Hotel comparison · Oxford
Bath Place Hotel vs Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel
A side-by-side look at rooms, location, facilities and value — so you can book the right one with confidence.
★★★Bath Place Hotel
★★★Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel
Star rating
★★★
★★★
City
Oxford
Oxford
Address
4-5 Bath Place
73 High Street
Check-in / out
15:00 / 11:00
15:00 / 11:00
Best rooms
Rooms on the upper floors (3rd-4th) away from the street, particularly those overlooking the rear courtyard or gardens
Rooms on floors 3-4 facing the courtyard (internal); corner rooms away from High Street provide better space and light
Rooms to avoid
Ground floor and 1st floor rooms facing Holywell Street due to traffic noise; rooms near the lift and stairwell
Ground floor rooms facing High Street (traffic noise); rooms directly above restaurant/bar areas; basement-level rooms lack natural light
Wi-Fi
Free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout (300+ Mbps); login via room number + surname; no bandwidth limits.
Free WiFi throughout (Accor Live Limitless members priority); typical 15–25 Mbps; login via email or room number
Parking
No on-site parking; nearest public car park Gloucester Green (5-min walk, £2.20/hour, £12/day); Quaking Bridge car park (8-min walk, £1.80/hour); no EV charging at hotel or nearby car parks.
No on-site parking; nearest valet/car park is Oxford Castle car park (5-min walk, £15–18/day); Broad Street car park (3-min walk, £17/day); no EV charging on-site; nearest public charging at University car park (10-min walk)
Best-value lunch nearby
Quod Restaurant (Radcliffe Square, 2-min walk): weekday set lunch 2 courses £8.95, 12:00–15:00 Mon–Fri; Covered Market pie stall (3-min walk, Cornmarket): Cornish pasty £2.80–£3.50; Pret A Manger meal deal £3.99 (sandwich/wrap + drink + snack).
Pret A Manger (Cornmarket, meal deal £4.99 sandwich/drink/snack); Boots meal deal £3.50–5 (sandwich/salad + drink); Market food court (covered market, street vendor wraps £5–8)
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