The John Radcliffe Hospital is Oxford's main NHS hospital and the teaching hospital of the University of Oxford Medical School, ranked among the top hospitals in the UK for cardiac surgery, neuroscience, and women's health. Oxford is the home of evidence-based medicine, and the clinical trials conducted at the JR have directly shaped global medical practice, including major COVID-19 vaccine research. Hotels in Oxford city centre, surrounded by the dreaming spires of one of the world's oldest universities, offer families a truly extraordinary environment during medical visits.
Our Picks — Oxford
City Centre
Oxford's most famous hotel — a magnificent 1866 Gothic Revival building opposite the Ashmolean, immortalised by Inspector Morse and still Oxford's definitive grand hotel address. The Morse Bar and ornate staircase are as much a part of Oxford as the colleges.
City Centre
A beautifully converted 18th-century bank on the High Street with an extraordinary collection of contemporary British art on its walls, 43 well-appointed rooms, and a lively brasserie. The central position — steps from Christ Church and the Bodleian — is unbeatable.
Jericho
A 17th-century stone building on the edge of the Jericho neighbourhood — where Oscar Wilde once lived — Old Parsonage is a quiet, academic-feeling hotel with a fine art collection, walled garden, and a restaurant of real quality. Oxford's most atmospheric boutique option.
Oxford Castle
A converted Victorian prison on Oxford Castle's grounds — rooms occupy former cells with original steel doors and brickwork transformed into moody, design-forward accommodation. One of the most distinctive hotels in Britain.
City Centre
A smart, well-run contemporary hotel in a central position with spacious modern rooms and one of Oxford's more reliable kitchens. Good value for Oxford given its location, and popular with visiting academics and conference guests.
Holywell Street
A cluster of 17th-century Dutch cottages on the medieval lane of Bath Place, steps from the Bodleian, offering some of Oxford's most atmospheric rooms — small, stone-walled, and utterly unlike any other hotel in the city.
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