Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury

Gresham Hotel

36 Bloomsbury Street, , London, England WC1B 3QJ

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Hotel next to British Museum

did not stay here, walked past hotel after visit to British museum which is just round the corner to hotel.

Unique Quality: located opposite Bedford square, lots of greenery

nearby restaurants, lots to choose from.

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  • Related to: Family Travel, Business Travel, Museum Visits
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It's cheap and central but not recommended

I got here very late (24hour reception) and left early. I only stayed here because I was in London for the evening and didn't want to have to rush away to catch the last train (or miss it and be stranded!). So I booked the Gresham in Bloomsbury.

Before booking I had read all the reviews so I knew it wasn't going to be good - and it wasn't. But on the positive side, the bed was clean and comfortable, there was hot water in my room and they had provided a towel and soap and the TV worked. I didn't try the shared facilities but I had a look at them, the shower looked clean at 6am - (don't know what it would be like later after several guests had used it). There were two loos on my floor, one was in complete darkness and had a hole in the ceiling where the light used to be. The other was perfectly adequate.

My room was small but very very hot and although I was able to turn down the heating, I couldn't turn it off completely. My window looked out onto the street and the noise from the traffic was awful when I opened it in the morning. The decor was shabby and the whole place needs complete modernisation.

Breakfast was included in the price and was ok - a cooked breakfast - eggs scrambled or fried, bacon and sausage. I just had the scrambled eggs and toast - it was ok. There was cereal and fruit juice available too.

The most worrying thing about this hotel was the door locks - they don't. Unless I was doing something really stupid (which is entirely possible) I just couldn't work out how to lock the door - I had read in the hotel reviews that other people had had this problem too so I wasn't entirely surprised. Of course it meant that I wasn't able to leave anything in the room and this is the main reason why I wouldn't stay here again.

Unique Quality: The unique thing about this hotel is that it's in Bloomsbury and you would expect to pay a lot more for a hotel room in this area.

I have indicated that I was somewhat unsatisfied with this hotel - a hotel with doors that don't lock is can never be satisfactory. Check your key/lock works as soon as you arrive.

  • Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
  • Related to: Music, Theater Travel, Trains
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by LauraWest

Has anyone stayed at Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury or the Arran House Hotel? Or know about them? I searched to find member comments on these 2, but came up empty.

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Sorry, don't know them, but have you tried www.tripadvisor.com?

RE: RE: Bloomsbury hotels

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thanks, Robin. I forgot about that site. I found many positive reviews of Arran! and real bad ones on G.H.B.; now I better hurry to reserve, before forum readers take my Arran Room!! Viewed your site, briefly. Love Indian food, too, as well as all Asian. Being a vegetarian, I gravitate towards those clever-w/o-meat cuisines.

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 The unique thing about this hotel is that it's in Bloomsbury and you would expect to pay a lot more for a hotel room in this area.

I have indicated that I was somewhat unsatisfied with this hotel - a hotel with doors that don't lock is can never be satisfactory. Check your key/lock works as soon as you arrive. 

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