Founded in 1898 by the famous architect Fitzroy Dolls, this splendid Victorian style hotel is situated within the historic area of Bloomsbury. Hotel Russell, the oldest purpose built hotel in London, boasts a magnificent collaboration of Victorian and German Renaissance architecture originally created as a grand hotel for the company White Star Line, the owners of the infamous Titanic. Accompanied by other examples of Victorian design, the opulent terracotta 373 bedroom property sits proud and imposing over the park of Russell Square, which has recently undergone a complete refurbishment programme. The hotel's interior is as breathtaking as the exterior. Marble pillars, high vaulted ceilings and oak panelling are ubiquitous from our lobby and grand staircase through to our traditional King's Bar. The hotel is an ideal base for the business and leisure guests alike and its location is ideally situated for the British Museum and Oxford Street - the shopping centre of London.