Guilford House Hotel

2.0 star property

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Enter through the distinctive red archway, flanked by a black fence and a white wall, to access the entrance.
Enjoy communal dining in a spacious room with tables set for service, surrounded by black chairs and a simple design.
Relax in this cozy space with a comfortable bed, a compact desk area, and a wardrobe for your belongings.
Four single beds with striped bedspreads and matching pillows, a large mirror, and a radiator adorn this hotel room.
A compact bathroom with a toilet, sink, and mirror.

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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6 Guilford Street, Russel Square, London, England, WC1N 1DR
  • Russell Square
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • The British Museum
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Piccadilly Circus
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Guilford House Hotel

Guest house in London City Centre
A 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance, and a front-desk safe are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. Continental breakfast is free.
Guilford House Hotel offers 14 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This London guesthouse provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This business-friendly guesthouse also offers tour/ticket assistance and a front-desk safe.

Guilford House Hotel is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.

Languages

English, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (GBP 2.50 per night)

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 16-inch TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: GBP 2.50 per night (rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Guilford Hotel
Guilford House Hotel
Guilford House Hotel London
Guilford House London
Guilford Hotel London
Guilford House Hotel London, England
Guilford London
Guilford House Hotel London
Guilford House Hotel Guesthouse
Guilford House Hotel Guesthouse London

Guilford House Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 666 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 666 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 174 out of 666 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 172 out of 666 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 179 out of 666 reviews

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Don't book here

The hotel was tired and not maintained, our room was v basic, the sheets were clean but the room felt like it had not been aired and we all slept bad. The bathroom had a bad damp smell, the shower curtain smelt terrible. The breakfast was basic but they had used pots of peanut butter and Nutella out for use which was not sanitary. This was definitely not worth £200 and I'm very annoyed that we paid this money for this establishment.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cinzia

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lot of people smoking cannabis inside the hotel which smelled really badly with fumes, both in the corridor and in the room. Tried to mention it to the hotel and they basically told me they could not do anything like it is ok to have cannabis smoke throughout the propertly and just to open the window... Room quite dirty and def more of a 1 star hotel. Totally unsafe in general, I was actually shocked to have such a property booked via Expedia.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

John, Greenville

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was dark and dingy. There was an empty coke bottle in the bed. The shower drain overflowed into the room. The WiFi we had to pay for (£2.50 per day per device) was terrible and intermittent at best.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Clean, a little dated but very cheap.

Great value. Staff were fantastic. Room was very basic but clean and all you need for a brief stay. I was only sleeping there, much better than anything near this price (multi occupancy hostel, no thanks). Perfect for my one night to avoid the replacement bus service and be fresh for work in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Juvenal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

yvonne

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was basic, very old fashioned, my room was definitely in need of refurbishment, the curtains didn’t close properly, Noticed some fire doors were perminatly propped open. Unsafe for guests. Excellent helpful staff, very clean bed linen and white towels, comfortable bed but NO mattress or pillow protectors on bed. Had to go 2 doors down for reception and breakfast! NOT sure on security in hotel I stayed at only secure card entrance, internet had said 24 hours security, there were some cameras, SO presume they covered both Hotels ! Even though I once went to reception and there was no one there watching these cameras. OVERALL A VERY GOOD CHEAP HOTEL IN LONDON 😊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Legitimately horrible hotel. Stay anywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

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

2/10 Terrible

Catherine

Disliked: Amenities
I didn’t like having to go to one building and sleeping in another building where there was no 24 hour reception. I was put on 4 flight of stairs with no lifts. The place is a very old house that needs to be demolished. I felt unsafe while I was there. I left at 4:30 in the morning and had no breakfast. I believe that Camden borough should shut that place down as it seems to be more of a health hazard. I feel that I should get a refund for what I had. Would never go there again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gray, Portsmouth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very close to gosh as my grandson was haveing surgery,,,,,,,,good location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly team, very good location. Bathrooms a bit like holiday caravan bathrooms but fair for its star rating and price.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

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

6/10 Okay

Phil, fishponds

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was too small and not comfortable to use. Bloke manning reception took ages to open door on checking in
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just start by booking 1 night, and then reassess

It is passable, I suppose. They charge you for poor quality wifi. The breakfast is stale cereal and bread, instant coffee or tea, and juice. It isn't really worthwhile but I suppose it is something. They have a 36 hour cancellation policy, presumably instituted because so many people wanted to cancel immediately after arrival.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Vincent

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

4/10 Poor

Sandrina

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay, will be visiting again as it’s close to my head office
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Lewis

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

Good

Good location. Friendly staff Room wasn’t amazing but functional and reasonably comfortable. Worth the price I paid
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Affordable
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Okay stay, nothing special

Basic stay. Friendly host. It was a room for the night. Shower needs a deep clean and shower head needs fixing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jacob

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

Neither "small" nor "cheap" needs to be this bad

I was actually given a room in the neighboring Grenville Hotel, rather than the Guilford. It was a very small single. Furnishings were all in poor condition, the place desperately needs cleaning and airing out. The single-glazed windows did nothing to shut out the city noise anyway, but the smell of damp means you're best leaving it open. The "bathroom" (crammed inside a sodden cupboard) was really grim. Despite following the quirky instructions, I could get no hot water from the tap or the shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

adarsh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Decent price, great location, good service

Its a decent hotel at quite center of london. For a decent price. Much better than staying at the airBnB or hostels. Its close to chancery lane tube station and has plenty restaurants nearby. The breakfast is okayish but the hosts are very hospitable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

KIRAN

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024