Langland Hotel, London

29- 31 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6HG
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Situated in the heart of Bloomsbury, this hotel’s original Georgian features have been accentuated, and its facilities improved to cater for business guests and... more

 

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5/10 Overall rating

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5/10 Working order of facilities / equipment
6/10 Order and cleanliness of the hotel
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5/10 Overall experience
5/10 Overall value for money
  • 3/10 Gary ( Family with older children) 

    from Kings lynn , GB  on  August 27, 2008

    absolutely no good points - the hotel was a shitty hovel that I would not allow any animal to stay in. THOROUGLY DISGUSTING - NO WORDS CAN I TYPE IN PUBLIC - CURTAINS WERE BLACK AND DIRTY AND HANGING OFF RAILS, CARPETS, FILTHY, IN FACT EVERYTHING WAS EXTREMELY FILTHY.

    CANT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW DISGUSTING THIS HOTEL WAS - COULDNT WAIT TO GET OUT.

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  • 10/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  October 3, 2008

    "I would definitely stay again for the price. It is also in a nice area and pretty centrally located (especially for shopping). It isnt the nicest hotel but everything is what you would expect. Overall, good expereince." (107856108)

    The staff was phenominal...they are very helpful and courteous.

  • 4/10 Angela ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Reading , GB  on  June 13, 2008

    "Staff are great. Hotel has many problems with pipes, floors, etc... Description of facilities for the rooms is not clear." (97112038)

    The staff were always with a smile trying to help as much as they could.

    -Dirty toilets -Filtfy curtains and floors -The sink at one of the rooms was full to the top suddenly. It seems that dirty water came from another room. -It was not a clear explanation about the facilities as for example toilets are outside the rooms. -There are no baths

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  • 10/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  September 30, 2008

    "Very impressive especially for a mature person." (107271780)

    Hotel foyer warm and welcoming Reception staff :professional Room view :fabulous Room cleanliness:excellent

    Trams during the weekare rather noisy especially at night before midnight.

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  September 29, 2008

    "have stayed in much more hygenic places!" (107288111)

    central location, close to tube stations

    never seen so much mould in a shower, absolutely disgusting due to no window or extractor fan. thick dust on skirting boards and portable fan, window did not shut because of tv aerial wire going under it.Room smelt of smoke and loads of cigarette butts just on windowledge outside

  • 3/10 Joan ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Bristol , GB  on  May 28, 2008

    Shared bathroom! very noisy as on main road. In winter, or if two staying in (very small)double room bedding would have been inadequate as double duvet did not stretch from one side of the bed to the other! Solo female traveller and inadequate lock on bedroom door.

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  • 2/10 Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues) 

    on  September 13, 2008

    "this hotel is a very poor reprsentation of a hotel at this price level. The photosof rooms and hotel not a clear picture of the standards offered." (107195758)

    poor facilities,smelly rooms,un-clean windows and curtains

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues) 

    on  August 25, 2008

    "What you would expect for the price." (107270317)

    Good breakfast and friendly staff.

    The room was at the very top of the building which meant a long walk up the flights of stairs.

  • 5/10 Sean ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Salford , GB  on  August 25, 2008

    "Good but fundamentally flawed as a hotel service." (107278720)

    Location is excellent; prices are reasonable; appearance of hotel is good.

    Iron but no ironing board available; concierge lost the room when it was left with him to go out.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  May 8, 2008

    "overall, the hotel is recommended for transit clients only. Stay for short period of time during the day or youll get bored. Cleanliness is adequate. Staff are friendly and appropriate." (97297344)

    fast check in as well as check out, no further questions ask. English meal is just right for an average person

    noisy and cant get enough sleep due to busy streets.

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  • 3/10 Maxine ( Family with older children) 

    from Leeds , GB  on  January 4, 2008

    The hotel was so bad I could not stay there.

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  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Family with older children) 

    on  August 24, 2008

    "This was acceptable - for one night." (107228345)

    the breakfast was good

    The room was ok, but the overall cleanliness was poor - particularly the curtains and oscillating fan.

  • 3/10 Ken ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Chester , GB  on  May 24, 2008

    location to conference

    the room was cramped, three beds in a box room and dirty.

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  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues) 

    on  August 13, 2008

    "SHOWER HEADS WERE BROKEN AND POORLY MAINTAINED" (107114663)

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Family with young children) 

    on  May 13, 2008

    Central

    No secure place to leave luggages before booking

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  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  July 19, 2008

    "We got no rest. For the price I paid I could have got something better." (99004832)

    breakfast was adequate.

