IF you’ve ever wondered where the biggest hotel in Europe is you might be surprised to learn that it’s right here in the UK.
The Royal National Hotel, is in the heart of Bloomsbury and has a whopping 1,630 rooms across eight floors – making it the largest in Europe by room number.
Run by Imperial London Hotels, the Royal National Hotel is an ideal spot for London tourists as it’s a two-minute walk from Russell Square station.
It’s 15-minutes from Soho so easy access to theatres, and a short tube journey away from King’s Cross and Euston.
There’s a choice of rooms for all from a cosy single to double rooms, twins and even triple rooms.
For a bit more space, check out the standard plus rooms, family rooms which sleep three or the standard plus family room.
All rooms come with an en-suite, free Wi-Fi, TV, radio as well as tea and coffee making facilities.
You can book on a room only basis, or a bed and breakfast basis which comes with an unlimited buffet.
When it comes to eating, the Royal National Hotel has ‘The London Pub’ which is a ‘modern twist on the traditional British pub’.
It has local craft beers and ales, as well as a large selection of small plates to sharers.
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For lighter bites, the hotel also has Blooms Coffee & Pizza which is open from 7am with pastries and coffee.
At 12pm it serves up sandwiches, salads and stone-baked pizzas.
The hotel gets rave reviews too, one wrote on Tripadvisor: “More than five stars for our stay! Location is wonderful, it was a brilliantly comfortable room and all the staff were excellent.”
Another said: “Our short stay at the hotel was absolutely perfect. The location couldn’t be better really easy to get around the city and just a quick trip to St. Pancras for the Eurostar.”
A one-night stay in a single or double room starts from £99 per night in January.
A standard plus family room that sleeps up to three people can be booked from £119 in January.
The hotel currently has an offer which takes 30 per cent off a Sunday stay when you choose a long weekend in London.
Or book direct to get 20 per cent off your stay.
Another popular hotel run by Imperial London Hotels is the President Hotel, also in Bloomsbury.
It was made famous back in 1963 by The Beatles when they used it as their London base during their rise to fame – at this point the hotel had just opened and it was brand new.
The legendary band known for hits like ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘Let it Be’, even had a pillow fight in room 444.
There were then plenty of famous photos of the band taken around Russell Square.
One of the most well-known shots is referred to as the ‘shish-kebab’ and was taken on September 12, 1963.
A single and double room in the President Hotel start from £119 per night in January.
A twin room with an extra bed sleeping up to three people can be booked from £139 in January.
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