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The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

3.0 star property

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Interior
Meeting facility
Meeting facility
Superior Twin Room

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Free WiFi

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2 Butcher Row, London, England, E14 8DS
  • Place, Tower of London
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, O2 Arena
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Tower Bridge
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LCY-London City)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe King Room

Deluxe King Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment 2 Bedroom

Apartment 2 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Superior King Room

Superior King Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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King Room

King Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

London

With a stay at The Royal Foundation of St Katharine in London (Tower Hamlets), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Tower of London and Tower Bridge. .This hotel is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from The Shard and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from London Bridge.

What's nearby

  • Tower of London - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • O2 Arena - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Tower Bridge - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
  • London Bridge - 7 min drive - 3.6 km
  • The Shard - 8 min drive - 3.9 km

Getting around

  • Limehouse Station - 3 min walk
  • Limehouse DLR Station - 3 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Figa - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The White Swan - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Peacock - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Yurt Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Craft Beer Co. - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

Hotel with free breakfast, near Tower of London
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine offers 36 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 36 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
You can enjoy a meal at Yurt Cafe serving the guests of The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Yurt Cafe - Overlooking the garden, this café specializes in British cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, and light fare.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Secured parking on site (GBP 20 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Yurt Cafe

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 20 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

Property is also known as

Katharine Royal
Royal Foundation St Katharine
Royal Foundation St Katharine Hotel London
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St Katharine Foundation
The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine London, England
Royal Foundation St Katharine Hotel
The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine London
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Reviews

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 423 out of 695 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 210 out of 695 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 695 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 695 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 695 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joanne, Woodford Halse

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our third or fourth stay at RFSK. We love this gorgeous urban oasis. The price for the stay, with an excellent breakfast and parking, is so reasonable. RFSK is clean and as long as you get a garden view room, it is very quiet. Everything is great quality. Simple but excellent. Very good public transport links as well. We love it and won’t stay anywhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Samantha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Wouldn’t Recommend for Exploring London

Pros: the staff were polite; breakfast buffet (same each day, only hot option is oatmeal) Cons: the room was REALLY small. Two people moving around the space with luggage required a lot of negotiation. Virtually no place to sit in the room except for the bed. I listened to another customer complain about the size and get upgraded to another room, but we just tried to spend all day out. Booked a superior king room. Maybe king beds are much smaller in the uk, but it felt like a double with two reasonably sized people trying to sleep. Also, the weather was very hot during our stay and the room was stifling at points. The area is quite loud at night. Woken by sirens every night of our stay. Using the DLR to get into London was fine—or the c2c the two days DLR was down— but it added time and expense. Especially if you have to get somewhere early, it would be much easier to stay inside zone 1. It also wasn’t cheap for being further out and tiny. We paid over $1800.00 for 8 nights. At that price, it would be much better to get a room in the city center. It couldn’t be smaller and would certainly be more convenient if your goal is to explore London. We also shared the space with loads of groups having retreats and/or seminars, so we didn’t feel comfortable using the gardens or other rooms at times.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

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

Lovely place to stay

Friendly staff. Very nice gardens and quiet spaces indoors and out. I would definitely stay again. Parking on site should be free in my opinion.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I found the Royal Foundation of St Katharine easy to find and welcoming. My room was comfortable and clean. Breakfast was excellent. I loved the tranquil outdoor space.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amal

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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

Great place to stay

What a great place to stay so comfortable so quiet very relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

William

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

Clean and neat

Would be better with air conditioning as it was a hot night
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have always found this a special place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so wonderful. The property is adorable! We would stay here again in a heartbeat. The breakfast was so good and the Yurt Cafe was amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne, Woodford Halse

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne, Woodford Halse

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
RFSK really is an oasis of calm after the busyness of London. Comfortable rooms and excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love staying here and would pick it every time I visit London. The rooms and decoration requires some freshen up but apart from this the facilities are peaceful, and pleasant and a haven in the midst of London.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic all round!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Helpful welcoming staff and a beautiful building and grounds, excellent breakfast and comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I didn’t park, but it was a good car park, the St Katherine is in a good spot, nice walk down the Thames, Gordon Ramsey, an nice Italian and Indian restaurant a 10min walk through the park. Excellent location for Limehouse DLR. if you want clean and comfy bed, this is great, room is basic but clean, great shower and WC facilities. Breakfast was really nice and plentiful. Staff I met were friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

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

A special, tranquil place in the heart of London

A very special place in the heart of London, which offers retreats, as well as accommodation for general tourists. It is well-decorated, clean, comfortable and so tranquil, it was hard to believe we were in such a busy area. The courtyard garden was lovely, the staff were so welcoming, the breakfast was good, and having a car park on site was a bonus, and unusual for central London. Do not be put off by the rather drab approach to the carpark, inside all is fine and secure. Limehouse station is only a couple of minutes' walk away, very handy for getting around London, but you don't hear it. We will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claudio, Wareham

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Interesting historical place to stay, and very good value for money for London! The bed was comfortable and I slept very well, also thanks to the quiet atmosphere. The free breakfast was tasty, with different options available. The DLR station was nearby, with national trains as well. Would stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

Great Stay

Stayed as we were attending a show at the Troxy, a 4 minute walk away. Conveniently close to Limehouse station. The room was great with an extremely comfortable bed. No noise at night is a bonus. Breakfast was buffet style with plenty to choose from. The staff were excellent and happy to give directions. Even raising an eye when we informed them the street signposts are spelt wrong (they have Cath(E)rine). Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Heidi

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Unclean

The standard of cleanliness was abominable. Black mould everywhere in the bathroom. A layer of dust in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025