1. Royal Oxford Hotel 3* – Hotels Near Oxford Christmas Market

Offering spacious air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi, the Royal Oxford Hotel is less than 0.8 km from Oxford’s historic centre. The hotel is within a 10-minute walk of many of Oxford University’s Colleges and Oxford Rail Station is 200 m away. Riverside pubs and restaurants are just a minutes’ walk, whilst Oxford Bus Station is 0.3 km away.

All bedrooms are en suite, with toiletries and fluffy towels. There is a flat-screen TV in every room as well as complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, bottled water, chocolates and biscuits.

This classic hotel in a traditional brick building is opposite the Said Business School and within 10 minutes’ walk of the New Theatre and Ashmolean Museum.

Straightforward rooms feature free WiFi, TVs, desks and en suite bathrooms, plus complimentary tea, coffee and snacks. In-room massage is offered at a charge.

The on-site restaurant serves full English or continental breakfast (fee), and Korean cuisine during lunch and dinner hours.

2. The Buttery 4* – Hotels Close to Oxford Christmas Market

In a prime location in the Oxford City Centre district of Oxford, The Buttery is set 400 m from University of Oxford, 200 m from History of Science Museum and 200 m from Exeter College. With free WiFi, this 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage space. The hotel features family rooms.

At the hotel, every room has a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom.

Popular points of interest near The Buttery include St Cross College, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology and Taylor Institution Library.

In the historic centre of Oxford, surrounded by university buildings, this traditional townhouse hotel is a 2-minute walk from the Sheldonian Theatre and Museum of the History of Science, and 11 minutes’ walk from Oxford railway station.

The modest rooms all include en suite bathrooms, and have flat-screen TVs, tea and coffee making facilities, and free Wi-Fi. Some retain original features, such as fireplaces. Rooms are stair-access only.

3. Tower House Guest House 3* – Hotels Near Oxford Christmas Market

This 17th-century guest house is an historical building on a quiet, traditional street.

It is in Oxford city centre, surrounded by Oxford University colleges, a 2-minute walk from all the shops.

The Tower House has charming old features, such as wooden ceiling beams.

The rooms are decorated and furnished to match the building’s history and style. There are also modern touches, like tea/coffee, free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV (with Freeview).

Set in a 17th-century townhouse across the road from Jesus College, this cosy guesthouse in the city centre is a 3-minute walk from the Sheldonian Theatre and 11 minutes’ walk from Oxford railway station.

Understated rooms with original period details offer Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and tea and coffee making facilities, plus shared or en suite bathrooms.

My room was very comfortable and had everything I needed – fast broadband, a satellite TV and a well stocked tea tray. This all proved to be ideal. Being so centrally located just behind the High Street, I could drop off any shopping or simply take short breaks between fighting the Christmas crowds. I actually felt as if I had my own house bang in the centre of Oxford and it was brilliant!

This is a very old house in the centre of a very old town, but I prefer ‘quaint and friendly’ to ‘spartan and executive’ (and miles away!). The price of a room in the Tower Hotel seems entirely reasonable to me, especially considering the location. I reckon the rooms could all do with a lick of paint, but I’ve paid much more for a similar, very dingy room at the Randolph.

Depending on the outcome of the aforementioned interview, I hope to be making many more visits to the Tower to soak up that authentic ‘Oxford’ atmosphere.

The Tower House is in the city center and in easy reach of shops slights and bars.
Only a short walk from the train station staff were helpful and room was comfortable and breakfast was lovely
Would stay at the tower house again.