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A first impression of what the new hotel at Boswells would look like. Picture: Reef Group PLANS to transform Boswells department store into a four-star hotel have taken a step closer. A deal has been agreed between the building's owner, Oxford City Council, and the Reef Group, the company which wants to use the building as a luxury hotel, which would be named the Store. A council official said transforming the building would help to boost the local economy by providing room for short term stays in the city centre. The city council's cabinet discussed entering into an agreement with p...

Sam Pugh with Boswells train sets The London-based property investment company said it was submitting a planning application for The Store Hotel to the council. The company claimed that despite being a tourism hotspot, and the site of one of the world’s leading universities, Oxford has a shortage of high-quality hotels with restaurants in the city centre. Reef said The Store Hotel would provide much-needed new facilities in the city centre to help attract tourists and other visitors in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Toy buyer Rosie Marshall The plans include a restaurant, a...