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Royal National Hotel

3.0 of 5
Bedford Way at Russell Square, London WC1H 0DG, England
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Ranked #694 of 1,067 hotels in London
2.5 of 5 stars 1846 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Very good(29)
  • English breakfast(26)
  • Russell Square(25)
  • Great location(22)
  • Tube station(21)
  • British museum(18)
  • First nights(14)
  • Single bed(13)
  • Rooms are clean(9)
  • Would not recommend(5)
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HartlepoolBob
HARTLEPOOL
Reviewer
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 14, 2012 NEW

My wife and I travelled to London to see a couple of West End shows. The hotel was cetrally situated (Russell Square) and handy for main line stations.Kings Cross,St.Pancras,Euston were all within a ten minute walk. Bus stops and Uderground stations close to hand.Taxis were plentiful both ousie the hotel and in the hotel courtyard The hotel was very clean,... More

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carla3010
Rome, Italy
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2012 NEW

It is a nice hotel almost in the center of London, just a couple of stops from Piccadilly Circus. The cleanliness was acceptable. The Hotel was a bit chaotic and crowded because it is used mostly by schools and large tourist groups. The breakfast was basic, if you wanted something hot and cooked you had to pay extra. We had... More

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Greenbee3
Dumbarton, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

Stayed for two nights and cannot fault this hotel. Easy to find. We arrived late on Friday and by time we arrived back after day out on Saturday, room had been cleaned again with fresh towels. Breakfast was very busy as you would expect with a hotel this size, but was ideal if you only need a light breakfast. Option... More

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Lilja70
Alesund, Norway
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 10, 2012 NEW

You get what you pay for. We went there just to have roof over our heads and breakfast, we were about 30 collegues that did London over the weekend. It was clean, we got fresh towels every day, the rooms were small, but hey it was London. More

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eddiewoods
Scottish Borders
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012
4
people found this review helpful

I knew I had to come to london in Late January so booked a great deal with British Airways and this was the Hotel I picked. Massive Hotel split into two parts more like a hostel and as one reviewer says it used to be the student halls for the University of London, I must say it felt exactly like... More

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optic2000
Istanbul, Turkey
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012
3
people found this review helpful

thanks to all other reviewers, we took our breakfast with us and kept our expectaions low... And had no problem. Even if it was off season, the hotel was crowded. Being close to russel square underground station is a good thing. Take Piccadily line directly from heatrow and no change, you can get to russel square station... As i said,... More

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jumping55
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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8 reviews
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I am not sure if I liked this hotel but thinking back it was not too bad! Stayed here one night for work, rooms were very small but comfortable, a little noisy but not too bad! I would not say the rooms were clean, and previous guest had written all over the walls! Fantastic location and paid a great price!... More

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Hank R
Danderyd
Reviewer
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I visited this Royal national hotel once again with a friend from Jan. 20-23, 2012. We got a room on 7th floor, #7088, very nice and clean, and in very good shape. Very hot inside so the window was open. However I just found the refrigerator pipe and cut off the heating and so that small problem was solved. We... More

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MonicaCyprus
Cyprus
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012
2
people found this review helpful

This is a Hostel like Hotel with basic amenities and perfect location. I was told that the building used to be the Student Halls for University of London (which makes sense). It is very big and busy and most of the visitors are groups of students. The rooms are BASIC, decent size but not the cleanest (at least ours wasn't).... More

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oschar
county durham
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

I recently stayed here with my friend for a 2 night stay. The rooms on the website looked really plush and spacious but in reality werent that big at all and the bathroom was tiny by any standards. It was clean and comfy and the staff were very helpful with any querie we had and provided extra pillows immediately when... More

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  • Royal National
  • Royal National London
  • Hotel Royal National
  • Hotel National Royal
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Address: Bedford Way at Russell Square, London WC1H 0DG, England

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