ELLE Decoration (UK)

The Porterhous­e Grill & Rooms, Oxford

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Neatly nestled between the station and the River Thames (and well situated for many of Oxford’s big draws) The Porterhous­e is a smart Edwardian boozer with a bonus – seven slick rooms upstairs. With petrol-hued walls, industrial brass lighting and wooden floors

(if you suspect they might be sloping, refer back to its 100-plus year heritage), this is the contempora­ry way to do a conversion, and a reminder that cultivatin­g a sense of place works whatever the scale. The gastropub itself is a carnivore’s mecca, with steak playing a starring role in the cooked breakfast and almost everything that comes after. From £120 per night, including breakfast (theporterh­ouse-oxford.com).

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