Royal National Hotel

3.0 star property

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

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, Russell Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, The British Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Piccadilly Circus
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Triple Room

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

Twin Room

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

Double Room

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

Triple Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(105 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

Family Room

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

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Plus Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(68 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Plus Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(68 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

7.2 out of 10
Good
(39 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Plus Triple Room

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

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

7.8 out of 10
Good
(14 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 3 Single Beds and 1 Single Trundle Bed

Family Room

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

Standard Plus Double Room

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

Standard Plus Triple Room

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

Standard Plus Twin Room - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 3

Standard Plus Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 4

Standard Plus Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

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About this property

Royal National Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with 24-hour front desk and coffee shop/cafe
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 Russell Square. 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 University College London
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 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.

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Royal National Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1070 out of 3282 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1229 out of 3282 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 614 out of 3282 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 215 out of 3282 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 154 out of 3282 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness
It was a very hot night in London and there is no air condition, unfortunately there are restraints on the windows so it is impossible to get any real air in the room when it is hot
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ric, Los Angeles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
My phone got stolen right across the hotel
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kanwal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Location fabulouse 5 minutes walk from tube station and the best thing was the underground car park with ligts straight into the hotel. left luggage also near the parking. Great breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale

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

4/10 Poor

Miranda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was over 33 degrees outside and the top floors were so hot, at one point our room was reading at 40 and there weren’t enough fans for every room. The first fan we had didn’t work and we requested another. Housekeeping took it the next day.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location - nice bar and coffee/pizza place on site
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located next to a grocery store, shops, and restaurants. A souvenir stand near by offers items at half the cost of Piccadilly. Russell Station is 2min walk away. Half the hotel is renovated half us not. Reno side was nice. No AC!!! Made 33above unbearable. Otherwise an affordable well positioned location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Annabel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Understand a heat wave however really think need air con.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

MARGARET

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

Theatre family trip

Fir the size of the hotel the service and staff were excellent.,we really liked the extra security they had .breakfast was nice with lots of choice we would definitely stay there again as it was quite central for getting to places
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Dilhara

No air conditioning and rooms were sweltering on a 35 degree day. Apart from that rooms were ok. corridors were dated and not renovated
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

donald

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bed were comfortable but it was ridiculously hot in the rooms. So they need to re-evaluate their ventilation system.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

sarah

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Rooms were quite tired looking. Also was really hot and windows had to be opened which was very noisy. We did get a fan which helped a little bit
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mitchell

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No air con but provided a fan, standard plus is a box room but provides everything you need
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

haluk

Travelled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bedrooms lacked air conditioning and the windows did not open much more than a crack which made it unbearable as the outside temps were mid 20's. We were only staying one night otherwise we would have demanded a fan. Other than that the rooms were basic and functional.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Pewaukee

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were really nice, easy check-in/check-out, the hotel is in a very nice area where I don’t have to worry about anything. There was no air conditioning whatsoever, but I guess that’s a UK thing that I’m not used to.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money in fantastic central location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Monte

Travelled with partner
Way too crowded. Not close to anything. Can pick better.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025