With a stay at Shakespeare Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 5-minute drive of Hyde Park and Oxford Street. .This hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Buckingham Palace and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Leicester Square.
What's nearby
Hyde Park - 7 min walk
Marble Arch - 16 min walk
Oxford Street - 5 min drive
Kensington High Street - 5 min drive
Buckingham Palace - 7 min drive
Getting around
London Paddington Station - 2 min walk
Paddington Underground Station - 2 min walk
Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 49 min drive
Restaurants
Angus Steakhouse - 3 min walk
Sawyers Arms - 1 min walk
Bonne Bouche Catering - 3 min walk
Paramount Lebanese Kitchen - 1 min walk
Mihbaj - 2 min walk
About this property
Shakespeare Hotel
Victorian London hotel in London City Centre with a 24-hour front desk
Shakespeare Hotel offers 50 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area. Additional features at this Victorian hotel include tour/ticket assistance, a banquet hall, and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 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
Food and drink
Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
Room service available
Coffee/tea in a common area
Things to do
Arcade/games room
Billiards/pool table
Family friendly
Arcade/games room
Fridge
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Front-desk safe
Vending machine
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance
Business services
A meeting room
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
5 steps to reach property
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
More
Smoke-free property
TV in lobby
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
Satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Fridge
More
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out fee: GBP 30
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Deposit: GBP 5 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
Late check-out fee: GBP 30
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; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
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Shakespeare Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 350 out of 1004 reviews" "
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 232 out of 1004 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 68 out of 1004 reviews" "
2 - Terrible
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7.6/10
Cleanliness
7.8/10
Staff & service
6.6/10
Amenities
6.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.2/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
4/10 Poor
stewart
Travelled with family
24 Oct 2024
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
stewart
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
6/10 Okay
Susan
23 Oct 2024
Susan
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
10/10 Excellent
Stephen, Travelers Rest
23 Oct 2024
Stephen
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
4/10 Poor
Susan
22 Oct 2024
Found it VERY unusual that the water was not potable. Required purchasing bottled water. On my first stay, I was given a room requiring me to climb 60 steps. The higher I went, the narrower the steps became. There was not an adequate handrail at the top of the last stairs. I had to carry my suitcase up. It was difficult. When I left the first time, I requested a room on a lower floor for my two more stays. I was placed in quiet rooms on the main/registration floor and was OK with that.
Like all the hotels in this area it's converted houses with lots of stairs and rooms on several floors. My room was small but as described. The hotel generally seems clean and well maintained. Breakfast was better than I expcted. Overall the hotel was good value for London
Staff was friendly but a “deluxe twin” was literally like a closet with a tiny bathroom attached. We tried to stay out of the room as much as possible because it was so tiny. Breakfast wasn’t bad though
The room was super tiny. I knew it was going to be small I didn’t realize how small. There was a bad smell that came from the bathroom but closing the door stopped the smell from getting into the already tiny room. The staff was amazing. And the location to everything was great as well. I don’t know if I would stay there again or not. No elevator and we were put on the 3rd floor.
Spring
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
6/10 Okay
Evelyn
1 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Evelyn
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Usmah
30 Sept 2024
Usmah
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Laura
Travelled with family
29 Sept 2024
Liked: Amenities
Laura
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Juan
24 Sept 2024
Disliked: Amenities
No a/c I repeat…no a/c
No elevator…they put as on floor 4 …
And because of my wife condition they moved as to floor 2. ….
Nice and convenient location.
Very decent breakfast.
This is a Dirty and old Hostel, not a Hotel, I just slept 1 night, for the other nights I had to make a reservation in other hotel and spend more money. The pictures that show the hostel seems that the hostel is in good shape, but the reality is totally different.
Juan
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Helen
19 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I could hear the trains running underneath the floor of my room even though I was on the 2nd floor. Tiny room overlooking a park with homeless people sleeping all night
Helen
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
4/10 Poor
H
Travelled with group
17 Sept 2024
There is no potable water in the rooms. There was not a sign in one of the rooms we were in that said the water was non potable . There are a lot of places to stay near by with potable water. No where on their website did it say the water was non potable. The person that checked us in did not smile and was not friendly. This was a male. The staff next day was amazing. The breakfast was great! No elevator. We knew this though. The stairs are steep and narrow.