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Dolphin Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
32-inch TV with satellite channels
Triple Room
Triple Room
Reception

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

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32-34 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, England, W2 1RS
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Marble Arch
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Oxford Street
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(32 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

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

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Economy Single Room

Economy Single Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds OR 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Economy Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3

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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 - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Marble Arch - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Oxford Street - 5 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Kensington High Street - 6 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Piccadilly Circus - 9 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Paddington Underground Station - 2 min walk
  • London Paddington Station - 3 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blank Street Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Sawyers Arms - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Paramount Lebanese Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mihbaj - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wahaca - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Dolphin Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, 7-minute 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.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

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 6.75 for adults and GBP 6.75 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

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

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • 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

Dolphin Hotel London
Dolphin London
Dolphin Hotel Hotel
Dolphin Hotel London
Dolphin Hotel Hotel London

Reviews

Dolphin Hotel Reviews

7.4

Good

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 224 out of 948 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 338 out of 948 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 234 out of 948 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 103 out of 948 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 49 out of 948 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John E

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

Fun in London

This was at the end of a 17 day trip and was great way to finish. A fun and unique hotel very close to Paddington Station.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Wai Bing

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The location is really good, it close to the train station, restaurant and shopping center. The bed is noise when roll over. Staff is nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sheila, Laconia

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No comp drinking water, no AC, very small room for 4. It’s probably a pov of a tourist since we are not from UK.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anand, north chelmsford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kurt

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Angela Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

miguel

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is too old and dirty especially the public areas not the room, that was too small. They should be rated as a 1 and a half star not a 3 as they pubish in the networks
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So close to the station. Little hot in the room but a fan was provided. Love the fridge so helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a good stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort

No sleep!

On arrival the hotel was in a great location a few mintues by Paddington Station and the shops. Checking in was quick and staff was friendly. My room was ground floor with eveything I needed and clean. All too good to be true as the London underground runs right underneath my room and every 20 minutes the room was shaking. barely got any sleep, also 7 in the morning the cleaner was hoovering right by rooms door even when i put the do not disturb sign on my handle so my room was right by the breakfast room so i had so many noises with family, kids, screaming, plates, dishes. must of got about 3 hours sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were on the fourth floor which was a 92nd second stair climb. The bathroom was the size of an RV bathroom with shower and there were four single beds. It was perfect. Great wifi, decent breakfast, friendly staff. The circle line runs it but the underground is part of the culture of London.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfectly adequate for our needs. Round the corner from Paddington station. This is a Budget Hotel….so basic but clean friendly and by the beautiful Norfolk Gardens.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ruth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just had a one night stopover between train journeys. It's clean, comfortable and only a couple of minutes from the station. Would definitely use it again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my short stay at the Dolphin Hotel, and would happily have stayed longer, or stay again. The only downside is the lack of air con (but a fan was provided) and the lack of lift given I had a large suitcase. Otherwise, it was a clean and tidy room with everything needed, and being so close to Paddington Station made getting around London very easy. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. For the price paid, I found this hotel great value. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was great, around the corner from paddington station, great cafes, restaurants nearby, the staff at the hotel was great, and the breakfast was good too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

One night at the Dolphin

The room was quite small, just barely wider than the twin bed therein. Some evening noise from adjacent buildings, which did 'stop' around 11pm or so. The fan helped me to sleep that night, and it was an overnight stop for me so I could catch an early plane out of Heathrow the next day. The price was good; however, I would not stay for more than a day - even though it is conveniently located close to Paddingon and Hyde Park.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel, just blocks from the paddington station and the hop on off bus is right on the corner. I would recommend this hotel and would gladly stay there again. But be aware there is no air conditioning and there are a decent amount of stairs to tote your luggage up if you get rooms on higher floors.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Serena

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy walking to the underground getting to the
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jenny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location, close to public transportation, very convenient ! Breakfast OK , but if you have to leave early morning, they do not offer a breakfast bag.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This hotel needs an overhaul; not appropriate for older people unable to carry luggage to 3rd floor. I've been coming here for many years, nothing has changed. It's such a convenient but needs much upgrading. Staff are wonderful in assisting any way they can but I'm not likely to come here in future.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Access to everything, and outlook over the square.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025