Dolphin Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Daily continental breakfast (GBP 6.75 per person)
32-inch TV with satellite channels
Triple Room
Reception

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
32-34 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS
  • Hyde Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Kensington Gardens
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Marble Arch
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

London

Located in London (London City Centre), Dolphin Hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Marble Arch and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Oxford Street.

What's nearby

  • Hyde Park - 7 min walk
  • Marble Arch - 16 min walk
  • Oxford Street - 5 min drive
  • Kensington High Street - 5 min drive
  • Buckingham Palace - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Paddington Underground Station - 2 min walk
  • London Paddington Station - 3 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Angus Steakhouse - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Sawyers Arms - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bonne Bouche Catering - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Paramount Lebanese Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mihbaj - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Dolphin Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Hyde Park
Dolphin Hotel offers 30 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
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 complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
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 and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • 4 steps to reach property
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV
  • TV/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Fridge

More

  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
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
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 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 major credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Dolphin Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 172 out of 729 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 263 out of 729 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 172 out of 729 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 85 out of 729 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 729 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hamid

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
very small basin
i am disappointed about very small basin.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Naveen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kayla

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

10/10 Excellent

Mellisha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay in an excellent location
Simple, no frills hotel in an excellent location for exploring London and near the tube. We walked to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens going to Buckingham Palace and Kensington Gardens. Easy to get the tube into central London and with one change to the O2. Very nice and helpful hotel staff. Stayed in a clean and spacious basement room after asking to be moved from a fifth floor room, due to the many stairs and no lift which I struggled with being a pensioner! Great shower. Can hear the rumble of trains, but was not a problem as was out most of the time. Staff did inform us if we moved rooms it would be noisier. Simple breakfast included in the price of toast, cereal, cheese etc which was all I needed. Can pay a few pounds extra for a cooked breakfast if needed.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Gary

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vera

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smsll bathroom but clean. Comfortable beds. Very good location next to Paddington station. We took 4:30am Elizabeth line to Heathrow for our 7am flight. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Lyndsay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location for Paddington Station and staff were friendly and helpful. Our room was very clean. Decor was as you’d expect from a budget hotel of this era- needs some work. Negatives are - you can feel the rumble of the tube trains, our bathroom door was soooo squeaky that you woke everyone else if you went in the night and I had an ice cold shower one morning as the hit just completely stopped working.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is close to public transportation,although you hear the underground noise.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent base
Excellent base for exploring London, good clean room, compact, but met our needs, especially for the price
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oleg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location for a quick stay
Fabulous and convenient location! 1-5 minutes walk from tube, 3-7 minutes walk from eateries, souvenir store right around the corner. But: it's an old building, which means great from hstoric point of view, but zero sound-proof. It's also located right above the tube line, so get ready for some shaking (which stops around 11pm). Bed was clean and tidy, shower worked perfectly, so I would def.recommend it for quick 1-night stay when you need only to drop your bags and your body :)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location right at Paddington station. Beautiful room on a quiet street.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Does the job
Cheap and cheerful for overnight stay, would definitely use again. Stairs were a bit of a pain but you get what you pay for I suppose
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

maria, st Catharines

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
N/a
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of large groups in the hotel. I had a group of girls running in and out of each others rooms all night. Laughing and screaming all night long. I didn't get any sleep at all. One of the worst nights im afraid.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lindy

Travelled with partner
Nice little affordable hotel. Helpful, friendly staff. Very close to Paddington Station. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Trevor

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

ann

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Aleksandr

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024