We stayed at the Edward Lear from 11 - 14 July 2008. The location is excellent for shopping - near Oxford Street where you can easily catch a bus or tube. The historic building is beautiful, the rooms neat and clean, and the television has a variety of channels. We stayed in room 16, on the street, which turned out... more

Very friendly staff, although hotel as a whole needs updating badly, saying that the rooms are very clean and mine actually nothing like the picture but quite modern...BUT the single is very, very small, infact the smallest I have ever seen (we are talking 5 foot wide by about 8 foot - and that really is it), the rest of... more

My husband, our two daughters (11 and 8) and I just got back from a trip to England. For the 3 days that we spent in London, we stayed at the Edward Lear Hotel on Seymour Street. The hotel is a converted row house, and, as the name suggests, was once the home of poet/artist Edward Lear. Given the price... more

Stayed there 10 days. It's warm, friendly, and in an excellent location. Walkable to the Tube. It's an old building, as most places in London are. Some rooms are a bit slanted, but that adds to the charm, as does climbing up the stairs. This is a real find and great B&B choice. Very helpful staff who will help you... more

We two gents went for our first trip to London/UK from May 3-10 and booked the entire stay with Edward Lear. As a frame of reference, we do not, nor can we afford to stay at more costly hotels. What we seek is clean, cheap and convenient to the locations we want to explore. As an example, we have stayed... more

Booked via laterooms, who told me that the cc no. was taken merely to reserve the room. However, cc statement showed that the full amount was debited instantly by the hotel. At least they didnt ask me to pay again when I got there (has happened at some other places). Not really a hotel, its a basic B&B. Great location... more

We booked this hotel when seen on Tripadvisor and saw the different reviews here. Well we're absolutely positive about this hotel: the staff is very friendly, good English breakfast, clean and spacious room and not unimportant: the bed slept very well! For a London hotel this a good value hotel, due to many other hotels in the city for this... more

I just returned from England to Canada, I had a wonderful experience all with the exception of our stay in London at the Edward Lear hotel. We arrived late and had to wait outside while the staff had a smoke in the lower regions of the Hotel. We stood at street level and watched as they had a smoke break... more

We booked at this particular hotel based on the reviews on Trip Advisor. Some were good and some were bad so we didn't have a whole lot of expectations. We were pleasantly surprised, the rooms were clean, yes there is no elevator but a little bit of exercise is good especially after their fabulous breakfast. They are just finishing their... more