    Small, cramped room; - not even a bedside table provided. Basin made gurgling noises throught the night. Room run down and dirty. Shower room / WC run down and dirty; mould on shower unit. Room on main road, with ill-fitting window meant that the room was very noisy - all night traffic / police sirens etc. meant that we got very little sleep.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  July 13, 2008

    "happy and would use again" (108097304)

    very good location, breakfast included

    rooms not en-suite (but therefore not so expensive)

  • 4/10 Danyelle ( Other) 

    from Barnsley , GB  on  May 4, 2008

    "not very good - would not stay again" (97513298)

    Hotel is well located to the centre of London and all tourist attractions.

    When booked I was told it was an en-suite room but when arrived it was not and had to share bathroom facilities. The room was extremly basic and quite mucky - also the sink in our room constantly chucked up dirty and smelly water from other rooms/bathrooms. When we made the complaint nothing was done about it or any apologies!

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  • 9/10 Nicholas ( Young couple) 

    from Nottingham , GB  on  July 9, 2008

    "Good basic hotel in central London - was on the top floor of the hotel however and room got very hot, but fan was provided, and generally very good value..." (99857324)

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Same sex couple) 

    on  April 26, 2008

    New towels and soap every day. The bed was fixt every day.

    That there was only three toilets for 27 rooms and that the same rooms had the bathing establishment (showerbath)

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  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  July 4, 2008

    "A very poor experience" (108012327)

    The breakfast was fast and efficiently served.

    The room was incredibly noisy. It was very hot weather, and with no fans provided or air conditioning, it was essential to have the window wide open, but the very loud traffic noise made sleeping impossible. The bed was also too small for two people (despite being advertised as a double) and the room had clearly not been cleaned (we found an open, half-finished wine bottle in plain sight on the floor). The bathroom facilities are also totally inadequate for the number of rooms.

  • 3/10 Adam ( Young couple) 

    from Nottingham , GB  on  March 11, 2008

    Water coming through the roof, black dirty curtains, seemed to be used by backpackers - staff who didn't really care.

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  • 4/10 Anonymous ( Same sex couple) 

    on  June 28, 2008

    Not much good points to make, other than the location being good.

    Room was tiny, light was blocked by wardrobe in-front of the window, drawer and wardrobe were broken, bed was tiny - supposed to be a double room, and I can't believe we were charged 75 pounds for the hole we had to stay in. It was barely a single room. No space, very uncomfortable for two people. Rather noisy too as walls are very thin. Window wouldn't close properly. There was no safe to lock away valubles, and the lock on the inside of the door was broken, which was quite worrying when it came to sleeping. We had to put a chair infront of the door, as we didn't feel safe as two young women staying alone together in a hotel not only run by men, but with two male guests staying in the room near ours.

  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Family with older children) 

    on  June 27, 2008

    "Poor" (108030278)

    No room service. No en-suite toilet very small room suffocating room things in a bad state

  • 7/10 Peter ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Blairgowrie , GB  on  January 29, 2008

    "Accommodation was fine for a one night stop-over. Room was reasonably clean and comfortable. Breakfast was fine - fast service. Some very noisy guests late at night (early morning) but can't really blame the hotel for that. If you want something cheap and cheerful in central London, this would do. Room was not en-suite, but this was reflected in the price." (97029447)

    Very basic, but adequate accommodation. Fair for the price. I would have been prepared to pay a bit more for a slightly better standard of accommodation.

    Nothing really - just very basic.

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  • 6/10 Emma ( Young couple) 

    from Nottingham , GB  on  June 24, 2008

    "I'm not sure I'd stay there again. However room was clean and close to all the places I wanted to visit." (97404134)

    The room was clean, great location.

    Staff weren't very helpful, room was too hot!

  • 4/10 David ( Mature couple) 

    from Doncaster , GB  on  June 22, 2008

    "disappointing" (108068021)

    Room was clean

    We had a twin room which was very small, one bed behind the other and you hear the traffic going by all night and for £75 it wasn't worth the money.

  • 2/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  November 18, 2007

    Filthy, threadbare, uncomfortable. Breakfast was awful and cold. No hot water.

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  • 3/10 Nick ( Solo business traveller) 

    from London , GB  on  November 17, 2007

    Noisy , ill-equipped,

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful:

  • 4/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  July 28, 2008

    El recepcionista es muy amable. Las habitaciones limpias, aunque no a la perfección. En las habitaciones hay calentadores de agua, té y café. Buena ubicación para ir a la Universidad (University College London).

