 Rathbone Hotel looks quite impressive from the street but also a little out of place being situated on a back street off Tottenham Court Road As a lone female I m afraid I didn t feel very safe arriving quite late at night as I did The hotel s policy seems to be that they hold a fee on your credit debit card for potential purchases even before you ve decided to use any bar services I managed to talk the reception staff out of this due to my late arrival but it s not appreciated to try bumping up a guest s final bill especially if they might be on a budget If I had wanted to spend more money I d have used a more centrally located hotel with more stars 
 A very warm welcome on arrival staff were very friendly both in person on the telephone I arrived quite late at night having called ahead earlier in the day to advise and this was no problem at all I really just used the Rathbone as a place to lay my head at the end of a very busy day of theatre with friends I d booked a Single room I was pleasantly surprised at how much space was allocated The bed was dressed in spotlessly clean white cotton sheets big fluffy pillows an absolute pleasure to fall into after such a busy day Bathroom was quite small a little dated but perfectly functional with very nice toiletries to hand No noise issues rare for central London although there was a big gap at the base of my door so unsure whether this might be an issue on other occasions I didn t get a chance to use any of the hotel s public rooms bars so am unable to comment In summary it s a very nice hotel at the cheaper end of London s accommodation perhaps a little dated but very clean friendly 