OUR HOTELS SPECIAL OFFERS FOOD & DRINK GALLERY CHRISTMAS BOOK NOW ABOUT US A WARM WELCOME AND AWARD-WINNING ATTENTION TO DETAIL GUARANTEED An independent family business since 1837. Since 1837, Imperial London Hotels have offered visitors to central London an excellent standard of accommodation, a charming portfolio of unique hotels to choose from and exceptional value for money. And we've remained an independent family business all that time, so a warm welcome and award-winning attention to detail is guaranteed. Our hotels are all located in the heart of Bloomsbury, which means they have the British Museum and some of London's greatest public squares on their doorstep, and Oxford Street, Covent Garden and London's world-famous 'Theatreland' just beyond. Whichever hotel you choose, you can be confident it'll be a great base for business and pleasure in central London. Room rates are all-inclusive, with no hidden extras, but our standards are maintained without compromise. Our dedication to value is not confined to our hotel rooms: every one of our remarkable portfolio of bars and cafés, restaurants and pubs, is priced with the same principle in mind. Best of all, whichever hotel you stay in, you are welcome to use any of our other hotels' facilities, ranging from bars and restaurants to car parks, sightseeing tours, bowling alleys, health club, bureau de change, shops – and much more besides. When you stay in an Imperial London Hotel, we want you to enjoy everything we have to offer in this beautiful area of a magical city. Previous WARM WELCOME Great customer service is at the heart of everything we do. Here at Imperial London Hotels we aim to provide the same great experience to all our guests across all our hotels and outlets. CENTRAL LONDON HOTELS Each of our hotels has its own unique character, and are all located in the heart of beautiful Bloomsbury. Whichever hotel you choose, you can be confident it'll be a great base for business or pleasure. 3076 ROOMS From our charming boutique Morton Hotel with just 34 rooms, to our largest and more lively Royal National Hotel with 1630 rooms, we have a hotel to suit everyone. Next HISTORY 1815 Imperial London Hotels has a history spanning almost 200 years, beginning in 1815 when Henry Walduck was granted a license to open a Catering Establishment in Gravesend, which soon flourished. His son Thomas Henry Walduck moved to London in the early 1830's. He purchased a hotel in Warwick Court which was sold in 1863 by his son, Thomas Henry Walduck Jnr, who moved to Bloomsbury and purchased the lease of the old Bedford Hotel for £290 at an annual rent of £90. At the time, this was the only hotel permitted on the Duke of Bedford's Bloomsbury estates. It seemed such a vast place to fill that candles were lit in the windows of empty rooms to encourage prospective guests. 1904 Harold Walduck, the son of Thomas Henry Walduck Jnr built and reconstructed more than 10 hotels in the area, sleeping over 3500 guests. In 1904, Harold Walduck invited the famous architect Charles Fitzroy Doll to design the Imperial Hotel in order to meet the excess guest demand at the Bedford Hotel. Fitzroy Doll was an English architect of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, who specialised in designing hotels. 1910 In 1910, a block of flats adjacent to the Imperial was purchased and converted into a hotel with 150 rooms. This was given the name 'The Premier Hotel', today known as the President. Shortly following this came the opening of the National Hotel in 1920 and the Royal Hotel in 1928. 1913 The Victorian Turkish Baths were constructed as part of the 1913 extension to the Imperial Hotel. An early photograph reveals its once opulent interior, with heavily decorated walls and ceilings and a mosaic floor. Not only were they open 'day and night', but there was a wide range of other treatments available including Russian vapour, electric light and ultraviolet ray baths. The baths were demolished, with the rest of the hotel, in 1966. But the statues were rescued and can still be spotted lining the Imperial Hotel courtyard along with a tiled mosaic sign in the pavement, toward the corner of the President Hotel. 1951 Harold Walduck's sons Norman and Stanley continued to rebuild and construct the hotels after returning from serving their country in World War II. They negotiated the lease on the County Hotel and built the Tavistock Hotel in 1951 - London's first post war hotel. From 1924 until 1939, Virginia and Leonard Woolf lived on the top two floors of Number 52 Tavistock Square, which is now the site of the Tavistock Hotel. She lived here longer than in any other of the Bloomsbury homes, and wrote most of her novels here. You can now see a famous blue plaque outside the entrance to the Tavistock Hotel commemorating the famous writer. 1960 The rebuilding of the Premier Hotel followed in 1960. It offered guests 449 rooms, with 'bathroom and shower, large screen TV, multichannel stereophonic sound radio, telephone, international razor socket, weighing scales, and many other modern amenities'. When the new hotel reopened as the President, it soon became home to the famous English rock band the Beatles when they came down from Liverpool to London during the summer of 1963. 1964 During the 1960's Richard, Thomas and Stephen Walduck joined the company. The Bedford was rebuilt in 1964, followed by the Imperial shortly after in 1970. The Royal National was finally completed in 1998 which was and still is, London's largest hotel with over 1630 rooms. 2013 The Imperial London Hotels family has since been joined by the sons and daughters of Richard, Thomas and Stephen Walduck, continuing the long family tradition. The boutique Morton Hotel was the newest addition the Imperial group, which opened in 2013. HOMEABOUT US About Imperial London Hotels LOCATION & CONTACT ABOUT US FAQS ACCESSIBILITY WORKING FOR US LATEST OPPORTUNITIES PRIVACY POLICY TERMS & CONDITIONS MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT GENDER PAY GAP COVID-19 PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE SCHEME SITEMAP CONNECT WITH US CONTACT US Have any questions? Contact us on T: +44 20 7278 7871 E: info@imperialhotels.co.uk © 2021 Imperial London Hotels. All rights reserved. Site by Aró