Guesthouse with free breakfast, a short walk to Russell Square
A 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. Continental breakfast is free.
Guilford House Hotel offers 14 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. This London guest house provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.
During your stay at Guilford House Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Russell Square. Enjoy features like free breakfast.
Free continental breakfast served daily
WiFi for a fee
Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
Within a 15-minute walk of Russell Square and The British Museum
Free breakfast is served daily. The business-friendly Guilford House Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe.
This London guest house is smoke free.
Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9 AM.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: WiFi (GBP 2.50 per night)
Parking and transport
No on-site parking available
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9 AM
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Doorbell and phone notification
No lift
More
1 building
2 floors
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Towels provided
Entertainment
16-inch TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Heating
Iron/ironing board on request
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (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.
Fee for in-room wireless Internet: GBP 2.50 per night (rates may vary)
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, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property is also known as
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Reviews
Guilford House Hotel Reviews
5.2
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If you are in a budget, this place maybe an option, but I don’t recommend this place to stay, is pretty close from Russell Station(opens at 5:30am becareful), but if you go in summer time be ready to suffer with the head on the rooms, specially the ones on the basement. Please think twice and spend 100$ for something better!
I am very careful about writing negative reviews but what was evident from this property is that the owner only cared about providing the bare minimum or less. You simply cannot make a ‘wardrobe’ from various scrap pieces of wood and a botch it together with 100 screws and think that is acceptable. The carpets were dirty throughout and varied as you walked in colour and pattern. Myself and my son decided within 1 minute we just could not stay there. As per your policy you have kept one nights stay as a charge. That’s ok. Please improve.
Anthony
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
6/10 Okay
Brigid
22 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Tiny little room, with a miniscule washroom; not the comfiest bed ever, but OK. I arrived early, well before check-in time, but they were very good about cleaning it and letting me in early.
Ideally placed for travel from St Pancras; on transit routes for getting around.
It’s true what they say about you get what you pay for, good price 😬
David
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
4/10 Poor
Randa
19 Jun 2025
Convenient location.Bed was comfortable, linens and towels clean. The staff were pleasant.
Mould and mildew in the bathroom, very strong and noxious smell, horrible.
Randa
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
6/10 Okay
Sharon
17 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were friendly and helpful. My room was on the second floor and two doors down from reception. There was no lift which was a problem for me but staff did help with luggage. There was a deep step up into the bathroom which wasn't clear in the booking information. My room had tea making facilities but no milk. Breakfast was included but this was very basic - a couple of choices of cereal and a loaf of bread to make your own toast
When we booked this hotel, I was under no illusion that it was extremely basic and the room would have 2 Beds plus an en-suite.
I am completely go smacked by how dirty the room was.
The bathroom was dirty with toilet paper blocking the sink, an extremely dirty shower with a build up a limescale, rust and the shower curtain hung in the toilet.
The wiring was exposed behind the TV and one set of lights did not work. The lights above the double bed were covered in rust.
The curtains were dirty and hanging off and on the double bed the bedsheet was visibly dirty and on the single bed the duvet cover was visibly dirty. There was a hole in the wardrobe that looked like a punch mark and an extremely dirty hairdryer and kettle in the room with old coffee sachets and screws mixed together in a basket.
My daughter who has ASD was extremely traumatised by the dirt including the build up behind the radiator and she unfortunately was unable to sleep.
Basic is absolutely fine but disgustingly dirty is not acceptable.
Perfectly decent stay. You get what you pay for and so we weren’t expecting 5 star but couldn’t fault it for what we paid.
Perfect location for the railway station and Brunswick centre. Good clean bedding and everything we needed
You get what you pay for. The beds were clean and comfortable, the decor is dated and the buildings have a musty smell. The staff were polite and helpful. Breakfast was interesting and certainly not a continental but toast and cereal was available. The area for eating was very cramped and small but tables were cleared quickly and efficiently. Location is very central and very quiet. I would stay again due to the cost and the comfortable beds of the beds.
In all my travels to England over the years I’ve never been in a worse hotel than the Guilford House Hotel. A rating of 5! Should be a 1.
The gloomy room is like a jail cell, toilet and shower like a small broom closet (try toileting and showering in a phone booth), even though advertised for free internet the unfriendly receptionist wanted to charge me, no bed lamp, limited plug-ins, and the whole place stinks. If you expect breakfast, you better like peanut butter on toast with your instant coffee. On leaving I had to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke at the front door created by the sons of the owners. Great hospitality!
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
2/10 Terrible
Kathryn, Portland
5 May 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Desk clerk was rude about my not understanding his confusing instructions. WiFi not included in price but available for an extra charge. Room was dirty. Area behind toilet looked worse than any single guy bathroom. Photos are deceivingly nicer than the rundown, dirty room.
It's very dirty and the quality of the interior is old looking. We also found dirty male underwear in the wardrobe. We booked this hotel last minute as we needed to go to a party and didn't want to stay awake till 5am. I wouldn't recommend it for more than one night.
Breakfast was very basic and served in bowels that looked dirty.