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Edward Lear Hotel (Hotel)

  • 28-30 SEymour Street
    London , ENGLAND | View map
  • Price Range: Budget
  • Neighbourhood: Marble Arch
  • Atmosphere: Heritage and Low-key

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes Slightly battered and bruised, but oddly charming, the Edward Lear is one of the best examples of a traditional British B&B in central London. Only four rooms are en suite here but all the rooms have sinks.

Once home to Edward Lear, Victorian painter and writer of the much-loved 'The Owl and The Pussycat', this Georgian townhouse now offers an assortment of rooms that are slowly being updated. You get the feeling that in the process of turning this family home into a hotel, it was carved up in a somewhat higgeldy-piggeldy fashion, but the unusual shapes, sizes and features of the rooms simply add to its charm. Quirky features include old bookcases that double as wardrobes and a built-in wardrobe that is actually a shower cubicle. It's a bit odd, but the sunny yellow rooms are decent sizes and extremely clean, for the most part.

Review by author Katja Gaskell

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This property has been reviewed and recommended by a Lonely Planet author. However it is not bookable online either with Lonely Planet or with a recommended hotel booking provider. In order to book this property please contact them directly.

  • Telephone: +442074025401
  • Email: edwardlear@aol.com
  • Website: http://www.edlear.com

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How To Get There

How do I get to you from Heathrow Airport? Heathrow Express Take the non-stop Heathrow Express train straight into Paddington Station, leaves every 15minutes (journey time approximately 15 minutes) and costs £14.50. Children up to 15yrs are £6.70. From Paddington Station take a 5 minute taxi ride to the hotel - approximately £6 Private Hire Car Taxi (Black Cab) There are always plenty of taxis lining up waiting for customers, takes about 50 minutes depending on traffic delays, i.e. costs a bit more in the morning and evening peak periods. Costs about £45. The Tube Get a ticket for Marble Arch and take the Piccadilly Line Tube into London, leaves about every 5 -10 minutes. Change at Holborn onto the Central Line and take the westbound train to Marble Arch. Costs £4 (Children 5-16 yrs - £2) and takes about 55 minutes. (Note - Temporarily, until approx. October, 2006, the Tube service to and from Heathrow Terminal 4 will incorporate a free bus shuttle from Hatton Cross which will add approx. 5 minutes to the journey. If you have trouble with climbing stairs get off the Tube at either of the Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 or 3 and use the free Heathrow Express Service to link to Terminal 4. Passengers using this route should allow an extra 30 minutes to complete their journey.) How do I get to you from Gatwick Airport? By Rail - Take the Gatwick Express train direct from the airport to Victoria Station. It leaves about every 15 minutes and costs £14. The trip takes about 30 minutes to reach Victoria Station and then take a taxi (about 10–15 minutes £9). By Private Hire Car (Minicab) – . How do I get to you from Luton Airport? By Rail – Luton Flyer to Kings Cross, change onto the Victoria Line to Oxford Circus and change again onto the Central Line to Marble Arch. Costs about £12. Takes approx. 70 minutes. Alternatively to the Tube from Kings Cross take a taxi, 15 minutes approx. £6. By Greenline Bus – Ticket to Marble Arch, £6 - £11. Takes about 75 minutes and leaves every 20 minutes. See http://www.greenline.co.uk/ How do I get to you from Stansted Airport? By Rail – Stansted Express, which runs from the airport every 15 minutes from 0800 to 1700 weekdays and every 30 minutes early morning, evening weekdays and weekends. Ask for a ticket to Marble Arch and change trains at Liverpool Street onto the Tube (Central Line). Journey time - approx. 1 hour. Cost - £15, children £7.50. By Private Hire Car (Minicab) – How do I find you after leaving the Tube? Take a print of our local map with you. Just turn left out of the station and walk along Oxford Street for about 20 yards and turn left at the KFC. Walk up Old Quebec Street and we're opposite the end of that street, about 100 yards from the station.

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Author Tip

The retail delights of Oxford Street beckon. If you're able to resist that, head north towards Baker Street and visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum, situated at the site of the fictional detective's address (221B, for the non-Sherlockians among you). Also up this way is Madame Tussauds, where you can see, touch and even dance with all manner of plastic fantastic figures from history, past and present.