The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

3.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
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Garden
Interior
Superior Twin Room
Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
2 Butcher Row, London, England, E14 8DS
  • Troxy
    4 min walk
  • Jungle Burgers
    1 min walk
  • Limehouse DLR Station
    3 min walk
  • 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 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from The Shard and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from London Bridge.

What's nearby

  • Tower of London - 4 min drive
  • Tower Bridge - 4 min drive
  • Liverpool Street - 6 min drive
  • London Bridge - 7 min drive
  • O2 Arena - 10 min drive

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. 380 out of 633 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 196 out of 633 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 633 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

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tranquil
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great 4 night stay at The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine. The public facing spaces are lovely, comfortable and nice places to spend time. The sitting areas are welcoming, the courtyard is peaceful, and the breakfast was a great way to start the day. The Yurt Cafe was a great addition to our stay. Perfect place to grab a bite to eat after a busy day, sit outside, and end enjoy the outdoors. We encountered two of the priests during our stay and they were very friendly and welcoming. We would certainly recommend this property to others looking for a spot out of the normal busy scene with a relaxing atmosphere.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marc

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to DLR. Very good breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joy, Malpas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This FAR exceeded my expectations. Will be back again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a great little place to stay. It is a 2 minute walk from the Limehouse tube station, making this PERFECT to get anywhere in London! The Yurt Cafe on-site has delicious food too (the English Breakfast and the Yurtarita Pizza were great). The staff is helpful. You can drop off your luggage in their coat-check closet if you get there earlier than check-in AND they let you check-in as soon as your room is ready (don't make you wait). There are some great little pubs and restaurants not far from here too. OVERALL: Great place to stay and I WILL stay here again!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Istabrak

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was lovely and great customer service. The only thing I was annoyed with is noisy from outside
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very interesting and good looking place. Very comfortable and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We’ve used St Katherine’s before and found it very peaceful - especially the chapel, and this time was even better as we were more familiar with the place. It’s very convenient for the DLR and this time we spent a lot of our time around Greenwich which was just a few stops down the DLR. it’s only a couple of stops up to the connection with the underground as well for going West. Breakfast is superb, a wide selection, well presented and the staff are very friendly and helpful Rooms are clean and have larger beds, which restricts the usable space in the smaller rooms, but there is still enough room to be functional. Showers work well We ate at the Yurt cafe this time - they stay open late on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays and the pizza was first class. Sitting in the grounds on a sunny day is very peaceful We went by train this time, though we noticed there is now a charge for parking, but there’s plenty of available space. Also electric car charge points at a reasonable rate. A great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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