Ideal Location in Central London, Paddington
Many other popular London locations are also either within easy walking distance of the hotel or are within easy reach by using Paddington’s extensive public transport links. Popular destinations our visitors often head for include Madame Tussaud’s, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben and Oxford Street.
Of course, Paddington is also home to the infamous and much loved Paddington Bear. It is also filled with numerous amenities reached within minutes of leaving your hotel room at Shakespeare Hotel. These include shops, restaurants, supermarkets and gardens - all of which are sure to keep you busy.
In short, Shakespeare Hotel, your top choice of the bed and breakfast hotels in London, has excellent access to all parts of this lively and exciting capital city.
Our main ground floor reception is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A member of staff is always on hand to assist our guests and visitors.
Our vending and coffee machines is available 24 hours a day, providing all our guests with drinks and refreshments whenever they are required.
Our popular hotel in London includes breakfast at an extra charge. Breakfast is served in our three newly refurbished dining rooms, seating approximately 85 persons.
The hotel has several secure luggage rooms, in which guests are welcome to leave their luggage during their stay.
For extra security and peace of mind we provide safe facilities at reception for all guests. These are available between 0700 and 2200 daily.
These are available from reception upon request.
All our rooms include telephones and satellite flat screen televisions.
Shakespeare Hotel is often used by business people, and has several meeting rooms which are available to hire by the hour. Please ensure to enquire/book prior to your visit.
Guests may use the hotel’s photocopying facilities, which can be found at the main reception.
One of our lounges has been transformed to a youthful modern game room, where any of our guests could enjoy a nice game of pool, cheer after a set of table soccer and hang out with friends at the bar style shaped area.
An Internet terminal is available within the hotel. Furthermore a Wi-Fi service is accessible from guest rooms and provided free of charge.
Every staff member at Shakespeare Hotel is well trained, polite and always happy to assist. If you have any questions, queries or problems please don’t hesitate to speak to any member of our staff. We recognise the importance of satisfying every one of our guests. As such we hold our customer service skills in the highest regard, and regard ourselves as offering one of the best quality bed and breakfast hotels in London today.
Shakespeare Hotel
Our rooms range from single rooms to family and multi accommodation rooms. This is why we are among the most popular cheap hotels in London, with economical prices that are suitable for all budgets.
History
The building was built in the 1850's, originally to house an aristocratic family, as part of a terrace in Norfolk Square. The garden was shared and was commonly used by the Ladies to enjoy their afternoon tea.
The ground floor was used as a reception and dining area, the basement was used as a food preparation area, the first floor was home to the master bedroom, while the second floor offered accommodation to the children. The third & fourth floors were used by the staff of the families and here, it is interesting to observe that the stairs leading to these floors are narrow while the rooms are a little more basic. One may also like to know that each of these buildings had only one water closet located outside in the back yard.
These properties survived the wars and later were transformed to bedsits, B & B and finally to hotels. They remain budget hotels as they lack the facilities of a purpose built hotel such as a lift etc.
We have spent a lot of money in order to enhance the features of the building. Cornices, fire places, door casings among others have been restored as much as possible. The hotel now offers quite a modern life style without losing its original grandeur. The rooms have been upgraded to include en-suite facilities however it has not been possible to install a lift.
The Norfolk Square garden maintained by the Parks division of Westminster City Council offers tranquillity right in the heart of London.
Shakespeare Hotel has a stunning and inspiring Victorian heritage and you will appreciate the quintessentially English features of the hotel, many of which have been lovingly restored.
Members of staff
Meetings & Events
Not only will you find extraordinary service and dedicate staff members, the hotel is also convenient for longer business trips to London and will provide you with high levels of service and comfort without breaking the bank.
Our meeting rooms are comfortable, adaptable and can accommodate up to 25 in one room or up to 50 people in 2 interconnecting rooms.
We can provide you with water, juice, hot & cold drinks and sandwiches or biscuits & beverages.
Let us know what your requirements are and we can offer a service to suit your needs and your budget.
We also cater for a wide range of budgets and services, this coupled with our experience and our very central location makes the venue an ideal place to hold your meetings.
Our rooms can be hired by the hour, or by the day.
Call us on 020-7402 4949 or email to enquire about availability or to book.
Our duty manager will be happy to assist you.
Those who contribute to the smooth and efficient running of Shakespeare Hotel feel that being environmentally friendly and conscious of the world around us is more important than ever. We feel very passionately about this matter and have therefore implemented a range of practices and procedures that help us work towards protecting the world we live in.
We believe we are one of the few cheap hotels in London that has such an approach. Furthermore we continually review our eco-friendly approach to ensure we really are doing everything we can to help the environment rather than harm it.
Recycling
We recycle a wide range of materials including plastic, aluminium and paper. Batteries, glass, cartridges and oils are also recycled and as of April 2012 we can proudly say that we also recycle food. Shakespeare Hotel is one of the very few businesses in the City of Westminster who do so.
Water and electricity consumption
We have taken extensive measures to reduce water consumption throughout our buildings. We are confident this will generate encouraging results over time. We also encourage all our staff and guests to ensure all electrical devices and lights are turned off when not in use. We would like to thank all our guests in advance for their support in this.
Materials
We use environmentally friendly materials wherever we can, including energy saving light bulbs and natural chemicals. Furthermore we always measure the quantity of materials necessary to minimise waste.
Battery disposal
Shakespeare Hotel provides a safe battery disposal box for the use of all our guests and visitors.
Shakespeare Hotel is very proud to say we do our ‘bit’ for the environment. We hope that other companies will see how important it is to take care of the world we live in, so we can all attempt to work together towards a safer, brighter future.
