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Macdonald Randolph Hotel

5.0 of 5
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN, England
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Macdonald Randolph Hotel
Ranked #7 of 52 hotels in Oxford
4.0 of 5 stars 658 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Morse bar(44)
  • Ashmolean museum(24)
  • Very good(23)
  • Afternoon tea(22)
  • Molton brown(18)
  • Friendly and helpful(11)
  • Room service(11)
  • Reception staff(9)
  • Car park(9)
  • Beautiful city(8)
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Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

The Randolph is a landmark property in Oxford, opposite the Ashmolean Museum and extremely well placed for wherever you would like to visit. Having been a student here I had passed many times, but had not had any reason (or the money!) to go inside. Stayed for a night last week, and given its old and musty image, was pleasantly... More

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London, United Kingdom
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

Five star eh? Well to get that rating you have to be good....and make no mistake this place is. BUT, its not cheap, and as such I have had better value. Food in the restaurant was excellent....but not cheap. Breakfast was up there with the best, the choice was astonishing!! We had room 209, with a really nice bathroom off... More

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Perth
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

Stayed again at the Randolph.in early May. It is situated beautifully opposite the Ashmolean museum and is extremely busy. last stay we had a lovely room looking across at the museum,however probably due to the high occupancy and our latish arrival we had a very small room looking into the back wall of a building. The room was so small... More

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Rickmansworth, Herts. UK
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

This hotel stinks....quite literally. As entered via the Doorman (somehow they got 5*sbye was greeted by a whaft of unpleasant smell. The front desk blamed it on the sewerage outside but made no apologies. From then on in my two day experience got no better. The staff, whilst present are completely incompetent. Plenty of them, but only because 50% could... More

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Hertfordshire
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW
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people found this review helpful

I have just returned from a 2 night stay at the hotel and wanted to say a very big thank you to all the staff that made my stay such a pleasure. From the moment we pulled up outside the hotel William (concierge) was there to take our suitcases and then to park our car. Reception were an absolute delight.... More

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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

I had my wedding reception here last year. My wife and I had about 20 of our friends and family there and service/ food etc was great. Not cheap but worth it (120 Gbp per head). As part of the wedding package, we got a free tasting menu, presidential sweet, bottle of champagne and free anniversary dinner which we plan... More

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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Very nice hotel and great staff. Let down by poor service in the restaurant. Food was excellent though. More

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Telford, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

What a fantastic hotel. From the moment we entered to the moment we left the service was exemplary. The staff were courteous, polite and extremely friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. All though we had a standard doule room, it was lovely. Much larger than the average standard double in other top hotels we have stayed in. It was spotlessly... More

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Fairview, Pennsylvania
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

Friends of mine were meeting at the Macdonald Randolph Hotel in Oxford and there was a glitch with one our our room reservations. Not only was it a Saturday, it was May Bank Holiday weekend and graduation at Oxford. YIKES! Within less than an hour we were booked at the Bear Hotel in Woodstock and arrangements were made for our... More

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London, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

This hotel holds 5 stars and I'm sorry to say it doesn't really merit this. The hotel sits on a busy road in the centre of Oxford, its quite old and has real character. A beautiful staircase and the rooms and furnishings are quite ornate. It is clearly very popular and was fully booked when we stayed. The shower was... More

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Address: Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN, England
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