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Tavistock Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel with a restaurant, steps from University College London

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Daily English breakfast (GBP 17.50 per person)
Terrace/patio
Triple Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi
Park view
Reception
Located near The British Museum, Tavistock Hotel offers a welcoming environment with its restaurant and bar. Guests appreciate the outdoor terrace for relaxing, in-room WiFi for staying connected, and staff who readily assist with booking tours and tickets to local sights.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Laundry

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Single Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(25 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Twin Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(78 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(65 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Family Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Double Room, Park View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(21 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Park View | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Twin Room, Park View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(44 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Triple Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Cosy Double Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Cosy Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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King Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

King Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(21 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Accessible Room | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Accessible Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 King Bed

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King Room Park View | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

King Room Park View

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(20 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Mobile key entry
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hair dryer, towels

Double Room With Park View

  • Sleeps 2

Twin Room with Park View

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Cosy Double Room

  • Sleeps 1

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

King Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Accessible Room

  • Sleeps 3

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Standard King Room Park View

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3

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About the neighborhood

Map
48-55 Tavistock Square, London, England, WC1H 9EU

What's nearby

  • Russell Square - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • The British Museum - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Leicester Square - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Piccadilly Circus - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Trafalgar Square - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Russell Square Underground Station - 5 min walk
  • London (QQU-London Euston Train Station) - 7 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blooms Pizza Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bloomsbury Lanes - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Marquis Cornwallis - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪China City - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Noxy Brothers - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Tavistock Hotel

Hotel near Russell Square
Located close to The British Museum and Leicester Square, Tavistock Hotel provides a terrace, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a bar. In addition to a conference center and a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • English breakfast (surcharge), luggage storage, and a 24-hour front desk
  • A water dispenser, a front-desk safe, and an elevator
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Guest reviews say great things the breakfast, helpful staff, and location
Room features
All 395 rooms have comforts such as laptop-compatible safes, in addition to thoughtful touches like free WiFi and room service. Guest reviews speak positively of the clean rooms at the property.
More amenities include:
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and hair dryers
  • 19-inch LCD TVs with cable channels
  • Free infant beds, heating, and daily housekeeping

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Offsite parking within 0.1 miles (GBP 24 per day)

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 for adults and GBP 17.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room crib

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 8 floors
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 19-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Room service
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 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
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 17.50 for adults and GBP 17.50 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 24 per day (656 ft away)

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 credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

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Tavistock Hotel
Tavistock Hotel London
Tavistock London
Tavistock Hotel London, England
Hotel London Tavistock
Tavistock Hotel London England
Tavistock Hotel Hotel
Tavistock Hotel London
Tavistock Hotel Hotel London

Frequently asked questions

Is Tavistock Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

What time is check-in at Tavistock Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Tavistock Hotel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Tavistock Hotel located?

Located in London City Centre, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of University College London and Russell Square. The British Museum and Tottenham Court Road are also within 15 minutes. Russell Square Underground Station is 5 minutes by foot and Euston Square Underground Station is 8 minutes.

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Reviews

Tavistock Hotel Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.8

Cleanliness

8.0

Amenities

8.8

Staff & service

8.0

Eco-friendliness

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 892 out of 2010 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 707 out of 2010 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 260 out of 2010 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 97 out of 2010 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 2010 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Solid hotel for business travel.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was my second stay here. Would definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good, would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good central location, adequate
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, friendly staff. Good food and nice rooms with comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for a stay in central London
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vaughn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Tavistock Hotel is close to everything. Staff are very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We found the Tavistock Hotel lovely. It was very clean, rooms were perfect. It was the perfect location. The buffet breakfast was very good. Would definitely stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Located in a central area close to multiple underground stations. The staff was great and accommodating for any requests!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are just wonderful. The beds are comfy. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hector

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice area
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Regina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. Stayed here in 1988! So had to come back 37 years later! Great area. Friendly helpful staff. Clean. Great breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Cary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice location in central London, a bit dated in the hallways and rooms very small but comfortable and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great hotel, friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Al

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff were very helpful and pleasant.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Decent price for good quality stay. All was good. Room smallish but comfortable and fine. Great breakfast options. Overall left with a good impression.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Norma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to Euston. It’s an old hotel and needs updating. The breakfast was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, delicious food and staff were fun to chat to.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, right across from the beautiful park. Bus stops and tube very close. Wonderful beds and a nice big tub. Staff was very accommodating. Great big breakfast.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Great!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a perfect location for our travel needs
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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