“Moderately priced Bloomsbury area hotel”

My single room was square and cozy with a sizable bathroom. The single room my friend got was L-shaped and less conveniently arranged. We were happy to the hotel's discount card at one of the Charlotte Street restaurants. TV was smaller than one usually sees these days, but adequate.

“Nice room but very small with single bed”

Safe neighbourhood. Lots of restaurants neraby.

“Hotel Review 1”

The hotel itself was great, near to multiple underground stations, the British Museum, Hyde Park, and a bunch of restaurants. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the quality of the room was what I would expect. When we got to the hotel the name that my hotel was booked under was wrong. I don't know if this was Expedia or the hotel, but it caused some confusion and it took a while to get checked in, since I didn't have a way to get my reservation number. Overall very good experience though.

“Rathbone - no room for my backbone!”

I knew from reviews posted on-line that rooms at the Rathbone were small, but I never guessed just how small a room could be! Miniscule would be a better descriptor. I had a single room which I could barely turn around in, and I'm a small person! There was just enough room for a twin bed and a luggage rack on one side of the room and a desk & wardrobe on the other, which left approximately 2 feet of space between them. The bathroom was so tiny that it was actually difficult getting in & out of the shower. For the average price per night, which I felt was unjustified, I felt squeezed physically & financially!! If I had known just how tiny the rooms were I would have stayed elsewhere. That said, the Rathbone was clean and the bed was comfy. The staff was friendly and helpful. I also liked the neighborhood - close to the Goodge St. tube, the British Museum and lots of great pubs!

“Amazing location and quiet street surrounded by great restaurants”

This is the quietest hotel I've stayed in in London, and I work here frequently. It is tucked away between the Tottenham Court Rd. and Goodge St. underground stations and is surrounded, literally, by excellent restaurants and pubs. The two underground stations are, respectively, a three and four block walk, but the 18 restaurants in between, make it worthwhile. It is also less than a 10 minute walk to Oxford Circus, the British Museum and Charing Cross. The staff was very helpful and friendly, the hotel is fairly old but very clean and charming. The room was very small and the bathroom, shower and TV were microscopic in size, but it was meticulously clean and everything was in working order.

“Pricey for what it is”

Maybe you are paying for the location...? It's a lot of money, but I don't know what my expenses really covered. I still had to pay for Wi-Fi. Guhh...companies need to realize we are in the 21st century and have free-wifi for paying customers. Nothing was particularly bad. The room was clean, the hotel was old--but had a rustic feel to it. But I was not impressed by a whole lot, other than the location.

“Great Location, great staff!”

Stayed here only for one night while attended a seminar very nearby. The hotel is older and some of the rooms are smaller but they are very clean and comfortable and the staff were very friendly and helpful. We dropped our luggage off 6 hours before check in and came back to find it safely in our room, no luggage tags or confusion involved.

“Not a 4-star hotel”

We were given a tiny, smelly, and dirty room at first (as we had already paid for our stay, I guess). After speaking with the manager, we got moved to a decent room (although we expected even better as this is supposedly a 4-star hotel). Staff also a little grumpy and non-smiling. Why? The doorman was nice though.