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Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury

2.5 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
February 2025

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Exterior
Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom
Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom
Lobby
Twin Room, Ensuite

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
36-38 Bloomsbury Street, London, England, WC1B 3QJ
  • The British Museum
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Russell Square
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Covent Garden Market
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Family Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

London

With a stay at Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury, you'll be centrally located in London, a 4-minute walk from The British Museum and a 3-minute drive from Trafalgar Square. .This hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Big Ben.

What's nearby

  • The British Museum - 4 min walk
  • Piccadilly Circus - 15 min walk
  • Trafalgar Square - 17 min walk
  • London Eye - 6 min drive
  • Buckingham Palace - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Tottenham Court Road Station - 5 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Underground Station - 5 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪British Museum Members' Room - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Great Court Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Shake Shack - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Egyptian Exhibition - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from The British Museum
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury offers 44 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered weekly and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Housekeeping is provided weekly, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • A late check-out fee will be charged

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Gresham Hotel
Gresham Hotel London
Gresham London
Gresham Hotel London, England
Gresham Hotel
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Hotel
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury London
Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Hotel London

Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury Reviews

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 117 reviews" "

5.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Archit

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Frank

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
TERRIBLE. I have stayed in traditional British hotels with shared bathrooms and basic facilities many times. In this category, Gresham Hotel is near the bottom of the barrel. The hotel was miserably cold. Water pressure was very low on the third floor. The shared bathrooms were primitive by 1980s standards: a common linoleum floor for shower and toilet. Of two bathrooms, on our floor, one had a completely broken door latch and was effectively unusable. Window curtains in the bedroom were dangling half-attached to the curtain rod. The wall by the bed had fluid stains. Good things? There were no insects visible. Staff were polite when available. Otherwise, this hotel is poor at any price.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Emilia

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really run down, dingy hotel - I stayed one night while working in london needing a cheap room - was just about bearable for a place to sleep, but I wouldn't go back. Staff were nice but fully aware of how poor the accommodation is - they put me in the basement and had to take me down there to check I wouldn't immediately reject it. Tbh it was quiet, and I was there for literally eight hours so I took it. But aside from clean sheets everything else looked filthy and super dated and decaying. Ventilation poor, very hot. Really one to avoid IMHO
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

PETER

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was in need of updating our room was tatty and dirty. The bathroom was awful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Julian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
Great check in at a super location! Bed was clean and room spacious. The hotel has so much potential for an upgrade as is very dated and Un maintained in part.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jouni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our original room didn't have working wi-fi. Hotel staff upgraded our room to bigger one with working wi-fi on their initiave. Great problem solving from friendly staff!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Know What You're Getting (and Don't Expect Wifi)
The thing to be clear is that this is basically a boarding house. Hotels.com says some of the bathrooms are "shared." I took that to mean two rooms share a bathroom; but no, it means there are a couple toilets and showers in the middle of the hallway which all these rooms share. It's kind of nasty, and on my floor neither worked when I first arrived. Having said that, the staff were all wonderful. And when I pointed out the problem, they immediately moved me to another floor. The location is great if you want to be near the theater and Soho. The bed was fine, which given the condition of everything else was actually a really nice surprise. There's no tea or coffee provided; there's really nothing provided. (Don't believe them about the wifi. It was absolutely non-existent.) I was there four days and they never once changed the sheets or towels, which was weird, and again, kind of nasty. But again, if you're just looking for a cheap place to crash for a few days, it's fine.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Harvey

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jinalben

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room not ready after check in time, bed and bathroom terrible. Would never return to this awful place
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Patrick

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel we ever stayed in! Sorry to have to say this.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Christina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would've loved to have given a better review however, the venue was extremely basic. Service was friendly, and we were given a free upgrade to a ground floor ensuite as I was travelling with my 80 yr old father to see a show, and his mobility and eyesight is quiet poor. So that was really lovely of the lady on reception. However, we arrived from Birmingham at the venue at 2:40pm and we were told to come back in an hour as our room wasn't ready, so we weren't able to wait 20 mins to check on. Instead, we left our bags and walked over the road to grab a cuppa and came back and hour later. We were given a room at the annexe which is approx 3 buildings walk away?! Very weird set up. Got into the room, and even though it was spacious and clean, the room itself is on desperate need of a make over. Our front door looked like it had lunch holes in it, the wardrobe door was broken, furniture was lacking in comfort and looked like it had been donated for free to the venue as someone was throwing it out. The bathroom was cramped, and when sat on the loo, your knees hit the sink?! So as much as I appreciated the fact the staff had upgraded us, it still didn't feel very accessible to my elderly father. Also, our neighbours were loud and disrespectful of other guests in the hotel. Priced well and fairly for it's location, and based on it's appearance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decent little place to stay near the museum. If you don't need frills, it worked out good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Property requires much attention. Very old and dirty
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for but not even that
Bathroom smelt and was dirty. Window wouldn’t open No hot water in shower Terrible water pressure Wifi not available in rooms Staff were nice but can’t overshadow the rest
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Mario

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
It is more a student residence instead of a hotel. Very limited services. No daily room cleaning. No WiFi. No restaurant, no safe box, etc. The bed and courtains seems kind of old. Nevertheless, it’s around the corner of the British museum and Tottenham Court Underground station. 20 minutes walk to Picadilly anda Tlafalgare Squares. Very accessible
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Gustavo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It is probably a problem of a staff that is underpay and overwork.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Mike

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They don't provide bathroom sandals, the floor is old, and smelly rusty carpet,dusty windows, stain in bathrooms. it is convenient and safe.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joaquim, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This small hotel is just perfect. In the middle of everything, very central and convenient, nice and kind staff, they take care of everything you need. It's was really good my staying in this wonderful place.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sangita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Francis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Real value for money for a central London stay. Bkg in & out really easy. Secure access late in evening, also easy Downside: no facilities (tea/coffee making) in room nor WiFi. If included, they could add £10 -20 to the room cost per night
Stayed 1 night in May 2024