Pros
- Occupying a row of charming Georgian terrace townhouses
- Set in relatively peaceful, leafy, and literary Bloomsbury
- Close to Tube stations and walking distance to bustling center
- Excellent breakfast and afternoon tea menus
- Quiet, Regency-style rooms -- some overlooking the garden
- Luxury Suite with access to private courtyard garden
- Cozy bar, snug library, and summer patio
- 24-hour room service
- Free Wi-Fi throughout
Cons
- Wi-Fi is capped and can be slow
- No elevator and lots of stairs
- Some bathrooms are tiny
Bottom Line
The Academy is an upscale boutique hotel set in a row of Georgian houses in central London's bookish Bloomsbury neighborhood. While the setting is relatively serene, there's plenty of public transport and much of the capital's bustling center within walking distance. The hotel underwent an extensive renovation that was completed in 2018. If rates feel a little steep -- especially with a charged breakfast -- guests could take a look at the nearby Arosfa, where rates include full English breakfast.
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Amenities
- Cribs
- Internet
Location
Set in leafy and bookish Bloomsbury a block from the British Museum
The hotel is located on a block of mostly residential houses in a pretty street in the heart of central London's leafy -- and literary -- Bloomsbury. While the area is relatively quiet, there are plenty of pubs, restaurants, and bookshops in the vicinity, and the hotel is also within an easy, seven-minute walk of the start of Oxford Street shopping and Tottenham Court Road Tube station. Goodge Street Tube is even nearer, at four minutes' walk, and the iconic British Museum lies just a block away. Buzzing Soho nightlife is also just 10 minutes away on foot and the theaters of the West End another five. Heathrow Airport is a 35-minute drive without traffic, or around an hour by Tube.
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Location
Set in leafy and bookish Bloomsbury a block from the British Museum
The hotel is located on a block of mostly residential houses in a pretty street in the heart of central London's leafy -- and literary -- Bloomsbury. While the area is relatively quiet, there are plenty of pubs, restaurants, and bookshops in the vicinity, and the hotel is also within an easy, seven-minute walk of the start of Oxford Street shopping and Tottenham Court Road Tube station. Goodge Street Tube is even nearer, at four minutes' walk, and the iconic British Museum lies just a block away. Buzzing Soho nightlife is also just 10 minutes away on foot and the theaters of the West End another five. Heathrow Airport is a 35-minute drive without traffic, or around an hour by Tube.
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Best Rates
Amenities
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Air Conditioner
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Airport Transportation
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Babysitting Services
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Balcony / Terrace / Patio
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Basic Television
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Business Center
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Cable
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Concierge
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Cribs
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Dry Cleaning
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Internet
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Kids Allowed
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Laundry
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Meeting / Conference Rooms
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Mini Bar (with liquor)
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Room Service
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Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space
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Swim-Up Bar
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