Tavistock Hotel
3-star hotel · Bloomsbury, London
Long Weekend score
GoodNo serious reports. in 296 reviews
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in London are rated 8.2 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 42% of London hotels
- 84% of guest comments are praise
- 100% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 42% of London hotels. Compared with 5,640 hotels in London. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 84% of guest comments are praise. 614 praise, 115 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 100% of guest photos show no damage. 52 of 52 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $128 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $96
- 5 min walkto Russell Square station
- 296 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 52 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 12 min walk to the British Museum922 m by road
- A station within walking distanceRussell Square is 401 m away
- Location191 praise · 0 complain
- Staff168 praise · 6 complain
- Breakfast79 praise · 6 complain
Against
- On a main road: Woburn Place42 m from the building
- Heating and air conditioning86 of 296 guests
- Quiet at night33 complain · 8 praise
- Room condition28 complain · 2 praise
- Room size24 complain · 13 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
296 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (191 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 33 of the 41 who mention it complain.
Location1910Strength
The location is exceptional.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Well-located hotel for a city trip.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staff1686Strength
Great location, friendly and comfortable- aside from room being too hot on hot days.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Aged hotel but everything is excellent, very nice welcome, helpful people, excellent breakfast.
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
We stayed here for a total of 9 days the rooms were so stifling hot we couldn't sleep, the staff was uncooperative and sullen.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 2/10 by this guest
Beds341Strength
Beds were comfortable and the room had everything we needed.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The room was spotlessly clean and the bed was very comfortable.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room was very hot, bed wasn't comfortable and room didn't have air conditioner.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Cleanliness713Strength
Our Room was clean , beds were comfortable, the breakfast was great, Bar / cafe downstairs,
Booking network, September 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Comfortable rooms and spotlessly clean throughout the hotel
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The room itself could do with a good scrub as the carpets are a bit mucky as are the door thresholds etc
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Breakfast796Strength
The breakfast was excellent, very varied and plentiful.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The hotel itself is very pleasant, the staff is very polite, the cleaning is excellent, the breakfasts are delicious.
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
breakfast option was very expensive so did not bother with that.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Food233Strength
Terrific location, highly functional room, restaurants on site were very good
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Great location, lovely staff and restaurant.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Evening meal in the bar was not so good
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Views62Mostly good
Room was clean and tidy with a large window view of Tavistock Square and we were upgraded also.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Great view from room of the park.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
But this time the room wasnt good, it was very small had a very bad view and bad food smell from the window, there were no fridge or slippers in the room.
Google, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Value199Mostly good
Good value, in a nice area, close to tube and rail links
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Excellent value for money.
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Reconsider booking in this hotel, I was really disappointed for the amount I paid !!
Booking network, August 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Room size1324Weak spot
My bedroom was a little small, as was the bathroom.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Had a king room and would have liked a little more space to put bags up off floors to open and close them.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The triple room was too small for three person, and the two small fans are not enough for three people inside the room.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Quiet at night833Weak spot
Lower floors can be quite noisy from main road intersection.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
We stayed on the first floor and had noise pollution from the bowling which is located in the basement of the hotel.
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Compact basic room with no air-conditioning and windows which barely opened, plus occasional traffic noise, meant poor sleep on a warm London night.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Room condition228Weak spot
For the money the room was a bit basic and dated but for what we needed it was fine.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The bath looked a little tired although worked fine.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Room was a little tired in places, but it was clean.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 5,227 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: heating and air conditioning, in 86 of 296 reviews.
Heating and air conditioning86 of 2961 in 3 reviews
Room should not have been let- far too hot and affected sleep.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Only thing was that the room I had didn’t have aircon, which normally would not matter, but at the end of the unprecedented heatwave was necessary.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom10 of 2961 in 30 reviews
Rooms not equipped with air conditioning, no minibar, the bathroom sink faucet was very inconvenient, and water would spill out onto the floor.
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Water flux in the shower is quite poor.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolved5 of 2961 in 59 reviews
I reported it to the staff, but the hotel did not resolve the issue.
Google, September 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
I asked reception if there was another room available and I was told No.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 3/10 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 296 reviews.
Photos, checked
0 of the 52 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (0%).
Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (1), bar (2), bathtub (2).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$128 is a typical night, from 297 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 9% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $110Dearest month: Nov 2026, $205
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Vio.com$262
- bluepillow.co.uk$268
- Trip.com$278
- billabook.com$304
- tripening.com$347
- logitravel.co.uk$350
- traveluro.com$384
- hutchgo.com$393
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Russell Square station is 401 m away by road, about 5 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest main road: Woburn Place42 m
- Nearest shop: Portland Food & Wine1 min walk102 m by road
- Nearest station: Russell Square5 min walk401 m by road
- The British Museum12 min walk922 m by road
- Big Ben3.1 km
- Buckingham Palace3.7 km
- Tower Bridge4.9 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
12 room types, from 17 to 21 m².
- Cozy Double Room17 m²Sleeps 1
- Single Room17 m²Sleeps 1
- Triple Room19 m²Sleeps 33 Twin bed
- Twin Room19 m²Sleeps 2
- Standard King Room Park View19 m²Sleeps 2A view, going by the room's name
- Double Room19 m²Sleeps 2
The other 6 room types
- Standard Twin Room Park View19 m²Sleeps 2A view, going by the room's name
- Standard Double Room Park View19 m²Sleeps 2A view, going by the room's name
- King Room19 m²Sleeps 2
- Family Room - Disability Access21 m²Sleeps 31 Twin bed + 1 Double bedBathtub in its photos
- Family Room21 m²Sleeps 31 Twin bed + 1 Double bed
- Accessible RoomNot statedSleeps 31 Twin bed + 1 King bed
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.1 out of 10. 42% of the 5,640 hotels in London are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.2.
Every review site, out of 100
27 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 33 guests complain about noise, and Woburn Place runs 42 m away.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 28 of the 30 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
296 reviews counted · 92 photos checked · updated 10 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 884 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 296 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 128 older, 183 in other languages, 275 with a score but no words and 2 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 189 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 14 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 13 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 92 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 52 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.