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Thistle City Barbican Hotel

Hotel β€’ Event venue β€’ Wedding venue β€’ Spa and health club β€’ Conference center

Straightforward hotel offering casual rooms and an indoor pool, plus a sports bar and a restaurant. People often mention room, hotel, nice, rooms, good, pool, breakfast, stay, great,


Address

120 Central St, London EC1V 8DS, United Kingdom

Website

www.thistle.com

Contact

+44 20 7523 5050

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (2.7K reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: room (20) hotel (14) nice (13) rooms (9) good (9) pool (8) breakfast (7) stay (7) great (7)
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  • 5/5 Vanesa M. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice staff. We do appreciate Mollie's welcome and her colleagues. Nice rooms but I would get more broadcast British TV. We also have a little problem. We were a couple and until the last day we didn't get two towels (one for each). Even so, nice gym, swimming pool and restaurants. Def, no regrets!
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 big m. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice hotel rooms old fashion but good size and the swimming pool was a plus for this but the room and TV was a let down
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Ben A. 4 years ago on Google
    I only stayed for one night, but I thought it was a very nice hotel. There were plenty of places for food and drink in the surrounding area but fortunately I felt this hotel was a bit out of the way meaning that it wasn't too noisy throughout the night. The room I stayed in was an executive king which was very spacious with a comfortable bed. I do think the look of the hotel can be seen as slightly dated, but this wasn't an issue for me. I had breakfast at the hotel. The wide selection available was very appealing, but unfortunately I wasn't very hungry so I couldn't try as much as I would have liked. The staff were very friendly, and I interacted with some of the other guests staying at the hotel who were also very friendly. Overall it was a very good stay and I would be happy to return if I find myself in the area.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Clarissa B. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice hotel in an easy to get to location from old Street tube (around a ten minute walk) was easy to find and had a big sign outside so you couldn't miss it / walk past it. Reception area was well staffed and attentive. Received a complimentary upgrade upon checking in to rooms to include rooms with air conditioning which was appreciated given it was a warm weekend in London. The facilities were nice: swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and swimming pool and whilst the services were used it never felt over busy so you could use the facilities fairly easily. There was also a gym which looked like it had a fair amount of equipment and again didn't seem too busy. Cost was around what you would expect to pay peak season in London for a room. Breakfast was additional but didnt pay for this service. Lifts were very quick and clean. Hotel looked reasonably well kept/ maintained.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jos P T. 2 years ago on Google
    Pool and fitness Center were insisted to my travel agent. Found to be fine. Peaceful stay. Pleasant guys.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Tom D. 4 years ago on Google
    Pizza was stonebaked and tasted amazing. Breakfast was brilliant. Pool was nice (smallish, but none of the other local hotels had one, so full marks for fitting it in). Gym was crowded with equipment, but fine as not crowded with people! Bedroom was spotless, furniture was a little older, soft furnishings were newer, bright and overall the room was pleasant.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Aaron J. 4 years ago on Google
    Good price, nice rooms, gave me a double bed for a room with 2 singles. Pool is quite nice but the hot tub was full the whole time I was there. There's a steam room and a sauna, changing room, showers. Nice big smart TV in the room, free fast WiFi with email address. Regular room service. Only issues were that the flush didn't work well and the 24 hour room service wasn't available. Expensive drink prices in the night. You may have to go through doors that say keep closed to get to your room
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 ConchΓΊr M. 4 years ago on Google
    Very beautiful hotel with very nice and helpful staff. I personally liked how accommodating the hotel was and the leisure facilities are great and clean. A little out of the way from the main tourist attractions but within walking distance from the underground rail services and taxi are common to come across. I recommend you get accustomed to using the tube as fast as you can to make your experience extremely fulfilling. Great for couples
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Emma T. 4 years ago on Google
    I was so pleasantly surprised by what I got for the price I paid. The room was spacious and cleaned every single day. There was loads of choice for breakfast. The pool and sauna were so nice to pop down to at the end of a busy day. There’s a really nice restaurant 3 minutes away called Harlem Soul. It took us about 20 minutes by tube/bus to get into the centre of London. Definitely going to stay there again!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Christopher C. 7 years ago on Google
    I stayed here on business in January. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The communal areas, foyer etc. were all clean and of a good, modern standard. The room however was poor. Wallpaper was peeling off, the bedside table was hanging off the wall on one side so couldn't be used and the bathroom was good enough but old and tired. Also the one morning I got up to use the gym and pool, the attendant hadn't turned up and there was a queue of people going up the stairs waiting for it to open. After 10 minutes I gave up. Let me finish with a positive as the restaurant was excellent, especially for breakfast, service was a little slow on the Sunday evening, but in the morning everything was quick and efficient with a great variety and a really good coffee machine. I also liked that there was a selection of fruit, sandwiches, drinks etc., that could be purchased to any time of day to take with you. All-in-all, I'd be wanting a better room if I was to stay again and I wouldn't choose this hotel over another on the basis of the gym/pool.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Ω‡Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ΄_ H. 5 months ago on Google
    The place is nice - but the new people working there are not nice

