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Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury

2.5 star property

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February 2025

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Exterior
Lobby
Twin Room, Ensuite
Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom
Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
36-38 Bloomsbury Street, London, England, WC1B 3QJ
  • The British Museum
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Russell Square
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Royal Opera House
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Family Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from The British Museum
A 24-hour front desk and free WiFi in public areas are available at this smoke-free hotel. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury offers 44 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered weekly and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from The British Museum. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas.
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Steps from The British Museum and a 3-minute drive from Trafalgar Square
WiFi is free in public spaces.

This London hotel is smoke free.

Languages

English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • A late check-out fee will be charged

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Guests arriving after midnight must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

Gresham Hotel
Gresham Hotel London
Gresham London
Gresham Hotel London, England
Gresham Hotel
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Hotel
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury London
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Hotel London

Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Reviews

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 117 reviews" "

5.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

mark

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overnight stay as was going to the theatre
A cheap hotel is affordable for where the location is, but the room explains the hotel's price was ok for an overnight stay 6/10. If your budget is low, then this is perfect. It is a 10 min walk to Leicester Square, plenty of pubs and restaurants,
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
That was the most disgusting place where i ever stayed
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Room ample. Staff great. Just a shame no tea making facilities and no WiFi.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Cindy

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Work stay
The staff at the hotel are amazing, really kind and helpful. The hotel itself is absolutely awful. They could probably get away with charging £40/50 a night due to location but anything more than that I would avoid. The rooms are filthy with now facilities and clearly, due to the thick dust and multiple hanging cobwebs are never thoroughly cleaned. The bed itself was terrible, it was like sleeping on a boat, the mattress should be chucked away, it was awful, they don’t even use mattress protectors. Avoid!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Archit

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Frank

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
TERRIBLE. I have stayed in traditional British hotels with shared bathrooms and basic facilities many times. In this category, Gresham Hotel is near the bottom of the barrel. The hotel was miserably cold. Water pressure was very low on the third floor. The shared bathrooms were primitive by 1980s standards: a common linoleum floor for shower and toilet. Of two bathrooms, on our floor, one had a completely broken door latch and was effectively unusable. Window curtains in the bedroom were dangling half-attached to the curtain rod. The wall by the bed had fluid stains. Good things? There were no insects visible. Staff were polite when available. Otherwise, this hotel is poor at any price.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Emilia

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really run down, dingy hotel - I stayed one night while working in london needing a cheap room - was just about bearable for a place to sleep, but I wouldn't go back. Staff were nice but fully aware of how poor the accommodation is - they put me in the basement and had to take me down there to check I wouldn't immediately reject it. Tbh it was quiet, and I was there for literally eight hours so I took it. But aside from clean sheets everything else looked filthy and super dated and decaying. Ventilation poor, very hot. Really one to avoid IMHO
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

PETER

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was in need of updating our room was tatty and dirty. The bathroom was awful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Julian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
Great check in at a super location! Bed was clean and room spacious. The hotel has so much potential for an upgrade as is very dated and Un maintained in part.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jouni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our original room didn't have working wi-fi. Hotel staff upgraded our room to bigger one with working wi-fi on their initiave. Great problem solving from friendly staff!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Know What You're Getting (and Don't Expect Wifi)
The thing to be clear is that this is basically a boarding house. Hotels.com says some of the bathrooms are "shared." I took that to mean two rooms share a bathroom; but no, it means there are a couple toilets and showers in the middle of the hallway which all these rooms share. It's kind of nasty, and on my floor neither worked when I first arrived. Having said that, the staff were all wonderful. And when I pointed out the problem, they immediately moved me to another floor. The location is great if you want to be near the theater and Soho. The bed was fine, which given the condition of everything else was actually a really nice surprise. There's no tea or coffee provided; there's really nothing provided. (Don't believe them about the wifi. It was absolutely non-existent.) I was there four days and they never once changed the sheets or towels, which was weird, and again, kind of nasty. But again, if you're just looking for a cheap place to crash for a few days, it's fine.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Harvey

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jinalben

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room not ready after check in time, bed and bathroom terrible. Would never return to this awful place
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Patrick

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel we ever stayed in! Sorry to have to say this.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Christina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would've loved to have given a better review however, the venue was extremely basic. Service was friendly, and we were given a free upgrade to a ground floor ensuite as I was travelling with my 80 yr old father to see a show, and his mobility and eyesight is quiet poor. So that was really lovely of the lady on reception. However, we arrived from Birmingham at the venue at 2:40pm and we were told to come back in an hour as our room wasn't ready, so we weren't able to wait 20 mins to check on. Instead, we left our bags and walked over the road to grab a cuppa and came back and hour later. We were given a room at the annexe which is approx 3 buildings walk away?! Very weird set up. Got into the room, and even though it was spacious and clean, the room itself is on desperate need of a make over. Our front door looked like it had lunch holes in it, the wardrobe door was broken, furniture was lacking in comfort and looked like it had been donated for free to the venue as someone was throwing it out. The bathroom was cramped, and when sat on the loo, your knees hit the sink?! So as much as I appreciated the fact the staff had upgraded us, it still didn't feel very accessible to my elderly father. Also, our neighbours were loud and disrespectful of other guests in the hotel. Priced well and fairly for it's location, and based on it's appearance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decent little place to stay near the museum. If you don't need frills, it worked out good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Property requires much attention. Very old and dirty
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for but not even that
Bathroom smelt and was dirty. Window wouldn’t open No hot water in shower Terrible water pressure Wifi not available in rooms Staff were nice but can’t overshadow the rest
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Mario

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
It is more a student residence instead of a hotel. Very limited services. No daily room cleaning. No WiFi. No restaurant, no safe box, etc. The bed and courtains seems kind of old. Nevertheless, it’s around the corner of the British museum and Tottenham Court Underground station. 20 minutes walk to Picadilly anda Tlafalgare Squares. Very accessible
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Gustavo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It is probably a problem of a staff that is underpay and overwork.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

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