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The Main Lawn

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Main Building terrace

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Dining Hall

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Premium Bedroom

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Main Entrance to St Hugh's

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Aerial View

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Gardens

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College grounds

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Standard Bedroom

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The Maplethorpe Building

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Magnolia Blossom

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Aerial view of St Hugh's

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The library and gardens in spring

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Garden path

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Garden

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Garden view from a window

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English Breakfast

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Continental Breakfast

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Double Ensuite Room in Maplethorpe Building

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Double Ensuite Room

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Overview

St Hugh’s College offers bed and breakfast accommodation amid listed buildings and beautiful gardens. Its North Oxford location is next door to the city’s trendiest quarter, Jericho, and only a fifteen-minute walk or a short bus ride from Oxford’s museums, shops, bars and restaurants, making the College the perfect oasis of calm for students to live and study, and a great springboard for visitors to explore the city.

St Hugh’s has a range of rooms available, from ensuite to basic. Visitors can opt for Edwardian heritage, with rooms in the Main Building, or alternatively, there are ensuite rooms in the award-winning and environmentally sensitive Maplethorpe and Rachel Trickett Buildings, as well as premium bed and breakfast suites in The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building, opened by His Royal Highness Prince William in 2014.

Also available are discounted single rooms in the Kenyon, Wolfson and MGA buildings; these are usually student rooms and offer an excellent taste of College life.

The College accommodation gives guests an interesting and affordable alternative to modern hotels, at the heart of one of the world’s top universities. All rooms are furnished and appointed as a typical scholar’s study bedroom, with the extra provision for visitors of bed linen, towels, toiletries, and tea and coffee-making facilities.

Special requirements/ requests - If you need any further information or have any individual requests, please make a note in the "Additional information" section of the booking form or call the telephone number noted on your booking receipt, and the vendor will be happy to advise you further on what they can offer.

Check in: 14:00 (2:00pm) - 23:30 (11:30pm) (arrivals may be allowed outside this window if your travel plans can't be adjusted however this is subject to availability)

Check out: 10:00 (10:00am) - 10:00 (10:00am)

History

Founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth, the great niece of the poet William Wordsworth, using money left to her by her father, Christopher Wordsworth, who had been Bishop of Lincoln. She named the college after one of her father's 12th-century predecessors, Hugh of Avalon, who was canonised in 1220.

Tread in the footsteps of such alumni as Aung San Suu Kyi, Barbara Castle and former Prime Minister Theresa May, and share in the real Oxford scholar’s experience by staying at St Hugh’s.

Food & beverage

The price of a stay also includes the College's famously generous full English cooked breakfasts (or a lighter continental alternative if preferred), served in a dining hall between 8.00 am - 9.30 am (term-time) and between 8.00 am - 10.00 am (vacation periods), where guests can sit and soak up the atmosphere.

There is also a beautiful landscaped picnic area on the college grounds.

Grounds & Gardens

The College has a tranquil fourteen acres of self-contained grounds, maintained to a very high standard by a team of full-time gardeners. There are ample lawns, borders, mature and specimen ornamental trees, all popular with the local birds and squirrels, making St Hugh’s one of the loveliest hidden delights of Oxford. There is even a croquet lawn in the summer. Plenty of outside seating is available in scenic spots, so guests can relax and enjoy the peace.

Other facilities

Wi-Fi access provided by Sky 'The Cloud'
Extensive landscaped gardens
Disabled access via elevator in some buildings
Linen and towels provided
Luggage storage
24-hour security
Summer croquet lawn
Sports opportunities, such as a gym, golf course, tennis courts and a swimming pool are all a short drive away

Please mention in the "Additional information" section of the booking form if parking is required, as the College has a limited number of spaces.

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Reviews

4.3

Based on 511 reviews

Room
3.9

Value
4.2

Food
4.4

Service
4.5

Experience
4.3

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Friendly staff; simple but functional and clean room and facilities; toilet and shower are not en-suite, but that's reflected in the great price. My only complaint is that the door closers are way too strong! In one of the shower rooms there's a door with the world's strongest door closer and no proper handle to open it from the inside, so make sure you've got strong fingers to grip the tiny latch, otherwise you'll get stuck!
AdamA

I loved my four days at St Hugh's. The college seemed very well-run with cheerful, helpful staff suggesting enlightened management. I was enchanted by the view of the gardens from my room and had to go to inspect the fine Persian Ironwood Tree and Tree of Heaven, and enjoyed looking at plants and trees elsewhere in your extensive gardens. Your substantial breakfasts were much appreciated.
MichaelS

The shower room fan was going all night in the (empty) next door room which was a bit intrusive as it was next to my bed wall. Otherwise, my stay was good and convenient for the event I was attending at St Hugh's. The Lodge Staff were extremely helpful and patient with my questions.
Anon

I am staying in an ensuit room. The room is big and clean. Potter is super nice and friendly. especially enjoy the breakfast in the dinning hall, very delicious. I will definitely stay there again if I come to Oxford again.
Anon

St Hugh's is like a mini-campus of its own. Does even the most expensive hotel in Oxford have such lovely grounds, I wonder. The staff were excellent. The wonderful breakfast is the best I have had for years !
StephenG

Very friendly and helpful staff in Lodge Very good breakfast Lovely grounds A bit noisy (doors at night) so used my earplugs
Anon

Good value for central Oxford and good breakfast. Three star given for room because of the quality of the mattress.
GillianS

It was a lovely and comfortable stay, in such a beautiful setting.
DelilahM

Quite basic. Room was very small but adequate.
Anon

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Facilities & information

Summary

19th-century buildings

20th-century buildings

Breakfast included

No smoking

B&B

Facilities

Free broadband access (wifi)

Shared gardens

Outdoor terrace

Garden furniture

Games pitches

Luggage storage

24 hour security

Linen included

Towels included

Iron/ironing board

Elevator

Central heating

Food

Continental breakfast (included)

Cooked breakfast (included)

Picnic area

Recreations

Recommended walks

Pub (walking distance)

Pub (a short drive)

Museums (walking distance)

Museums (a short drive)

Historic Houses

Gardens

Golf course (a short drive)

Tennis courts (walking distance)

Tennis courts (a short drive)

Recommended restaurants (walking distance)

Recommended restaurants (a short drive)

Theatre (walking distance)

Theatre (a short drive)

Arrival information & directions

Address: St Hugh's College, St Margaret's Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OxfordOX2 6LE, United Kingdom

Check In: From 2.00 pm / Check Out: By 10.00 am

Please arrive at the College Lodge on St Margaret’s Road, where Porters will be happy to assist. The College Porters are on duty twenty-four hours a day and will be pleased to accommodate any accessibility needs, with some advance notice. Should arrival be before 2.00 pm, it is generally possible to leave bags at the Lodge if the room is not yet ready. It is kindly asked that rooms be vacated by 10.00 am on the day of departure.

The bus station and railway station are both located about a 20-minute walk from St Hugh’s. Taxis are available from both stations and should take about 5 minutes to reach College (traffic depending).

There is also a very convenient Park and Ride at Peartree, for which the bus stops on the Woodstock Road (ask the driver for the St Margaret’s Road stop).

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