  • 3/5 Jason K. 2 years ago on Google
    Closed, but manager helped me out with wrong date booking, thank you πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Lisa T. 6 years ago on Google
    Spacious rooms with complimentary mini bar. The rooms are rather tired and in need of refurbishment, especially the noisy air con. On the plus side, the rooms were very clean and breakfast was great. Staff very nice, especially Molly on reception. The one major blip was that we requested the mini bar was topped up after breakfast with cokes/water and this did not happen. Overall good experience, however it was a business booking....I wouldn't book it for a city break as it is clearly geared towards the business traveller.

  • 5/5 Jonathan A. 4 years ago on Google
    Comfortable, clean and quiet hotel. Stayed in a deluxe room on the 2nd floor, breakfast was well received every morning with lots of choice. Stayed on business but very happy with my stay here. Room was air conditioned with usual amenities and a large TV mounted on the wall which could easily be moved.

  • 1/5 D&S 1 year ago on Google
    It's very very expensive and the quality is very less service. I'm not happy.

  • 5/5 Catherine M. 2 years ago on Google
    Super chilled hotel. The floors all have different looks and feels to them. They have a maze like structure which can get tricky if you don't know the map. The gym and pool facilities are amazing. The breakfast options are versatile!! It's honestly a great place

  • 3/5 Marina B. 4 years ago on Google
    The first room we went to had horrible carpet stains and plastic toilet paper wrapping on the bed! I called to complain and we were upgraded to a bigger and cleaner room. The rooms could do with a sprucing up but the beds were comfortable and the tv was nice and big. The gym was great and I would go back. Reception were helpful and I told them that the carpet in the first room needed to be steam cleaned!!

  • 4/5 Rafaela 4 years ago on Google
    Wanted to love this hotel and would have given it more stars had the people in the reception desk been more welcoming and friendlier. Hotel in good location close to several places to eat and close to public transportation. Room had a great size, comfortable bed and good sized bathroom as well. Like I said, I would have given it 5 stars if people working at the reception desk had been more welcoming. When I arrived to checkin the person assisting us was not so welcoming and the same happened when we checked out. Every time I had a question and approached the front desk it seemed like they did not want to be bothered.. but aside from that, the hotel experience with the room and accommodation itself was good.

  • 2/5 Michael K. 4 years ago on Google
    Stayed here for a couple of nights last week. The room itself was quite small and could probably have done with being g cleaned a bit better. Lots of dust and bathroom not the cleanest. Food is ok but not worth the prices they charge. Much better options across London in this price range

  • 5/5 Helen C. 4 years ago on Google
    A great place to stay. It was close to two underground stations which meant getting to the places we wanted to visit. It was also close to Kings Cross which was really helpful for our arrivals and departures. Breakfast was buffet style and gluten free was available as well as non dairy. I would happily stay there again and thoroughly recommend it.


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