Thanet Hotel Annex

2.5 star property

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Family Room (Shared Bathroom)
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Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service

Explore the area

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9-10 Bedford Place, London, England, WC1B 5JA
  • Russell Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • The British Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Royal Opera House
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Double Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Basic Triple Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Basic Twin Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Basic Single Room (Shared Bathroom)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Thanet Hotel Annex

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to The British Museum
This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour front desk. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Thanet Hotel Annex offers 41 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Thanet Hotel Annex. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Russell Square.
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 5-minute walk from The British Museum and a 4-minute drive from Trafalgar Square
Thanet Hotel Annex offers its guests room service (during limited hours). The front desk is open around the clock.

This London hotel is smoke free.

Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Room service available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 17

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
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.

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.

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
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

Hotel Lonsdale
Lonsdale Hotel
Lonsdale Hotel London
The Lonsdale Hotel London, England
Lonsdale Hotel
Thanet Hotel Annex Hotel
Thanet Hotel Annex London
Thanet Hotel Annex Hotel London

Thanet Hotel Annex Reviews

Reviews

4.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 249 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 249 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 249 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 249 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 98 out of 249 reviews" "

4.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Basics
No frills basement single room; met my neess for 1 night
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Deepak

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
It's fine if your coming just to sleep. The room has a smell and if you get rooms on the top floor it's better rather than the basement rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Renecia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rajmohan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smelled bad. I was offered a terrible room down in the basement.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alfredas

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

6/10 Okay

Maurizio

Business traveller
OK hotel
OK hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Amy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for a night after seeing a show at Shaftesbury Theatre, so it was an easy walk back late at night. The extra fee for en suite wasn't worth it. We ended up using shared bethroom/shower for space & standard of facility. The wardrobes were all screwed closed, so would be no good if staying longer & wanted to hang things. It could do with a fresh lick of paint. The room was suitably warm when we arrived back in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room 14 was dirty the room had spiderwebs and room was dusty and was stones on the floor and had a conquer o the floor aswell
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Emma

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chewing gum stuck to the wall next to the bed. Disgusting.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Micheal

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old and worn
Rooms are extremely basic and very tired, bathroom was mouldy and old.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Kathryn

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was the smallest room with 2 single beds as expected for a twin room, the ensuite was basically a portaloo with a plastic shower, the sealant was mouldy. There were cobwebs in every corner of the room. No facilities to even make a coffee in the morning, and our view from the window was the staffs smoking area. Although on a positive note, the staff were friendly and helpful in guiding us for where to eat travel etc, and the beds were comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Grace

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was absolutely filthy. From the moment we walked through the door I could smell mould and faecal matter. The walls, radiator, side tables, floors ans curtains were filthy and mouldy. The carpet hadnt been cleaned and the room looked nothing like advertised. We checked out immediately and have already complained.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Amy

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Connor

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Ben

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is fabulous. But the rooms are in poor repair and completely lacking in amenities, the beds are rubbish and simple things like the shower or curtains are unpleasant to use due to poor design and obvious cost cutting at every turn. The room was inexpensive, but I have booked inexpensive rooms in London that felt much less like a apartment that no one has quite gone shopping for yet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shower could be better
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lakhvir

Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Joanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not my cup of tea
The positive at this hotel would be the staff - polite, helpful and efficient. They should be commended. Unfortunately, everything else was very poor. The rooms appear to be ex-student rooms and are badly in need of refurbishment. They are also filthy - I thought the bathroom smelt like a urinal which had never seen a disinfectant. The carpet looked like it had never seen a vacuum and the walls had stains on them which I chose not to investigate. Other pluses - the bed was comfortable enough and I slept well. It was particularly quiet and I slept with the window open. The towels were also clean. Would I stay again? No, definitely not. Would I recommend it to someone who is happy with a clean bed and an extremely low cost? Maybe. But I would still offer a very stern caution. You certainly get what you pay for in London, but I would not pay this price again for this room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Depends what you’re after…
It depends what you’re after. The hotel is in a perfect location, just a few minutes walk from Oxford Street and other main attractions. It was also quiet and there was plenty of room. It was also pretty cheap for four of us to stay one night. The staff were very polite. However, the beds were uncomfortable and the room was very hot without any ventilation (no Air con and you couldn’t open the windows). Therefore, we slept on top of the bed, but couldn’t use, the bedspread as it was stained and filthy. Also the bathroom taps wouldn’t turn of and the general cleanliness of the room was poor. If you need cheap and cheerful, then stay here. If you’re after something more luxurious, then stay else where.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jack William

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice budget option, room relatively clean, however not very good noise insulation so it’s woken up buy doors slamming often during the night. Communal bathroom was not overly clean but acceptable for the price paid
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Jason

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only if your desperate
As you approach all looks very nice for the area of London it's in but once inside it starts to look very tired and under maintained. Staff member on reception was always very polite so can't fault that but even though I booked this last minute and on a budget I could afford and using some account points for half I was disappointed as the room was very disappointing, out dated and long overdue an actual clean. Dust, dirty, grime, cobwebs and spiders, a worn out desk with god knows what marks on it that is only fit for the skip, no remote for the tv, shower was terrible and very poorly cleaned and maintained with a hole in the plastic sink.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024