The Bloomsbury Park Hotel (A Thistle Associate) - London, United Kingdom 

"Easter in Boombury"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
Eight of us stayed at the Thistle Bloomsbury Park in Easter 2005 for three nights. Everyone had a different comment to make. For instance our shower downstairs was very powerful . However the rooms were normal size and for the price we paid and considering that we were in London were very good and above all they were clean. Breakfast was buffet style and if you are there between 8.00 and 8.30 AM there is no problem in getting seats, you can eat as much as you like and the standards are very good. When I first booked the hotel and a latter stage found the reviews on this pages I was going to cancel, but I am please that my wife dissuaded me from doing so. The staffs in general were very friendly and helpful. If you are very demanding more likely you will find Thistle Bloomsbury Park no to you standards because it is true that some bathrooms needs a little bit of tender care and attention, but for the rest I can’t complain. Will I go back there again? The answer is yes.

Mildew lovers, you have found your mecca!
Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008
Simply put, the entire second floor reeks of mildew. Once my friend and I realized this, we simply made a mad dash for our room and then threw open the window immediately upon entering. That solved the problem in our room, but the hallway's stench never dissipated. Some of the staff members were friendly (e.g. the desk clerk who helpfully let us switch from a room with a double bed to one with twin beds) while others were incompetent (e.g. the desk clerk who spent nearly half an hour telling me that I had a large balance upon checkout, even though I had prepaid for the room online). The second star is for the location - three minutes from the Russell Square Tube station, five minutes from the Holborn stop.

No complaints at all!
Posted: Fri, Jul 18 2008
We stayed for 2 nights, and were very pleased with all aspects of this Hotel. We walked from the station, (St Pancras International) and walked to the Theatres as well. We didn't need taxis or the tube for the whole stay - we even walked to Camden Lock market on the Sunday morning. The Hotel was clean (and didn't smell of mildew at all!!) The staff were friendly, helpful and had a smile on their faces. We got a really good deal, and will definitely stay there again.

Phew its only one night!!
Posted: Mon, Jul 07 2008
Well firstly i booked this hotel as a last resort as I couldnt get in at the hotel I normaly stay in whilst working down in London. The pictures on the website didn't look amazing.. but the rooms looked comfortable and all in all I didn't think I had got a bad deal.. all i can say is.. I dont know when those pictures were taken but my room didn't look anything like them! The wallpaper was half coming away from the walls.. the curtains looked they had been torn at the bottom rather than neatly cut. The en-suite was awful.. so grim and old fashioned with a damp musty smell also. The shower cubicle (if you can even call it that) was so small and with a window overhead wasn't exactly the most private of shower facilities. The window was also black with rot and like i read earlier you actually felt cleaner not having a shower than you did having one! The damp smell was also a little in the bedroom and there was no air conditioning and so i hardly got a wink of sleep due to it being so hot. The noise outside also added to that factor and that was with the window shut! I also felt like i had been put in the most hidden away room they could find, as all the other rooms stopped halfway up the corridor but mine continued down past all the cleaners cupboards and fire exits. All I can say is I wont be staying here again, yes the staff were friendly, and ok the breakfast wasn't half bad but otherwise this hotel has nothing going for it in the slightest! Il be sure to get in my regular hotel early in future!!!