up to find staff to arrange drinks. Lift was broken. Long wait to check out and only found out later we were charged twice for breakfast. Took three phone calls to get that corrected. Room was great, but overall experience was disappointing.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Katie

Great breakfast, really comfy bed and room was and quiet. Really friendly staff and great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Laureen

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The young staff in the restaurant were all lovely, smiling and welcoming

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Peter

Great service at reception - room upgraded - 100% brilliant service and hospitality - thank you!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

07 Nov 2025

Michael

Reception and concierge staff all very kind, helpful and efficient. Receptionists Kunal and Manesh were particularly helpful and deserve commendation.
However, the booking system by Hotels.come was terrible. After booking online for a twin with bath, I wanted to phone the hotel to confirm but there was no phone number for this hotel. It took me over more than 30 minutes and five phone calls to contact the reservations number for this Graduate hotel group. Someone did finally answer but his English was incomprehensible.
On arrival, I was given a room with no bath! So I had to rearrange a new room and pay extra. My alarm wake up phone call never materialised.
In the breakfast restaurant I was not allowed to choose my own table but was given a specific table but when I got there I found it had been reserved by someone else so I was told to move! The buffet breakfast looked good, but all the hot dishes were almost stone cold. The food is a long walk from your table so the food's even colder when you get there. Too many problems with the breakfast to write it here. I told the duty manager about this and he was very apologetic and offered to remove the breakfast charge but at reception I was told it was impossible.. Also, they charged me two nights extra for the bath instead of one. As compensation, they did cancel the parking fee which I was shocked to learn was £48 per night! The best hotel in Oxford? I don't think so.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

David

Everything was very good! Rooms nicely decorated

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2025

Marshall

Excellent service and common spaces. My partner needed more room to hang her cloths.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Kim

Everything was great but I was charged twice for my rooms. I am waiting to hear back for a correction.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Denise

Lovely room, polite and helpful staff. Love The Morse Bar

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2025

Yumei

No hot water, AC wasn’t working and one must use stairs to carry luggage

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

catherine

Fabulous hotel. Room was large, comfortable and beautifully decorated. Staff were extremely courteous and the food was wonderful. Will stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Marcela Saeb

It was an amazing experience! Nothing to ask for. Thank you.
Food, staff, the room, cleaning all superb.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Suzanne

Always a pleasure to stay here.

Whilst we don’t get to visit as often as we’d like, we’d never stay anywhere else in Oxford. Always spotlessly clean, comfy beds and cosy rooms, can’t fault the staff whether it be reception, concierge or bar staff, this is just a really lovely hotel with good old fashioned values and customer service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Shiva

It was clean, comfortable and loved the walkable proximity to the university!

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

zeenat

Just stayed one nightbin this beautiful hotel.Great location ,everything within walking distance with bus stops right in front.
Check in was flawlessand we left our luggage with them 4 hours before check in .
Breakfast was very good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Andrea

Location was fabulous for our purposes and in general for access for city centre Oxford. We walked everywhere with no destination more than 8 minutes away.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

virginia

I didnt appreciate that the front desk never told us how to use the light system so I had to call for an explanation. And thr heater made noise during the nighg that kept ne up.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Nupur

Beautiful Hotel right in the center of town. We had an amazing stay.

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2025

Cody

\"Room with no view\" -- it was an odd room, slanted floor made me feel uneasy on my feet, aircon was useless (staff didn't/couldn't help), huge gap under door (blocked it with towels), not a place I'd stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Richard

We stayed at The Randolph for three nights in September 2005. We had breakfast there three times and dinner once. The dinner was excellent and the service was superb and a tribute to the superb staff my wife and I cannot praise the food and service enough. The breakfasts were equally superb with a wide selection of breakfast food at the buffet. The room was excellent in every way and the position of the hotel for visiting the city centre and Colleges was spot on.
Richard and Martine 14/09/2025.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Alison

Lovely hotel. Shame no gym

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2025

Robin

Whilst the evening service in the Alice bar was excellent the breakfast service also in the Alice was poor, staff standing together talking whilst plates pile up on tables and no interest in coffee refills, getting a clean knife from next door table etc. Rooms were extremely hot changing the settings had no impact, was it being centrally controlled?

