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The Goodenough Hotel London

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Family Room, Courtyard View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe
Helena Normanton Signature | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe
Reception
Business center

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
23 Mecklenburgh Square, London Borough of Camden, London, England, WC1N 2AD
  • Russell Square
    9 min walk
  • The British Museum
    16 min walk
  • Covent Garden Market
    4 min drive
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    59 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Superior Single Room, Courtyard View

Superior Single Room, Courtyard View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Superior Single Room, Courtyard View

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

  • 189 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Double Room, Garden View

  • 178 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Garden View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Single Room, Garden View

  • 108 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Dorothy Sayers Signature Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Dorothy Sayers Signature Suite

  • 498 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Double or Twin Room, Courtyard View

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Double or Twin Room, Courtyard View

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Courtyard View

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Courtyard View

  • 279 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Virginia Woolf Signature Suite

Virginia Woolf Signature Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Virginia Woolf Signature Suite

  • 498 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Garden View

Family Room, Garden View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Family Room, Garden View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Single Room, Courtyard View

Single Room, Courtyard View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Single Room, Courtyard View

  • 107 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Helena Normanton Signature

Helena Normanton Signature | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Helena Normanton Signature

  • 495 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Courtyard View

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Family Room, Courtyard View

  • 320 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Courtyard View

Double Room, Courtyard View | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Double Room, Courtyard View

  • 178 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Eileen Power Signature Suite

Eileen Power Signature Suite | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Eileen Power Signature Suite

  • 498 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Bathtub

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Double Room, Bathtub

  • 178 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
Exterior
Yotel London City
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Air conditioning
Gym
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (1259)
The price is $284
per night
$341 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 5 - Dec 6
Yotel London City

About the neighborhood

London

With a stay at The Goodenough Hotel London in London (London City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of The British Museum and St. Paul's Cathedral. .This guesthouse is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Russell Square and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Leicester Square.
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What's nearby

  • Russell Square - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • The British Museum - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Covent Garden Market - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Trafalgar Square - 6 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Piccadilly Circus - 6 min drive - 2.0 miles

Getting around

  • Russell Square Underground Station - 8 min walk
  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 10 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lucas Arms - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Lamb - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Redemption Roasters - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bloom - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Racketeer - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Goodenough Hotel London

Guesthouse with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Russell Square
The Goodenough Hotel London offers 65 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated accommodations have separate dining areas. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This London guesthouse provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 65 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Additional features at this guesthouse include a banquet hall and bike storage.
Stop by the guesthouse's restaurant, Great Hall, for dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Great Hall - This buffet restaurant serves dinner only.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 12 for adults and GBP 9 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Great Hall

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 for adults and GBP 9 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Goodenough Club House London
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Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 270 out of 566 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 193 out of 566 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 566 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 566 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 566 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Angela, Draper

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very accommodating and attentive. The room was spacious. I only wished it had air conditioning. I also was not a fan of the car service they use. Our driver was not in any hurry!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gab

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My favourite place to stay at whenever I am in London. Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bijou Hotel
Pleasantly surprised - lovely room overlooking the park, large, very clean and freshly appointed. Surprisingly quiet given the location. Needed accommodation near to St Pancras EuroStar that wasn't too expensive. Thank you for the upgrade.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Alyssa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’m not sure the property merits a 4 star rating, but the room was spacious (for London) and comfortable. Staff was friendly and helpful. The street is quiet and easily accessible. There are no lifts, so be prepared to carry your bags up/down stairs or request assistance from staff. The 2 closest train stations are each about a 13 minute walk.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Samah

The desk staff was excellent, the Italian guy was so kind and helpful. Overall, the hotel itself is more of a BnB than a four star hotel. There is no elevator, the breakfast is in a cafeteria in a college nearby, and there is no AC. Overall, was fine-just be aware.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Jacqueline

Carpets were filthy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Polly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and convenient. Staff very friendly and professional. Bags taken to room for us. Lovely products
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Wendy, Edmonton

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked family room courtyard view for family of 4. It was expensive and pretty awful. The room was as noted on the sub floor level. It did open to the outside. There was no air circulation. No fans or central ventilation. A sliding patio door style set was available but inadequate to cool the room and it allowed outside hallway noise in. The room itself was clean. The bathroom was so small. I chose this because it seemed better than a standard hotel room with 2 beds but the reality was the room was so small and the lack of circulation awful. Would have been better off at a main hotel or paying a little more for 2 rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a really great stay. The area is really good, relatively close to a few underground stations, and the staff were really nice and helpful. My only issues were that I think the walls are a bit thin as we could hear other guests, and the shower head needed a really good clean. Can’t wait to stay again soon hopefully
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne, Chicago

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just what I needed …
Well appointed, clean room in a very quiet neighborhood. An oasis …
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect stopover in central London
The Goodenough Hotel was a perfect location for me, 10 minute walk from Kings Cross Station. Staff was very helpful and kept my luggage before and after checkout. I did not have breakfast, but there was a coffee machine in the room and options a shirt walk away. There was no WiFi in my room, hence removing a star. I would expect the WiFi to work for the price of the stay. I would stay again if I knew that I could connect to the internet.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Surinderjit

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Sasha

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
A cheap hostel. But the shared bathroom had no place to put your stuff and the shower floor was pretty dirty.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cathryn

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous 1 definitely will return
Fabulous place - it’s like a couple of big old houses. I had a single room on 2nd floor - so I just looked out into the gorgeous trees that are in the square in front. Room was a very high std, great bathroom. It was very quiet for London - it’s a little walk to the busier areas but not too far. Lovely continental brekkie - I was asked if I wanted English also but the continental buffet was plentiful, great choices with well thought out extras like overnight oats and smoothies.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annmarie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk staff were superb
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant small room on second floor. Breakfast is in another building and quite adequate. Not good value for money however.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Very helpful reception staff. Amazing location, super quiet, fantastic facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quaint small hotel on beautiful park. Unbelievably quiet for being right in midst of city and walkable to ships,pubs,museums . Aviary across in park added a nice peaceful touch. Room was very nice and clean except carpet really needs to be replaced - many stains and blotches. Staff was very pleasant, accommodative and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent pick
quiet hotel with close access to St Pancras station. very spacious and accommodating. Be advised there is no lift if you are on the higher floors.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Angela Bill

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with grand sized room for the city. Two things to be aware of. There is no lift in the accommodation as it’s a converted period building and water is only provided on the first night. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Eating breakfast in the great hall of the university is a must as you get a feel for collegiate life in the style of Cambridge with an internal garden, refectory tables, high ceilings ornately finished decorate the hall and a special clock over the doorway etc. it is across the square. We saw several plaques to mark royal visits. local parks are in abundance with a super child friendly one specifically for families. It’s quite walkable from Kings Cross St Pancras but we found this time travelling Piccadilly line from Heathrow to Russell Sq was an easy commute and then a very short walk past the Brunswick centre around the sides of the parks opposite brings you directly to the hotel. Good Waitrose Superdrug coffee shops and places to eat all within a small radius. Well placed for British Library The British Museum Foundling museum and if you have children the postal museum caters for young children as do the museums on certain days.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024