Royal National Hotel

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Dates

April 2025

May 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

24/7 front desk
Laundry
Free WiFi

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38-51 Bedford Way, London, England, WC1H 0DG

Russell Square
‪2 min walk‬
The British Museum
‪9 min walk‬
Piccadilly Circus
‪5 min drive‬
London (LHR-Heathrow)
‪55 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

City view
Sleeps 4
3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

Family Room

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Plus Triple Room

Sleeps 3
3 Twin Beds

Standard Plus Double Room

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

Sleeps 3
2 Twin Beds

Double Room

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Family Room

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room

Sleeps 2
2 Twin Beds

Standard Plus Twin Room

Sleeps 2
2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

Sleeps 3
3 Twin Beds

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About this property

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop

This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.

Royal National Hotel offers 1358 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The breakfast at Royal National Hotel gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from The British Museum. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe.

Free WiFi
Enjoy a bite to eat at Blooms Cafe, a café that serves pizza
English breakfast served daily for a fee
Self parking available for a fee
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
Guests have good things to say about the accommodations for the spaciousness and overall comfort
Steps from University College London and Russell Square

There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. WiFi is free in public spaces. There are 5 meeting rooms available. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the eco-certified Royal National Hotel. For a fee, parking is available.

This London hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy English breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Blooms Cafe - This café specializes in pizza.

The London Pub - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine. Open daily.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property

This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Arabic, English, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
Covered parking on site (GBP 24 per day)

Food and drink

Daily English breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant

Restaurants on site

Blooms Cafe
The London Pub

Conveniences

24-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Vending machine

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (on request)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

5 meeting rooms

Accessibility

No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

Shower
Towels provided

Entertainment

30-inch TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle

Heating
Laptop workspace
Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

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.

Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
Covered self parking fee: GBP 24.00 per day

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

Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)

This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

Cashless transactions are available

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

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Royal National Hotel Reviews

7.6

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

4/10 Poor

Siu Chung

Travelled with family

29 Dec 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

LUIS

29 Dec 2024

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

28 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

27 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jing

26 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Paula

25 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

craig

24 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faris

24 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Marie

24 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tarik

23 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Glenda

Travelled with family

23 Dec 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We tried so many times to work with the property to change the dates related to our stay but they just wouldn't budge and had to pay an extra night. At the end, I don't think this hotel values customer service. From a room perspective, the first night (extra night we paid) the room was outdated and not too clean. They moved the family to a new room the next day which was better.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Johnny

Travelled with family

23 Dec 2024

Disappointing

I don't think we'll be staying here again. Negatives: there were some issues with the bathroom – the hot tap in the sink had zero pressure so you had to turn the tap several times to get a weak stream of water. There was an unhygienic shower curtain in the bath which clung to you while you were trying to have a shower. I'm surprised they didn't think to install a shower screen. We could constantly hear the people next door or upstairs as the walls didn't seem very thick. On another note in the entire room there were only two power points, one of which was used by the kettle. This meant charging phones and laptops etc. was very difficult. Positives: the breakfast was quite good with a hot buffet selection and the usual pastries, toast and cheeses and ham.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jess

23 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Easy access and good food options around

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Isabelle

Travelled with group

23 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very friendly staff, happy to help. Nice modern rooms with up to date facilities and technology.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with group

22 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Nigel John

Travelled with partner

22 Dec 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

It took half an hour to check in. Plenty of smiley reception staff, staring blankly at screens, achieving very little. Our room and surrounding corridors stank of frying onions (coming up through the fire escape). Otherwise, the room was comfortable. On the morning of departure, it took over 10 minutes to reach the ground floor, due to malfunctioning lifts - with the only alternative being an alarmed fire escape. All these points were mentioned to the receptionist upon checkout. The only reaction was “sorry” and another nice smile. Overall: a poor experience.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Muhammad

Business traveller

21 Dec 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Location is good. But services are bad

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel John

Travelled with group

21 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Affordable

Room was clean comfortable but small it did the job required and a bit warm overnight The beds were comfortable Bathroom facilities were great. Would stop there again.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shinn

21 Dec 2024

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

21 Dec 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

18 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela M

Travelled with family

18 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Shine

16 Dec 2024

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Business traveller

13 Dec 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Shabby and old

Really shabby hotel, shower barely worked and couldn’t plug a lap top in to charge as socket position was so low. I tried to report the issue but the queue at reception was so long I had to leave. Window in room was old and had mould.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lloyd

Travelled with partner

12 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Rooms have been decorated nicely since I last stayed a couple of things to complain one of my suitcases was opened in room nothing taken but someone opened it and check in time loads of people waiting to check in and only one person behind reception it’s a very busy hotel something wrong somewhere I had to complain and two more people came out

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024