Novotel London Blackfriars

Great location, very easy to walk from Waterloo and close to the London eye. Good swimming pool and gym. Would of been nice if the pool was a little warmer. Great bar and we had good food. Expensive and service charges even if you're just buying a single drink. Maybe this is normal these days, but annoying. Good breakfast and the staff were excellent. Room was nice, the kids loved the see through shower! Good air conditioning and TV. A little cramped with the kids beds, but we were comfortable and it worked for our three night stay. We would stay again.

Not the traditional style, in my opinion the bathroom design hasn’t enough privacy if you are staying with kids

A great hotel, 2 mins from Southwark St tube but in a nice, quiet area. The room was fairly spacious and functional. The only downpoint was the shower which wasn’t great and was quite confusing and stiff to operate, but everything else was good. Decent sized fridge, big tv. Reception staff were really helpful and the kids loved having the swimming pool.

Stayed 1 night in May. Can’t fault anything really. The room with a double plus sofa bed met our needs (parents with 1 child). We were on 2nd floor at the front of the hotel on the road but it was quiet and didn’t hear any road noise (stayed Saturday night). We didn’t have breakfast as we needed to leave early so I can’t comment on food, but there are lots of places to eat with a 5 minute. Staff were very friendly and booked a taxi for us that turned up in under 2 minutes which was amazing. Used the pool which wasn’t huge but we had it all to ourselves for an hour. You need to book a time slot for pool and get a key card but that’s fine. Slight comedy moment as my wife couldn’t open the pool locker after a swim but maintenance came pretty quick and reset the lock. Lots of towels at the pool although changing rooms not huge. Overall all good and no complaints.

Novotel London Blackfriars was a lovely hotel, with excellent cleaning services, hospitality and comfort. We found it to be extremely reasonably priced, so even including Uber across the Thames to popular sites, the cost was still well below staying at a hotel in a more popular (read: expensive) area, such as Covent Garden. The closest tube station is Southwark, although the larger station Waterloo is within walking distance if you don’t mind a little exercise. Mostly we used Uber and black cabs; there is also a very close and convenient bus stop across the street. The attached Jamboree restaurant had a delicious breakfast buffet for 21 pounds/person and kids eat free with an adult. I found the staff to be friendly and helpful. Please note that check-in is not until 3pm, so when we arrived early, we left our luggage with the concierge and went exploring. One perk (I don’t know if this is common or if it was a special treat for us since we had a longer stay) was that our refrigerator was stocked daily with bottles of sparkling and still water at no extra cost. I would definitely stay here again.

Excellent hotel, very accommodating for family request, the glass that is exposed to the bedroom wall was covered as we requested and all amenities were great!

Fantastic service. Rooms were clean and they were very accommodating to find a double room for my family. My kids loved the pool. Would stay again for myself or with family without reservation. Easy access to underground and bus.

We had a 3 Night stay here for a family trip. It was very conveniently located to the Underground yet still in a very quiet area. The beds were very comfortable and we slept great - didn’t hear our neighbors or any outside noise at all. We had breakfast included and there were ample choices for everyone. The restaurant for dinner didn’t have a huge menu but the food was very good! We booked the pool two different times and enjoyed it very much! Our only complaint would be that the wall between the shower and the beds was a foggy glass type wall and you could see through it if the person showering got close enough to it - also when you turned on the bathroom light in the middle of the night it would light up the whole hotel room. Overall we loved our stay and would absolutely stay again! Very friendly and helpful staff as well.

A very convenient hotel in London, I recommend it! If you are traveling in family, just take into account the shower has a glass that faces the room directly; although it is tinted, it may be uncomfortable. Thanks for everything!

Room exactly as described. All the staff were very friendly and interacted with our young children in a fantastic way. Happy kids… happy parents. Thank you