The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Garden
Interior
Superior Twin Room
Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
2 Butcher Row, London, England, E14 8DS
  • Troxy
    4 min walk
  • Tower of London
    4 min drive
  • Brick Lane
    5 min drive
  • London (LCY-London City)
    11 min drive

Room options

Superior King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Apartment 2 Bedroom

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

Deluxe King Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single room

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

London

With a stay at The Royal Foundation of St Katharine in London (Tower Hamlets), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Tower of London and Tower Bridge. .This hotel is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Liverpool Street and 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from The Shard.

What's nearby

  • Tower of London - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Tower Bridge - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Liverpool Street - 6 min drive - 3.8 km
  • London Bridge - 7 min drive - 4.5 km
  • O2 Arena - 10 min drive - 6.9 km

Getting around

  • Limehouse Station - 3 min walk
  • Limehouse DLR Station - 3 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Craft Beer Co - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bread Street Kitchen by the River - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The White Swan - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Old ship - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪La Figa - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

Hotel with free breakfast, near Tower of London
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine offers 36 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 36 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
You can enjoy a meal at Yurt Cafe serving the guests of The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Yurt Cafe - Overlooking the garden, this café specializes in British cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, and light fare.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, French, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Secured self parking on site (GBP 20 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Yurt Cafe

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference space
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 1 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 20 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

Property is also known as

Katharine Royal
Royal Foundation St Katharine
Royal Foundation St Katharine Hotel London
Royal Foundation St Katharine London
St Katharine Foundation
The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine London, England
Royal Foundation St Katharine Hotel
The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine London
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine Hotel
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine London
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine Hotel London

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 377 out of 624 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 194 out of 624 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 624 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 624 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 624 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
East London Oasis
A place of calm in the bustle of the East End. Nothing fancy but sensibly priced and close to DLR. Breakfast good, bed comfortable and shower great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice place, but if you expect a TV in your room like most other accommodation, you’ll be disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

ZHIXIA, Moorpark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast is so fresh and variety choice. Subway is only 2 minutes away. Front desk is very helpful on 7/21 Sunday morning to get taxi for us, really appreciated.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Karmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anjana, Bothell

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place to stay for peace & quiet. Convenient to the DLR station and a great breakfast offering.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dionne

Travelled with group
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa, Cook

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful find. The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine is a very special place with a fascinating long history. Built round a garden courtyard, it is used as a retreat centre, but also offers very comfortable accommodation to all visitors. The staff were extremely kind and welcoming, and the whole place has a lovely atmosphere. By London standards, it is also very good value. The immediate neighbourhood has some tatty areas, but is conveniently close to Limehouse Station and to pleasant walks by the Thames. The breakfasts were wonderful, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and hope to return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janiece, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Urban oasis! Love the mission and vision of the foundation. The Yurt Cafe is great too! Convenient to the DLR and C2C railway stations
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

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

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An Oasis
A very peaceful place to stay in the heart of the busy East End. Very comfortable bed, room overlooking a large courtyard garden with mature trees. Excellent hot and cold buffet breakfast, no bar but alcohol available at reception or room service. I'd stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It really is an Oasis in the East End. I think the RFSK should explain the parking at the RFSK better, it cost £36 to park for just over 24 hours, a bit of a shock. I would like to thank the staff for arranging a takeaway breakfast for 6:30 in the morning, absolute life saver as doing Ride London. My wife said her breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful hideaway from the city
Lovely staff ready to help with any questions. It really does offer a space to breath in such a busy city. Yurt cafe is reasonable and the pizza amazing not withstanding the discount for being a customer of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cerian

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Elad

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a smallish single room. Very basic amenities. The place itself rather beautiful. Convenient if you're working at the docklands area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Far away from Heathrow and not tourist friendly
No AC. Had to keep the windows open to sleep. Front desk is rarely available as they are busy with several community meetings. Rooms are good but ill maintained. Breakfast is decent. Can not provide much info about the London areas. Unable to call a taxi in the morning except a company is there that accepts cash only!!! Far away from the Heathrow airport. Taxi may cost £150+.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The retreat centre has a chapel, beautiful courtyard and many quiet spaces for small group gatherings or conversations. The breakfast food was fresh and delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

V

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Inga

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its loud outside. The road is very busy. Weve stayed before ,you need earplugs.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great oasis of peace with convenient links from Limehouse DLR into central London. A lovely place to go for a retreat, prayer or coffee/lunch at the Yurt Cafe. Unfortunately, they have started to apply daily charges (£15) for car parking, which is disappointing and the parking app over-charged for 1.5 days (reception manually resolved issue). I will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan, Rugby

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for a quiet night in East London. Very convenient for Tower Gateway and lines into the city from there. Don’t choose if you want a full hotel with a bar and spa.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024