Independent hotel guide
The Bloomsbury
Travellers dividing time between the museum, Soho and theatre evenings.
The entrance to The Bloomsbury on Great Russell Street.
Image: The Bloomsbury. Full attribution
At a glance
Quick facts
- Neighbourhood
- Bloomsbury
- Location
- London
Editorial take
Why consider The Bloomsbury?
Great Russell Street base combining museum days and West End evenings
Best for
Travellers dividing time between the museum, Soho and theatre evenings.
Avoid if
you want a hotel facing a garden square rather than the West End edge of Bloomsbury.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Great Russell Street address
- Dalloway Terrace and two named bars
- Dedicated family-room category
Trade-offs
- The southern edge is a different setting from Russell or Tavistock Square
- Dining reservations and room occupancy need separate checks
Fit check
Who it suits — and who should skip it
Best for: Travellers dividing time between the museum, Soho and theatre evenings.
Skip it if: you want a hotel facing a garden square rather than the West End edge of Bloomsbury.
Related reading:London hotel guide; Best Hotels Near the British Museum (Bloomsbury).
Stay details
Rooms and spa
These are the room categories for which our current source set contains useful, comparable detail. They are not presented as a complete live inventory.
family
Family Room
The hotel publishes a dedicated family-room category. Confirm occupancy and the exact sleeping arrangement for the ages travelling.
Facilities in our source set
- Dalloway Terrace
Hotel restaurant; reserve the intended sitting rather than assuming a room booking includes a table.
On the ground
Location and access
The Bloomsbury is at 16–22 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3NN. See our London hotel guide for the wider area context and other places to stay.
16–22 Great Russell Street is the hotel’s published address. Plan the walking route to the museum entrance named on your visit confirmation; no exact walking time is asserted.
Before you book
Good to know
Policy notes
Confirm occupancy, breakfast inclusion, cancellation terms and any essential arrangements for the selected room and rate.
Accessibility
No independent access survey by BestUKHotels.com. Ask the hotel for the exact entrance, lift or stairs, bedroom and bathroom route before booking.
Quick answers
Questions travellers ask about The Bloomsbury
What is the main reason to choose The Bloomsbury?
Great Russell Street base combining museum days and West End evenings
Who is The Bloomsbury best for?
Travellers dividing time between the museum, Soho and theatre evenings.
Where is The Bloomsbury?
The hotel is at 16–22 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3NN. 16–22 Great Russell Street is the hotel’s published address. Plan the walking route to the museum entrance named on your visit confirmation; no exact walking time is asserted.
What should I check before booking The Bloomsbury?
Confirm the exact family room arrangement and inclusions before comparing the total.
Featured in our London guides
The Bloomsbury is shortlisted in these editorial guides, each written for a different trip.
Alternatives
Other hotels we have written up that may suit a different brief.
The Montague on the Gardens
- Best for
- Museum-focused couples and families who want to minimise the approach from the hotel.
- Trade-off
- Garden outlook depends on the room booked
Start here when the British Museum is the reason for the trip. The Montague Street address makes a museum-led itinerary more straightforward than choosing a station hotel and returning across Bloomsbury each day. Garden-view categories and connecting arrangements offer different ways to spend more; they should be requested explicitly rather than inferred from the hotel name.
Booking tipConfirm the exact garden view double arrangement and inclusions before comparing the total.
The Academy
- Best for
- A smaller townhouse stay with museum and Fitzrovia plans.
- Trade-off
- No lift; limited step-free ground-floor rooms require advance arrangement
The Academy offers a different scale from the large Russell Square hotels: five Georgian townhouses combined into a 50-room-and-suite property. Its Gower Street position suits a trip split between the museum and the western side of Bloomsbury. The choice is the townhouse format, not an assumption that every room has the same layout or access.
Booking tipConfirm the exact rooms and suites arrangement and inclusions before comparing the total.
Editorial evidenceSources3 cited references supporting this page
Claims are paired with the publisher and access date used during editorial verification.
Address, current operation, Dalloway Terrace, Coral Room and Bloomsbury Club Bar
Dedicated family-room category
Map coordinates
Postcode centroid, not a surveyed entrance; Open Government Licence.
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