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Shakespeare Hotel

3.0 star property
Victorian hotel in London with a 24-hour front desk

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Exterior
Garden
Daily continental breakfast (GBP 6.75 per person)
Quadruple Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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Superior Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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

Quadruple Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Triple Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
22-28 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS

What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Marble Arch - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Oxford Street - 5 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Royal Albert Hall - 5 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Kensington High Street - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • London Paddington Station - 2 min walk
  • Paddington Underground Station - 2 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Angus Steakhouse - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sawyers Arms - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bonne Bouche Catering - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Paramount Lebanese Kitchen - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Mihbaj - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Shakespeare Hotel

Hotel near Hyde Park
Close to Marble Arch and Kensington Gardens, Shakespeare Hotel provides amenities like an arcade/game room. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), express check-out, and meeting rooms
  • A vending machine, luggage storage, and a banquet hall
  • Coffee/tea in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and smoke-free premises
  • Guest reviews say great things the breakfast, helpful staff, and location
Room features
All 50 rooms have amenities such as free WiFi. Guest reviews speak well of the clean rooms at the property.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Refrigerators and irons/ironing boards
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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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Frequently asked questions

Is Shakespeare Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Shakespeare Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Shakespeare Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for GBP 30.

Where is Shakespeare Hotel located?

Located in London City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Marble Arch and Kensington High Street are also within 1 mi (2 km). Paddington Underground Station is only a 2-minute walk and London Paddington Station is 2 minutes.

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Shakespeare Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 238 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 357 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 238 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 114 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 68 out of 1015 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

8/10 Good

Yajur Singh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really liked the place to stay in London.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Bettina Antonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, nice hotel. No escalator, up to 4 floors, good WiFi,
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely good access to local transportation.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location within easy walking distance of Paddington Station (Heatrow Express terminus) was a big sell for me. It's also a nice, virant neighbourhood with a small park across the street. Breakfast buffet included with my room was also good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Kathlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love staying here so much. Everything looked so vintage. I loved the architect. My only issue was the bed; It was a little too rigid. Loved how convenient we close it was to Paddington Station, and the variety of restaurants around.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Franco

Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jay Angelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is clean and the staff is nice. The rooms could be cozier. The main thing is that it is next to a big train station so my room vibrated sometimes 😂
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location in a quiet street
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property in a great location to jump on the tube which made it very convenient. Room was pretty small for a group of three. You could hear the tube but it didn’t affect our sleep at all. Would recommend this property.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property, decoration, furniture & facilities are dated
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

damian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Charlotte

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedbugs.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good position, old structure
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Carla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny and charming, the Shakespeare hotel was safe and enough for us on our short stay in London. Great location and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cyrus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a good value and a great proximity to Paddington. It is advisable to request an upper level room also because of of proximity to station.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Madison

Hotel is in an incredible area, it’s clean and the staff was very friendly. Rooms are very small and very cold but does the trick. Would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel was SUPER close to the Underground and Paddington train station. That made getting around London a breeze. Staff let us store our bags for free when we checked out. Check in and out was smooth. Rooms could use a bit of updating, but we had no major complaints.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were extremely friendly. The biggest breakfast was great value and really well stocked even when we arrived towards the end of service. Our only complaint would be the shower which had a broken height adjuster meaning that the rose always sat at the bottom of the slide which was about chest height making a less than easy shower
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Beverley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to transport & walkable to famous attractions. Room was small, I requested a room on ground level which I was given. Just had to get used to rumbling of trains underground.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s in a good safe area and the staff was friendly and the hotel felt safe. But the rooms definitely needed an update. They clean the rooms every day, but the corners and walls were all quite dirty from years of overuse. The breakfast was very good. The rooms are crazy small. But I think that’s what you get in London.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great. Only issue was could hear/feel the rumble of the tube
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an okay stay at Shakespeare Hotel. Didn't feel very welcomed by staff, room was tiny and clean enough but felt quite old and stuffy. Location was good!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 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