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Reviews of The LaLit London - Small Luxury Hotel of the World 5 stars

181 Tooley Street, Southwark, London, SE1 2JR, United Kingdom

#199 of 1,011 hotels in London

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 2174 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 16 May 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful! Thoroughly enjoyed and will be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air con unit was a little noisy at night time

    Great location, comfortable, really clean, wonderful staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful stay, wished we stayed longer
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    The hotel is beautiful!!! It use to be a school and they have kept the names of the rooms (senior rooms, teachers rooms etc). The hotel is Very spacious, the restaurant room is fantastic! Our room was very clean and the bed very comfortable. All staff were very professional and kind. We will stay again if we can! The area is good, 2 mn from the Thames with the fantastic view of Tower bridge and lots of pubs/restaurant. London bridge station is barely a 10mn walk away

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    10
    Amazing stay- would love to return.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Amazing staff and beautiful hotel.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    9.0
    Exceptional value in an exceptional location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Generally dislike ground floor rooms, which was an upgrade from the entry room. The rooms actually still relatively small, but probably classified as being larger than average for London.

    I travel to London a lot for work and to see family. This location made me a tourist for a day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s an area that I seldom visit and it’s a really interesting area to walk in and around the Thames Paths on both sides of the river. I arrived off an international flight at 8am, and whilst I couldn’t checkin until 3pm I was offered a chance to freshen up in the spa area, which definitely woke me up to go out and explore. Borough Market and plenty of good eateries in the vicinity. Exceptional value for money.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    10
    Lovely quiet oasis in fabulous location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Quiet, good location, friendly staff, fantastic restaurant

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The locations great. But the main reason you go here for the staff so accommodating made the trip so easy.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    9.0
    A surprisingly delightful taste of India in central London.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food and drink prices were rather expensive but this is to be expected for this class of hotel in London.

    It’s ambiance- a converted old grammar school in Indian style. Unusually, for London the bedrooms were capacious and comfortable, well stocked with tea and coffee and free mini bar.Although situated in Bermondsey , close to Tower Bridge, it was sufficiently close to visiting central London attractions without too much bother.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    10
    short stay in busy London, this hotel was an oasis of calm!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing it was perfect

    fantastic hotel, room, public areas, restaurant and bar were excellent.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional and memorable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The hotel was stunning, and from the moment we arrived to the moment we left we were made so welcome, and looked after. Our room was gorgeous and quiet you’d quite forget you were in the centre of London. It was my partners birthday, and we returned the our room to find a lovely chocolate cake waiting for us. The cocktails were exceptional and the food in the restaurant delicious…can’t wait to go back!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    10
    felt like home will definately be back with the wife to share my experience
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    front house staff were lovely and accommodating

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    8.0
    simple big rooms great facilities and touches
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Lambeth Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    not a great breakfast

    location to London Bridge, the room and bathroom and the open snacks in room

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    9.0
    Fantastic location, room and service, and a high quality restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Atmosphere - not that many residents around

    Restaurant was fantastic

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast selection should be bigger and higher quality

    Beautiful old building, stunning breakfast hall

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    10
    Very pleasant, nice people and comfortable room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was all good

    VERY friendly and helpful staff.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    10
    Birthday weekend away.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Amazing hotel in a great location Room , staff and breakfast

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    10
    Treated like royalty in this stunning hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I honestly can't pick fault with this wonderful hotel. I just wish I had tried the restaurant

    This was a stunningly beautiful and opulent hotel with the most attentive service I have ever experienced just a stones throw from the Shard and Tower bridge. The decor and fittings are to the highest standards. Even the loo was the best I have ever experienced with heated seat and a whole bunch of other wonderful features.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2024

    8.0
    Very nice hotel and friendly, helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The first room they gave me was an accessible room therefore not a normal shower and everything at a very low height and that for a tall person. But the greatest issue was that the room was on the ground floor and I could not open the window otherwise people from the street could climb in. The first response from staff and security was that I should keep everything closed because they had a recent incident couple of weeks ago with also a woman alone staying in there. Not sure why hotel and/or security did not take care of that and made sure it could not happen again. After some discussion (sleeping with windows closed not an option for me), staff looked for another solution and gladly they still had another room for me on the first floor. From staff at checkin in a Small Luxury Hotel I would expect to look at the guest (tall person and woman alone) and already anticipate that the room first assigned would not be suitable.

    The location and building are very nice and within walking distance from London Bridge station for easy traveling with underground or train. The room I ended up staying in was as you would expect from a Small Luxury hotel, nice room, good bed and bathroom, very clean. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2024

    10
    A wonderful hotel - thoroughly recommend.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Legacy Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A wonderful hotel with warm and helpful staff. The quality of everything was first class and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it, especially for a special occasion.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    10
    Very nice hotel, will return.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful old building, with lovely fitting.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    9.0
    Professional welcome from the staff, very well appointed and a good price for a midweek stay, would use again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location, nice room, comfortable

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    9.0
    Highly recommended!
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cocktails were mediocre as well as restaurant food, for the price.

    Setting and decor exceptional. Heated toilet amazing!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    10
    Great
    • Solo traveller
    • Senior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nil

    Clean friendly

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really. Bar prices! Although typically London level

    Lovely ambience. Friendly staff. Gorgeous building that has been lovingly restored. Large well appointed bedrooms.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    10
    Great room, & service I definitely will be coming again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Classroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I would have preferred an earlier check in but I can understand this is not always possible.

    The room was spacious and clean. Staff were very friendly and helpful. We did not manage to have dinner at their Indian restaurant as we were not that hungry but the aesthetics of the restaurant were very inviting. Definitely would like to have dinner there the next time we come.

    Stayed in April 2024

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