The Lancaster - London

The Lancaster
Guest Ratings7.5
London, GB
4-6 Bedford Place
LondonGB WC1B 5JD
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Guest Ratings 7.5

Description


The Lancaster Boutique Hotel is a converted 18th-century townhouse, located within 500 metres of the British Museum and 0.5 miles from London's famous theatre district. The hotel's 51 guestrooms feature light, pastel colour schemes, classically patterned fabrics and original 18th-century Georgian design features including sash windows, high ceilings, coving and fireplaces. Rooms offer garden views (on availability), desks, coffee tables, satellite television, dial-up Internet access and safes. All rooms have shower units, whilst toilet facilities are shared.
The hotel's restaurant is open for continental-style breakfast (surcharge) and traditional English dinner, and the hotel's Clarendon Bar serves drinks and bar snacks and has access to the private garden and its benches, with satellite television in the lobby featuring a 24-hour news channel. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff that can assist with transport bookings and theatre ticket reservations, as well as recommending places to visit in the London area, and a pass is available to the Grange Holborn Leisure Club for an extra charge. The club offers a swimming pool, sauna, steam rooms and beauty treatments. Nearby attractions include; the London Library, New Oxford Street and its flagship chain stores, and the London Transport Museum in busy Covent Garden, all 0.5 miles away. London Heathrow Airport is 19 miles (31 kilometres) from the hotel, a 45-minute drive.

Property Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Banquet facilities
  • Bar/lounge
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Concierge services
  • Conference room(s)
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Elevator/lift
  • Event catering
  • Express check- in
  • Express check-out
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Medical assistance available
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Patio
  • Picnic area
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • RestaurantMealTypeBreakfast
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Secretarial services
  • Security guard
  • Shoe shine
  • Suitable for children
  • Television in lobby
  • Tour assistance
  • Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
  • Check-in time is 2 PM
  • Check-out time is 11 AM

Room Amenities

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Extra towels/bedding in room
  • Handheld shower
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway beds
  • Separate sitting area
  • Sewing kit
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Sofa bed
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

Things to do

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



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Activities & Points of interest

- British Museum - 200 metres
- London Theatres - 0.5 miles (1 kilometre)
- London Library - 0.5 miles (1 kilometre)
- London Transport Museum - 0.5 miles (1 kilometre)
- New Oxford Street - 0.5 miles (1 kilometre)
- St. Paul's Cathedral - 2 miles (3 kilometres)

Guest reviews for this property: The Lancaster

7.5 out of 10
Based on 9  rating
This hotel is recommended by 7  travellers
Scores are based on a 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) rating system
1-9 of 9  reviews
Guest rating  6.0
Posted on   19/04/2009
Hotel Service
4.0
Hotel Condition
6.0
Room Cleanliness
8.0
Room Comfort
6.0

Convenient

The hotel ideally located for what I needed but for the price and modern day standards I would have expected a toilet in my room as there was a shower and wash basin. I found it very inconvenient having to go down the corridor to the wc.

Recommended byMfromPreston Lancashire

Guest rating  8.0
Posted on   23/02/2009
Hotel Service
8.0
Hotel Condition
8.0
Room Cleanliness
8.0
Room Comfort
8.0

Very nice trip

I want to stay more then one night the next time

Recommended byMfromVienna

Guest rating  8.0
Posted on   12/12/2008
Hotel Service
10.0
Hotel Condition
8.0
Room Cleanliness
10.0
Room Comfort
8.0

Hard to believe

Hard to believe that for the price, this hotel existed in Central London. Location is handy, very convenient for travellers to/from Kings Cross, St. Pancras or Euston which are all about tewnty minutes walk away (if that). The hotel is also a stones throw away from Russell Square and 5-10min walk from Russell Square Tube (much easier than Holborn). Service was great, with a room upgrade made available upon arrival. Room was comfortable and tidy, staff very friendly and accomodating and all for a very reasonable rate! Would definately stay again. Without doubt.

Recommended byNfromNewcastle-upon-Tyne

Guest rating  6.0
Posted on   24/11/2008
Hotel Service
6.0
Hotel Condition
6.0
Room Cleanliness
8.0
Room Comfort
6.0

Pleasant enough for one night

We booked this hotel as it was fairly close to Covent Garden and we had tickets for the ballet. However, in this day and age, i think it is taken for granted that hotel rooms have an en suite bathroom. Our hotel room was nice but i was quite surprised to arrive and find a shower which opened straight into the room and onto carpet (not the best for hygiene) and a handbasin, and discovered that the loo was out of the room and down the corridor. It might have been better for the hotel to point this out on the website!

Recommended bySfromPortsmoth

Guest rating  6.0
Posted on   05/11/2008
Hotel Service
6.0
Hotel Condition
4.0
Room Cleanliness
6.0
Room Comfort
4.0

Radiator didn't work

No lift, and we were at 3 floor, and radiator stopped to work the first morning. They weren't able to repair before we checked out. Although this it's well placed and quiet.

Recommended bySfromBarcelona

Guest rating  10.0
Posted on   03/11/2008
Hotel Service
10.0
Hotel Condition
8.0
Room Cleanliness
10.0
Room Comfort
10.0

great stay and all within walking distance

the lancaster hotel was great, the room was quite big, very clean and comfortable. we were in london for my other halfs birthday, and we wanted to see all the sites so needed something pretty central. the lancaster was ideal, we managed to get to all the attractions we wanted to on foot. the only downside to the hotel was the lack of a toilet in the room, but that wasn't too much of a problem. overall i was relatively impressed at such a good price!!!

Recommended bylfromplymouth, england

Guest rating  6.0
Posted on   30/09/2008
Hotel Service
8.0
Hotel Condition
6.0
Room Cleanliness
8.0
Room Comfort
6.0

Check hotel room deatils before booking so you know what you are getting

If you are planning on booking a room in this hotel be aware that the toliets are outside of the room. The shower and sink are in your room but not in their own seperate bathroom, saying ensuite room is deceiving and we were not happy when we arrived.

Recommended byMfromLondon

Guest rating  10.0
Posted on   21/09/2008
Hotel Service
10.0
Hotel Condition
10.0
Room Cleanliness
10.0
Room Comfort
8.0

What a pleasant surprise

This was the largest hotel room in London I have ever stayed in! And it had a lot of character. The staff were exceptionally friendly, too! If you don't mind not having an ensuite toilet (and I really didn't) this hotel is a perfect choice!

Recommended byHfromBerlin

Guest rating  10.0
Posted on   28/07/2008
Hotel Service
10.0
Hotel Condition
10.0
Room Cleanliness
10.0
Room Comfort
10.0

Prime location

I really enjoyed my stay at the Lancaster, the location was fantastic and couldn't have asked for more foe my money....

Recommended byCfromSouthport

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1-9 of 9  reviews
* Prices shown are for the period of 09/07/2009 to 08/08/2009, excluding taxes and fees

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