The Lanesborough, A St. Regis Hotel, London

Advantages: The room, The location, The reception service
Disadvantages: The breakfast

...are usually too restrictive to be useful, but I investigated further and found that there was a room available for the weekend we wanted it, on the spring break rate and in a good, central London location - at the Crowne Plaza St James. The offer rate was valid for standard rooms only (rather than superior rooms or suites) and began at £60 per night including breakfast for up to two adults, varying up to around £100 per night for those hotels that had higher non-offer rates; we paid £95 a night for our room. To me, this still seems like quite a lot of money, but a quick search on google showed that staying in the nearest Holiday Inn (incidentally, part of the same chain as Crowne Plaza and usually much more budget-friendly) for the same weekend would have actually cost more! More to the point, the normal room rate for a standard room at the Crowne... Read review

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Advantages: The cost of booking over the internet.
Disadvantages: The delays of staff response

...Hi all i have made a mistake with this review this is for the St. Giles hotel in bedford avenue London not the one that i have written the review for sorry for any inconvenience. Silly me The address is Bedford Avenue, Bloomsbury, Camden, London, WC1B 3AS My girlfriend and me stayed at the St. Giles hotel while visiting London as we were going to see the Backstreet boys, well I was dragged along. We looked everywhere over the Internet and the St. Giles was the nicest one we could find at a good price, well for London anyway. The hotel is just off Oxford Street and near Tottenham court road tube station. Therefore it is ideal for shopping and great for getting on the tube to other destinations. There is also a theatre where you can watch musicals just up the road about 100 meters away so you do not have to worry about taxi... Read review

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Advantages: Location ideal for West End and Shopping
Disadvantages: Small rooms. Staff not too friendly, noisy at night.

...This was my second stsy at the St. Giles Hotel. Both trips for pleasure. I had already read reviews stating that the rooms at the St. Giles were small. Therefore, I knew what to expect. The rooms can feel a little claustrophobic, but there is space to put clothes in built in wardrobes. The bathroom is again extremely small with shower, sink and toilet. The roms are clean and beds freshly laundered daily. (We had a 3 night stay). The hotel does not have alot of leisure facilities. At the back of it there is the Y.M.C.A., the hotel contains a bar pizzeria and there is a small lounge. The breakfast room is more than adequate as far as seating and cleanliness goes and the self service breakfast is very acceptable with plenty of choice. The times for breakfast take into account very early risers. They start serving at 6.30 a.m. on weekdays... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful