Situated slap bang in the middle of London’s West End just a short walk from The British Museum, Covent Garden, the shops of Oxford Street and Chinatown. The Academy is an intimate hotel that was originally built in 1776 as five Georgian homes. Each of its five houses has developed its own distinctive character over the years and these have now been combined to create a stunning boutique-style hotel. Beautifully decorated throughout and retaining many original Georgian features, The Academy has a Georgian conservatory, a library and even two private gardens. The hotel incorporates 49 guestrooms including 10 suites, each individually designed and decorated to create a unique look. Guests enjoy the quirkiness and warmth of a large private home, sleep in comfortable Egyptian cotton sheets and enjoy the bathroom luxuries. Every room is air conditioned and has a CD player and tea and coffee making facilities. Outside, the private gardens are exclusive to hotel residents. Flowers fill the generous space with colour and a delicate fragrance. The fishpond ripples set a lovely quiet scene to enjoy a glass of chilled wine, a hot brew, and a cosy place to finish your crossword. LOCATION Surround yourself with the bright lights of the West End with The Academy. Situated off historic Bloomsbury Square, this charming Town House is close to the entertainment of Covent Garden, the shops of Oxford Street, the buzz of Chinatown and the grand British Museum. There are 4 Underground stations a close by; Goodge Street, Russell Square, Tottenham Court Road and Holborn. The hotel is 5 stops from Waterloo for the Eurostar and very close to Euston and Kings Cross stations for Gatwick, Stanstead, London City Airport. Heathrow International Airport is 20 kms away.
Local places of interest
Within less than 1 km from the hotel • British Museum
• Trafalgar Square
• National Portrait Gallery
• Covent Garden
• Piccadilly Circus
Within less than 10 km from the hotel • London Eye
• Harrods
• Buckingham Palace
• Tower Of London
• Tate & Tate Modern
Duration of the trip *
How to get there
Distance
on foot
by car
by public transportation
Taxi price *
Airport Heathrow
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45 mn
45 mn
55 £
Airport Gatwick
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80 mn
90 mn
75 £
Train station Kings Cross...
1 Km
20 mn
10 mn
10 mn
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Train station Waterloo
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40 mn
20 mn
10 mn
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Bath
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160 mn
120 mn
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Oxford
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120 mn
60 mn
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*Indicative values
Parking • Parking nearby (payable)
Hours • Rooms available from
: 2:00 PM • Rooms to be vacated by
: 11:00 AM
Hotel equipment • Iron/ Ironing board (by request)
• Safe at reception
• Common parts air-conditioned
• Fire doors in common parts
• Electronic smoke detectors
• Wifi Internet access in common parts (payable)
Hotel services • Newspapers available
• Reception desk open 24/7
• Multilingual staff
• Concierge service
• Baggage handler
• Dry cleaning service extra
Regarding the restaurant(s) • Breakfast in dining-room
• Breakfast in room
• Floor service (24/7)
