The Buckingham - London

39-40 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JT United Kingdom
Guest rating 8.0
(Neighbourhood average 7.1)
8.0 overall guest rating
Average for the neighbourhood is 7.1
51.51945, -0.12341
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Overview

Location.

The Buckingham is a historic hotel in Bloomsbury in central London, England. The area is famous for the early 20th-century 'Bloomsbury Set' of writers and academics. The British Museum is 200 metres away from the hotel, and the British Library and Covent Garden are within half a mile. Russell Square Tube station is 200 metres from the hotel.

Hotel Features.

Converted from a four-storey Georgian townhouse, the intimate hotel backs onto landscaped gardens overlooked by a terrace.

Breakfast is served in The Buckingham hotel's contemporary Garden Restaurant with garden access. Guests can enjoy drinks and snacks, and complimentary newspapers and magazines in the modern Clarendon Bar, which also opens onto the garden terrace.

Multilingual concierge staff can give sightseeing advice. Guests can use a nearby fitness centre, The Grange, at a reduced rate. It has an indoor pool, steam room and sauna and offers beauty therapies (surcharge).

Guestrooms.

The Buckingham hotel's 51 guestrooms blend contemporary decor with authentic Georgian details such as fireplaces, sash windows and high ceilings with coving. The bright rooms have separate seating areas and kitchenettes with microwave ovens and refrigerators. There are also high-speed Internet connections, safes and tea/coffee making facilities. The private bathrooms have separate baths and showers.

Why book with us?

Facilities

Services

  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge services
  • Express check- in
  • Express check-out
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Medical assistance available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Security guard
  • Shoe shine
  • Tour assistance
  • Use of nearby fitness center (discount)

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Dry cleaning service

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cassette player
  • CD player
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Extra towels/bedding in room
  • Hair dryer
  • Handheld shower
  • Housekeeping
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe
  • Internet access - high speed
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Premium bedding
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway beds
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Separate sitting area
  • Sewing kit
  • Sofa bed
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

General

  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Patio;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • RestaurantMealTypeBreakfast;
  • Suitable for children;
  • Television in lobby
Check-in time is 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Pets not allowed

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are 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.

Dining

Garden Restaurant - Breakfast room with contemporary décor and access to private landscaped gardens, serving continental and traditional English breakfasts.

Clarendon Bar - Contemporary bar serving drinks and snacks. Has satellite television, complimentary newspapers and magazines, and offers access to the gardens.

Please check the Rooms and Rates page to see which rates include breakfast.

Recreation

Guests at The Buckingham hotel have discounted entry to the Grange Holborn Leisure Centre, two minutes from the hotel; facilities include a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and beauty therapy treatments.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.


  • Aerobics nearby
  • Bird watching nearby
  • Boating nearby
  • Boat launch nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
  • Playground nearby
  • Racquetball/squash nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Tennis nearby
  • Yoga classes/instruction nearby

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Everest Room

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cassette player
  • CD player
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Extra towels/bedding in room
  • Hair dryer
  • Handheld shower
  • Housekeeping
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe
  • Internet access - high speed
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Premium bedding
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway beds
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Separate sitting area
  • Sewing kit
  • Sofa bed
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

Standard Double/Twin

One double or two twin beds. Light modern decor with original Georgian period features. Satellite television with premium channels, CD player, Internet connection, tea and coffee making facilities, kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator. Bathroom with designer toiletries and hair dryer.

All rooms include

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are 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. Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.

Area map

The Buckingham Bloomsbury - Soho

A short guide to Bloomsbury - Soho

The University of London and the British Museum give Bloomsbury a bookish air. Charlotte Street offers good restaurants, while Tottenham Court Road has electronic stores to suit all budgets, and links to the 300 shops of buzzing Oxford Street. Trendy Soho is a few minutes away by foot. Full of local character, it offers interesting pubs, top restaurants, West End theatres and a rich, sometimes risqué nightlife.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Russell Square - 200 yards
  • British Museum - 400 yards
  • London Senate House Library - 500 yards
  • Bedford Square - 600 yards
  • Dickens House - 700 yards
  • University of London - 700 yards
  • Royal Opera House - 800 yards
  • London School of Economics and Political Science - 800 yards
  • London Transport Museum - 900 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

  • Pollock's Toy Museum - 900 yards

3.0+ mi

  • London City Airport (LCY) - 7.5 miles
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 14 miles
  • Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) - 15 miles
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 25 miles
  • London Luton Airport - 27 miles
  • White Waltham Airport - 28 miles
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) - 30 miles
  • Farnborough Airport (FAB) - 33 miles
  • Southend-on-Sea Municipal Airport (SEN) - 36 miles
  • Shoreham-By-Sea Airport (ESH) - 48 miles
  • Cambridge Airport (CBG) - 49 miles

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