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Guilford House Hotel

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

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Breakfast included

Explore the area

Map
6 Guilford Street, Russel Square, London, England, WC1N 1DR
  • Russell Square
    9 min walk
  • The British Museum
    15 min walk
  • Covent Garden Market
    4 min drive
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    58 min drive

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Multiple Beds

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

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Family Room

Family Room

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

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

About the area

London

Located in London (London City Centre), Guilford House Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of The British Museum and Russell Square. .This guesthouse is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Leicester Square.
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What's nearby

  • Russell Square - 9 min walk
  • The British Museum - 15 min walk
  • St. Paul's Cathedral - 4 min drive
  • Leicester Square - 4 min drive
  • Piccadilly Circus - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Russell Square Underground Station - 7 min walk
  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 12 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lamb - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Redemption Roasters - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Noble Rot - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bloom - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Belgo King's Cross - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Guilford House Hotel

Guesthouse with free breakfast, a short walk to Russell Square
Guilford House Hotel offers 14 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This London guesthouse provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms. Wireless internet access (surcharge) is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.

Languages

English, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (GBP 2.50 per night)

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9 AM

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Doorbell and phone notification

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 16-inch TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • 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 available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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

  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: GBP 2.50 per night (rates may vary)

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 major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Guilford Hotel
Guilford House Hotel
Guilford House Hotel London
Guilford House London
Guilford Hotel London
Guilford House Hotel London, England
Guilford London
Guilford House Hotel London
Guilford House Hotel Guesthouse
Guilford House Hotel Guesthouse London

Guilford House Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 592 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 79 out of 592 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 156 out of 592 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 152 out of 592 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 162 out of 592 reviews" "

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Liesa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist was quite abrupt when we arrived not very welcoming. The place was dirty and very dated the bed had hole in. The quilt l had cigarette burns in.When we vacated the premises and handed in our key the receptionist was asleep on a quilt on the floor which I thought was very unprofessional. There was a sign saying don’t leave any valuables in your room? Why? Was it not secure? Will not be returning and would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

STEPHEN

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrew, Whitwick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs a good deep clean and decorating. Only clean thing was the sheets ….thank goodness!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

paul, london

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for --- clean enough -- cheap enough -- bit musty -- need to leave windows open.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Mike

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a good location within walking distance of main line rail and underground stations as well as several museums. Staff were friendly and check in was very straightforward. Our room was a reasonable size and the bed was clean and quite comfortable. However, the en-suite was very small and accessed by a very high step which caused some problems. The shower head support was broken meaning that you had to hold the shower. The paintwork in the room was very shabby, faded and marked and there was a significant amount of dust behind the bed side tables and along some of the skirting boards and on the carpet in the corners. Wires and other lumps and bumps could be felt under the carpet. The TV screen and remote control were covered in sticky marks. Breakfast consisted of DIY tea/coffee, apple juice, cheap cereal and even cheaper bread for DIY toast. Other than that it was lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean towels and sheets. No coffee cups in first visit and only one on second. No coffee on first visit and half opened TBag. Good price for area and fine for night. Did not try breakfast as Costa across the road.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Maung Pyai

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The shower system is horrendous
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cassandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They need major upgrades on this property. The bathroom was a camp trailer bathroom. The sheets did not look clean and the carpets did not look clean so we kept our shoes on the whole time. There was a younger gentleman that just did not seem inviting when we came in or asked for extra towels since we had 3 people in the room. The lady that initially checked us in was very nice and accommodating. She removed the Wi-Fi day charge for us.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Staff & service
OK for a night!
It was fine for 1 night as a solo guest. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Just needed somewhere to shower and sleep after a night out. Room could have been cleaner, hair on the floor of the shower and the walls of the room could really use a wipe down/repainting. Breakfast wasn't great, just a choice of cereal & toast, nothing else! That said, I'd still use again if I needed to stay in that area, good price for August!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

scott

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I wasn’t happy with the hotel. The area was nice by the train station, but the condition of the hotel needs to be remodeled all over again it’s a old hotel with a small bathroom when I barely can take a shower and the bed needs to be remodeled, look like it has bedbugs. I hope I didn’t bring back bedbugs with me.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The room was very small, bathroom extremely small. The hotel is located on same street as a hospital so it's loud outside most evenings and the room got very hot, difficult to sleep at night. It's walkable to 2 train stations. It's a convenient location but not the most comfortable sleeping conditions
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

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

6/10 Okay

Veronica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The breakfast was stated as continental. It was not. There was a choice of 4 cereals that was ok. You could have either brown or white bread for toast. There was jam sachets. On three mornings there was cheese slices as well . no cold meats or fruit on offer. We were the first into breakfast most of the time and the water was not hot to have a drink.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Deborah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disturbing low standard, in a state of disrepair.
This is the worst place I have stayed in my life and I have stayed in some bad campsites. The first room we were given was in a smelly basement in another hotel along the street. The bathroom was 'portaloo' style. The toilet cistern leaked into the shower area when the loo was flushed and the door couldn't be shut when sitting on the toilet. There was a damp, mouldy patch on the ceiling that had bits crumbling off it on to the bedside table. We went to speak to someone who said we could have another room. I asked if it had a bathroom and was told it did. This one also had a portaloo style cabin in the room. I was desperate for a shower after a long, hot day traveling, but could not face using the shower cubicle. I only slept a couple hours, then left as early as possible. The bed bases are stained, the bedside lights had switches held together with brown tape, the carpet had dirty stains on it, the curtains had something disgusting spiIt on them and the room was strangely hot and stuffy but it was cool outside when we left. I do not think this hotel meets even very basic living conditions. I wish I had slept on the floor at the railway station. The sheets did look clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Inexpensive for stay in a very convenient and safe London area. Hotel small, several floors but no elevator, breakfast standard continental of juice/cereal/rolls/coffee. Staff very pleasant and helpful. I would stay there again if we had a room only one floor from the entrance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

sabrina

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not even in this hotel, was moved next door, Room was covered in dust, bed was falling apart and made lots of noise, furniture falling apart, very tiny bathroom was so tiny that the toilet sink and shower on top of each other, towels dirty, nothing good to say about the place other then the lady on reception was friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Run down
The hotel is shabby, but generally clean. Room was a twin on the top floor, quite small and the floor sloped, so the bed sloped too! Had to move pillows to the other end, so my feet were lower than my head. Bathroom was small and showing signs of age.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Luke

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Agata

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor stay at Guildford House Hotel
It’s a cheap hotel but I had one request only - for the TV to work . They could not be bothered even to look at the problem or to change the batteries in the remote. It is as though the guest does not even exist!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Lindsay

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not bad not good
Cute place but very old. Walls had dust and bathroom was tiny. We had a good time however, and slept great! Staff was wonderful!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeremy

Liked: Room comfort
It was fine for 1 or 2 nights. Bit dirty in the bathroom breakfast room to small .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Richard

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you want the cheapest room it's OK but filthy
You get what you pay for and this was the lowest price room available. How bad could it be? Really bad, filthy and old. Bathroom couldn't be used as it was so broken. Look, it's cheap but a couple hours cleaning and painting in each room and it would be OK.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Great hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024