Malmaison Oxford
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It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s stayed at a Malmaison that the British boutique hotel chain has more than once been voted the coolest in the country.
Although oddly for an establishment associated with coolth, warmth is what the decorators seem to strive for, with liberal use of red and generous bathrooms. I remember being so overcome by the womb-like welcome of my room at the Malmaison Manchester, I could hardly bear to leave it to see what the city had to offer!
Now the group has notched up another first by converting one of Britain’s bad old prisons into a temple of chic - pulling off a bizarre idea with considerable aplomb in the heart of Oxford.
It’s slightly unnerving to arrive on C Wing, with its long, glasshouse galleries and rows of bolted cells, but behind the forbidding-looking doors are comfy, if dimly-lit bedchambers and bathrooms boasting luxuries prisoners could only dream of - freestanding tubs, monsoon showers and large bottles of covetable toiletries set out specifically for pinching.
The hotel is a good excuse to visit Oxford, which repays a weekend visit in winter or spring, when students are in residence and gawping tourists at a minimum. It has become literally as easy as jumping on a bus at Marble Arch, thanks to the luxury bus services which vie with the many trains from Paddington.
Cost standard double room: £100 - £200 per night, suite: £200 - £500 per night
Services fitness equipment, parking, hotel restaurant, hotel bar, business services, internet access
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