Welcome to the Westgate Hotel, Oxford, a small friendly, family-run hotel where the aim is to make your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible. 

Whether you are in Oxford for a day or a week, the Westgate Hotel is the ideal venue for your business or leisure trip. Set in the west of Oxford very close to the railway station it is only a ten minute walk to the hustle and bustle of the city centre or, if you are looking for peace and tranquillity, a two minute walk to the river Thames and the countryside and idyllic views of Oxford's dreaming spires.

Originally built as a coaching inn and taking its name from its proximity to the west gate toll entrance of the City of Oxford the Westgate Hotel is owned and operated by a family of professional hoteliers with more than 40 years experience. It is a small friendly, family-run hotel where the aim is to make your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible. The design of the building is not suitable for those with accessbility needs, with narrow staircases and no ground floor accommodation.

There are two buildings, the main hotel with public facilities and twelve en-suite bedrooms and an Annexe building situated two minutes away, across the road, which has seven rooms with shared bathroom, over three floors.

Oxford is known as the 'city of the dreaming spires' - a term first coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the gentle spires and harmonious architecture of the city's university buildings. 

The beauty of the city's colleges and riverside setting, literary links and stunning film and TV locations, shops with local character and music and drama ranging from candlelit evensong in college chapels to Shakespeare in the park - these ingredients blend with Oxford's lively mix of restaurants, pubs, theatres and tourist attraction to give this historic city its alluring, vibrant and cosmopolitan buzz.

The three year project on the railway bridge close to the hotel is near completion and after many delays the road bridge reopened (to local vehicles only) on 20th September 2026. Finishing works will continue for the remainder of 2026 but we have been informed works will be during the day only and will not cause too much of a noise disturbance.

Westgate Hotel is outside the Oxford Traffic Filter zone but if you drive to us through the centre of Oxford you will pass traffic cameras.  Drive via west Oxford to avoid the congestion charge zone, while cycle and pedestrian access from the centre of Oxford to the hotel remains open at all times.   From September taxis will once again be able to drive directly from the centre of Oxford under the railway bridge to Westgate Hotel.

Car Parking is available to our guests at a location next to the hotel; please contact us to arrange a parking reservation and for prices. You can reach the hotel by car from the west avoiding the Oxford congestion zone.