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The Old Bank Hotel

92-94 High Street, Oxford

The Old Bank Hotel, a hotel of timeless luxury, sets the standard for modern, comfortable and stylish accommodation in Oxford. Located on the High St, the Old Bank was the first hotel to be created in the centre of Oxford for 135 years and offers the best of both the historic old city and the modern, vibrant social scene.
With exceptional levels of personal service, contemporary style and elegance as the basis of an Old Bank experience, prepare to be greeted with a new and fresh hotel experience. Most of the 42 rooms were created with spectacular views for guests to enjoy Oxford's famous skyline of towers and spires.
Lying at the heart of the hotel is the perennially popular Quod Restaurant and Bar. Vibrant and energetic from Monday to Sunday, the restaurant is contemporarily designed with stone floors, an oval zinc-topped bar and leather banquette seating. Offering fresh modern British dishes from breakfast onwards, the emphasis is on good quality seasonal produce, and an excellent atmosphere.

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You can check in from 15:00. You need to check out by 11:00.

Map & Directions for The Old Bank Hotel

Directions to The Old Bank Hotel

Map / Directions From the city centre the hotel is situated half way down the High Street opposite St Mary’s Church (the University Church) and Catte Street. The hotel is surrounded by some of Oxford’s oldest University colleges, good shops, museums and pubs and directly across the road from the famous Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library. To locate the Old Bank’s car park, drive into the city centre via Magdalen Bridge. Once in the High Street, turn left at the Eastgate Hotel into Merton Street. Proceed along the cobbled road, past Merton College and take the next turning to the right, which is Magpie Lane. Drive up to the old-fashioned lamp post and the parking is on your right. Please note that parking is free for hotel residents. Directions: Directions from London/M40 Exit M40 at junction 8 (A40 Oxford). After 5 miles go straight on at the Headington roundabout (where McDonald's will be on your left) following signs to the City Centre. Follow this road all the way through Headington until you reach a roundabout (approximately 3 miles). Turn right at the roundabout following signs to the City Centre. Go over the Magdalen Bridge , stay in the left hand lane, go through the traffic lights and turn left into Merton Street immediately after the Eastgate Hotel/Merton Bar. Follow Merton Street around until you reach the end of the cobbled stones. Turn right into Magpie Lane. Go right to the top and turn right into the hotel car park through some black gates. The barrier will rise automatically. Directions from the West/A420 You will reach oxford at the Botley interchange. To avoid the city centre's traffic restrictions turn right onto to the dual carriageway A34 south. Exit the A34 after 2.5 miles following signs to Cowley/Iffley and Football Carry straight over the first roundabout ignoring signs to City Centre. Take first exit at next roundabout where Sainsburys is across the road on the right. Take the first left off the next roundabout onto the Iffley Road signposted City Centre. Follow this road into Oxford. When you reach a roundabout follow the signs for the City Centre. Go over the Magdalen Bridge , stay in the left hand lane, go through the traffic lights and turn left into Merton Street immediately after the Eastgate Hotel/Merton Bar. Follow Merton Street around until you reach the end of the cobbled stones. Turn right into Magpie Lane. Go right to the top and turn right into the hotel car park through some black gates. The barrier will rise automatically. Directions from the Magdalen Bridge Having crossed Magdalen Bridge from St Clements, stay in the left hand lane, go through the traffic lights and turn left into Merton Street immediately after the Eastgate Hotel/Merton bar. Follow Merton Street around until you reach the end of the cobbled stones. Turn right into Magpie Lane. Go right to the top and turn right into the hotel car park through some black gates. The barrier will rise automatically. Directions from the North M40/A34/A44 You will reach Oxford at the Peartree interchange – to avoid traffic restrictions in the City Centre join the ringroad (A40) and follow signs to London. At the Headington roundabout, with McDonald's on the opposite side of the roundabout, take the third exit following signs to Headington and City Centre Follow this road all the way through Headington until you reach a roundabout (approximately 3 miles) Turn right at the roundabout following signs to the City Centre. Go over the Magdalen Bridge, stay in the left hand lane, go through the traffic lights and turn left into Merton Street immediately after the Eastgate Hotel/Merton bar Follow Merton Street around until you reach the end of the cobbled stones. Turn right into Magpie Lane. Go right to the top and turn right into the hotel car park through some black gates. The barrier will rise automatically. Directions from the South/A34 When approaching Oxford on the A34, take the first exit off the A34 onto the ringroad (A4142) towards Cowley/Iiffley, signposted Football. Carry straight over the first roundabout ignoring signs to City Centre. Take first exit at next roundabout where sainsburys is across the road on the right. Take the first left off the next roundabout onto the Iffley road signposted City Centre. Follow this road into Oxford. When you reach a roundabout follow the signs for the City Centre. Go over the Magdalen Bridge, stay in the left hand lane, go through the traffic lights and turn left into Merton Street immediately after the Eastgate Hotel/Merton bar.Follow Merton Street around until you reach the end of the cobbled stones. Turn right into Magpie Lane. Go right to the top and turn right into the hotel car park through some black gates. The barrier will rise automatically. Connections: By Train FROM FREQUENCY DURATION London Paddington 1-2 per hour approx 1 hour Manchester Piccadilly hourly approx 3 hours Birmingham New St hourly approx 1 hour Edinburgh 7 times per day 6 hours 30 mins By Plane FROM FREQUENCY DURATION London Heathrow every 30 mins approx 1 hour 10 mins London Gatwick every 2 hours approx 2 hours London Stansted every 2 hours approx 2 hours 45 mins Birmingham every 2 hours 1 hour 30 mins Luton every 2 hours approx 3 hours By Bus from London Oxford Tube from Shepherds Bush, Notting Hill Gate, Victoria and Marble Arch Monday – Saturday daytime Every 12 minutes Sunday daytime Every 15 minutes Nights Every 30 to 60 minutes National Express from London Victoria Every 30 mins from 6:30am until 8:20am Every 20 mins from 8:50am until 9:10pm Every 30 mins from 9:40pm until 12:40am Every hour from 1:40am until 2:40am Duration 1 hour 40 mins depending on traffic

