myhotel Bloomsbury

Booked for New Year Break, given upgrade to suite on arrival. Staff very freindly & helpfull, continental breakfast excellent. A bit pricey, but we were more than happy with the choice.

My wife and I stayed at Myhotel Bloomsbury for a 4 night stay at the end of November. We had booked this hotel through an on-line auction site and got a room rate that was unbelievably inexpensive. So, for a price of just over $100 per night, there was little this hotel could have done that would have caused disappointment.

Biggest plus - Location. Literally steps from Tottenham Court Road and only two blocks from the tube station. The hotel is strategically on the border of two great neighborhoods: Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia. This means there are plenty of fine restaurants within a quick stroll, the British Museum is only minutes away, and many attractions are easy to get to. There are several pubs very close by, in fact the Jack Horner is in the same building.

I always appreciate hotels who understand the needs of travelers who just got off a transatlantic flight. We were thrilled that our room was available when we checked in at 12:30 p.m.

We were given room 306, which had a queen size bed. We were very happy about that. The room was small and only had one chair, at a desk. There was a flat-panel TV on the wall, over the desk, but it's placement was very odd for TV watching. We were impressed that the room had a stereo and we listened to the radio much more than we watched TV. As other's have commented, there is a lack of closet space. There was one small cabinet for hanging garments. The room could definitely have benefited from a few wall hooks. Despite the small size of the room, they used the space well and we were not getting into each others way. A desk lamp could have improved things in terms of lighting but there were useful reading lights for the bed.

There were two drawers in a dresser and two drawers at the desk available for unpacking into. The dresser also had a safe, and there was an electric kettle with tea, Nescafe, and hot chocolate provided. We appreciated that they provided two water glasses, two tea mugs and two wine glasses on the vanity. There was a mini-bar/refrigerator (dreadfully overpriced) that we used it to chill beverages we bought from Tesco's down the block.

We, too, had issues with squeaky floor boards in the room but didn't hear a noise from anywhere else except the occasional police siren on Tottenham Court Road.

We were thrilled with the quality of the towels in the bathroom. They were possibly the best we've had in any hotel we've ever stayed at in London. The entire bathroom, while very small, was set up well. Good water pressure and temperature was available at all hours.

We did not have the breakfast as part of our room rate. I agree that 14 UK pounds is exceptionally unreasonable. The only thing we ever got from the on-site restaurant was a cup of filter coffee for 2.50... a bit steep.

The wireless worked perfectly, but if we had known how wonderful the library was we never would have even brought a laptop with us (3 pc-based computers and 1 mac were available in the library). The library had free coffee and bottled water and fruit all day. I never used the gym but there were 3 -4 machines and all seemed to be adequate.

Overall, we were very pleased by this hotel and would stay there again.

As a birthday present, we booked a theatre show as well as a West End hotel instead of rushing for the last tube/train or costly cab fare home. We were greeted by two friendly receptionists as well as noticing the all round hip and contemporary feel. Our room was lovely but had some minor signs of wear and tear. There also appeared to be a pleasant scent throughout the hotel. We enjoyed a couple of cocktails in the bar however service could have been a bit faster. Realised there was a Yo-sushi behind the reception desk and so popped in for a quick dinner. We requested for extra swift service due to time constraints and they did their best to please. Just 5 mins from Tottenham Court Rd station (but a far cry from the tackiness around the station) and great being able to stroll back in 10 mins from a night out from the theatres and bars around Covent Garden/Soho. Loved our breakfast the following morning. Would recommend.