NoMad Hotel, London
The NoMad London is a stunning transformation of the historic Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Police Station. Built in the late 19th century, the building once held famous figures like Oscar Wilde and the Suffragettes. The hotel’s design, led by the renowned firm Roman and Williams, masterfully preserves the grand Edwardian architecture while layering in rich, moody interiors that pay homage to the site’s legal heritage.
The heart of the hotel is undoubtedly the soaring, glass-ceilinged atrium, known as the NoMad Restaurant. This sun-drenched space feels like a secret garden hidden in the city, filled with lush plants and elegant details. For those seeking something more intimate, the Side Hustle bar occupies what used to be the police station’s front entrance, offering a sophisticated twist on the classic British pub experience.
Art lovers will appreciate the hotel’s dedicated gallery space, which features a rotating curation of works that lean into the building’s gritty, storied past. Every corner of the hotel is filled with thoughtfully sourced antiques and custom-designed furniture that makes the entire property feel like a curated, private residence rather than a standard hotel.
Location-wise, you are perfectly placed in Covent Garden. You can walk to the Royal Opera House or the bustling market in minutes. The British Museum is also just a short stroll away, making this hotel an ideal base for soaking up the culture and history of London’s vibrant West End.
Expert reviews
“Covent Garden has been more or less fashionable for centuries, but NoMad will pin a new centre of gravity here. This is a big-thinking, blockbuster hotel in London that knows how to have fun. It seems to crystallize the renewed optimism and energy of the capital. Maybe the Roaring Twenties can begin again here.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
Location
Recent guest reviews
3 November 2025
Exceptional
Everything!!!! Staff was over the top both friendly and accommodating. They didn't miss a thing!!! Food was outstanding in the restaurant, location was perfect. Great location for walking covent garden and 1 black from the underground which took us everywhere!! Highly recommend Nomad. Oh and did I forget to mention heated bathroom floors? Awesome
That I had to leave 😪
2 November 2025
Elegant warm luxury.
My mother is 90 and I had mentioned that her circulation was not the best. Her room was extra warm on arrival and two hot water bottles were laid out on the bed. She was upgraded to a stunning room. The free afternoon tea on arrival (2 slices of Victoria sponge, 4 lemon macarons, 2 chocolate chip cookies per room) was superb and just what was needed after a long train journey. Also appreciated was the lack of a cloying overwhelming fragrance everywhere which so many hotels mistakenly seem to think is pleasant.
Slightly clutching at straws here since we had such a wonderful time. The passageways were a little dark and the signage to the rooms not the best (though the desire to be subtle was appreciated). Too much weird art in the rooms for my taste, but the next person might have thought it amazing. The mound of undressed lollo rosso with my (delicious) eggs benedict was superflous - put the eggs on a smaller plate and ditch the pointless garnish! And perhaps a more traditional breakfast might be available (or if it was available, mentioned somewhere) - cereal, toast, boiled eggs, not everyone wants truffles in the morning.
1 November 2025
One night for theatre! Great location in Covernt garden. Building is steeped in history and very cool decor. Loved it
Central location Period features and history Spacious suite Amazing shower!!
Nothing. All good
20 October 2025
Such a great central London hotel!
Honestly everything was so good! From the food to the room, I couldn’t find fault in anything.
20 October 2025
Comfortable, historic luxury in a great location with great service
Great location, historical finishes that are both luxurious and comfortable
15 October 2025
Overall, we enjoyed the hotel and the staff and would recommend. Just be mindful if your stay is short that it’s possibl
Well appointed rooms and facilities. Staff helpful and friendly, especially the doormen. The location was also good 👍🏼
When choosing a hotel, you generally choose one that has restaurants, lounges etc available to use at your discretion. With an event on for a full day, we lost some of the options that we chose the hotel for over a 24 hour period. It’s not the end of the world but when you are in the city for such a short time, it’s disappointing. Also we didn’t appreciate ‘discretionary’ charges being automatically added to our bill. We would have preferred being asked verbally if that was something we wanted to do.
8 October 2025
We booked a return stay on the train home. Looking forward to going back.
Hotel is superb. Rooms are excellent. Service was fantastic.
30 August 2025
Feels like we are home. Best house keeping ever!
House keeping was amazing!
20 August 2025
Great hotel in an amazing location!!!
This property is amazing from the moment we stepped out of the cab until the moment we left! The rooms were perfect, clean, comfortable, and the air conditioning was wonderful. The rooms were very quiet. We had 2 rooms right next to one another. The shower was great! The concierge was so helpful, and made great recommendations. We had a little hiccup at the end where we extended our checkout by an hour the night before, but the staff hadn’t communicated it to morning staff, but they were gracious and it wound up not being a problem. The location is very central and you can walk to restaurants, the theater and shopping. Can’t recommend highly enough.
