London Holborn hotel

Close to Covent Garden, just a short walk from Chancery Lane and Holborn stations

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27-29 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London WC1R 4PS

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Directions: Exit Holborn Tube Station towards High Holborn and British Museum. Cross the main road and turn right towards High Holborn Street. Turn left into Red Lion Street (second street) on your left. You will find the hotel on right hand side. No onsite parking is available. To enter Holborn from the north take the A41 towards Central London then A501 leading to A4200 towards Holborn, Bloomsbury. (Central London Congestion charges apply Mon-Fri 7am-6pm). To get to Holborn from the south take M23 then A23 towards Central London. Follow the route via Kingsway towards A4200 Holborn, Bloomsbury. (Central London Congestion charges apply Mon-Fri 7am-6pm). The site does not have any on site Premier Inn car park, however the 2 closest car parks to the Premier Inn are as follows: RCP Parking - Bernard Street WC1N 1LE. 15 GBP for 24 hours and is locked between midnight and 6am. To then reach our hotel will require a 12 minute walk to Red Lion Street or a 4 minute taxi journey likely to cost no more than 7 GBP. Bloomsbury Square Car Park - located directly on Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2RJ. 35 GBP for 24 hours. Bloomsbury is an 8 minute walk to the hotel.

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Transport and local information: British Museum (0.5 miles)
St Pancras International (0.9 miles)
Covent Garden (0.8 miles)
This hotel is in London zone 1 and sits inside London’s Congestion Charge zone

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Hotel Parking:

There is no on-site parking available at this hotel. Chargeable off-site parking is available at Bloomsbury Square Car Park WC1A 2RJ at £35 for 24 hours. This is an 8 minute walk to the hotel.

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12 Apr 2020

ferrariwa

Bradford, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Family

"Can’t beat the location to be honest "

Visited with young children September 2019. Just the location on its own is a winner for me. Everything seems to be minutes away. - Holborn tube , 5 minutes walk. Directly outside there are a couple of pubs and convenience store (and barbers around the corner!). High Holborn is just down the road (boots, o2 store, gym, Waitrose). Southampton Row with its large selection of high street stores and more (Sainsburys, Nando’s/ a few Italian restaurants , lady’s hairdressers) is a few minutes walk as well. If you don’t mind a walk, oxford street is about 15 minutes away, same for Leicester Square with Shaftesbury Avenue even less. There are also a few squares in the vicinity where you can sit and relax or give kids the chance to expend some energy ( Bloomsbury square has a small play ground ). The hotel itself is clean, spacious and well located with its own restaurant in the basement (can’t imagine you will spend much time inside other than sleep and maybe breakfast). Breakfast itself has a good selection even if you have tons of options outside (Macdonalds, Greggs, Costa, Starbucks to name a few). Value wise it can be a bargain if booking in advance (Fridays tend to be well priced). Also consider accessible rooms if available as they have enough room for second single bed along the queen main one. Trips to London sights were quick , most took about 15 minutes in a taxi. Well recommended for anyone looking for a weekend break or business.

21 Mar 2020

Gerald R

Carlisle, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Couples

"Cancelled visit"

We were due to stay for a week but this was cancelled due to coronavirus, and as we booked a non flex we were expecting to be out of pocket, but no. We were refunded in full we will forever book premier inn now what a brilliant company

21 Mar 2020

boazsharon

Haifa, Israel

Trip Type: Family

"Avoid. "

I stayed here with my son for 7 nights. I can give good knowledge about this hotel, which find it hard to believe the past reviews here. In these 7 nights we changed 3 different rooms. We only asked for twin bedrooms. No of the 3 rooms were twins.... the second had a problem with the shower. All the 3 rooms has poor maintenance level. The carpet usually looks old and dirty. The facilities in this hotel do not suppose to be luxury, but, you don’t have even 1 draw to put some underwear’s etc. WIFI is not even poor. It is useless. Reception is hardly working, and promises never kept. I must admit that few of the receptionist tried to do their best, but usually couldn’t help. The location is the only advantage we found. But there are better in Holborn, closer to the underground, with better facilities and cheaper (as we found out when we had to stay an extra night and found much better place) I will not even consider coming back.

15 Mar 2020

David S

Leeds, United Kingdom

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"Pay for three nights to stay for one!!"

We stayed for a night in July,2019 while in London to attend a performance at Covent Garden.We arrived at a peak time for check-in but were impressed by the way Nana, the sole member of staff on Reception, coped with the pressure. Our Premier Plus room,424,provided a range of perks,including a Nespresso machine,a very useful fridge,vouchers for a drink at the bar and an easy chair.More importantly,the basics were right.The bed was comfortable ,the air conditioning quiet and effective and the sound insulation was excellent. In sum we were impressed by the convenient location,the friendliness of the staff and the price/value ratio. Accordingly we made a reservation to stay at the hotel for two nights during the coming week.However,given that we fall well into the vulnerable category we decided that ,in the light of developments re Covid 19, we would curtail our visit to one night and arrive on Tuesday instead of Monday. Although we had booked on a non refundable basis ,I didn`t imagine there would be a problem since we weren`t asking for a refund or a credit for a stay at another time when the crisis will,hopefully,be behind us. All we would be doing would be paying for two nights but staying for only one.I was more than disappointed therefore that, when I finally got through to speak to the hotel, I was told this was not possible because the booking had been made on a non-refundable,non-amendable basis .Accordingly,and by extension,to stay for only one of the two nights in question I would have to make a new reservation,and pay for (again! ),the single night! To be fair,the pleasant member of staff to whom I spoke seemed sympathetic but was obviously constrained by what she understood to be policy .I asked if there was anyone with the authority to display some flexibility to whom I might speak and was given a number to which my repeated attempts over many hours to make contact proved unavailing. The central organisation appeared to be incommunicado. Our treatment by Premier Inn stands in stark contrast to the understanding and flexibility displayed in the current crisis by a whole raft of other organisations in the travel industry who, while sorely pressed,still recognise the importance of acting reasonably and maintaining customer good will. The stars awarded represent the average of 5 stars for our stay in 2019 and 1 star for the abysmal treatment which has been detailed above.It beggars belief that ,apparently,in order to stay one night of the two we had already paid for we would have had to make a new booking for that one night.Unfortunately,the performance we were attending was on the Tuesday night;had it been on the Monday we could,presumably,have departed on Tuesday morning and just not used the second night. I hope Premier Inn monitors these reviews because what has happened to us does the business no credit whatsoever .

11 Mar 2020

BainFam41

Masham, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Couples

"Premier Inn standard can be relied on "

Comfortable bed, clean, good value for money breakfast with plenty of choice. Hotel in a good location for Covent Garden 12-15 min walk and also close to Holborn tube station. Would recommend if you don’t want to pay too much for a London hotel

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Hotel description From our Premier Inn London Holborn hotel, you'll have the best of the capital right on your doorstep. Make the most of our location with a trip to Covent Garden, catch some world-class ballet at the Royal Opera House, or explore priceless artefacts in the British Museum. You'll find plenty of theatres and venues nearby, including the Aldwych Theatre, Novello Theatre and Peacock Theatre. After a busy day out in London, head back to the hotel for a meal in our Thyme restaurant before enjoying a great night's sleep. Why not upgrade your stay by booking one of our Premier Plus rooms? You'll get to enjoy a dedicated floor of the hotel, a coffee machine and mini-fridge, Ultimate Wi-Fi, a rainfall shower with luxury toiletries, plus many other extras to make your stay even better.

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London Holborn hotel

Close to Covent Garden, just a short walk from Chancery Lane and Holborn stations

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