Old Bank Hotel

What Old Bank Hotel does

Old Bank Hotel is an independently owned, five-star luxury hotel located at 92–94 High Street, Oxford, operated by Mogford Limited (trading as The Oxford Collection) under Founder and Chairman Jeremy Mogford. The property comprises 43 bedrooms across nine room categories — from Small Double (£250/night) to the flagship Room With The View rooftop suite (£1,500/night) — alongside Quod Restaurant & Bar on the ground floor, which the hotel describes as Oxford's largest, busiest and most successful restaurant, plus three private event spaces (Gallery, Red Room, Boardroom) licensed for civil weddings. The hotel is housed in a Grade II listed Georgian building originally constructed as a Barclays bank and features a curated contemporary British art collection (Damien Hirst, Sandra Blow, Craigie Aitchison, Paddy Summerfield), an exclusive residents' library, Peloton fitness suite, and 35 parking bays including 4 EV chargers.

Revenue is generated primarily through nightly room accommodation, complemented by Quod's F&B operations, private dining and events (day delegate rates from £150/person, weddings from £95/person), and ancillary services including gift vouchers, EV charging, and in-room spa treatments. Go-to-market is direct-first via the Synxis booking engine, telephone, and email, supported by GDS codes (Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Worldspan, DHISCO) with travel-agent commissions processed through Onyx CenterSource; the hotel deliberately minimises OTA distribution to capture full margin. Bundled experience packages — Art in Oxford (with Ashmolean Museum), Blenheim Palace visits, Bicester Village VIP shopping, Easter Experience, and Early Booker discounts — anchor a curated cultural-tourism proposition. Distribution is augmented through The Oxford Collection's sister assets: Old Parsonage Hotel, 36 St Giles residences, and restaurants Parsonage Grill and Gees.

The underlying technology stack is standard for luxury hospitality: Opera by Oracle and P3 Hotels for property management, Synxis for reservations, OpenTable for F&B bookings, Campaign Monitor for email, and Google Analytics for web traffic. Customer segments span leisure/cultural tourists, corporate groups, weddings/families, and luxury shoppers, with an Oxford alumni discount programme providing a soft loyalty layer. Pricing includes a 5% discretionary accommodation service charge distributed entirely to staff, signalling a retention-oriented operating culture.

Name

Old Bank Hotel

Legal name

Mogford Limited

Website

https://oldbankhotel.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Bank Hotel is an independently owned five-star luxury hotel on Oxford's High Street with 43 bedrooms, flagship rooftop suite, and Quod Restaurant & Bar, serving leisure tourists, corporate guests, and event/wedding clients as part of The Oxford Collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Hotels

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Accommodation (721), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic & Heritage Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic/Heritage Conference Hotels (THAGALAL), Corporate Extended-Stay Hotels (THAGAEAA), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Luxury hotel accommodation
• Fine dining restaurants
• Event venues hire
• Concierge guest services
• City centre hotels

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: 42 rooms and suites across multiple categories (Classic, Deluxe, Superior Deluxe, Junior Suite, Suite, The Room With The View, Accessible, Small Double) generating nightly room revenue. Pricing from £250 to £1,500 per night. Includes a 5% discretionary accommodation service charge.
2. Quod Restaurant & Bar: Oxford's largest, busiest and most successful restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Broad menu of European classics with emphasis on British produce. Includes on-site bar with onyx bar and Italian garden terrace. Part of the hotel's ground-floor offering.
3. Private Dining & Events: Three event spaces: The Gallery (up to 70 guests), Red Room (up to 30 guests), and Boardroom (up to 8). Venues licensed for civil weddings. Revenue from day delegate rates (£150/person), private dining menus, wedding packages (from £95/person), and corporate events.
4. Packages & Promotional Offers: Bundled stay packages including Early Booker (up to 15% discount), Art in Oxford (with Ashmolean tickets), Easter Experience (with cultural attraction access), Exclusive Shopping with Bicester Village (with VIP pass and £30 dining credit), and Blenheim Palace experiences.
5. Ancillary Services: In-room spa treatments, laundry & dry cleaning (pressing £5/item, dry cleaning sent to Oxford cleaners), EV charging (via Monta.com app), and gift vouchers (via SK Chase).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Old Bank Hotel is a luxury five-star independent hotel in the centre of Oxford offering high-end guest accommodation, on-site fine dining and bar services, and private event and meeting spaces. It serves leisure and business travellers seeking a premium, characterful city-centre stay, with additional services such as concierge, room service, and spa treatments.

Product overview

Old Bank Hotel operates as a luxury five-star hotel with integrated restaurant and event services within The Oxford Collection portfolio. The core offering includes 43 luxury bedrooms (ranging from Classic Rooms at £285/night to The Room With The View rooftop suite at £1,500/night) complemented by on-site Quod Restaurant & Bar serving European classics. Event capabilities span Gallery (70 capacity), Boardroom (8 capacity), and Red Room venues for private dining, weddings, and conferences. The portfolio extends to sister properties including 36 St Giles accommodation, Parsonage Grill and Gees Restaurant, plus curated experience packages covering Blenheim Palace visits, guided walking tours, and shopping excursions to Bicester Village. Room categories progress from budget-conscious Small Double (£250) through Deluxe (£335), Superior Deluxe (£420), Superior Deluxe with Balcony (£500), Junior Suite (£615), and Suite (£750), with the flagship Room With The View rooftop terrace commanding the highest rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quod Restaurant & Bar: The ground-floor restaurant and bar of the Old Bank Hotel, offering European cuisine with art collection featuring Damien Hirst, Sandra Blow, and Craigie Aitchison.
• 36 St Giles

Products and services

• Luxury Guest Accommodation Five-star hotel rooms and suites offered to leisure and business travellers seeking a premium central Oxford stay, with on-site concierge, room service, and guest amenities.
• On-site Restaurants and Bars Fine-dining restaurant and bar(s) within the hotel serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks to hotel guests and external visitors.
• Private Dining and Event Spaces Private dining rooms and event venues for hire by corporate clients, private hosts, and event planners for meetings, small conferences, weddings, and celebrations.
• Spa and Wellness Services On-site spa and wellness treatments offered to guests as an ancillary luxury amenity during their stay.

