The Royal Horseguards, London

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Exterior detail
Meeting facility
Meeting facility
Tower Suite | Living area

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Gym
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk

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2 Whitehall Court, London, England, SW1A 2EJ
  • Place, Trafalgar Square
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Westminster Abbey
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, London Eye
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room, 1 Single Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(80 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(36 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(71 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

River View Room 1 Double Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

River View Room 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(19 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(37 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

The Library Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 53 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Tower Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 67 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Royal Horseguards Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 66 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Waterloo Suite

  • 84 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

The Apartment Suite

  • 74 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe King Room

  • Sleeps 2

Double Room with Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

King Room with Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

Double Room with River View

  • Sleeps 2

King Room with River View

  • Sleeps 2

Royal Horseguards Suite

  • Sleeps 3

The Apartment Suite

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

London

With a stay at The Royal Horseguards, London, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 10-minute walk of National Gallery and Churchill War Rooms. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Houses of Parliament and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Westminster Abbey.

What's nearby

  • Thames River - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Trafalgar Square - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • National Gallery - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Westminster Abbey - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • London Eye - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Embankment Station - 3 min walk
  • Charing Cross Station - 5 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Clarence - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sherlock Holmes - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Old Shades - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Lounge at the Royal Horseguards - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Royal Horseguards, London

Victorian hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
The Royal Horseguards, London offers 282 air-conditioned accommodations with free minibar items and laptop-compatible safes. Memory foam beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 49-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.

This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and complimentary bottled water. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 282 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and espresso makers. Your memory foam bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. 49-inch Smart televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this Victorian hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at One Twenty One Two, a restaurant which specializes in Modern European cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in London? This hotel has 3229 square feet (300 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 13 meeting rooms.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
One Twenty One Two - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
The Lounge - This lobby lounge serves light fare only. Open daily.
Equus Bar - This bar specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Open daily.
The Terrace - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open select days.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

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

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 23.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Equus Bar
  • One Twenty One Two
  • The Lounge
  • The Terrace

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 13 meeting rooms
  • 3,229 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Lift (91 centimetre wide door)
  • Smooth flooring in public areas

More

  • 9 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1884
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 49-inch smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar
  • Late-night room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 23.50 per person

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 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, window guards, and outdoor lighting

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The Royal Horseguards, London Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1355 out of 1941 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 336 out of 1941 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 152 out of 1941 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 1941 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 49 out of 1941 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

AMAZING hotel and location

We had a lovely stay at the Royal Horseguards. The service was excellent, the facilities clean and spacious. The best part was the location! Just a quick walk to major sites and tube stop, yet so quiet. It felt like a world away! We will definitely be staying here again on future London trips.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Bogdan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

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

Great stay!

Absolutely the best location. Lots of local history, beautiful buildings, close to everything! The room was great, really really quiet and well appointed. Bedding was very comfortable. Make sure to have breakfast on the patio which faces a park and the river. Really deserves to be a 9.5 or better!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Myron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great choice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

yvette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the location. Close to all the main attractions. We walked to everything. So many choices of places to eat and drink. Our hotel was very clean and well kept and so peaceful. The staff were very polite and accommodating. The beds and bedding were amazing. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

RICHARD

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we arrived by taxi the door porter opened the taxi door and helped my girlfriend out of the taxi and helped with our luggage. The staff made us feel special from the very start of our stay. Dining at the hotel was excellent and the room was beautiful. Overall we had a wonderful stay. When I come to London I always stay at this hotel and for sure when we return to London we will stay at the Royal horseguards again. The two members of staff who were very excellent and lovely to us were the greek gentleman "stamintamos" and "Perves". Thank you for making our holiday special and wonderful . Kind regards . Richard and Karen
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff were great, very attentive and polite. The concierge will give you a historical tour of the property adjacent to the hotel lobby. It was very cool!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

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

You must stay here!

Amazing Place – tremendous location. Service wonderful.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quite. Night security staff was a little uptight.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An issue came up the evening we tried to reconcile our bill. We were told that since we had accumulated over $700 in incidentals, they had locked us out of our room. I had spoken with a manager earlier that morning to settle our bill. She advised me that the best time to settle would be after 10pm when the new shift had arrived. Not once did she inform me of such a policy where we would be locked out of our room. Furthermore, the hotel could have left a message on our room phone several days in advance asking us to settle up. We would have been more than happy to comply. Instead, we left the dining room after dinner and went directly to the front desk where we received the news that our room keys no longer worked. This was done with other guests in the lobby. For that reason, I gave four stars to several categories in the survey. I would have downgraded it more except that the service and friendliness of the rest of the staff was so superb it would not have been fair to them.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randall Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent experience overall at the Royal Horseguards. Fantastic view of Victoria Embankment Gardens and the Thames from my room. Lovely outdoor breakfast in an English garden setting. Steps from the Tube. Would absolutely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tonya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
More wonderful than we could have imagined!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rupa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything about the place was beautiful and worth it. It was so amazing and I loved it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Indianapolis

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

anatoliy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything is perfect!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
I am pretty picky when it comes to hotels. The location! The service! The rooms! All excellence. I would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very enjoyable stay in a beautiful hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel and staff was extraordinary.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel within 2 minutes of underground the Thames Big Ben Westminster . Easy walking distance Leicester square piccadilly circus
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025