Royal National Hotel

3.0 star property

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Property amenity
Lobby
Reception
Pizza
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Laundry room

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38-51 Bedford Way, London, England, WC1H 0DG
  • Place, University College London
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Russell Square
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, The British Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪66 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Triple Room

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

Twin Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(195 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(79 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(115 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

Family Room

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

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Plus Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(73 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Plus Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(84 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Plus Twin - Extra Bed

7.4 out of 10
Good
(41 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Plus Triple Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(60 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(19 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 3 Single Beds and 1 Single Trundle Bed

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • 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 2

Standard Plus Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Plus Triple - Extra Bed

  • Sleeps 3

Standard Plus Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

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About this property

Royal National Hotel

Hotel with a restaurant, 10-minute walk to The British Museum
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 The British Museum. 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
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Russell Square and 10 minutes on foot from The British Museum
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 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.

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)
  • Limited on-site self parking

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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Royal National Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1097 out of 3021 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1099 out of 3021 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 526 out of 3021 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 177 out of 3021 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 122 out of 3021 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Elvira

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

10/10 Excellent

Arianna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean room, helpful staff
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Raafat

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The single beds width extremely small. Breakfast starts at 6.30 am so not ideal if someone has early flight. One hour from Heathrow. Location is good and hotel clean. Also breakfast was good and downstairs area is lively. Staff are cooperative and polite.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great staff only downside was no biscuits with the tea
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kamal

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff here are very horrible. They just think you are coming in hotel to steal. Everytime you leave and come back you asked if you are staying and asked to show ID. It’s not a friendly or welcoming place to stay. Especially when you are the one paying for the room. I had the same experience with this hotel last time and I complained at the time. Decided to give them a benefit of the doubt as maybe it was a bad day that time but no. Same attitude same meet and great as before. I will never stay here again or recommend it to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Room spotless, staff helpful. Room very hot so had to sleep with the window open which meant lots of road noise.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Raafat

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abbey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed in a triple room, a bit small for 3 people but did the job, room was clean and just what we needed. The beds arent full size singles but comfy enough!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dr Amelia

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Giovani

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient hotel in central London. Easy access to public transport and close walking distance to major attractions. The room was a bit small, but good value for money nonetheless.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with group
Very clean room, amazing hotel Slightly disappointed by breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room clean, Staff courteous and helpful. Able to store luggage after checkout which was very helpful. Close to coffee places and great transport connections and location. We got the triple toom overlooking main road Wolburn so expect some car noise.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Matt

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Generally good, basic room but no iron. Bed was comfortable. Some of the plumbing needs some updating. All staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Ari

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Santiago

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Maria

Travelled with family
The walls and window are paper thin. Heard everything that was happening outside. Not easy to get a good night sleep after a day of touring the city.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025