Thistle Barbican Shoreditch

Hotel with spa, near St. Paul's Cathedral

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January 2026
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In the heart of London, near St. Paul's Cathedral and Liverpool Street, Thistle Barbican Shoreditch offers a tranquil retreat with dry cleaning services and 2 lively bars. Treat yourself to a rejuvenating spa treatment or an invigorating workout at the gym.
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Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Parking available
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Gym

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Fitness centre
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Self parking
  • Hot tub
  • 24-hour room service
  • Business centre

Feel at home (6)

  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Lift
  • Bath or shower

Room options

Showing 8 of 8 rooms
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Standard Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Standard Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Room amenity

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
In-room safe
Desk chair
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Standard Single Room | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Standard Single Room | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
In-room safe
Desk chair
Laptop workspace
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
In-room safe
Desk chair
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Family Room for 3

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
In-room safe
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
In-room safe
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
In-room safe
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Bathrobes
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Junior Suite, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Junior Suite, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Junior Suite, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Minibar (some free items)
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Sofa bed - twin
Bathrobes
Hairdryer
  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed

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About the area

Map
Central Street, Clerkenwell, London, England, EC1V 8DS

What's nearby

  • City, University of London - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Barbican Arts Centre - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Liverpool Street - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • St. Paul's Cathedral - 19 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • London (LCY-London City) - 39 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 68 min drive
  • London (STN-Stansted) - 71 min drive
  • London (LTN-Luton) - 76 min drive
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 88 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 97 min drive
  • Old Street Station - 9 min walk
  • Farringdon Station - 15 min walk
  • Moorgate Station - 17 min walk
  • Old Street Underground Station - 10 min walk
  • Barbican Station - 11 min walk
  • Farringdon Underground Station - 12 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Breakfast - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Royal Star - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪King Square Bakery - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Seoul 90 - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Thistle Barbican Shoreditch

When you stay at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch, you'll be a short five-minute drive from St. Paul's Cathedral and Liverpool Street. You can visit the spa to indulge in body wraps or manicures and pedicures, and 120 Central Brasserie serves breakfast and dinner. Other highlights include 2 bars/lounges, an indoor pool and a fitness centre. Public transportation is only a short walk: Old Street Underground Station is 10 minutes and Barbican Station is 11 minutes.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 463 rooms
    • Arranged over 6 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
    • Express check-out available
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • On-site self-parking (GBP 30 per night)
    • On-site parking is limited

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge) 6:30 AM–10 AM on weekdays and 7 AM–11 AM on weekends
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Restaurant
  • 24-hour room service

Working away

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services

Facilities

  • 2 buildings/towers
  • Built in 1964
  • Fitness centre
  • An indoor pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Hot tub
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Assistive listening devices available

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Flat-screen television
  • Digital TV channels

Home comfort

  • Portable fan
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Iron/ironing board

Sleep well

  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Desk chair

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Restaurant dining guide

Special features

Spa

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body wraps, body treatments and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. The spa is open daily.

Dining

120 Central Brasserie – This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Full breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately GBP 15 per person

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from 3 January 2025 to 2 January 2027 (dates subject to change).

Children & extra beds

  • Rollaway beds are available for GBP 30.0 per day

Parking

  • Self-parking costs GBP 30 per night

Pool, spa, & gym (if applicable)

  • Pool access available from 8 AM to 8:00 PM

Policies

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
The property’s pool is closed on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to noon.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Also known as

Barbican City Thistle
Barbican Thistle
Barbican Thistle City
City Barbican
City Thistle Barbican
Thistle Barbican
Thistle Barbican Hotel
Thistle Barbican Hotel City
Thistle City
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch Hotel London
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch Hotel
Thistle City Barbican London, England
Thistle City Barbican Hotel
Thistle City Barbican London
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch London
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch Hotel
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch London
Thistle Barbican Shoreditch Hotel London

Frequently asked questions

Is Thistle Barbican Shoreditch currently open?

This property is closed from 3 January 2025 to 2 January 2027 (dates subject to change).

Does Thistle Barbican Shoreditch offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Thistle Barbican Shoreditch does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch?

Yes, there's an indoor pool. Guests have pool access from 8 AM to 8:00 PM.

Are pets allowed at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch?

Yes. Self-parking costs GBP 30 per night. Parking spaces may be limited.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. Express check-out is available.

What is there to do at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch and nearby?

Thistle Barbican Shoreditch has 2 bars and a spa, as well as an indoor pool and a steam room.

Are there restaurants at or near Thistle Barbican Shoreditch?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant, 120 Central Brasserie.

What's the area around Thistle Barbican Shoreditch like?

