You need to explain what you mean by "best" and say what you want to spend...do you want luxurious, good value, close to centre, very modern or steeped in history etc...?
Browns is worth considering. It's half a mile from the city centre (which is closer than most accommodation because the historic heart of the city simply doesn't have many hotels), generally well-reviewed on TripAdvisor and (by Oxford standards) quite cheap:
http://www.brownsoxford.com/
Just outside the city at Woodstock, the Kings Arms is good value, would also suggest the White Hart in Dorchester (some nice antique shops and glorious minster). And if you really want to blow it big time Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons out at Great Milton near Thame and less than 30 mins into the centre of the city. Raymond Blancs's Brasserie in Jordan is worth seeking out.
Yes, the Randolph is open ....the fire was many moons ago, but doesn't match the word budget! And I wouldn't describe Woodstock as "just outside the city" either...and why would anyone mention le Manoir, when the OP clearly states "budget"?
gingebee....best hotels, etc and before I saw a response to your 'definition; - nothing wrong in the hotels around as I bet the White Hart is cheaper than any Premier with the offers that they have on at the moment.....£49 with B&B and an eff load more 'character' than Premier can offer.
Warning. As for the Randolph, Giles Coren, the Times restaurant critic, wrote about their breakfasts last year. He showed a photo of his breakfast. It was mean, miserable, burnt and expensive. You have to hope that that bad publicity has made the Randolph do something about the( probably ) precooked and warmed-up breakfasts.
as you should avoid Eccles.....pernicious that she can be....the White Hart is a nice hotel and probably far cheaper than any Premier or Travel Lodge - and when I sighted this you had cited 'the best hotels'...
next time, define your parameters better as to cost, location and perhaps expectations. That would help us all, even Eccles in her wonderfully secluded world - yes, there is no love lost.
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