The Academy Hotel
21, Gower Street WC1E 6HG, London, United Kingdom - Bookings: +44 203 051 6243 - view map
- Style: Classic contemporary - 49 rooms - View full hotel description
- Location: Soho & Bloomsbury, London
- Elegant townhouse - Restaurant - Private Garden
- Rooms & availability
- Hotel description & services
- Guest reviews
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Departure
Single Room
12 m2 (129 sq ft)
This room features a single bed wrapped in Egyptian cotton sheets with... More
Single Room
This room features a single bed wrapped in Egyptian cotton sheets with duck down duvet and beautifully restored Georgian décor. The bathroom has luxury toiletries, bathrobe and slippers.
In-room services
| Air-conditioning | Safe deposit box |
| Room service all day | Flat Screen TV |
| Cable / Satellite TV | Movie channels |
| WiFi Internet | Alarm clock |
| Direct phone | Non-smoking rooms |
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Double/Twin Room
15 m2 (161 sq ft) to 19 m2 (204 sq ft) - 1 Double or Twin bed(s)
These rooms feature a queen bed or twin beds wrapped in Egyptian cotto... More
Double/Twin Room
These rooms feature a queen bed or twin beds wrapped in Egyptian cotton sheets with duck down duvet and beautifully restored Georgian décor. Each bathroom includes luxury bathroom toiletries, bathrobe and slippers.
In-room services
| Air-conditioning | Safe deposit box |
| Room service all day | Flat Screen TV |
| Cable / Satellite TV | Movie channels |
| WiFi Internet | Alarm clock |
| Direct phone | Non-smoking rooms |
Bathroom characteristics
Bath, Shower, Hair dryer
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Suite
25 m2 (269 sq ft) to 29 m2 (312 sq ft) - 1 King size bed(s)
These beautiful spacious suites feature a king bed wrapped in Egyptia... More
Suite
These beautiful spacious suites feature a king bed wrapped in Egyptian cotton sheets with duck down duvet and beautifully restored Georgian décor. Each bathroom includes luxury bathroom toiletries, bathrobe and slippers.
In-room services
| Air-conditioning | Safe deposit box |
| Room service all day | Flat Screen TV |
| Cable / Satellite TV | Movie channels |
| WiFi Internet | Alarm clock |
| Direct phone | Non-smoking rooms |
Bathroom characteristics
Bath, Shower, Hair dryer
Pictures 1 2
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Suite, 2 pers.
Suite
Indicative rates
- Please note that this room cannot accommodate extra children or adults.
From USD 285 / night
Amenities & Services
Restaurant
Bar
Air-conditioning
Private parking
Reception open 24 hours a day
Room service
Pressing/ironing
Concierge
Luggage storage
WiFi access
Metropolitan area
Hotel description
This is an elegant townhouse in Bloomsbury known as The Academy, a hotel where your comfort is paramount. Here the couches are for sinking into not perching on, the food is for savouring not picking at, the beds are designed to give you the soundest night's sleep. Outside you'll find a private garden, just for hotel residents, where flowers fill the generous space with colour and delicate fragrance and a fishpond ripples softly in the quiet. It's hard to believe you're in the heart of London, but you are.
The Academy was made by linking five luxury townhouses together, and somewhere inside is a place for you to hide. Each of the 49 rooms has been designed to make your dreams as sweet as can be. The Alchemy restaurant is a haven of contemporary comfort, where guests can enjoy a leisurely breakfast. The menu includes a freshly baked continental buffet, or the ultimate traditional English breakfast. The Boardroom is a popular venue for smaller meetings of up to 14 delegates or perfect for an intimate reception or dinner.
Location
The Academy is situated in Bloomsbury, not far from London's West End, famous for its shops and theatres. Walk the cobbled streets of Covent Garden, a converted flower market now full of fashionable boutiques. Catch a show, take a stroll, or just relax in a café and watch the world go by.
Customer feedback about their stay
All reviews are written by Splendia customers who have stayed at this hotel.
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- 4Solo travellers
- 6Couples
- 2Families with children
- 2Groups
- 5Business trip
- 9Holidays
Recommended by 75% of our customers (62 opinions)
Overall impression: 7.7
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"Teníamos la habitación nº 57. El baño era pequeño y la ducha baja para una persona de estatura media."
Pedro D. - Spain - 13-Jul-09 -
"Bathroom very, very small... very quiet area, good for resting"
Norma D. - Belgium - 12-Jul-09 -
"Personal excelente y la habitacion correcta, pero el mantenimiento es mejorable: no funionaba la luz del espejo en la habitacion y no fue posible repararla a pedar de que estuvimos dos noches. Tal vez por ser fin de semana. La limpieza es correcta pero algunos detalles son tambien mejorables."
Cano Sánchez A. - Spain - 19-May-09 -
"I had already stayd at the hotel and loved it. This time, however, the room we were given was just avarage, and with shabby details. The bathroom was very small and the lightbulb over the shower went off the first morning and was never replaced. I still like the hotel and I have seen some truly lovely rooms, this time we were just not very lucky."
Zermani Wellington C. - Italy - 09-Feb-09 -
"Très satisfait dans l'ensemble ! Attention : une personne de mon groupe a pu pénètrer dans ma chambre avec sa carte-clef. les trois cartes ont-elles été codés identiques vu que les trois chambres faisaient l'objet d'une seule facture. Il est d'autre part peu admissible qu'au bar il n'y ait que du whisky "Bell's" le pire de tous et aucun malt valable !"
Tauno J. - Switzerland - 02-Feb-09 -
"++ : Très bien placé; excellent service; chambre sur cour bien isolée du bruit -- : chambres petites et sur-chauffées .."
Claire L. - France - 27-Oct-08 -
"First class service & excellent accommodation.I would definitely recommend it."
Geoffrey K. - United Kingdom - 20-Jul-08 -
"Lovely hotel. Restaurant staff very polite and helpful."
Ruth T. - United Kingdom - 07-Jul-08 -
"Fantastic location. Great old building. Wonderful garden! Nice staff."
Eva J. - Denmark - 01-Jul-08 -
"NICE HOTEL. I AM GLAD TO CHOOSE THIS HOTEL IN LONDON NEXT TO BRITISH MUSEUM AND NEAR ALL THE FATASTIC PLACES I WANT TO VISIT IN LONDON."
Hui-wan H. - Taiwan - 28-May-08 -
"I'm always happy in the Academy hotel. Only; my son forgot the programm of a concert that we went to (Classical Spectacular)..I phoned after returning in Amsterdam- but never heard if something was found or not..Hopefully we'll find something with the post. Next time London: Academy hotel again!"
Mirjam H. - Netherlands - 07-Dec-07 -
"Very comfortable and extremely peaceful given its central location. Loved the conservatory and garden. Friendly and helpful staff. A very enjoyable stay, would return."
Clare B. - United Kingdom - 04-Sep-07 -
"It was a very good location for the dominion theatre and also the Ivy Restaurant to which we went to. The room suite we had was well fitted out with fruit and drink making facilities. We had breakfast in our room which was good."
Graham W. - United Kingdom - 19-Jun-07 -
"Overall a splendid hotel"
Victor S. - Netherlands - 15-Jun-07
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