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Dolphin Inn

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Restaurant
City view from property
Front of property
Family Room

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
44 NORFOLK SQUARE, London, England, W2 1RT
  • Hyde Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Marble Arch
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Oxford Street
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot

Twin Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot

Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Twin Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot

Single Room, Private Bathroom

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot

Triple Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Basic Single Room

Basic Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room, Private Bathroom

Family Room, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the area

London

A stay at Dolphin Inn places you in the heart of London, within a 15-minute walk of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Marble Arch and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Oxford Street.

What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Marble Arch - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Oxford Street - 4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Kensington High Street - 5 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Buckingham Palace - 6 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • Paddington Underground Station - 3 min walk
  • London Paddington Station - 4 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sawyers Arms - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bonne Bouche Catering - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Paramount Lebanese Kitchen - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mihbaj - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪It's All Greek to Me - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Dolphin Inn

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Hyde Park
Dolphin Inn offers 20 accommodations. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 6.50 for adults and GBP 6.50 for children

Family friendly

  • Travel cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.5 for adults and GBP 6.5 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Dolphin Inn London
Dolphin London
Dolphin Inn Hotel
Dolphin Inn London
Dolphin Inn Hotel London

Dolphin Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 212 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 212 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 212 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 212 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 212 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location is awesome. Super close from Paddington Station. The staff was very kind and tried to accommodate our needs. Room wasn't too bad also. For this price, it was pretty satisfying. The shower was warm and TV worked well. However, I had to comment that our room was right on top of SUBWAY!!! I was unable to sleep because every 5 minutes, the whole room was rumbling....

2/10 Terrible

Daniela

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Melinda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

No drinkingwater, smelly towels

The 'clean' towels were very smelly. There was no drinking water in the room, and the staff did not draw our attention to this act even though we were with small children. We did not get water, we had to buy it or ourselves, which was difficult.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A great hotel well located

I had a single room, it was very small with a really narrow single bed but it was comfortable, clean and with coffee/tea facilities and a fridge too. The room was nice on warm on arrival. For the money you cant go wrong really, great location around shops and restaurants and a stroll from the tube. Breakfast was listed as a cooked breakfast but it was basically scrambled egg and then cold meat, cheese etc.. OK though.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jyothis

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Very handy for transport links.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

PHILLIPA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located and ver close to Paddington Station.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

PETER

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammy, Baltic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot, reasonable price. Staff super friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Erika Y

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty the bed were dirty I’ll never stay there I don’t recommended to nobody!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good budget hotel

Not sure where the bad reviews come from, booked this hotel for a family of five, it's a budget hotel, which does exactly what it's designed for, gave our family a comfortable room for the night in central London at a reasonable price in a good location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A room with a view....2 mins walk from Paddington....and quiet!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cinnamon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast available does not mean breakfast included, however, overall the breakfast was cheaper than all my other hotel reservation breakfasts. Also there was only one fan available, otherwise it was perfect. Great stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sabine

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Our room was supposed to have a bunk bed. It had 2 twin beds pushed together and above those was a double bed that was hanging from the ceiling. It was accessible by rungs attached to the wall. The bed was not made when we got there and even though we had daily housekeeping, the top bed was never made. I don’t blame staff as I imagine it to be a nightmare to try and climb up and make the bed. Another disappointment I experienced was that I realized after an 5.30 am check out that I left my wedding ring and earrings in the room. I emailed the hotel immediately as we were travelling by train. I described where I left the jewelry only to be told they didn’t find it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

zahraa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked this hotel since it was clean, staff were nice, and the area surrounding was safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent!

Excellent stay, the mattress could be better. Overall we have a very good experience. We will come back for sure!
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela Mae

check-in and check out is hassle-free.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

zahraa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this hotel since the staff were really friendly and helpful. The room was very comfortable and the area was safe and nice. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Sophie

Liked: Staff & service
Very convenient for Paddington station and the staff I spoke to were helpful and friendly. However, I booked a twin room (single occupancy) and ended up in a 5 bed dormitory that heavily smelled of smoke. I was the only person in the room but it wasn’t what I was expecting. The room was also up 4 flights of narrow stairs with no lift, which I’m sure is fine if you are a lot fitter than I am with a lot less luggage
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

jimmie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024