The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House
17-25 Gower Street, London, GB WC1E 6HG
Location. The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House is a collection of five Victorian townhouses set within the city's literary district of Bloomsbury in London, England. This boutique property stands 400 metres from Oxford Street and 500 metres from the British Museum.
Hotel Features. This non-smoking hotel features a Victorian lobby with intimate seating arrangements and concierge-style registration. Two private gardens, The Library Garden and the Conservatory Garden, are extensions of sitting rooms by the same names. The hotel offers cocktails in the Library Garden during warm-weather months, and the Conservatory displays a collection of flowering plants, a fish pond and a trellis. Alchemy Restaurant offers English and continental breakfasts for a fee. Function rooms include the atmospheric underground Alchemy Room with capacity for 40 people, while the Boardroom accommodates up to 18 people. Wireless Internet access is available for a fee.
Guestrooms. The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House offers 49 guestrooms and suites, some with split-level bathrooms and free-standing, claw-foot bathtubs. Bathrooms include designer Molton Brown toiletries, slippers and bathrobes. Rooms reflect Victorian décor and feature beds draped in Egyptian-cotton linens. Airy suites carry the names of infamous members of the Bloomsbury Set, including the Virginia Wolf Suite. Room amenities include satellite television, CD players and wireless Internet access for a fee. Guestrooms also include coffeemakers and minibars. Laptop-compatible, in-room safes are provided.
Minimum check-in age is 18 for this hotel.
Please note: As of July 1, 2007, in compliance with the law banning smoking from virtually all enclosed public places, smoking in smoke-free premises is a criminal offence and can carry a fine.
Location Description: BLOOMSBURY/THEATERLAND
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Room Types
Club Double
One double bed. Georgian décor with Egyptian cotton bed linen and dark wood furnishings. Wireless Internet connection, air conditioning, satellite television, CD player, tea and coffee making facilities, telephone, safe, minibar, and complimentary newspaper. Bathroom with designer toiletries, slippers, bathrobes and hair dryer.
Town House Single
One single bed. Georgian décor with Egyptian cotton bed linen and dark wood furnishings. Wireless Internet connection, air conditioning, satellite television, CD player, tea and coffee making facilities, telephone, safe, minibar, and complimentary newspaper. Bathroom with designer toiletries, slippers, bathrobes and hair dryer.
Suite
One king bed. Separate sitting area. Georgian décor with Egyptian cotton bed linen and dark wood furnishings. Wireless Internet connection, air conditioning, satellite television, CD player, tea and coffee making facilities, telephone, safe, minibar, and complimentary newspaper. Bathroom with designer toiletries, slippers, bathrobes and hair dryer.
Property Amenities
- Shoe Shine
- Conference Room(s)
- Banquet Facilities
- Fireplace in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Room service (24 hours)
- Patio
- Concierge services
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Multilingual staff
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Internet access - wireless
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Parking (valet) Fees Apply
- Parking (surcharge) Fees Apply
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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Property Information
4 Star Rating.
GuestRooms - 44
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Floors - 5
Area Activities
Oxford Street - 400 metres
British Museum - 500 metres
British Telecom Tower - 500 metres
Soho - 700 metres
Trafalgar Square - 1.0 mile (1.5 kilometres)
Buckingham Palace - 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometres)
London Eye - 2 miles (3.0 kilometres)
Houses of Parliament - 2.0 miles (3.0 kilometres)
Westminster Abbey - 2.0 miles (3.0 kilometres)
Natural History Museum - 3.0 miles (5.0 kilometres)
Tower of London - 3.0 miles (5.0 kilometres)
Harrods - 3.0 miles (5.0 kilometres)
Victoria and Albert Museum - 3.0 miles (5.0 kilometres)
