London Bloomsbury hotel accommodation

Hotels, Guest houses and bed & breakfast in around near Bloomsbury London
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Bloomsbury is an area of central London, in the London Borough of Camden.

Bloomsbury gets its name from its medieval landowners, the Blemunds, though nothing was built here until the 1660s. Through marriage, the Russell family (the earls and later dukes of Bedford) acquired much of the area, and established the many formal, bourgeois squares which are the main distinguishing feature of Bloomsbury today. The Russells named the grid-plan streets after their various titles and estates, and kept the pubs and shops to a minimum to maintain the tone of the neighbourhood.

The area contains some of London's finest parks and buildings, and is particularly known for its formal squares. These include the large and orderly Russell Square, with its gardens originally designed by Humphry Repton, the smaller unusual round Bedford Square (built between 1775 and 1783), Bloomsbury Square, dominated by the grand Victoria House, Queen Square, home to many hospitals, Gordon Square, Woburn Square and Torrington Square, which are home to parts of University College London. Tavistock Square, home to the British Medical Association.

In the twentieth century, Bloomsbury acquired a reputation as the city's most learned quarter, dominated by the dual institutions of the British Museum and London University , and home to many of London's chief book publishers, but perhaps best known for its literary inhabitants. Today, the British Museum is clearly the star attraction, but temple and the law courts there are other sights, such as the Dickens House Museum , that are high on many people's itineraries.

In its northern fringes, the character of the area changes dramatically, becoming steadily more seedy as you near the two big main-line train stations of Euston and King's Cross , where cheap B&Bs and run-down council estates provide fertile territory for prostitutes and drug dealers, and an unlikely location for the new British Library .

For those visiting, Bloomsbury is served by numerous tube stations: Euston, Euston Square, Goodge Street, Warren Street, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and King's Cross St. Pancras. The mainline rail stations Euston, King's Cross and St. Pancras are all located on the northern edge of Bloomsbury. It is also home to the disused British Museum tube station.

Central London Hotels | Bloomsbury, WC1

Thistle Bloomsbury Hotel is just a short walk from Convent Garden, the many delights of London lie on the doorstep: the excitement of Piccadily's Theatreland, world-class shopping down Oxford Street, an invigorating stroll through Hyde Park, the British Museum and other renowned attractions. Endless possibilities await guests of Thistle Bloomsbury.

No request is too large, no detail too small. Close to Covent Garden, Walk to West End theatres and famous sights this hotel is your home from home.

Situated in a prime location in Bloomsbury, 50 meters from the British Museum is the delightful Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel.

A luxurious central London hotel where the mood is welcoming and calming, suffused with rich colours and decorated with fine artwork and designer furniture. This West End hotels deluxe facilities and prime location make it the perfect base for both the business and leisure traveller. The 186 rooms and suites at the Kenilworth Hotel London are richly decorated with sleek furnishings and marble bathrooms. Wireless Internet access and advanced telephone system with personal phone number feature in every room. Guest services and amenities include a fitness room, business centre and complimentary wireless internet access. Creation restaurant and bar serves delicious breakfast and modern British cuisine with an Asian twist for lunch and dinner.

Hotels, Guest houses and bed & breakfast in around near Bloomsbury London all with real-time, confirmed online reservations.

Hotels, Guest houses and bed & breakfast in around near Bloomsbury London
all with real-time, confirmed online reservations.