Nothing.
16 August 2025
Unique, historical, surprising
Interesting decor, Very helpful staff who gave us a tour of the hotel history
A bit too dark
8 August 2025
Gorgeous hotel multiple chic bars and spaces, beautiful room, great location and staff
Great design , location and service
Windows a bit small in rooms
30 July 2025
Fantastic location with great artsy rooms, however they do not accommodate early check-ins.
Fantastic location with great artsy rooms, great restaurants and bars in and around the hotel and friendly staff.
We asked for an early check in and that wasn’t accommodated which is unfortunate since we had 3 kids under the age of 5 who were all desperate for a nap. We arrived at 8.30 am and requested a 10/11am check in but ended up checking in at 3pm which was rather painful.
25 July 2025
Beautiful and comfortable surroundings...amazing staff!!
We liked everything! The food...the location...the staff! The staff were simply amazing! So friendly and helpful! I cannot recommend Nomad enough! Absolutely perfect!!
Nothing.
21 July 2025
Fabulous
The atmosphere and feel was very good Quality of the rooms, bar and breakfast very good
The gym could be better Some of the staff were very friendly and others not good at all, was strange
17 June 2025
Exceptional
Well maintained no clutter or dust anywhere. A nice mixture of modern and contemporary
What is there not to like.
16 June 2025
Amazing Hotel
Second time staying at this hotel. This is an amazing hotel , very quiet and private. Excellent service and friendly staff. Would highly recommend this hotel to stay in when in London. I hope to return in the near future.
13 June 2025
A must stay in London
This has become my new favorite hotel in London. Excellent team, location and facilities. Charming old school hotel with every modern comfort available. Don’t stay anywhere else if you’re visiting London.
18 May 2025
I wish I could live here.
Everything! It feels like you are in a film - love the decor, attention to detail, thoughtful approach from the staff. Oh yes, and the old fashioned dial phone in the room!!
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12 May 2025
Very pleasant hotel with very attentive staff
Location and breakfast
Everywhere was a little to dark especially the corridors
25 April 2025
Love Covent Garden and the NoMad is in a fabulous neighborhood and hotel is very
Very hip and cool and amazing service!
A little Reno action going on but totally understand and the hotel did a great job to keep guests out of the work areas.
21 April 2025
good stay. loved the room. didn't love the street it was on
nice room, good size and beautiful bathroom. nice staff, excellent housekeeping
ok location
7 April 2025
I loved it and would definitely go back
Great atmosphere, beautiful interior design, central location
No magnifying mirror
5 April 2025
Fabulous staff and best night sleep ever at a hotel!
I’d booked the Opera as a birthday present for my husband. The hotel is perfectly placed as opposite in Bow Street Staff are wonderful and rooms are very comfortable
2 April 2025
Very nice decorated, excellent location
Rooms are small
24 March 2025
True luxury in the heart of the theatre district
Nomad London is perfect for a luxurious pampering well located in the heart of the theatre district (but a quiet part!) of London near Covent Garden. The decor is fantastic, the staff incredibly hospitable and attentive, and it is sometimes hard to leave this cozy and incredible hotel to go outside and enjoy the rest of London! I highly recommend the Library bar for cocktails either before theatre or at the end of a long and delightful day sightseeing. Our new favourite London hotel!
13 March 2025
Exceptional
The staff was exceptionally great!
10 March 2025
Brilliant, a real treat!
Really lovely stay, bar and staff are amazing. Expensive but worth every penny
If I Had to be pedantic. A number of people had good seats in the library, sitting on their own nursing a coffee and working. Three of us were a little wedged in the corner.
4 March 2025
The most perfect hotel experience
NoMad was was impeccable as ever. The level of service from the concierge is a cut above
Nothing. It is perfect
16 February 2025
Great place to stay in LONDON
Location (next to Covent Garden), charm (charming old building), ambiance (restaurant is popular in the evenings), room (beautiful), cleanliness, front desk, Christmas decorations, Fruit basket that was waiting for us in our room. Upgrading my mum to a beautiful suite. most things about this hotel is perfect.
Breakfast and the rude person serving it, so we had to find alternative place to have our breakfast not to run into him again, even though we had paid for the whole stay and the restaurant was very charming.
14 February 2025
Fabulous
Service
Expensive
4 February 2025
Fabulous
Quality of the staff, location, style, decor and furnishings of the rooms.