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Gary

Great Location

Great location in the heart of Oxford. Hotel has been very clean and the service has been good. Its very large with many steps.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Jennifer

Needs some improvement to be a 5-star

Our connecting rooms weren’t both ready - we arrived about 20 minutes before check-in - but we were checked into one room right away - thankfully. I didn’t hear back from reception about the second room being ready (we could hear when the cleaning staff had left), but after about half an hour I called down to ask, and the second room keys were brought up promptly. A used food tray from a neighbouring room sat on the floor near our rooms (with dirty dishes and food on it) for at least two days. The rooms are decorated whimsically and the bathroom was very clean.

There were several longer term maintenance issues. The dark patterned carpet had several bad stains that I didn’t notice at first. The wallpaper is peeling in several places. The towel warmer worked in one bathroom but not the other one. The electrical outlet cover by the desk was missing a screw and almost came out of the wall when I was pulling a plug.

Service was inconsistent. The coffee at breakfast was terribly weak but was promptly replaced when I asked for another one. The front desk was slow at check out, with one of two staff on the phone, and the lobby did not have a card-drop box. The concierge was great and went out of his way to help us find a taxi two blocks away (the street was closed for a fair), and also helped us push our large luggage to the taxi stand.
Overall the hotel is iconic, quirky, and fun but it needs some tightening up on the management side to earn a 5 star rating.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Annette

Spectacular hotel. Staff was amazing. The room was beautiful. Breakfast was fantastic. Right in the heart of Oxford. Even with the festival going, the security people were so kind and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Brian

Overall a nice place to stay. Booking did not win us any favors with staff and upgrades

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Sep 2025

Satnam

This is an expensive hotel. It’s a beautiful old building but the quality of service does not befit the price.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Abubakar Abdullahi

Great mix of modern amenities and historic architecture. The service ranks very high even by Hilton’s standard.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

David

nice and a

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Tracey

Beautiful hotel but better communication needed.

I tried 3 different emails & on hold for 15 minutes to try to book parking before arriving and did not get a response. I phoned again on the morning we were due to arrive & was finally able to book parking. It is valet parking as the hotel is in the city centre, £48 a night but we thought the best option.
The hotel itself was beautiful. Our room was well equipped with tea, coffee machine, air-con & fridge. I requested a room with bath which was honoured. The bed was a good size although it felt a little like a water bed if the other person moved! Pillows were big & comfortable. Lovely decor.
We had drinks in the Morse Bar & were served by a lovely gentleman in a suit whose name we didn’t get but he was great. There is limited seating in the bar but there is another bar in the restaurant with bar stools at the bar.
I had a massage in the spa which was much appreciated and well done.
We were greeted warmly by all staff that we encountered.
Apart from the email/parking issue we would recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Anastasios

The building’s old charm adds to the Oxford experience, while the rooms were spotless and well kept. Staff were welcoming and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Bobbie

Very nice property

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Michael

Great location

Good hotel in a great location in Oxford. Plenty of college sites to explore.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

John S

This is an excellent hotel bbut very overpriced.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

John

The kind of traditional fine hotel that is hard to find these days. Superb location across from the Ashmolean Museum.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2025

Peter

Oxford Break

Lovely Victorian style hotel with a comfortable room. Everything very clean and tidy. Reception service was efficient and friendly. Service in the bar was disappointing since we only had two drinks and the bar staff managed to do something wrong on both. The cooked breakfast would have been much better had the food been hot or even warm. The selection of foods on offer was very good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2025

Deborah

For the price I paid this was not good value for money. Expensive, small room. I needed photo ID to check in, apparently policy, although nobody could show me the policy. Luckily I had my drivers licence with me. Unpleasant desk staff and really I would not go back

Business

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2025

Sarah

Although on arrival we were told we had been upgraded, the room was so hot we couldn't stay in it. The staff had brought in portable AC units as the room hadn't been used for 3 days (it had been 30+ degrees) - after 5 hours the AC units had made no difference at all. They did move us to another room later that evening without quibbling but with little acknowledgement of the fact that it would have been unbearable to stay there in the first place. There was no water provided in the rooms on a very warm evening. I managed to procure a bottle from the bar staff during a late-night fire alarm! In the bar the next day I ordered a cold meats platter with bread as we were on a schedule - it took over 25 minutes to arrive with the result that we had to bolt it in 10 minutes before our appointment. Other than that staff were polite if clearly under pressure. At over £450 a night the hotel is expensive for what it offers - rooms were sparsely kitted out: e.g. no vanity kit, no bottled water, no fridge/minibar. None of the little touches that make it feel like a \"luxury\" stay. I would return if rooms were more affordable (and if my room was air conditioned!).

