Grange Holborn Hotel

Lovely hotel and very friendly staff when I went and visited London. Awesome pool and great location, walkable to Leicester sq. if I’m every back in London I would happily stay here again!

We are in London from Mar 24^th with checkout on Mar 29^th.
We had the following bad experiences:
The first night (Mar 23^rd) we ordered samosas from the after hours menu in the bar on the ground floor. They came out still frozen inside and they corrected the problem by heating them further.
First morning (Mar 25^th), we had breakfast brought up by ordering from the menu posted on our door. We each ordered the smoked salmon and eggs. The eggs were totally tasteless, but the smoked salmon was good.
Second night (Mar 25^th), we purchased a medium pressure regular massage and a firm pressure deep tissue massage at the spa downstairs. The massage therapist had a very VERY light touch for both of us. I asked her to increase the pressure, but she only applied a medium pressure for a moment before returning to her lighter touch. Neither of us felt any relief in our muscles from these massages.
For our third night (Mar 26^th), we ordered 2 three course meals in the restaurant on the 1^st floor.
* Tomato soup starter
* Grilled Steak with potato wedges and tomatoes.
* Ice cream scoops
* Tomato and Mozzarella starter
* Spinach Tortellini
* Fruit with ice cream
The appetizers and ice cream desert were delicious, but neither of us ate but a bite or two of our main course before sending it back. The steak had an unexpected brown sauce poured all over it and was tasteless and overcooked. The tomatoes that came with the steak were not particularly tasteful and the tortellini was also very bland. Finally, the fruit from the fruit and ice cream dish had too much rind on the fruit.
Overall, we are unable to recommend this hotel to anyone and will not be returning.
Thank you,
— Joshua

We enjoyed our stay. The staff was extremely helpful and polite. The hotel itself wasnt the most modern but the sushi restaurant inside helped. Did i say that the staff was great? They always madd sure that everything was going well, especially for our toddler. It was also very close to the sight seeing and other activities. Convenient, economical, the staff was really cool. My ten days were fantastic, did i say the staff treated us very well?

My family and I stayed here for a week in London. When you think about housing — you’ve just got to remember that you’re only here to sleep — and as long it’s comfortable that is fine.
No housing in London is cheap, and the Grange Holborn hotel was no exception. We’ve stayed in better places for more, but they did have some highlights:
— Location location location: 5 minute walk from Holborn station. 10 minutes from Covent Garden and the British Museum, 15 minutes from SOHO. You can’t beat that– it was so convenient for traveling and eating.
— Facilities: A giant pool on the 3^rd floor that they offer yoga lessons to the guests occasionally.
— Comfort: Although the hotel isn’t the newest looking place, it’s comfortable and gets the job done.
If your flight arrives earlier than the check in time (2pm) then you’re allowed to come and leave all your luggage at the hotel for storage and wander off.

Horrible experience after a couple late nights at work… Coming back in the cold… They bugged me a few times a day to find out if I was really staying at the hotel. I’m convinced this was racial.

This hotel is a solid– ok. Room was fine– yes small but that’s what I was expecting. Picked because of the location and it didn’t disappoint. Check in was absolutely hellish and resulted in a long delay due to the fact they couldn’t «find our reservation.» We had paid in full ahead of time so this sucked. My boyfriends sister had stopped by earlier to leave us a map and was told we weren’t staying there. We met up with her that night and got the map then but it was just annoying– and her sweet welcoming gesture was lost. The whole thing was just irritating. Once we were checked in our stay was fine.

My stay at the Grange Holborn was disappointing. I was originally put in a room that was supposed to have a king bed, but it had 2 twin beds pushed together. I requested a new room. The new room had a spot light glaring in the window. I must have wrestled with the curtains for 30 minutes and I could still not completely block the light. The worst part was the water completely cut out on Saturday while I was in the middle of a shower. I called and complained twice. They sent up maintenance guy but he disappeared and I never heard from him again. I ultimately had to go to the gym to shower. I understand that stuff happens, but I should have received a call or an apology from the manager. This is crappy customer service from what is supposed to be a nice hotel.

Great Hotel. Elegant, stylish and comfortable room size. Location is good to access from subway. WIFI connection is good.

Great place. Rooms nice and reception /​bar area great. I do like to be able to wander around and meet people in the common areas of hotels and this fits the bill. Bar is great to return to after a night out. Parking just up the road if you need it. Would return.

Decent hotel. Generally clean. The gym and spa areas are above average.
The rooms are clean but could use some «updating.»
The front desk staff is not very helpful. Make your reservations online as the process will be £80 more if you try to call and book with a reservation agent.
Overall, decent stay. Close to holborn station too.

Put concisely, the hotel takes advantage of what I have discovered is an English propensity to put posh appearance above sensible value. Extremely expensive with small rooms and even smaller bathroom. Location is good, and it is close to the British History Museum, as well as a good selection of dining options.
Staff is friendly and helpful — IF they confirm you are supposed to be there. Otherwise, expect a cold shoulder.
God forbid you ask the restaurant to let you take a meal back to your room to allow you to catch up on work or some light entertainment. Simply aint gonna happen. Have to go to the bar, which has a limited selection but helpful staff.
Expensive is not the right word. Clandestine highway robbery is more to the point. My colleague experienced a severe back issue upon landing in London. While I worked, the poor fellow was stuck in bed, barely able to move. Room service for him averaged 40 GBP. A bottle of water cost 12 GBP. When he was finally able to get up, I think they charged him to go outside and get a breath of fresh air. After a couple of visits to the hospital, we cut our trip short to return to the US.
When we checked out early, they tried to charge for ALL of our planned stay. Had to argue with the staff until they finally gave in and only charged us for the next evening (which was appropriate according to the policy).
If you have to stay here due to location of business activities, it’s a decent choice if the cost benefit is ok with your company’s needs. On personal trips, I’d try to find a more reasonable option.

Up-​to-​date hotel in great neighborhood 10 mins from Covent Garden, 2 mins from the British Museum. Good value for London. have stayed 3 times and have not had a negative experience. efficient, friendly staff. Room and common areas immaculate each visit. Easy access to Heathrow via tube at Holborn station (if you have a lot of luggage you may want to taxi to paddington as the tube escalators etc are tough to navigate if you’re weighed down). There’s a luggage room and porters (free!), lovely lounge in the reception, and great bar, and breakfast (served on 1^st floor) was excellent. You’d also never spot it was a hotel from the outside unless you were looking for it.