Off-West End · Inner London
President Hotel
The President Hotel is a large Bloomsbury hotel, a few minutes' walk from Russell Square station and the British Museum, with a vintage sixties theme inspired by The Beatles, who stayed here in 1963 when they first moved down from Liverpool. It has 523 guest rooms. It is the London home of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the interactive comedy dinner based on the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers, which runs here as an open-ended residency; the show opened in London in 2012 and moved to this hotel in 2022. Guests are seated at tables in a hotel function room and served a three-course meal by Basil, Sybil and Manuel, who are in character for the whole two hours.
Seating
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Good to know
Faulty Towers is staged in one of the hotel's function rooms, laid out as a restaurant with tables of up to 10 to 12 rather than rows of seats. There is a pre-show reception area outside the room, and you can get up from your table during the evening. The hotel offers Faulty Towers guests 10% off its standard room rate: contact its reservations team and say you are seeing the show.
Faulty Towers' own prices, as listed on its site on 4 October 2026 ("from", per person, including the three-course meal):
Performances and prices
- WednesdayTime7.30pmPrice (from, per person)£65.50
- ThursdayTime7.30pmPrice (from, per person)£71.00
- FridayTime7.30pmPrice (from, per person)£75.00
- Saturday matineeTime1.30pmPrice (from, per person)£83.50
- Saturday eveningTime7.30pmPrice (from, per person)£88.50
- Sunday matinee and eveningTime1.30pm in the calendar for the coming weeksPrice (from, per person)£71.00
| Performance | Time | Price (from, per person) |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 7.30pm | £65.50 |
| Thursday | 7.30pm | £71.00 |
| Friday | 7.30pm | £75.00 |
| Saturday matinee | 1.30pm | £83.50 |
| Saturday evening | 7.30pm | £88.50 |
| Sunday matinee and evening | 1.30pm in the calendar for the coming weeks | £71.00 |
Food and drink
The 2026 set menu is a starter of tomato soup with basil oil, with a bread roll and butter (gluten-free available). The main is roast chicken with gravy, carrot puree, savoy cabbage and dauphinoise potato, or, if you have pre-ordered an alternative menu in advance, a sweet potato and courgette timbale with baby carrot, roasted red pepper sauce and tenderstem broccoli. Dessert is a lemon and berries cheesecake with chantilly cream and a fruits of the forest compote. The soup, timbale and cheesecake are marked vegan on the menu, which is subject to change. Tell the company about special diets at least 24 hours ahead; for a nut allergy, tell them at least 72 hours ahead, because the hotel and company can refuse admission if they only learn of it on the day, and a gag in the show uses peanuts, for which they source a nut-free alternative the manufacturer cannot fully guarantee. All food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, gluten and other allergens are present. Use the show's special diets form or customer service on 020 3700 3138.
Facilities
Toilets
Not described on the show's site.
Box office
During published show times
Thu to Sun
Bars
Drinks are table service only. There is a pre-show reception area where you can order, and the show suggests ordering enough before the performance to be brought to your table during it; there are chances to order again during the show, for instance after the main course. You can pre-order drinks through the show's online form.
Cloakroom
Not described on the show's site.
Front of house desk; cash, credit or debit card.
Location
Open in MapsPresident Hotel, 56-60 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1DB
Getting there
nearest first
- 4 min
Russell Square
PiccadillyThe show's site says a few minutes' walk.
Step-by-step walking directions
The hotel is at 56-60 Guilford Street in Bloomsbury. The nearest station is Russell Square (Piccadilly line), a few minutes' walk, and the British Museum is close by. The show's site gives no other transport details, so for buses and the walk from other stations use a journey planner.
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