Dolphin Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Triple Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets
Daily continental breakfast (GBP 6.75 per person)
Reception
32-inch TV with satellite channels

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
32-34 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS
  • Hyde Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Kensington Gardens
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Paddington Central
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Single Beds OR 3 Single Beds and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Dolphin Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Hyde Park
This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, multilingual staff assistance, a banquet hall and a vending machine are on-site.
Dolphin Hotel offers 30 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Satellite televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Dolphin Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Hyde Park. Free WiFi in public areas and breakfast (surcharge) are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, multilingual staff and a vending machine
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • 7 minutes by foot from Hyde Park and a 5-minute drive from Oxford Street
As a guest of Dolphin Hotel, you'll find a vending machine, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Dolphin Hotel also features room service (during limited hours) and a front desk safe.

This 3-star London hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • 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.
  • 4 steps to reach entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra 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 continental breakfast: from approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and from GBP 6.75 for children

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • One child aged 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

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Dolphin Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 162 out of 700 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 251 out of 700 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 168 out of 700 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 84 out of 700 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 700 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent base
Excellent base for exploring London, good clean room, compact, but met our needs, especially for the price
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oleg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location for a quick stay
Fabulous and convenient location! 1-5 minutes walk from tube, 3-7 minutes walk from eateries, souvenir store right around the corner. But: it's an old building, which means great from hstoric point of view, but zero sound-proof. It's also located right above the tube line, so get ready for some shaking (which stops around 11pm). Bed was clean and tidy, shower worked perfectly, so I would def.recommend it for quick 1-night stay when you need only to drop your bags and your body :)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location right at Paddington station. Beautiful room on a quiet street.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Does the job
Cheap and cheerful for overnight stay, would definitely use again. Stairs were a bit of a pain but you get what you pay for I suppose
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

maria, st Catharines

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
N/a
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of large groups in the hotel. I had a group of girls running in and out of each others rooms all night. Laughing and screaming all night long. I didn't get any sleep at all. One of the worst nights im afraid.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lindy

Travelled with partner
Nice little affordable hotel. Helpful, friendly staff. Very close to Paddington Station. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Trevor

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

ann

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Aleksandr

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My experience was very satisfying. Due to my age, it was difficult to deal with stairs. Next time, I would ask for a room in a lower level. I still would recommend the Dolphin hotel to others.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location near Paddington Station
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Tanya

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Laurel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virgil Perry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to/from Paddington
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stacy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ve traveled all over the world and have never stayed in such a disgusting place. We told them not to disturb our room and they went into our room while we were out. Made our bed, moved our personal items but left our dirty towels. They didn’t have a lift and refused to help 3 elderly ladies with our luggage up 4 flights of stairs. Room had cockroaches and one bed had pee stains on mattress. It had balls of hair from previous people. Disgusting
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bartolomeu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic room, however clean, with everything I needed and an affordable price. The only negative point was the bed, too small.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Dorothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Virgil Perry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Dolphin and staff were great! And close to Paddington. Expedia did not send change of check-out date to hotel resulting in an extra 100 GBP charge for an an extra night. I hope Expedia refunds me for the mistake.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good short stay.
Even though I was late arriving, and had lost my paperwork earlier, I was still greeted with courtesy and a helpful attitude at the reception desk, which put me at ease. The room was small, but ideal for my short stay with a clean en-suite and ample shower, with hot water. I was able to relax, and sleep in a comfortable bed. The TV worked and the positions of lighting switches and sockets was good. There was a working fridge, (which I didn't use). The Kettle for Tea & Coffee was provided and worked well. I have stayed at The Dolphin Hotel several times and I got the feeling that there has been some improvements made. As a solo short stay visitor, I find The Dolphin offers a good service at a reasonable price for London, but I do advise to book well in advance.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024