    Los baños en general están sucios, culpa de los turistas que se hospedan. Las puertas son muy ruidosas, se escucha golpear puertas constantemente. El personal de limpieza toca las cosas de los hospedados. Si te toca una habitación al frente, es difícil dormir por el ruido de la calle, que es muy transitada. Hay habitaciones que no tienen guardaropas. Las habitaciones son muy chicas y las camas incómodas.

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  • 9/10 Paul ( Family with young children) 

    from Middlesbrough , GB  on  December 30, 2007

    "more info about the hotel on website regarding hotel facilities and pictures of rooms etc" (97083511)

    good central location excellent value for money

    nothing

  • 3/10 Gabriele ( Mature couple) 

    from S. margherita ligure , IT  on  June 17, 2008

    "I booked this hotel the same day of my arrival since all the others were full for internet booking. The double room was very small (probably less than 8 sqm) and it has not seen any refurbishment in years. There were only 3 bathrooms for 27 rooms and normally you have to wait 15-20 minutes to find it free in the evenings and 30 minutes in the mornings. All the bathrooms were dirty all the day. The fares are too high (close to a steal) and they seem to vary according to the guest who's paying: the first night I pay 60 pound and the Japanese couple who arrived before me pay 78 pounds, the next day I pay 85 pounds, other guests told me other fares, why? I spoke with an American guest who was there two years ago and he told me that the prices were more or less 30-35 pounds for the same rooms and he wanted too to escape as soon as possible. I tried to leave the hotel before my planned leaving but they ask me a cancellation fee of 25 pounds and it wasn't worth to do it. In the same road there are at least other 5 or 6 hotels with lower fares, so check for them and AVOID AT ALL COSTS THIS FILTY HOTEL" (97439828)

    honest continental and English breakfast, clean towel everyday

    Fares too high compared to the overall offer and fares changing everyday according to different guests, dirty shared bathroom (3 for 27 rooms), tiny double room (8 sqm.)

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  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Family with young children) 

    on  December 27, 2007

    clean, quiet and easy access to attractions

    shower

  • 6/10 Peter ( Group of work colleagues) 

    from Stockholm , SE  on  November 22, 2007

    "All in all it was ok for that pricerange." (97808934)

    The beds and the full english breakfast.

    small rooms no reading lights in our room

  • 7/10 Alberto ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Pamplona , ES  on  December 10, 2007

    Desayuno ingles, tostadas y cereales: muy bueno y abundante. La situacion del hotel es PERFECTA.

    No tuvimos que esperar para ducharnos, pero creo que tendria que tener mas WC y duchas.

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  • 5/10 John ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Manchester , GB  on  November 4, 2007

    Location and Wifi connection.

    Noise from Gower Street and thin (torn in places) curtain (more like large colured tissues) meant little and disturbed sleep. Having to lock room, walk down stairs, and use shared bathroom. Not very clean. Very uncomfortable bed. No ironing facilities.

  • 8/10 Emma ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Deal , GB  on  October 30, 2007

    Clean and comfy

    Hot due to it being an attic room

  • 6/10 Derek ( Mature couple) 

    from Sutton , GB  on  October 27, 2007

    "We had a comfortable evening ,staff were helpful ,breakfast was very good Room small and no shower or toilet facilities in the room" (97080821)

    Good breakfast ,staff very polite and helpfull

    No shower or toilet in the room ,the hotel was quiet so not a great problem ,but would have been if it was busy . Parking is a problem in the area

  • 7/10 Moosa ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Muscat , OM  on  October 21, 2007

    Common toilets and small rooms

  • 4/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  October 16, 2007

    Friendly staff Convenient location

    Room 9 was incredibly noisy

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  October 7, 2007

    close to where I needed to be

    could be slightly upgraded

  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Other) 

    on  October 6, 2007

    It was clean, the staff were wonderful and the breakfast excellent.

  • 4/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  April 28, 2008

    "Dass es keine Dusche gab. Das Zimmer war sonst einfach, aber korrekt. Enormer Lärm von der Strasse, da es ebenerdig lag." (97099781)

    Die Tatsache, dass es auf dem Zimmer keine Dusche gab.

  • 10/10 Allison ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Tonbridge , GB  on  May 31, 2008

    receptionists were most helpful

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful:

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  November 28, 2007

    Zimmer war sehr klein und sehr hellhörig Preis Leistung steht in keinem Verhältnis

  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  November 5, 2007

    "la falta de baño privado y la falta de teléfono en la habitación" (97361405)

    desayuno normal

    baños

  • 4/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  January 30, 2008

    Breakfast was ok

    rooms

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful:

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