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The Thanet Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Russell Square

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Front of property
Shower, towels, soap
Interior
Standard Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi
Exterior

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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8 Bedford Place, London, England, WC1B 5JA
  • The British Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Russell Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Piccadilly Circus
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • 160 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

  • 80 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

London

London City Centre stay.At this London City Centre hotel, you'll be well placed to visit Russell Square and The British Museum, both within a 5-minute walk. Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • The British Museum - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Russell Square - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Leicester Square - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Piccadilly Circus - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Trafalgar Square - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Holborn Underground Station - 6 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Station - 9 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪All Star Lanes - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Trattoria Verdi - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Antalya Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Swiss Butter - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Swan - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Thanet Hotel

3-star hotel near Russell Square
WiFi is free in public spaces.
  • 20 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (24 hours)
The Thanet Hotel offers 20 accommodations with portable fans. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English, Filipino, Hindi, Polish, Urdu

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 21-inch TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be 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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash.

Property is also known as

The Thanet Hotel Hotel
The Thanet Hotel London
The Thanet Hotel Hotel London

Frequently asked questions

How close is The Thanet Hotel to the airport?

The Thanet Hotel is 9 mi (36-min drive) away from the London City Airport (LCY) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does The Thanet Hotel have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at The Thanet Hotel.

Does The Thanet Hotel offer free breakfast?

The Thanet Hotel does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at The Thanet Hotel?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at The Thanet Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

Is there free parking at The Thanet Hotel?

Free parking is not available at this hotel.

Does The Thanet Hotel have a pool?

The Thanet Hotel does not have a pool.

Does The Thanet Hotel have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is The Thanet Hotel to downtown London?

The Thanet Hotel is 0.9 mi away from London.

The Thanet Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 130 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 130 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 130 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 130 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 130 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good nights stay

Good budget hotel ideal pisition when your working in the city
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was nothing on the Expedia listing to suggest that the room I was booking had a shared bathroom/toilet. This needs to be listed explicitly. I would not have booked here as a woman travelling by myself had I known that I'd be sharing a toilet with a bunch of men. The toilet was not clean. The room was clean enough but very rough (unhemmed and water-stained curtain, some spots on the bedding, carpet warn, marked walls). I wouldn't stay again because of the shared bathroom particularly, and am really annoyed that I booked this without my knowing (other hotels had this listed explicitly, so I chose this one because it didn't say the toilet was shared... not cool).
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Joao

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room that was called a bedroom, was a space in a hallway with a bed, the bathroom old and in need of repairs
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gurmeet

Traveled with family

Most worst stay

It was so unhygienic lots of dust and rust everywhere. Patches on sheet , torn bed , no toiletries
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

carly, british

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed here because our train was cancelled and needed somewhere to stay last minute. It was fine. The staff was very friendly, the room was ok. Very outdated and needs repairs but for one night it was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prepare to be disappointed. Single room in the basement. Awful. Uncomfortable bed. Noisy. Poor bathroom. Creepy. The location is good and it's cheap. That's all.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The receptionist was most welcoming on arrival and informative. I was able to store my luggage until my room was ready so I could carry on with my day. The reception was open 24 hours a day so I didn't have to worry about my return time. The only negative was, there was a kettle in my room but no coffee or milk.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dreadful - unacceptable

The toilet didn’t work except spayed out water everywhere and the shower was leaking from the valve and shower hose was split
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Adrienne

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Basic but a good price. Comfy beds after a day out

It was central and about a 10 minute walk to Holborn or Russell Sq tubes. The beds were nice and comfy. We had a lovely powerful shower. The hotel could do with some tlc but for the price we paid it was fine. The guy on reception on the annexe was super helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great walkable area. Didn’t like inflexibility of late checkout
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel ,my room was spotlessly clean with the amenities you would expect,a very quiet location,easy access to transport & Central London.Very friendly welcoming staff,a highly recommended hotel for a very reasonable price per room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amadeo

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice area
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Jack

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my night, the heating system is working fine unlike others around i have used. Keep the flag flying at the top
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sharon

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst experience ever.

The room smelt musty. Shower curtain smelt awful. TV didnt work. Asked the reception if she knew the place which I needed to get to. She was rude didnt even look at me and said google it. Couldnt sleep under covers because kept getting pricked on my legs. Couldnt wait to leave. 9 hours was enough.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Oghenekovie

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Trash from previous guest, balcony littered with cigarette butts, half opened multiple toilet papers, Booked 2 single beds cause I was with my brother but it was a double bed. Then online check out is started as 11 but on ground told it was 10. then was told by the check-in staff that I could leave my luggage on ground if I checked out. At check out was told this was a stashed place so had to pay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Business traveler
I stayed in room 17 which was cheap but at a cost. The basement room had an issue with a poorly draining sink and shower, so taps could only be run for a few seconds. Batteries for tv remote were dead. Overall good value for the price despite sacrificing some comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ruslan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty room, no towells, and receptionist was unprofessional.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
O.K. stay for 2 nights. Room had a slight problem in that the window was drafty - it didn't fir in the frame well - & no double glazing, making the room a bit cold. Shower was very small thoguh I managed. In room wifi was o.k.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

LIAM

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024