Do the hotels have wash cloths?

Generally no, but some International chains like Marriott or Hilton will and I guess other high end hotels as well.

I would take them, it can be hit or miss in London without knowing where you are booked.

Every hotel we have ever stayed in has had hand towel size. It’s a little bit bigger than a washcloth but it does the job.
Every trip I bring less and less and a washcloth was cut a few years ago.

They’re generally considered a personal item - like a toothbrush - so most UK hotels don’t supply them but you might find them in the big chains.

I think the use of what we call flannels or face flannels is kind of drying out in Britain but you can get little microfibre wash cloths in Boots.

Wash cloths or flannels are rare in UK hotels. Cultural difference. I see it as akin to using someone else’s toothbrush. Your view may differ.

I see it as akin to using someone else’s toothbrush. Your view may differ.

How is using a wash cloth different from using other sized towels in the bathing process? Do you get an ick factor knowing that a prior guest may have used the hand towel in your hotel room to wash their nether regions because there was no wash cloth?

Yeah, I guess my view differs. Comparing the use of a wash cloth that gets laundered to using someone else's toothbrush makes zero sense to me.

As I say, cultural differences. I wouldn’t keep eggs in a fridge either.

It's easy to understand it's a cultural difference and I don't see that it's necessary to question the finer points of the topic. I just accept it is what it is. In all the years that I have traveled to the UK I've never bothered look for a washcloth in the stack of towels and have always packed one of those nylon scrubby loofahs thingies -- it's what I use at home anyway to wash away the forge & day's coal ash -- and a quart Ziploc to pack it in when its wet on a travel day.

I’ve never seen one at any U.K. hotel. I bring a bath sponge and just throw it away when Ieave along with my travel size toiletries

No, you need to take one with you.

I was in London this past Oct. and my hotel, Sanctuary House, provided washcloths.

I always bring a couple of these just in case.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072PKQ5ZZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I like to have them to wash my face.

I take a standard-sized washcloth in a Ziplock bag so it can be packed away when moist.

I stayed at the Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington in October, and they provided wash cloths,

The hotel I use in Paris also provides them.

Even so, pack some old ones and toss them before coming home.

As I say, cultural differences. I wouldn’t keep eggs in a fridge either.

That is not a cultural thing in the US, it is mandated by the USDA. US eggs are washed before being packaged, and that removes the cuticle; refrigeration is necessary to avoid bacterial growth that could penetrate the shell,

I take some with me according to the number of hotels I stay at, ie. 3 washcloths for 3 hotels. I throw them away and don't carry them from hotel to hotel. This leaves extra space in my bag for things to bring home. I remember a hotel in Eastbourne had washcloths; we just had to ask the front desk for them, but as others have responded, it depends on the hotel.

I don't get the comparison between toothbrushes and washcloths. Washcloths are no different to towels, they all get laundered at high temperatures so what's the issue? Are people suggesting that they avoid using towels in hotels because a previous guest might have used them to dry their genitalia? Of course not.

To answer the OP's question, washcloths are not common in London hotels other than the major US chains but even they're starting to remove them. I stayed at a Hilton recently and there were no washcloths however it was a Hampton so as a budget hotel that might have been the reason for the omission.

Thank you, we will take our RS fast drying ones again! Those are great.

Some hotels do, some hotels don't. And some have them on request only.

If you want o find out, get in touch with your hotels.