Bloomsbury’s collection of academic and medical institutions, bookshops and cafes makes for a busy crowd of locals, students and tourists. Elegant Georgian townhouses line leafy Russell and Bedford squares. The renowned British Museum is a treasure trove of antiquities, while the Charles Dickens Museum, in the author’s former home, shows connections between the writer's life and that of his characters.
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"One of our favorite new hotels in the city and a 2018 Hot List winner. It has a relatively central location—both Covent Garden and the British Museum are within walking distance—and the storied Hyde Park is just a tube ride away, on the Piccadilly Line."