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Dolphin Inn

3.0 star property

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City view from property
Exterior
Front of property
A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a television, and a shelf.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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44 NORFOLK SQUARE, London, England, W2 1RT
  • Place, Paddington Central
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Kensington Gardens
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪59 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot, free WiFi

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Single Room, Private Bathroom

A small, single-bed room with a wooden headboard, a bedside table, a lamp, and a door leading to another room.

Single Room, Private Bathroom

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Triple Room, Private Bathroom

Individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot, free WiFi

Triple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot, free WiFi

Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Bunk Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A dormitory room with bunk beds, a wooden floor, a wardrobe, and a chair.

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Single Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room, Private Bathroom

Family Room, Private Bathroom

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Single Bunk Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Basic Single Room

Basic Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot, free WiFi

Family Room With Bathroom

  • Sleeps 5
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, travel cot, free WiFi

Family Room with Bathroom

  • Sleeps 6
  • Free Wi-Fi

Single Room with Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Dolphin Inn

Along with a 24-hour front desk, this smoke-free hotel has express check-out and a front-desk safe. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a vending machine.
Dolphin Inn offers 20 accommodations. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Dolphin Inn. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Hyde Park. Features include free WiFi in public areas and breakfast (surcharge).
  • Free WiFi
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe and a vending machine
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
As a guest of Dolphin Inn, you'll find a vending machine, room service (during limited hours), and express check-out. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This 3-star London hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 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

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 6.50 for adults and GBP 6.50 for children

Family friendly

  • Travel cot

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

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

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 6.5 for adults and GBP 6.5 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Dolphin Inn London
Dolphin London
Dolphin Inn Hotel
Dolphin Inn London
Dolphin Inn Hotel London

Dolphin Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 255 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 101 out of 255 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 57 out of 255 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 255 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 255 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, room and breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Noor

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean and close to public tea
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed was clean and comfy. Bunk beds which is difficult to sit if tall like myself They call it an Inn but it is more hostel like. I would stay if only sleep needed but not for a time out
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Two minutes walk to Paddington Tube. Quiet street. Nice staff. Good continental breakfast. Nice bed linen. Good shower. Tap water is tank based, so fine for tea. Filtered tap cold water is provided a few doors down at sister hotel, which actually works well, as you can also fill your water bottles, before you set off to explore London. You are very near the tube station so you can hear the trains passing under you, on the ground floor but it did not affect my sleep at all. Overall, for a reasonable price hotel, in good location, I think it is a really good stop over.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

DAVID

Liked: Staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. 5 mins away from Paddington station and short walk to Hyde Park. Felt safe, nice area. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, walkable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a worn down older hotel, the nonpotable water from the tap was a surprise for me, there are serveral convenience stores to buy bottles nearby though. Check in and out was a bit haphazard and check out was literally just drop the keycard off at the desk.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Spring

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whenever visiting London, I tend to stay in similar hotels in Paddington, and this was similar to all others. Economical. Convenient to transportation. Friendly staff. Room provided what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Arthur

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Near railway and underground which is nice, staff seemed not to care whether you stayed there or not
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

zahraa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked this hotel since it was clean, staff were nice, and the area surrounding was safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angelina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An annual trip back to a city I lived in for fourteen years. Hotel so handy with underground lines close and a great range of eating places.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

PHILLIPA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located and ver close to Paddington Station.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot, reasonable price. Staff super friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

PINJIANG

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We like this place, although the space is kind of limited. The location is perfect, Paddington station is just around the corner. There are tons of food choice in the area. Hotel staff is very kind and helpful. The room is clean, and the bed is comfortable.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Yasuko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There are several hotels in the same building, I tried staying at other hotels, but Dolphin Inn was the best.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Anneli

Liked: Cleanliness
Staff were friendly. Room walls were paper thin. Other guests were VERY noisy. Shower took an age to warm up and was then alternately boiling and freezing. Room was cold, luckily I was sole occupant of a twin room so used bith duvets. Bed was comfy.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

K

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

Fantastic stay.

Everything you need for a short stay in London. We were that impressed with the property and location that we plan to stay again in August.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela Mae

check-in and check out is hassle-free.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

zahraa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this hotel since the staff were really friendly and helpful. The room was very comfortable and the area was safe and nice. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A room with a view....2 mins walk from Paddington....and quiet!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Francisca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All staff was very kind and helpful. Facilities were clean and close to public transportation.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Very handy for transport links.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

K

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

Fantastic place to lay your head

All you need for a quick stay in London. Clean, convenient and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

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