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Bradley

The room was unbearably hot and the windows didn’t open. Besides that it was a beautiful hotel and the staff were exceptional.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2025

Christina

Impeccable service. Lovely bar area and drawing room. Room was well fitted with conveniences.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2025

Francis

The distance to the room was long and complicated. Alice restaurant was very good

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2025

Katherine

Contacted the property to cancel and never got a response back

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2025

Barry

Nice Hotel, must work harder on the experience.

There was a problem with the hot water, so we had luke-warm showers for the week.

The hotel is very nice, perfect location. The staff were individually nice, but they seemed under-trained for that type of hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2025

Lin

Service left much to be desired. After my stay, there was an unknown and unexpected charge on my credit card. The front desk was completely unresponsive when I called. The person I spoke to - Manish - never responded and no one picked up the phone after. So if you're staying at this hotel, watch your credit card for charges and hope you won't need any after-stay service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

Katy

We always stay here when in Oxford because it ticks all the boxes. The location is perfect in the centre of town, the staff are super friendly, the beds are some of the comfiest ever and the building is beautiful!

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 May 2025

Lucy

Unfortunately we have returned from the Hotel today, so very disappointed that we had no hot water throughout our stay. Not great when you can’t have
a hot shower before going out for the evening nor getting up in the morning. Not what I would expect from a 5 star Hotel. The staff did try to help, but they could not offer any solution. So disappointed

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 May 2025

Louise

Too expensive for the comfort. It was like a maze to get to our room. No AC.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Carrie

Repeat visitor

This was my 3rd visit to the Randolph in the past year. Convenient location, friendly attentive staff, and clean. Very comfortable bed. Strong wifi. Small details- I love the towel warmer and toiletries. Negatives- this trip the hotel was full and the showers never got hot enough. The towels aren't as soft/plush as I like. The price has nearly doubled but it could've been that it was a weekend in May and Oxford was busy with graduations. If a view matters to you ask. This time my window looked at a wall.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Nathalie

Beautiful, you won’t regret staying here

Beautiful hotel and even more beautiful rooms. We loved our stay here and would return. Great location for exploring.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Craig

Beautiful premises and great location, within easy walking distance of all major attractions.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Michael

Car Parking available.
Very convenient location

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 May 2025

Brad

My room wasn't ready when I arrived. The staff seemed either totally overwhelmed or disorganized. I am not sure which. When I finally got to into our room that air conditioning didn't work.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Christopher

Beautiful and comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Tim

Everything was perfect, all staff are very friendly as well as being very very polite and professional. We will be going back.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Apr 2025

Traude

Horrible bed

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

Priscilla

Close to shopping, dining, and train.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2025

ANNETTE

Still maintains its standards, use this hotel when I want a nostalgic trip to the city of my birth.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Mixed Experience, Amazing Location!

Beautiful hotel, amazing location- right in the heart of Oxford! Across the street from the Ashmolean museum, a short walk to most points of interest. Very walk-able! Only problem was that they had very little hot water- weirdly so. Cold showers ruined the experience. The staff was kind and helpful, except in the restaurant, where a simple meal took two hours due to the server leaving and not telling anyone. Very odd. Likely a fluke that won't happen again, but beware. The main hotel staff (amazing!) did hold our luggage which saved a lot of trouble and expense- I would consider staying overnight, but not at length like we did due to the water temperature issue.

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2025

Ryan

An experience so bad I called the Police

1. Price far too high for such a small room. Price per m2 was worse than Paris or Tokyo, Oxford is not at this level so this is not overcharging.

2. Room faced onto a queue at the museum so curtains had to be closed at all times.

3. Room did not have sound proofing so traffic noice was waking me up.

4. No hot water in shower for both days.

5. Sauna was additional charge and took more than 1 day to arrange - has to be visit to basement as front desk does not manage...

6. I left 3 sets of cufflinks in the room. I phoned 6 times and never had a callback. So they have no interest in whether their staff are stealing or not,

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Clive

Location and a unique experience.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Nicky

I enjoyed everything about my stay ~ wonderful, attentive & helpful staff, beautifully appointed rooms, everything on hand and historical character of the building....perfect for my visit to the Ashmolean, Pitt Rivers & the heart of Oxford.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2025

Bright

The Randolph is perfectly located for a visit that seeks to make the most of the Mediaeval treasures in this most sublime of British cities.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Kathleen

Enjoyed our stay…

Great location! Close walking distance to the center of Oxford. Comfortable room, updated bathroom, great bed and sheets. Nice public sitting area and bar. Very helpful staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2025

janet

Charming Oxford

Awesome

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Veronica