Quantifiable outcome

• Listed in The Sunday Times Ultimate 100 British Hotels
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bicester VillageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Old Bank Hotel partners with Bicester Village (part of The Bicester Collection) to offer an exclusive shopping package. Guests receive a Bicester Village VIP membership pass (10% off at participating boutiques and restaurants), access to The Apartment luxury retreat, reserved parking, hands-free shopping, bespoke personal shopping appointments, and priority boutique access. The hotel offers £30 dining credit at its three restaurants as part of the package. Subject to Bicester Village membership registration and availability.
• The Oxford Collection (Parent)coreOthersThe Old Bank Hotel is owned and operated by Mogford Limited (trading as The Oxford Collection), founded and chaired by Jeremy Mogford. The collection comprises two five-star hotels (Old Bank and Old Parsonage) and three restaurants (Quod, Parsonage Grill, Gees), all in central Oxford. Cross-promotional packages, shared events infrastructure, and centralised reservations and marketing support the group.
• 36 St GilesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner36 St Giles is a new addition to The Oxford Collection — two exceptional self-contained private rooms overlooking St Giles' boulevard, renovated and serviced by the Parsonage Hotel team. Cross-promoted on the Old Bank Hotel website as an extension of The Oxford Collection offering, providing guests with a unique blend of private luxury with the bespoke service synonymous with Old Bank and Parsonage Hotels.
• Ashmolean MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Old Bank partners with the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford's university museum — the world's first) to offer Art in Oxford packages including complimentary tickets to major exhibitions. The Easter Experience package includes complimentary access to the Ashmolean's major exhibition 'In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World'. Museum tickets are bundled into hotel stay packages.
• Blenheim PalaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Old Bank Hotel promotes Blenheim Palace as a key experience for guests, offering dedicated Blenheim Palace experience packages. The Easter Experience package includes complimentary Blenheim Palace day access including the Churchill Exhibition. Blenheim Palace is Oxfordshire's only UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
• Bodleian LibrariesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Old Bank Hotel partners with the Bodleian Libraries (one of the oldest and most prestigious research libraries in the world) as part of the Easter Experience package, offering complimentary 30-minute guided tours of the library. The hotel is situated directly opposite the Radcliffe Camera, part of the Bodleian complex.
• Opera by OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpera by Oracle is used as the property management system for room reservations at both Old Bank Hotel and Old Parsonage Hotel, and holds guest information connected to private dining, conferences, and meeting/business events. Core operational technology infrastructure.
• P3 HotelscoreTechnology or IntegrationP3 Hotels provides property management system services for room reservations at both Old Bank Hotel and Old Parsonage Hotel. Core operational technology infrastructure.
• Onyx CenterSourcecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnyx CenterSource processes travel agent commissions for both direct international and GDS bookings for the Old Bank Hotel. Commissions are paid at the beginning of the month following guest departure, within 30 days.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons: Belmond-owned luxury hotel and two-Michelin-star restaurant in Oxfordshire. Comparable as a heritage countryside luxury property with a five-star hotel and destination dining, even though it sits outside Oxford city centre.
• Cowley Manor: Boutique luxury country-house hotel in Oxfordshire. Overlaps with Old Bank's affluent leisure audience, art/décor-led differentiation, and Oxfordshire destination tourist catchment.
• Gravetye Manor: Historic Michelin-starred luxury hotel in West Sussex. Comparable as a privately owned, heritage country-house hotel competing for high-spend UK and international cultural tourists with a similar curated, art-forward identity.
• Malmaison Oxford: Boutique upper-upscale hotel housed in a converted Oxford prison, offering a competing lifestyle product in the same city. Targets a similar corporate and leisure mix with comparable room rates and on-site dining.
• The Lygon Arms: Historic Cotswolds luxury hotel with strong food and beverage, weddings, and cultural tourism positioning. Comparable to Old Bank's heritage-led luxury model and bundled experience packages aimed at high-spend UK and international visitors.
• Old Parsonage Hotel: Sister property within The Oxford Collection; a five-star boutique hotel located a 12-minute walk from Old Bank. Operates under the same Mossford ownership and shared The Oxford Collection branding, providing the closest direct comparable for rates, service, and operational model.
• The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels: Iconic five-star competitor in central Oxford directly opposite the Ashmolean Museum. Operates at a similar price point and competes for the same leisure, cultural, and corporate guests as Old Bank Hotel in Oxford's luxury segment.

Broad incumbents

• Soho House: Global boutique-luxury hotel and members' club brand. While operating at much larger scale, Soho House overlaps with Old Bank's lifestyle, design-led, art-curated positioning and appeals to a similar affluent creative-class customer.

Emerging players

• Estelle Manor (Eynsham Park): Newly opened luxury hotel and members' club in Oxfordshire. Comparable catchment and a newer, design-led competitor pressing into the luxury Oxfordshire leisure and events market.
• Hartwell House (National Trust): Historic country-house hotel in Buckinghamshire, near Oxford. Comparable as a heritage-listed luxury hotel in the wider Oxfordshire/Thames Valley catchment competing for similar leisure and corporate guests.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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M&A

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