Guilford House Hotel

2.0 star property

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Property entrance
Hair dryer, towels
Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets
Free daily continental breakfast
Triple Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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6 Guilford Street, Russel Square, London, England, WC1N 1DR
  • Russell Square
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • The British Museum
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Piccadilly Circus
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪58 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Guilford House Hotel

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 The British Museum and Russell Square
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.

Languages

English, Italian

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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Guilford House Hotel
Guilford House Hotel London
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Guilford House Hotel Guesthouse
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Guilford House Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 628 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 86 out of 628 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 163 out of 628 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 162 out of 628 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 171 out of 628 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kathryn, Portland

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.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Enrico

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

James

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

Cheap but dont expect a good nights sleep

Shocking quality of bed, just so old that you cant even sleep on it, i had to sleep on top of the mattress to make it even close to comfortable but i guess its cheap! Single glassed windows means you hear traffic and people all night
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Linda

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad shower just a trickle.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jon

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I wanted no frills, and Guildford House Hotel didn’t promise frills! £50 for a double bed and en-suite from a static caravan next to Russell Square. I’d say the electrical fittings could have been fitted more securely, and the radiator could benefit from a valve you could adjust, but it was functional. The Wi-Fi was poor enough that I resorted to my phone's data in the end, and hot water needs to be run for a little while first, but at that price, the water isn’t staying in the pipes long enough to be a legionella risk. It does the job, and the business is honest, but this isn't for you if you’re expecting a large, shiny chain hotel with a cooked breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Don't book here

The hotel was tired and not maintained, our room was v basic, the sheets were clean but the room felt like it had not been aired and we all slept bad. The bathroom had a bad damp smell, the shower curtain smelt terrible. The breakfast was basic but they had used pots of peanut butter and Nutella out for use which was not sanitary. This was definitely not worth £200 and I'm very annoyed that we paid this money for this establishment.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cinzia

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lot of people smoking cannabis inside the hotel which smelled really badly with fumes, both in the corridor and in the room. Tried to mention it to the hotel and they basically told me they could not do anything like it is ok to have cannabis smoke throughout the propertly and just to open the window... Room quite dirty and def more of a 1 star hotel. Totally unsafe in general, I was actually shocked to have such a property booked via Expedia.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

John, Greenville

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was dark and dingy. There was an empty coke bottle in the bed. The shower drain overflowed into the room. The WiFi we had to pay for (£2.50 per day per device) was terrible and intermittent at best.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Clean, a little dated but very cheap.

Great value. Staff were fantastic. Room was very basic but clean and all you need for a brief stay. I was only sleeping there, much better than anything near this price (multi occupancy hostel, no thanks). Perfect for my one night to avoid the replacement bus service and be fresh for work in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Juvenal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

yvonne

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was basic, very old fashioned, my room was definitely in need of refurbishment, the curtains didn’t close properly, Noticed some fire doors were perminatly propped open. Unsafe for guests. Excellent helpful staff, very clean bed linen and white towels, comfortable bed but NO mattress or pillow protectors on bed. Had to go 2 doors down for reception and breakfast! NOT sure on security in hotel I stayed at only secure card entrance, internet had said 24 hours security, there were some cameras, SO presume they covered both Hotels ! Even though I once went to reception and there was no one there watching these cameras. OVERALL A VERY GOOD CHEAP HOTEL IN LONDON 😊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Legitimately horrible hotel. Stay anywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Catherine

Disliked: Amenities
I didn’t like having to go to one building and sleeping in another building where there was no 24 hour reception. I was put on 4 flight of stairs with no lifts. The place is a very old house that needs to be demolished. I felt unsafe while I was there. I left at 4:30 in the morning and had no breakfast. I believe that Camden borough should shut that place down as it seems to be more of a health hazard. I feel that I should get a refund for what I had. Would never go there again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gray, Portsmouth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very close to gosh as my grandson was haveing surgery,,,,,,,,good location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly team, very good location. Bathrooms a bit like holiday caravan bathrooms but fair for its star rating and price.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Phil, fishponds

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was too small and not comfortable to use. Bloke manning reception took ages to open door on checking in
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just start by booking 1 night, and then reassess

It is passable, I suppose. They charge you for poor quality wifi. The breakfast is stale cereal and bread, instant coffee or tea, and juice. It isn't really worthwhile but I suppose it is something. They have a 36 hour cancellation policy, presumably instituted because so many people wanted to cancel immediately after arrival.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Sandrina

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

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay, will be visiting again as it’s close to my head office
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lewis

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

Good

Good location. Friendly staff Room wasn’t amazing but functional and reasonably comfortable. Worth the price I paid
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025