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Royal National Hotel

3.0 star property

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Pizza
Reception
Twin Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks
Hallway
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

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38-51 Bedford Way, London, England, WC1H 0DG
  • Place, University College London
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Russell Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, The British Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3

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Twin Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Twin Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(190 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Double Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(77 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Triple Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Triple Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(111 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

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Family Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Family Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(35 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Plus Double Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(71 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Plus Twin Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Twin Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(79 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

7.4 out of 10
Good
(41 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Plus Triple Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Triple Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(58 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

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Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed | Extra beds

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 3 Single Beds and 1 Single Trundle Bed

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Family Room | Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Twin Room - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 2

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 3

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Standard Plus Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

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Laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

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About this property

Royal National Hotel

Hotel with a restaurant, steps from Russell Square
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 on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Royal National Hotel offers 1358 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. 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 accommodation for the spaciousness and overall comfort
  • Steps from Russell Square and 9 minutes on foot from The British Museum
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 Royal National Hotel. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star London hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a English breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Blooms Cafe – This café specialises in pizza.
The London Pub – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine. Open daily.

Awards and affiliations

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

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 17.50 for adults and GBP 17.50 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

More

  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

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

More

  • 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: from approximately GBP 17.50 for adults and from GBP 17.50 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.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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National Royal
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Royal National Hotel London
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Royal National Hotel London, England
The Royal National Hotel
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Reviews

Royal National Hotel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1068 out of 3128 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1143 out of 3128 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 576 out of 3128 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 200 out of 3128 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 141 out of 3128 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Les

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kizzy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were boiling hot and full of old, yucky furniture and had no air-con. Felt like a youth hostel. Absolutely not worth the price. Do not go here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, good services great location 5 min from the Tube
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Marcus, MESA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was more of a budget hotel with very few amenities, very spartan, two twin beds in a very small room. In the lobby they had no seating, chairs, or couches. Tiny bathroom with a sink so small that it was a joke. I know it's Central London, but this would have been a good hotel for $139 a night, not for $300 a night. I got misled by at least one online travel review site about the Royal National.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Check in nightmare but good overall

Check in was a nightmare. Totally understaffed and inefficient. Rooms were comfortable and ideal location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sookie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is in a good area . Access to transportation. And convenient stores and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin St

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, good breakfast. Just make sure your room in not on the first floor and facing the street to avoid street noise.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

GARY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No major issues!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. No AC as expected, and our room faced a busy street so it was a little noisy at night, but not too bad.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

pamela

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for a hotel in London. Parking was great. Lovely breakfast. Highly recommend, would defo return
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Fairly pleasant but hot

I stayed recently with my husband and our son. Check in was smooth and straightforward. The rooms are clean and relativity spacious but quite uncomfortable in the August heat as there is no air conditioning. We were given a small table fan but it didn't make much difference. The beds were fairly comfortable. Breakfast was well organised despite how busy it was. I'd like to see some more vegetarian options but that's personal preference. Our room was at the front of the hotel so it was quite noisy at night with the road traffic and the pub especially as it was a warm evening. My son struggled to slerp. Other than that our stay was pleasant but not sure I'd return in the summer heat.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Zoe

Ideal place to stay so close to everything we wanted to go visit
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christina, Crestview

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room and bathroom was clean and we felt safe in the hotel. Breakfast was good. Our only challenge was the lack of air movement in the room. We knew there was no air conditioning but it was hot and the room was very stuffy without any sort of fan making the room challenging to sleep in at night. Overall the hotel was great, just something to be aware of for summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

PO SHAN

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The rooms don’t have air conditioning. They don’t have fans or exhaust fans in the bathroom. This leads to a hot and humid room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Salvador

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lynn

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay been 18 times took friends this time lovely stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025