Thistle Barbican Shoreditch is a short 10-minute walk from Old Street Underground Station and 12 minutes' walk from Barbican Arts Centre.

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Thistle Barbican Shoreditch Reviews

7.4

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.0

Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Good

It was really dirty, the staff were rude - as if they were forced to be there. Hallways smelt, there were stains on the bedding. No idea of what customer satisfaction means. TV in the room didn’t work either. If it’s your last resort then alright, otherwise you’d be wasting your money.
2-night trip

2/10 Poor

Closed hotel

The hotel was closed. We had not been told. There were mice running around the reception! We were moved hotel and where we went was lovely but the main reason we booked this hotel was for the swimming pool for our children and the hotel we moved to didn’t have one.
Richard, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

It would have been better to have been able to stay in the hotel that I had selected or, as this turned out to be unavailable a week before the booking, to have been relocated to another that offers equivalent facilities
Mike, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Good value but pool and sauna is a joke
Mina, 3-night trip

4/10 Fair

Dated and unclean especially the spa, the room did not live up to the description on the web site even after a complimentary upgrade
1-night trip

6/10 Good

very tired hotel

Hotel very tired looking. Bathroom poor Location further from tube than stated.
1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Ok but not great.

It was clear that the room had not had an update in quite a while, other than the decorating. There was a trouser press with a broken ironing board (it wouldn't stay up), an ironing board in the wardrobe that would only go to half height, no outlets in the room to speak of, a hair dryer from the 80s on the wall in the bathroom that didn't work, a towel warming rack on the wall in the bathroom that didn't work, and the cabinet labeled 'Mini Bar' was entirely empty. My husband ended up ironing his shirt while sitting on the bed with the ironing board between the bed and the wall (a space about a foot and a half wide) because that was the only plug we could find. While not devastating, it was certainly irritating for a hotel we were paying £120/nt for. And before you ask, we didn't have time to call the desk and ask for another board, we had a show to get to. Over all, the hotel was alright but nothing special and I would have expected to pay about half what we did. The rooms need a serious update to charge more.
Abigail, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

recommend

Quiet room, comfortable bed, good shower. Friendly staff. Suited our needs for a place to stay while in London.
Ruth, 2-night trip

2/10 Poor

I do not like anything, the stay is not recommended
7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Thought it was very welcoming and really enjoyed my stay
Chris, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Stayed at this property for two days. I was unaware that the property had two buildings. One building had the pretty pictures where the reception and pool are, the other building was old, had the bedrooms which were old, not too clean. Pictures are very misleading. Not that close to transportation.
2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Location near the Russian visitor centre

Super clean ,fab food ,rooms with windows u could open for fresh air !
Victoria, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Good location but think twice.

It is a hotel in desperate need for maintenance, upgrading as well as housekeeping/cleaning. It does not deserve
3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice enough hotel with pool

Great location. Staff lovely. Food good. My room had broken windows that would not close. Banged open & close all night😢😢 but I reported it & staff were very apologetic.
Margaret, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Great for training courses.

Good service from the front desk but even though we only had 7 people on the course all week, it took them until Thursday morning to stop setting the room up for 12 despite being asked twice. Overall a nice, well-placed hotel offering good meeting rooms and good service.
Kevin, 4-night trip

2/10 Poor

If they say your room is across from the main building, cancel your stay!
Nick, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great location, great amenities, clean, no noticeable fails.
Alex, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Quiet, easy reach to a gym and swimming pool, good location, inexpensive.
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Goede service tijdens checkin omdat ik een vaste klant ook daar ben. Ontbijt was super goed!
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Umoderne bad og dusjforheng, ellers var det helt greit.
4-night trip

8/10 Very good

We liked the spacious family room (comfy beds, the ability to open the windows, the toiletries and shower cap). I really appreciated the pool and the changing room was fine.
2-night trip

4/10 Fair

The room that shows in my confirmation booking is not same when we arrive. They put us in an outdated small room. We paid quite a lot for our 4 night stay. So I am not happy. Room is outdated, it’s not a good value for money. Very expensive but rooms are not impressive. I will not coming back to this hotel. Not accessible to transport.
1-night trip

2/10 Poor

No refund after I was physically unable to travel due to injury. I am disgusted
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Rent och välvårdat med bra services
Per Olov, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Très dessus, la salle de bain très vétuste, côté de la baignoire ( planche pourrie) Pas de mitigeur. On doit sortir du bâtiment, traverser la route rentrer dans l autres bâtiment pour avoir accès à l accueil aux Bart et surtout à la piscine !!! Pas précisé avant !!!!
Barras, 2-night trip