For thousands of visitors to Oxford, The Randolph Hotel not only represents the perfect base, plum in the middle of Oxford city centre, but it has the undeniable class, sophistication and style which underlines its five star status, unique in Oxfordshire. Stefan Grünert and his partner, Jenny Woyand, had the enviable task of reviewing The Randolph Hotel’s Presidential Suite.
It’s not every day you get the opportunity to review a stunning five star hotel, and this was an experience both of us will never forget. I must declare from the outset that we were five star virgins, so spent the first couple of hours not speaking to eachother – we couldn’t as our mouths were hanging open!
The entrance is impressive, with lush flags adorning the frontage and an impeccably dressed concierge there to greet us. We had that five star feeling already ……. and loved it!
I was sold before we opened the doors to the suite, and, to be honest with you, if we had walked in to a tiny room with two single beds and curtains hanging off the rail, my enthusiasm and excitement wouldn’t have waned. The reality was that we were in probably the most stunning room we could have hoped for. Vast, stupendous, lavish, stunning and just very, very, very, very damn good. This was something we could both get used to, but, alas, in the immortal words of Jennifer Hudson, this was for, ‘One Night Only’.
If I told you there was a library in the suite, you probably wouldn’t believe me, but if I tell you it had two ‘deluxe’ lavatories, then that gives you an idea of the size of this ‘chamber’. The King Sized bed looked good enough to stay in for a whole month, but no time to linger and gawp, it was time for dinner. I have never felt like a King before, or even a President, but as we closed the door on our favourite room in the whole world, I held Queen Jenny’s hand as we walked, at least ten feet tall, to the sweeping staircase, and we floated all the way down to the bottom.
Just how can another hotel compete with this?
To visit The Randolph once in your lifetime is a must. Of course you don’t have to do it in quite the style we were fortunate enough to enjoy. There are a range of excellent rooms which can ensure your experience is just as spectacular. But for us, our expectations are now firmly fixed on the best room in the house, wherever we are! And we are both determined that, one day, we will return to relive the experience.
Read the full review in Issue 18 of B4 at www.b4-business.com.
