Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury, in Bloomsbury, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Expect…

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury, in Bloomsbury, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Expect well-appointed rooms with an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi, practical details that keep showing up in broadly positive comfort feedback. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 4,900 reviews, with a broadly positive consensus that's hard to engineer. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Pricing has been sitting near €256 a night and the value score puts it in a middle-of-the-road bracket compared with similar properties. All told, Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury reads as one of those London addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.