Hotel Please
Get the app
The Rookery

The Rookery

Farringdon, London

Opened 1998   $$$

“Eccentric Georgian townhouse”

Heritage Design Local
Central
The Rookery — vibe

Vibe

Open hearths crackle against salvaged theatre panelling, creating an eccentric retreat hidden down an 18th-century Farringdon lane.

“Eccentric Georgian townhouse”

Heritage

Connected 18th-century Georgian townhouses restored with salvaged theatre mahogany panelling, flagstone floors, and open hearths.

Design

Theatrical period styling pairing carved oak four-poster beds with ornate Victorian bathing machines and clawfoot tubs.

Local

Rooms named for historic Farringdon figures, conceived by founders of the Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust.

Central

Tucked off Cowcross Street beside Smithfield Market, moments from Farringdon station and Clerkenwell restaurants.

The Rookery — rooms

Rooms

Carved oak four-posters and Victorian roll-top clawfoot baths anchor chambers named after local rogues, bakers, and historic characters.

The Rookery — backstory

Backstory

Conservationists restored these connected Georgian houses, naming the property after the chaotic 18th-century slums that once clustered outside the City walls.

The Rookery — eat & drink

Eat & drink

A self-pour honesty bar operates by the conservatory's stone fireplace, where continental breakfast is served beside a small garden terrace.

The neighborhood

Smithfield's historic meat market and Farringdon station are just steps away, bordered by Clerkenwell's celebrated restaurants and historic pubs.

The app

Hotel Please was drawn for the phone in your hand — and this is the flat version of it.

Photography edge to edge, pinch to fill the screen.
Save it to a wishlist — and let whoever you’re travelling with vote on it.
Stamp the hotels you’ve stayed in. Your passport keeps the record.
Every hotel we rate, on one map.
Get Hotel Please Free · iPhone