Thanet Hotel is a small 3-star hotel on Bedford Place, a residential street in Bloomsbury, in the borough of Camden. It offers rooms with a private bathroom and an English breakfast. It works for you if you want to sleep next to the British Museum and get around the centre on foot.
Location and getting around
The address is 9 Bedford Place (WC1B). According to the hotel, the British Museum is about 200 m away: in practice, around 5 minutes on foot. Covent Garden is about a 15-minute walk, and Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus about 20. From King’s Cross St Pancras station it is also around 20 minutes’ walk.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer, and a TV. Some look onto the garden and others onto the street. Wifi is free.
- Continental or full English breakfast.
- Luggage storage.
It is not stated that there is a restaurant, a bar or air conditioning, something to bear in mind in summer.
Who it suits
- A good fit if you will spend at least one morning at the British Museum.
- Practical if you want a simple hotel for sleeping and breakfast, and spend the day out.
- Handy if you like to walk to Covent Garden and Soho.
Good to know
- Check-in is between 15:00 and 00:00, and the hotel asks you to tell it in advance what time you will arrive.
- Check-out is early, at 10:00, so use the luggage storage if your train or flight leaves in the afternoon.
- It is not stated that reception is open all night.
More places of this category are among the 3-star hotels.