The place is too dark. Upon entering the hotel in the evening, it took several seconds before I activated my night vision. In the restaurant, an atrium which is quite lowell lighted in the daytime, is so dark I could hardly read the menu. At an 11:00 a.m. business meeting held in the red themed lounge, it was difficult to read typewritten documents.
20 January 2025
Perfect location, hotel is superb. Would defray again and recommend.
Its location, its history and general decor
Nothing to dislike
16 January 2025
Exceptional
Location, style, rooms
Food choice on breakfast
13 January 2025
Unforgettable stay at the beautiful Nomad
From check in to check out, every moment of our stay was wonderful. The staff were amazing, they really went above and beyond to give a fantastic service and they were especially nice to my little dog, with custom baked treats for her at the room and even a treat for her at the bar! Will definitely be coming back!
Everything was perfect
7 January 2025
Very good
Went back for a drink after theatre and there was no space to sit and drink in the hotel. We were offered a seat to wait for a place to become free but drinks couldn't be served there. I was disappointed given we were residents and it did rather provide a downer for the end of the evening. Gave the place a feel of a venue with some rooms above it !
8 December 2024
Exceptional
Everything was perfect!!
8 December 2024
Exceptional
Skipped breakfast
Thought the sitting room decor a bit dated, particular the sofa. Had a strange scalloped back.
29 November 2024
Great location, luxurious feel though tight on room space for the price
The property is fabulous, its location is excellent however it is very pricey and the rooms are not super spacious. The restaurant has a lovely vibe too.
Hallway was very dark which creates ambience but actually difficult to see where you’re going.
19 November 2024
Exceptional
amazing people, incredible rooms 5 star experience
26 October 2024
Amazing!
Fantastic hotel with a number of restaurant/bar areas. Staff are amazing throughout and all go above and beyond to ensure a happy stay. The rooms are spacious and the decor is lovely. Our go to hotel when we come to London.
16 October 2024
A spot of modern luxury in the heart of London
Beautiful building set off by chic interior schemes and lots of interesting art works
10 October 2024
The staff went above and beyond location was perfect for us. Will definitely stay again
More importantly, the location, staff and food were exceptional! I could not go this hotel.. It had a boutique with a quality of a high-end hotel in every aspect will definitely stay again
Nothing
3 October 2024
Fabulous
Amazing interiors, friendly very helpful staff, beautiful art and gorgeous library. The concierge and the door staff were great. Would stay again.
The food was not amazing.. the Nomad Fried Chicken snack was very below par. The oysters were delicious... but the snack food needs to raise the bar higher. Also the booking that was made for us we ended up in the basement rather than at the tapas bar central fun bit.. just a suggestion to make sure that its clear before dining.
28 September 2024
Gem in the middle of Covent Garden
Great ambience, lovely restaurant well illuminated and nice bars. Extremely clean, wonderful service from all staff, everyone was very helpful and kind. I particularly enjoyed the library area where you can have great drinks. The location is simply perfect, you can walk anywhere in the centre in about 10-20 minutes max. The room was spacious and well designed, great bathroom.
22 September 2024
A wonderful hotel in the heart of covent garden
I would like to say thank you for such a lovely stay. From the door men, to check in staff, waiters and waitresses- everyone was so welcome and made the stay really special. We also really appreciated the upgrade of our room which was such a wonderful surprise and having the room ready for our early check in was lovely. It was also appreciated when you asked the type of milk we like with our coffee- we love a coffee in the morning and it was great to have it with oat milk which not many hotels offer.
Nothing
15 September 2024
Stylish hotel with impeccable service and was spotlessly clean!
Staff were fantastic and on check in escorted us up to our room, gave us a voucher for cocktails in any of the bars, familiarised us with the different hotel bars/restaurants and talked us through our room and the history of the hotel. All members of staff were very friendly and greeted us whenever we bumped into them.
Very small thing and I am being picky but on the doors it was difficult to see where to scan the card to open them.
12 September 2024
Flawless.
Staff were superb, a proper luxury hotel feel. Loved the decor, I will be staying here again when coming to London.
6 September 2024
Amazing in everyway
Everything, this hotel is amazing. Location ☑️ food ☑️ drinks ☑️ staff ☑️ rooms ☑️ You get what you pay for!
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1 September 2024
Fabulous
Very clean, beautiful hotel. Rooms were small but well appointed. Staff was very professional and welcoming. Great restaurant with excellent coffee and food. Great shower pressure and very comfortable beds.
Room could have used a little extra space- was hard to squeeze two suitcases into the corner.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Raised toilet
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available

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13 November 2025
Gorgeous, funky yet classy hotel in superb position