Harlingford Hotel

The West End


With a modern interior with lashings of mauve and royal blue and green-tiled bathrooms, this stylish 43-room Bloomsbury hotel is arguably the best on a street where competition is fierce. The welcome is always warm and the price unbeatable, but there's lots of stairs and no lift. Room 10 looks on to the tranquil courtyard, room 12 to the main garden


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