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Shakespeare Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Quadruple Room
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Fireplace
Reception

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

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22-28 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS
  • Hyde Park
    7 min walk
  • Sawyers Arms
    1 min walk
  • Paddington Underground Station
    2 min walk
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    49 min drive

Room options

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Shakespeare Hotel

Victorian London hotel in London City Centre with a 24-hour front desk
This smoke-free hotel features coffee/tea in a common area, a meeting room, and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include an arcade/game room, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance.
Shakespeare Hotel offers 50 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The breakfast at Shakespeare Hotel gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Hyde Park. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus meeting rooms and an arcade/game room.
  • Free WiFi
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, meeting rooms, and a multilingual staff
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
As a guest of Shakespeare Hotel, you'll find a vending machine, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Shakespeare Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance, coffee/tea in a common area, and room service (during limited hours).

This 3-star London hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • A meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • 5 steps to reach property
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Fridge

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out fee: GBP 30
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: GBP 5 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 30

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

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Shakespeare Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 228 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 358 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 229 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 125 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 64 out of 1004 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Juan

Disliked: Amenities
No a/c I repeat…no a/c No elevator…they put as on floor 4 … And because of my wife condition they moved as to floor 2. …. Nice and convenient location. Very decent breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

dennis

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location for a good price . Be aware there are stairs.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Close to train station is convenient but with that come noise.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Juan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a Dirty and old Hostel, not a Hotel, I just slept 1 night, for the other nights I had to make a reservation in other hotel and spend more money. The pictures that show the hostel seems that the hostel is in good shape, but the reality is totally different.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I could hear the trains running underneath the floor of my room even though I was on the 2nd floor. Tiny room overlooking a park with homeless people sleeping all night
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

H

Travelled with group
There is no potable water in the rooms. There was not a sign in one of the rooms we were in that said the water was non potable . There are a lot of places to stay near by with potable water. No where on their website did it say the water was non potable. The person that checked us in did not smile and was not friendly. This was a male. The staff next day was amazing. The breakfast was great! No elevator. We knew this though. The stairs are steep and narrow.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
This stately older hotel was located in a quiet, yet active area. Close to trains, subway, buses made the hotel accessible to everything. Several nearby parks for walking and relaxing, including St. James Park and Hyde Park. Rooms and common areas were very clean. Rooms are European small but workable with excellent newer bathrooms. "continental" breakfast was really a full breakfast, self serve with a number of helpful staff. Good experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location just 1min away from. Paddington station. We were 2 adults and 5 kids (reserved one room 5 beds). Overall hotel is clean and good breakfast (for cooked English breakfast has to pay extra £6 per person). Tbh room was a bit small for 5 people but well, when in London you only use room for shower and sleep so did not really mind. Helpful 24hr reception. Overall good value for money.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
No a/c in the rooms, noisy and rooms vibrate from the underground trains
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint little hotel near train and tube station. Very walkable. Good restaurants nearby. Nice breakfast. Clean. In nice neighborhood. Kept our luggage safe for several hours after our check-out. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

vivien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Beth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed in 14 different places throughout England and Scotland. Where do I begin.... This place is by far the worst! Checkin we were basically ignored and the reception guy had an attitude of he couldn't be bothered. He was uninviting and no communication. We had to drag our bags 2 flights up. There were two of us and the room was a cracker box. Only 1 hard pillow per bed so my Sister went to ask for another pillow and the reception guy gave her a hard time. The bathroom would be virtually impossible for any bigger person to fit. The shower was falling apart. There is a sign next to the sink saying unpottable water, so dont brush your teeth in the sink :((( the noise of the hotel with bangs and loud noises went on all night until morning. And then outside early morning were loud work trucks with constant beeping and banging things the whole morning. We are incredibly disappointed to say the least that this is how we spent our last night in the UK....just awful! .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

danuta

Needs some serious renovation. The mattress was not comfortable. The bathroom difficult to maneuver. Serves its purpose for 1 nite.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

jennifer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location. Very clean. Amazing number of electrical outlets. Small rooms but no shortage of facilities - desk, cupboard, fridge, kettle, etc. Some noise from outside. Only problem for me were the stairs. No lifts. I was booked in on 4th floor. Not appropriate for older travelers unless they have very strong knees!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tenby

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a budget hotel in Paddington. It is very conveniently located close to the Paddington Underground in a nice neighbourhood. However it does not have air conditioning or a lift - and the stairs are steep and narrow. Great if you’re young and fit, challenging for older folk toting big bags.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Nicole

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location however hotel is more like a hostel! No lifts and very steep stairs with no one to help with bags. The building also shakes regularly from 6am to 12:30am with subway noise! It badly needs refurbishment too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Clayton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Liked: 1) it's location to main Train station hub. 2) it's old style Victorian building charm 3) price was very economical Disliked: 1) the in room super small WC..the sink was nearly over the toilet, to wipe and pull up your pants you had to either come out into the room..or squeeze past the sink and use the shower area 2) the pay phone and public WC on the staircase were both out of order [for awile from the dust on the sign on both ] 3) for this warmer weather a bigger electric fan[than the small one provided] would do a better job in cooling the room
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Glynis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The only thing bad was (as a woman of 72) there's no lifts and i had to climb 75 stairs even my son in law was out of breath after climbing all those stairs but everything else was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Florian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for London
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst of stays
Warning to others— you do not want to stay here. There is no lift the first floor is zero so expect 3-4 flights of stairs. No air conditioning but a fan is provided, the weather was quite chilly but our room was hot throughout the night with the window open. Twin bed was not only tiny but old and lumpy from use, extremely uncomfortable. Room smelled horrendous from sewer fumes.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Fijin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Farai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel staff were friendly and helpful; the room was dated and needed upgrading but the bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

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