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HOTELS & CONFERENCES
180 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7BT
01865 515688
The Galaxie Hotel is a red brick B&B that lies on
a residential street in suburban Summertown,
just over a mile from Oxford city centre. Colourful,
modern rooms offer private or en-suite bathrooms
plus flatscreen TVs and free WiFi. Continental or full
English breakfast is served in an airy conservatory
dining room. A serene garden features a koi pond
and sculptures by a local artist. The family-run bed
and breakfast lies within easy reach of Oxford city
centre, colleges of the University, Oxford’s main
hospitals, as well as conference venues and other
educational establishments. The Galaxie comprises
two Victorian houses which have been joined and
extended. 32 rooms of individual character have
been refurbished to a contemporary standard
including private/en-suite shower room, central
heating, direct dial telephone and 40-channel
Freeview TV. In the morning, start the day with
croissants, rolls or pastries still warm from the oven
of the local patisserie.
BATH PLACE HOTEL
4-5 Bath Place, Holywell Street,
Bath
Place
Hotel
Set in a cluster of 17th-century cottages surrounding
a courtyard near the University of Oxford campus,
this family-run hotel features quaint country-chic
rooms. Each one is individually decorated and
features flatscreen TV, free WiFi, minibar and
tea and coffee-making facilities. Some offer four-
poster beds, exposed wood beams or vaulted
ceilings. A set of steep stairs leads to the second-
storey rooms. Buffet-style Continental breakfast is
included and served in a casual dining room, as
is afternoon tea. There’s a cosy bar and lounge
with a fireplace. The cottages nestle between New
College, one of the University’s oldest colleges,
and Hertford College, established in the thirteenth
century. The New College Bell Tower, which has
been in continual use since the thirteenth century,
is visible from many of the hotel’s rooms. The small,
family run hotel forms a friendly retreat close to the
Sheldonian Theatre and the Bodleian Library.
THE GALAXIE HOTEL
