Premier Inn Oxford Westgate

The six-storey hotel opened in July 2021 and has 90 guest rooms that are split between double, twin and family rooms. All rooms feature comfortable Hypnos beds, a chair, a writing desk, a flat-screen television, tea and coffee making facilities and an en suite bathroom.

The hotel also has 17 Premier Plus rooms, which are a step above a standard room. These rooms feature faster Wi-Fi, a better workspace, a small fridge, a Nespresso coffee machine and in-room ironing facilities.

All rooms have free Wi-Fi wireless internet access (up to 1GB per day).

The hotel also features a Thyme Bar & Grill restaurant, which has a menu comprised of casual dining options such as burgers, curries, steaks and pub-style favourites such as pies and fish and chips. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner.

The hotel has a very central location in the city centre, right across the road from the Westgate shopping centre and just south of Oxford’s redeveloped Castle Quarter, a historic neighbourhood that predates the university. Most points of interest are no more than a 10–15-minute walk from the hotel including the city centre and the historic university area (where you can find the Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera and the Bridge of Sighs). It is a 12-minute walk to the Ashmolean Museum and a 10-minute walk to the railway station.

The hotel does not have its own on-site car park but parking is available across the street in the Westgate shopping centre. Parking is expensive at £35 for 24 hours, although the overnight rate (if you arrive after 5pm and leave before 6am) is only £3.50 and motorcycle parking is free of charge.

Premier Inn is the largest hotel chain in the United Kingdom and it usually scores very high on customer surveys when compared to other UK hotel chains. It operates at the budget end of the market and provides a reasonably high standard of accommodation for the price, and is comparable to ibis and Travelodge hotels.