Linacre Gaudy 2017 – Some Accommodation Suggestions

Here is a guide to finding accommodation in Oxford. If you are coming by car, be sure to check if parking is available, and if there is an additional charge. A number of Oxford hotels/B&Bs have charm, but no lift, so ask, if that is important to you.

Accommodation you book through Linacre:

7 single and 3 twin rooms, all ensuite with breakfast, located on Wellington Square. Available for one night, Saturday, July 1. Single = £86 /room. Twin = £114 / room. Please note, any unbooked rooms will be released on Thursday, June 1.No on site parking.

Hotel rooms set aside for Linacre. Book directly with the hotel.

10 double ensuite rooms with breakfast and free parking. Hawkwell House Hotel in Iffley, about 2 miles from the city centre, and a straightforward drive or taxi ride from Linacre. £179 / room B&B. Website is directly with the hotel, mentioning ‘Linacre College’, either by e-mail, or telephone, +44 (0)1865 749988. Please note, any unbooked rooms will be released on May 19th, 2017, and cancellation charges apply if you cancel your reservations with less than two weeks’ notice.

If you prefer to find your own accommodation:

Oxfordshire Tourist Board website list of local accommodation - - There is an accommodation search window on the left side of the home page. You can look for hotels, B&Bs, self-catering, etc. They don’t seem to come up in any particular order, so check the location, or you might find yourself booked into a hotel in Banbury. You can book via the Tourist Board website, or you will find a link to the hotel’s website at the bottom of their listing.

Oxford Rooms website - for rooms in other Oxford Colleges, if available. Plug in your dates and requirements, book and pay online. Please read the details carefully, as not all rooms are ensuite (usually called ‘standard’ if the bath is shared or down the hall), and may or may not include breakfast. The list is updated as and if large conferences release rooms they don’t need. Prices vary according to the location and room standard. These are primarily student rooms, so not posh, but often centrally located with access to College facilities.

Air bnb - Several Old Members have had success in finding rooms or family accommodation on the Air bnb website. Room standards vary quite a bit, so read carefully.

While we cannot make a ‘recommendation’, here is a list of some of the accommodation options you might want to consider.The list is by no means exhaustive.

Central Oxford

  • The Buttery – B&B on Broad Street (across from Balliol)
  • Bath Place Hotel – Holywell Street – near the Turf Tavern
  • The Tower Hotel – Ship Street (near Jesus College) – first I’ve heard of it – looks lovely

www.towerhouseoxford.co.uk

  • Vanbrugh House Hotel – St Michael’s Street (near the Oxford Union)

More expensive central Oxford options

  • Old Bank Hotel – on the High Street
  • Mercure Eastgate – also on the High
  • Malmaison – quirky hotel, formerly the Oxford Prison, near Oxford Castle
  • The Randolph – Beaumont Street
  • The Old Parsonage – St Giles

Along the Banbury and Woodstock Roads – convenient for the new Oxford Parkway Railway Station.Also frequent bus service into the City.

  • Cotswold Lodge Hotel, Banbury Road
  • Cotswold House (B&B), Banbury Road
  • The Galaxie Hotel, Banbury Road (Summertown)
  • The Burlington House (B&B/guesthouse), Banbury Road, near Summertown
  • Remont Oxford Hotel, Banbury Road, near Summertown
  • Best Western Linton Lodge, on Linton Road, 1 ½ blocks from the Banbury Road
  • Holiday Inn at Peartree Roundabout (has a pool)
  • Travelodge, Peartree Roundabout

Two budget options near the Ringroad:

  • **a newly built Travelodge is due to open early in 2016 adjacent to the Redbridge Park & Ride (so at the top of the Abingdon Road, near the southern ring road)
  • Premier Inn, located at the Oxford Business Park, just off the southern bypass (so either drive in from there, or a taxi ride)

Headington – If you are arriving by coach, either from London or Heathrow or Gatwick Airports, you can hop off on the London Road and be within a few blocks of several B&Bs. Good bus service from there into the city, or take a taxi.

  • Dial House
  • The Oxford Guest House
  • Red Mullion Guest House