Hotel's Location

Nearest Train: Oxford - 0.7 miles

Attractions for The Old Bank Hotel

Hotel Facilities for The Old Bank Hotel

Main

  • Disabled Facilities
  • 24 Hour Reception
  • Cots available
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • 24 Hour Room Service
  • Concierge
  • Wake Up Call Available
  • Currency Exchange
  • Doctor on call
  • Porter
  • Ground floor bedrooms

Accessibility

  • Disabled Access Public Areas
  • Disabled Access Bedrooms
  • Disabled toilets on ground floor
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Wheelchair Access To Reception
  • Wheelchair Access To Restaurant
  • Wheelchair Access To Bar
  • Wheelchair Access To Conference Rooms

Business

  • Business Centre
  • Private dining services

Dining

  • Restaurant
  • Lounge Menu

Leisure

  • CD Player

In Room Entertainment

  • TV
  • Radio

Customer Reviews for The Old Bank Hotel

What our customers thought of this Hotel

Please note the reviews featured have been provided by customers of our sister website LateRooms.com. All reviews posted are the opinions of people who have stayed at this hotel, not of miniBreaks.com. These opinions may vary greatly and should be considered alongside all the other information available on this hotel.

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Would you stay here again? 57% Yes 43% No Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? 64% Yes 36% No
Review by Anonymous on 17 July 2008 who stayed in July 2008.
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A great hotel and a great experience, well worth the money at the lateroom rate we got if you're up for a treat.

Review by Miss Beverley Stanton on 14 July 2008 who stayed in July 2008.
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The so called "luxury sandwiches "on room service were very expensive and i failed to understand the luxury in crab and mayo sandwich of which there was more mayo than crab,perhaps it was the handful of rocket or crisps that adorned the plate.
The room was small and on the first floor and very noisy from road noise outside.
The service at breakfast the next morning was abismally slow and there were only a handful of diners and the cooked breakfast was very greasy.

Review by Mrs C Ball on 8 July 2008 who stayed in July 2008.
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We had a very pleasant stay at the Old Bank Hotel. My negative points would be, I felt the rooms were rather small, and there were no shower caps in the bathroom. We live very close to Oxford and the reason for staying over in a hotel was to attend my son's school leavers ball, this is my reason for not staying at the Old Bank again.

Review by Anonymous on 24 June 2008 who stayed in June 2008.
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Great staff; quality room; great restaurant. Would highly recommend to anyone- especially enjoyed location in addition to the facilities themselves.

Review by Dr Y Lim on 2 June 2008 who stayed in May 2008.
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Pleasant little boutique hotel in the centre of Oxford, and very convenient with its own parking area - and unlike most other hotels in the area, parking was included in the room rate. Cosy and comfortable with tasteful decor. The only downside was we were given a room directly above the restaurant and the room had a distinct smell of fried breakfast. Still, a very pleasant stay and would highly recommend.

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