Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Oxford

Just 5 miles from the city centre of Oxford, The Bear and Ragged Staff offers fantastic homemade food, free parking, and free Wi-Fi. You can relax in its cosy olde worlde bar, beside a roaring log fire. Parts of the building date back more than 450 years, and it still retains charming old features. Rooms have high, sloping ceilings, king-size beds, and a flat-screen TV. Award-winning ales are on offer in the bar, and guests can choose from a traditional British food menu for lunch and dinner. In the morning, you can enjoy a full English or continental breakfast, with vegetarian options also available. Oxford is famous for its magnificent college buildings, and there are opportunities for punting along the River Thames. The Ashmolean Museum is a 10-minute drive from The Bear and Ragged Staff, and Blenheim Palace can be reached in 20 minutes by car. Please inform Bear and Ragged Staff in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. Please note that the property does not accept American Express cards or Diners Club cards. Please note that the Bear is an old pub and all rooms are different shapes and sizes. All rooms above pub can only be accessed by steep stair cases.

Red Mullions is a welcoming family-run guest house in Headington, excellently located for the many hospitals in Headington and the Oxford Brookes University. Central Oxford is a 10-minute drive away. All rooms except one have en-suite bathrooms. Each room provides a flat-screen TV with a choice of over 40 channels including Sky Sports and entertainment channels. The rooms each have free WiFi, tea/coffee making facilities and a hairdryer. Red Mullions enjoys good public transport links, meaning easy access to the historic centre of Oxford. Please inform Red Mullions Guest House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property. This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties. Please note that reception closes at 18:00 on Saturdays, and guests must check-in before this time. Payment can be made at the guest house using cash, debit cards and credit cards. Red Mullions accept payment via Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Regrettably, Red Mullions does not accept payment via cheque or Diners Club cards.

The family-run Balkan Lodge Oxford offers comfortable, clean and spacious en suite rooms, free Wi-Fi and an on-site bar. The hotel is a 30-minute walk or 10-minute taxi/bus ride from the city-centre universities, shopping, museums and restaurants. Good breakfasts, a warm welcome and friendly staff await at the Balkan Lodge Oxford, whether you are visiting for business or pleasure. Balkan Lodge cannot accept American Express or Diners credit cards. Bookings made using these credit cards may be cancelled.

River Hotel is located in Oxford, 2.2 km from University of Oxford and less than 1 km from Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. The property is situated a 13-minute walk from Blackfriars Hall, 1.1 km from Taylor Institution Library and 1.3 km from St Cross College. All rooms in the hotel are individually designed, all come with a desk, WiFi and flat-screen TV. Some rooms also offer a view of the garden leading down to the River Thames. Guests can enjoy a traditional English breakfast in the restaurant overlooking the River Thames, vegetarian and other diets also catered for. Museum of the History of Science is 1.5 km from the property. The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport, 81 km from the accommodation. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. Please inform River Hotel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property. Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result. Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property has reduced reception and service operating hours. In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary and other relevant information, during dates where such guidelines exist. Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a family member. Breakfast and parking included, except in room only rate.