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Royal National Hotel

3.0 star property

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Enjoy a meal at our restaurant with a view of the street outside, where you can watch the world go by from the comfort of a bar stool.
Welcome to our lobby, featuring a central reception desk, digital screen, and elegant artwork.
Stylish corridors feature geometric patterned floors and walls adorned with artwork and posters.
Two single beds with white linens and a desk with chair.
Relax in a stylish outdoor space with a sofa and chairs, surrounded by lush greenery and a modern building.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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38-51 Bedford Way, London, England, WC1H 0DG
  • Russell Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • The British Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Piccadilly Circus
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

Three beds with headboards and matching pillows, set against a backdrop of dark walls and carpeted floors.

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

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

View all photos for Family Room

Two single beds with wooden headboards, a desk, and a window with patterned curtains.

Family Room

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

View all photos for Standard Plus Triple Room

Two spacious beds with white linens flank nightstands and lamps, accompanied by a flat-screen TV and a coffee station.

Standard Plus Triple Room

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

View all photos for Standard Plus Double Room

Relax in a spacious room with a large bed, bedside table, and comfortable chair.

Standard Plus Double Room

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

View all photos for Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

Relax in a stylish room with a large bed, flat-screen TV, and framed artwork.

Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

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

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Relax in comfort with a large bed, bedside table, and desk with chair.

Double Room

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

View all photos for Family Room

Two single beds with headboards and bedside tables, each with wall-mounted lighting.

Family Room

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

View all photos for Twin Room

Two single beds with white linens and a desk with chair.

Twin Room

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

View all photos for Standard Plus Twin Room

Two single beds with white linens, a nightstand with charging station, and a framed picture adorn this stylish room.

Standard Plus Twin Room

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

View all photos for Triple Room

Three single beds with white mattresses and matching pillows line the wall, accompanied by a desk with a chair, lamp, and telephone.

Triple Room

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

View all photos for Standard Plus Double Room

Relax in comfort with a large bed, bedside tables, and a flat-screen TV.

Standard Plus Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Comfortable room with a large bed, desk, and mirror, offering a convenient workspace and relaxing atmosphere.

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Triple Room

Three single beds with matching headboards line the wall, complemented by a small desk and window with curtains.

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3

View all photos for Family Room

Relax in this stylish room with two single beds, a flat-screen TV, and a desk area.

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

View all photos for Standard Plus Twin Room - Extra Bed

Two single beds with white linens, flanked by nightstands and lamps, in a stylishly decorated room.

Standard Plus Twin Room - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 3

View all photos for Standard Plus Twin Room

Two single beds with headboards and a nightstand in a minimalist room with a door leading to another space.

Standard Plus Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

View all photos for Standard Plus Family Room

Two single beds with matching nightstands, a desk, and a television in a stylish room with a large window.

Standard Plus Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

View all photos for Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

Three beds with matching headboards, arranged in a row, offer ample space for guests.

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 4

View all photos for Standard Plus Triple Room

Two spacious beds with white linens, each flanked by a bedside table and lamp, offer a comfortable retreat.

Standard Plus Triple Room

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

View all photos for Twin Room

Two single beds with white linens, a desk, and a flat-screen TV.

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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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.

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 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.

Property is also known as

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National Royal
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Royal National Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1170 out of 3787 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1421 out of 3787 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 714 out of 3787 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 291 out of 3787 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 191 out of 3787 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jill, Paradise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was very clean and the rooms were spacious and very modern. The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 out of 5 is the rooms were very hot and there is no air conditioning. I can’t image how hot the room would have been in the summer.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Adam

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

10/10 Excellent

wendy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean, well located. Perfectly fine for short business trip
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jerry

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

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place just wish it had a mini fridge in the room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel fantastic breakfast nice rooms
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Natalie

Travelled with group

Loved our stay!

Loved our stay at this hotel and would definitely stay here again! Breakfast was delicious - possibly the best English breakfast I’ve had at a hotel in a long time. Tasty sausages, thick bacon and scrambled egg that’s actually cooked and not runny! We arrived at the beginning of May during the ‘mini heatwave’ so the lack of air-con in the room was the only downfall for us :-)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jaime

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

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

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

Convenient Location, nice staff, decent rooms.

The hotel is convenientally situated a couple of minutes walk from the tube. We got a triple (single beds) room which worked well. You could hear traffic at night but that's to be expected in central London. Breakfast was the usual buffet style, we had no trouble getting seated and the food was filling for a busy day ahead. The hotel has a luggage store for customers which was really useful if you arrive early or want to explore a bit more after checking out.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

R

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Good, safe, clean hotel in a busy area which is noisy both at night and in the morning. Still fine to get sleep but not to sleep in :) Great location for access to London sights.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jakub

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

Would stay again

Good stay room was really clean, but loud from outside area. Brekfast ok but bit plain after few days it's boring
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

George

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

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent hotel in a great location but I will say the outside road noise was really loud even with the window closed!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Steven, Manchester

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
For the location, this is a good value hotel. Close to two main national train stations, a 15-20 minute walk from soho and plenty of tube stations around for wider london travel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient to the tube and many other things.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Matt

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not good for the price they charge

This hotel is huge! I had to queue at reception to check in for over 20 minutes. The staff were friendly and helpful, but very slow in checking people in. Trying to find your room in the vast array of corridors is quite difficult even if you do try to follow the signs. For the price charged, the room was basic. No air conditioning or fan. Basic tea and coffee sachets. And a view of hundreds of other hotel windows. Carpets in the corridors were ripped and frayed and the wallpaper peeling. It didn’t detract from my stay, but for the price I would have expected a lot better. Prices in the on-site shop were astronomical, but there is a 24 hour Tesco a few minutes walk away. Hotel was adequate for my needs as was out for most of the weekend and only used the hotel to sleep, but I wouldn’t consider staying hee again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Amelia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is a 3 minute walk from an underground station, has many bars, restaurants, and shops within a 10 minute or less walk. The location is excellent. Our room was better than expected in terms of cleanliness and space. It was very clean on all levels and the ‘living space’ with the couch was bigger than expected. Only 2 complaints are that a mini fridge would have been nice to have in the room for water, snacks, and beverages, and the shower set up is a little odd as there is no door to close which led to water being on the floor after every shower even with a bath mat. Check in took a long time, but we were there for the London Marathon weekend so we expected it to be busy. Overall would stay here again, location is great, very clean, and staff were pleasant
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel location works well for Central London with most theatres and lots of attractions within a 15-20 minute walk. As a couple we found the room to be very clean with a good size bedroom and bathroom. The bed was very comfortable and everything in the room was of a decent standard, including the option to make hot drinks. No air conditioning was present, although we did use the fan provided. Worth noting that there was a safe available in the room, free of charge, which worked well for us. Overall a very good three night stay. We would use this hotel again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely experience! Very comfortable and clean. Great access to central London
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025