The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell, London

49-50 St John's Square, Islington, London, EC1V 4JJ, United Kingdom (show on map)

Expert reviews

CN Traveler review:

“The maximalist Zetter Townhouse taps a rich vein of Victorian eccentricity to create an urban den with genuine warmth—a theme hotel without the cheese. It’s a lovely, under-the-radar hotel that’s for real London lovers.”

Featured in CN Traveler’s 2020 Gold List.

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell, London. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 28th in London

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What guests liked

All you need to know

The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell is situated in central London, near the Faringdon tube and the beach. Some amazing landmarks and sights including St. Paul’s Cathedral, the London Eye and London Zoo are also near this hotel. Not only this, but several theatres, restaurants as well as Museum of London surround this hotel too.

Consisting of around 13 rooms, this hotel is fully air-conditioned and offers numerous facilities for the guests. Each room is well-decorated and has large double beds covered with Italian sheets and comfortable pillows. The rooms have exclusively designed bathrooms with the availability of bathrobes, free toiletries, and slippers.

Other amnesties include free Wi-Fi to the guests, a room service offered for 24 hours, iPod docks in the rooms, coffee and tea prepared in a common area, and minibars are available as well. Laundry facilities are too offered by the hotel staff and elevators are also available in this hotel.

Featuring a restaurant and a cocktail bar, individuals are served with their favorite drinks and snacks, and few amazing homely dishes are presented too.

This hotel has brought a lot of offers for its customers, along with a special offer of free breakfast for those customers who make their bookings online.

Location

Recent guest reviews

4.5
Adriana

22 October 2022

Quirky and quiet in historical Clerkenwell.

We stayed a week and enjoyed our room and the area. Great coffee and tea making facilities in the room. The decorations and furniture are eccentric/traditional British but the townhouse uses the facilities of the modern Zetter hotel next door. Our room was to the front with great views. The location is very central but also quiet. Maybe a bit too quiet in the weekend as it is a part of town with lots of offices and showrooms. The bar downstairs is very popular, also with non-guests. It does get noisy downstairs but it did not travel up to our second floor room. We stayed a whole week and had a great time.

The elevator could do with a cosmetic update. It's dark and dirty. An extra stool in the bathroom would have been nice as there is not enough horizontal space for putting clothes etc. The matras was too hard for me, but that is a personal preference.

5.0
Simon

14 October 2022

Exceptional

unique furnishings. we received an unexpected upgrade.

4.0
Biki

10 October 2022

Very good

The character of the hotel, splendid. The staff were excellent and very friendly. Very clean. Keep it up guys.

Lighting could be a bit more brighter. Or adjustable

4.5
Karuna

8 October 2022

lovely city break

eccentric decor, delicious cocktails and bar staff that knew what they were talking about.

our bed wasn’t one large bed but two singles pushed together so I ended up sinking into the middle and getting a backache in the morning

4.5
Amy

18 September 2022

great location, great hotel

location is fab, super helpful staff, lovely rooms

I think the cost of the rooms is a little high versus close alternatives particularly given the size

4.5
Cheryl

17 September 2022

comfortable and cozy

decoration and use of the lobby as bar and lounge; staff worked hard to fix AC

loveseat in our room was tired and should be reply

4.5
Philippa

1 September 2022

Beautiful and perfectly-located boutique hotel!

Incredibly beautiful & luxurious room & downstairs breakfast / bar area!

5.0
Mlrdem

21 August 2022

Exceptional

The boutique atmosphere of the hotel was super cute. The rooms provided a one of a kind experience and they were larger than I would expect for London. The location was also really great.

4.0
Anthony

2 August 2022

Very good

location. room comfort.

Bar not open Sunday or Monday. Frustrating when you are huge fans of the Martinis and bar food menu.

4.0
Louise

25 July 2022

Sumptuous surroundings and lovely staff

Loved the decor, comfort of the bed and the AC!

I do think breakfast should’ve been included in the price of the room. It was also very expensive as I only really wanted a single croissant.

5.0
James

25 July 2022

stunning

very attentive staff. stylist interior. great location. value for money. immaculate room beautifully presented. little extras pack for snacking and comfort left in the evening for our return from night out.

nothing . we had only one night..

5.0
Ben

15 July 2022

whimsical and beautiful, comfy and cosy.

EVERYTHING! this is literally how I would have my own home if I could.

I had to leave when my booking was up…! I’ll be back. wonderful.

5.0
Greg

22 June 2022

Exceptional

we liked the fun taxidermy and decor around the entire hotel. the staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. drinks at the bar were also amazing! breakfast was great too.

it would have been nice if the room was cleaned while we were there and the trash was taken out.

5.0
Nadejda

19 June 2022

Exceptional

Bathtub. bed. bluetooth Marshal speaker. books collection in the room. Fresh milk on demand.

Bottles of water should be provided every day. The room needs 2 cotton bath mats : for shower and for bathtub.

4.5
Jane

23 May 2022

fabulous stay in my favourite hotel

loved the location and staff were great

I didn't like that our room was not serviced and you could remind people when they check in about this as you have to actually ask for room to be done rather than it happens automatically

5.0
Xavier

21 April 2022

loved it. we stayed couple of days and it was quintessential English boutique hotel

great location, great design, big rooms

nothing

4.0
Ruth

19 April 2022

Great style bedrooms, comfortable, large luxurious bath and fun cocktail lounge

Loved the location and bedroom. The cocktail bar was a lot of fun

There could have been some nice touches in the bedroom as we were celebrating a special Birthday!

4.0
Colin

27 March 2022

Attractive quirky hotel, but skip the breakfast!

Small quirky hotel with lots of character. Room was a little small but comfortable. Wifi was good. Kettle in the room and fresh milk available from the bar.

Breakfast was terrible. The buffet seemed half finished - we had to ask and then wait for milk, spoons, etc. and there wasn’t a lot of choice. The coffee was so strong and the pastries tasted like they’d been there for days. We only had breakfast there once! And had to pay £40!

4.5
Tn

22 March 2022

Fabulous but not perfect!

Great vibe, excellent staff, plant-based milk offered fresh delivered to your room for your morning coffee/tea. Spacious double bedrooms with a grand vintage style. I would definitely come back - loved it.

The shower overflows with ease so if you're spending more than 5 minutes in it you can then expect flooding your bathroom when you get out. The heating/ventilation/AC system is pretty loud and so is having the windows open overnight. So really you have to prepare well in advance to have a cool room when you go to bed. This is a personal preference of course.

4.5
Tom

14 March 2022

relaxing spot well positioned

atmospheric bar in the evenings

friendly and helpful staff

4.5
Mike

22 December 2021

Cosy, comfortable, romantic venue

Fabulous cosy, comfortable atmosphere with eccentric interior decor all creating a very convivial environment

Breakfast was quite expensive whereas we thought there was a fixed price option.

4.0
Cassie

21 December 2021

Surprisingly pleasant stay

Breakfast was not good. And location for our purpose was very good

Breakfast was bad and coffee not good.

4.5
Charles

12 November 2021

quirky, eclectic decor with really comfortable beds

friendly homely feel

nothing

4.0
Helen

10 November 2021

lovely but slightly disappointed about room

stylish, friendly, homely

Room was very small

4.5
Sadie

10 October 2021

Fabulous

I liked the decor and quirkiness of the rooms. It was more interesting than staying in a standard hotel. The cocktails were also very delicious.

Some of the seating was too near the lift.

Hotel facilities

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Food & Drink

  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping
Check availability 218£194$270¥28620C$210A$210HK$2114S$356SFr253¥1714kr2227kr1630kr2103