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Reviews of The Rookery 4 stars

Peters Lane, Cowcross Street, Islington, London, EC1M 6DS, United Kingdom

#30 of 1,006 hotels in London

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 585 hotel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.6

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    10
    Perfect home from home a beautiful little gem in the centre of London
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    That we only had one night !!

    We have stayed several times before it is our favourite hotel in London it’s so beautiful so welcoming the staff are all so friendly and helpful the rooms so comfortable and the breakfast perfect we love Bagheera the cat it’s a little gem in London

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The front desk manager on April 27, 28 was scattered and a bit dismissive to my adult daughter and me. I've stayed at the Rookery many, many night over the last 5 years and always enjoyed the staff. So I wanted to let you know there is something that needs checking.

    All was great - room, location, price.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    9.0
    Charming stay in central London
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Club Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very charming. Rooms are nicely furnished, and so is the lounge. Very kind and numerous staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    10
    Perfect in every way
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s gorgeous. The facilities are amazing, staff super helpful and just a lovely stay. It’s so central too.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was exceptional! The common areas and the room were cozy, beautiful, full with vintage furniture and paintings. It’s a great place to relax in the busy London.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathtub with shower handle only is very difficult for anyone used to American showers to bathe in without help and even then entire floor left wet

    The staff were lovely and polite and the crisp apples and teapot to make own tea with milk most thoughtful . Towels changed daily and appreciated being able to sleep in when jet lagged and exhausted

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I enjoyed a lovely, two-night stay at The Rookery. It's like staying in a living museum! I especially enjoyed the clawfoot tub, the antique furnishings, and the comfortable bed. The staff are quite welcoming and helpful as well.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    10
    Amazing beautiful hotel, like walking back in time. Small lounges made it feel like home from home.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    no tea and coffee facilities in the room

    Very traditional decor with all the home comforts

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fabulous period property

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    10
    very enjoyable, conveniently located
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    comfortable, like staying in a friends home

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The gin bar, food delivery, our room.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    10
    This was a special 24hrs for us, we rarely get time to ourselves as parents - the staff were amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing - it was superb

    We loved the room, the style of the hotel, the service was exceptional and the details were extremely well done

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    9.0
    Quirky, spotless and polite.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing and interesting. Staff are top notch. It's absolutely spotless everywhere. Drawback, maybe getting in and out of some baths in some rooms. Not all rooms have proper showers etc. However this minor and the staff will try their very best to ensure everything is perfect for you.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Really lovely friendly hotel. Helpful and welcoming . They upgraded us to a four poster and bath .
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I think tea or coffee making facilities would be nice .

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2024

    10
    Fantastic place. Such a precious experience! A gateway, an escape to old London! Absolute dive into past!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was so excellent! Beautiful, clean, comfy, cared for! Bravo to all the staff and hosts!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2024

    9.0
    staying in old London style hotel with great customer service
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Club Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    you have to shower in the bath tub, which is very British but it causes a lot of water

    very cool room with old furniture, and individually decorated rooms. Old style bathrooms. Location good too as it is close to the train station Farringdon

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    10
    Lovely stay with unique charming atmosphere
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Club Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Unique place with incredible atmosphere. Located conveniently near tube station and not far from saint Pancras. Staff was really pleasant and I had overall a wonderful stay!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    9.0
    Delightfully distinct from big franchises.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We really enjoyed interior decoration, the breakfast and my wife was smitten with the hotel’s black cat (which we learned was a rescue who became the proprietor over half a decade ago).

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2024

    10
    The best birthday weekend away that we could have wished for.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Rooks Nest
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The charm, and the great service and kindness of everyone who works there.

    Everything is unique and individual and so carefully cultivated to be beautiful. Absolutely exquisite experience.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2024

    10
    A really luxurious experience with friendly staff and a beautiful breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The key to the room was very large and so we had to leave it with reception whenever we left the property during our stay. This wasn't anything negative particularly, but it was a bit of a faff if there were other people queuing at the front desk.

    The care and attention the staff showed us during our stay was really refreshing. They clearly cared about making this a meaningful experience and left a handwritten note in the room to mark the occasion, which was a big birthday. The communal rooms with open fires were an absolute treat to lounge in and were not overcrowded at the times we used them; in fact we had the whole room to ourselves for a while. The breakfast was absolutely incredible. I loved how easy it was to order (by filling in a check box and hanging it outside the room). We both opted for the continental which was delivered to the room and was so fresh and plentiful!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    10
    Fantastic little find in quirky Clerkenwell.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really. All good. Be aware there is no lift (we knew) and we were on 3rd floor, so be prepared for stairs :-)

    Absolutely stunning hotel, quirky and individual. Our room was right at the top of the building (room was called Sophie Rood) with a gorgeous c18th bed, and furniture, fabulous rolltop bath and handheld showerhead, and was surprisingly spacious. There was no sound despite being opposite Smithfield market, sound proofing was great. Local area is interesting, with lots of cafes and restaurants. We enjoyed Tettos on the Clerkenwell Road. Hotel had lots of nooks and crannies with squishy sofas, log fires and honesty bars. We had room service breakfasts both mornings and they catered for my gluten free needs. We also had room service dinner one night, which was tasty and reasonably priced. No kettle in room but they sent up a tea and coffee tray on request. Staff were lovely, friendly, and couldn't do enough for you. Far more personable than a big chain hotel and the hotel cat was an added bonus! Bed was comfy, good quality bedding, and decent sized towels! Three minute walk from Farringdon tube, £12 taxi from Kings Cross. Taxis were frequent along the main road, two minutes away.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Club Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    mixer tap on the sink

    Very welcoming staff, beautiful hotel, perfect location for my needs, staff on reception 24hrs so I was able to dash in and out at 2am, and I appreciated the upgrade to a club double - the room was romantic and the headboard stunning

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2024

    9.0
    Very good location , really lovely bed and bedlinen, home from home
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not much to dislike however would have liked a shower cap in bathroom

    Comfortable , clean and classy

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2024

    9.0
    A secret jewel of tranquillity suspended within timeless gracious antiquity amongst the contemporary
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Friendly staff Interesting building Great location

    Stayed in January 2024

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