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The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House
21 Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HG
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Property Location
With a stay at The Academy in London (Bloomsbury), you'll be minutes from London Senate House Library and The British Museum.
This 4-star hotel is close to Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Windows open to city and garden views. Satellite programming and CD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.

Dining
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Breakfast is available for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include audiovisual equipment, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of small meeting rooms and banquet facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).

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3.5 out of 5.0
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Acadmey was nice, with some concerns
We stayed at the Academy Apr 5 and 6 2013. Good location near the BM, nearest tube station was on an ok line. When checking in, you sit in chairs in...
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4 out of 5.0
Acadmey was nice, with some concerns
We stayed at the Academy Apr 5 and 6 2013. Good location near the BM, nearest tube station was on an ok line. When checking in, you sit in chairs in the front room, with the clerk sitting behind a desk, and you are made to feel rather like you are applying for a job. I would rather feel like they were serving me. No elevator. We were given a room on the top floor, and asked them to move us to the ground floor, which they nicely did immediately. Hotel is twice as much cost as the Ridgemount, which is just down the street, but then the room quality is also twice as nice. We had a regular size bedroom, with space for a chair and table, and a desk and table, and a nicely arranged closet that lights up when you open the door. Full en suite, with a niced sized tub. There was also a conservatory room, that was gorgeous, plus a regular lounge room that was sweetly comfortable, and cozy and welcoming. Breakfast was ONLY continental, and not a full breakfast. The breakfast was in a nicely designed and furnished restaurant, in the basement, which had narrow stairs, with no hand rail in some places. If you are handicapped, or older, or need to carry a baby, or twist your ankle any time in your trip, you will find the basement stairs very difficult. Food was delicious. The mushroom and cheese omelet looked like you should have it on the cover of a magazine. Scrambled eggs were ok. Service was only so-so. We knew that anything beyond toast and tea was not included and we would be charged this. We were reminded of this when we requested oatmeal and scrambled eggs. We gave our answer yes, we understood it was extra. Then the server, insisted again, that we realize that the oatmeal would cost us extra. We again said yes. Then the server insisted again, that the cost of the oatmeal was not included in our room. (We were becoming irritated). My husband then asked if she needed payment up front, or at the end of the meal.) The server then said "well, some people dont understand that it is extra". The rest of the breakfast and the next morning's breakfast, I felt like we were being punished, because other tables would get tea and toast before we did, even if we had been seated 10 minutes earlier. (Serve 3 other tables that seat later than us. and then make us ask twice, it becomes very noticeable.) I would recommend this hotel, per the rooms were so nice, and the extra rooms were so nice, and the food was good tasting. In the breakfast room, you would need to be a person who can demand attention.
4 out of 5.0
a find!
This is a fairly small, rather smart hotel in a convenient location near the British Museum. The breakfast is good, and the room comfortable. The only drawback for us; the room was in a semi basement, so a bit gloomy. We would definitely use it again, though.
5 out of 5.0
Great hotel, perfect for central London
A relatively late booking, but we were so pleased with our stay at The Academy. Perfect location to walk to all of central London. A warm welcome, very comfy room / bed / bathroom etc. and exceeded expectation if I'm honest. We didn't use the bar or the restaurant during our stay, but the garden looked lovely and I'm sure wonderful in the summer with a cocktail or two.We would definitely stay here again when in central London and would recommend.
4 out of 5.0
Nice Hotel
We stayed here on Saturday night as we were visiting London to see a show, i booked here as it was an affordable price of ¿¿145 for the 2 of us. The hotel is near Goodge Street tube station. We struggled to find the street when we arrived but once you find it, it is easy to walk to and from the station. On arrival the reception area is welcoming, they have chairs next to the desk for you to sit down while checking in. Our room wasn't ready but we were able to leave our luggage there. When we got back to the hotel after a day out a member of staff took us to our room and our bags had been put in there ready for us.The room was very clean and quite spacious. As it was Easter, they put some chocolate eggs on our bed for us, very nice idea! They also provide you with bath ropes and slippers, nice touch! There is a mini bar in the room, when we opened our fridge it was full of drinks and snacks,This is a good idea although very tempting and it costs alot! We only had one drink (brandy and coke) and it cost ¿¿9, i think this is extremely over priced. They also have an Ipod dock in the room so you can either play your own music or play the radio. Just a few negatives, the room was very dark, there wasn't enough lights in there which was a pain when getting ready to go out! The room was also quite cold, there was one radiator in there but it didn't come on at all, i turned the dial up but this didn't seem to work. Our room was up about 4 flights of stairs but it was a nice room in a quiet location. The staff were very professional, in my opinion a little too much, they could make a little more conversation with the guests. Overall the stay was good, I think the price could be taken down a little but as its in London you do expect it
4 out of 5.0
Nice place at an adequate price
Stayed in large family suite, which had lots of room and worked out at a reasonable price for the four of us. Helpful friendly staff. Really lovely breakfast, if a little pricey. The only complaint is it is a bit pokey, which can attributed to the fact it is made from 5 terraced houses knocked together.
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  • 24-hour front desk
  • Banquet Facilities
  • Number of floors - 3
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Garden
  • Multilingual staff
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Library
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Patio
  • Number of buildings/towers - 5
  • Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - complimentary
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Shoe Shine
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Year Built - 1775
  • Concierge services
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Total number of rooms - 49
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Number of meeting/conference rooms - 6
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)

Property Location
With a stay at The Academy in London (Bloomsbury), you'll be minutes from London Senate House Library and The British Museum.
This 4-star hotel is close to Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Windows open to city and garden views. Satellite programming and CD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.

Dining
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Breakfast is available for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include audiovisual equipment, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of small meeting rooms and banquet facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).

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The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House
21 Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HG
United Kingdom | Show map

Property Location
With a stay at The Academy in London (Bloomsbury), you'll be minutes from London Senate House Library and The British Museum.
This 4-star hotel is close to Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Windows open to city and garden views. Satellite programming and CD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.

Dining
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Breakfast is available for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include audiovisual equipment, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of small meeting rooms and banquet facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).

from AUD 200

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  • Primary guest must be 21 years of age.
  • Your account will be charged at the time of booking for the full hotel room amount, including all tax recovery charges and fees.
  • Cancellation policies vary by room type.
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