Shakespeare Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Fireplace
Reception
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Quadruple Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
22-28 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS
  • Hyde Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Kensington Gardens
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Marble Arch
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Shakespeare Hotel

3-star hotel in London City Centre
This smoke-free hotel features coffee/tea in a common area, a meeting room, and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include an arcade/game room, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance.
Shakespeare Hotel offers 50 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Shakespeare Hotel features a vending machine, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Victorian hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, coffee/tea in a common area, and room service (during limited hours).

Shakespeare Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 steps to reach entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 4 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out fee: GBP 30
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 5 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 30

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Shakespeare Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 234 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 349 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 234 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 121 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 1003 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good short stay.
The Shakespeare was ideal for my one night stay in London, being conveniently close to Paddington Station. The staff were helpful and the room was clean with comfortable bed and good shower.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Faye

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No mention of stairs only ..very difficult with luggage. Rooms had too much furniture and too small. Bathroom size was ridiculous. Breakfast staff friendly. Luggage storage good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean Hotel
Great location!
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location and room, although small was clean and tidy. Hotel is a little dated and there only appears to be a small staircase but not a problem for me. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Abcd

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very small room, very noisy from the train, looks like we were having a big earthquake evrytime the train passed, we couldn't sleep, i asked to be switched to other room but they ignored me.Also the badroom has a loud noise from electrical sistem. The refrigerator was noisy too. Who can sleep like that. The people on charche were friendly. Very simple breakfast. No beacon or sausages.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was returning from a long flight that got in late. I booked a room to overnight in London. The Square is charming as are the staff. I'm returning in March 25 and will definitely be booking again. Do include the breakfast option as it is great value for money. I found the reception staff and breakfast room staff helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Georgina

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice place, right next to the train station and super accessible.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Reasonably priced but rather tiny
The room was very clean & tidy although very small. The bathroom had a 'damp' smell that was quite overpowering if the door was left open. We had a room on the third flood which meant 62 steps to our floor. Reasonably priced for our 1 night stay and excellently placed for the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay; nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Shazia

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is not as,clean as it should b.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short walk to Paddington Station, the connection to Heathrow Airport via the Elizabeth Line or Heathrow Express. Able to walk all through historic London and back again. Included a full breakfast. Kept our luggage until ready to check in. Only issue was the rumbling of the Metro line felt like a small earthquake every 5 minutes or so. Stopped overnight so didn't interfere with sleep. Able to get used to it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

stewart

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Travelers Rest

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Susan

Found it VERY unusual that the water was not potable. Required purchasing bottled water. On my first stay, I was given a room requiring me to climb 60 steps. The higher I went, the narrower the steps became. There was not an adequate handrail at the top of the last stairs. I had to carry my suitcase up. It was difficult. When I left the first time, I requested a room on a lower floor for my two more stays. I was placed in quiet rooms on the main/registration floor and was OK with that.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Dolores

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Talia

Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Gilles

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No elevator and dangerously steep stairs, with no help whatsoever from the front desk
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Carol, Thorold

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our visit and the location was great for shops, restaurants, and transportation.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edmund Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Like all the hotels in this area it's converted houses with lots of stairs and rooms on several floors. My room was small but as described. The hotel generally seems clean and well maintained. Breakfast was better than I expcted. Overall the hotel was good value for London
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lizz, San Juan

comfortable and inexpensivez
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024