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Star rating: ★★★★★ Address: Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse, 65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho 65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue. Telephone: 0207 871 6000. Website: montcalmcollection.com
Is the hotel a good base for sightseeing?
The hotel has a great location halfway up Shaftesbury Avenue, which is right in the heart of the lively West End. Attractions within a 15 minute walk include Chinatown, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery, Carnaby Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Covent Garden, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Arcade, Benjamin Franklin House and Transport Museum. You could spend your whole holiday there without ever having to catch a bus or tube.
How much does it cost to stay at the hotel?
Prices can change from day to day depending on availability, but a rough guide for single rooms is £249 to £348, and for double rooms it’s £269 to £429 per night.
How many rooms does it have?
Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse has 67 rooms.
What facilities does the hotel have?
The hotel has a concierge on reception, a restaurant, and a fitness centre with a sauna and spa. They also offer laundry services.
What facilities are in the rooms?
A standard room might be a little on the small side but it comes with a minibar, tea & coffee making facilities, a TV, telephone and wi-fi, a personal safe, and an ensuite bathroom with a hairdryer, iron and air-conditioning.
What time is check-in, and check-out?
Check-in is from 3 PM and check-out is by 11 AM.
Which buses go to Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse?
Bus routes 8, 26, 35, 42, 47, 48, 78, 135, 149, 205, 242, 344 and 388 all stop close by.
Which is the closest train station?
The nearest station is Leicester Square, which connects with the Northern and Piccadilly lines. It only takes four minutes to walk to Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse.
Does the hotel have its own car park?
There’s no parking at the hotel itself, but here are some car parks in the West End.
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One of the downsides of staying in a 5-star hotel is that the pressure to be posh. You have to wear a shirt and shoes to breakfast and I hate all of that nonsense. I don’t want to strike up a “how are you today, sir” conversation every time I get in the lift either. You want to just relax and have a walk around but you feel like you’re on show all the time. It’s all right if you’re trying to impress somebody but I’m not – it’s just me. (It’s always just me.) And that’s why I like this place – because it’s a bit more normal and homely than most. It’s a posh hotel for non-posh people.
Photo: londondrum.comJust to show you how screwed up the hotel rating system is in London… half of the booking websites call this a 4-star whereas the other half call it a five. Personally I think it’s probably a four because the room is quite small (it’s tiny), but everything else about it is great. You get a TV that’s the same size as a dining table, a bed that sinks in deeper than the sea, a Nespresso coffee machine with a tray full of capsules, plus six tea bags and four milks. But some of the tea bags are of that watery oriental kind, like green tea and lemongrass. Are you supposed to put milk in those? I think I’ll just stick with the Nespresso machine because I know where I am with that.
You also get a minibar full of soft drinks snd alcohol. Let’s have a look at the prices: £2.50 for a fun-size can of Coke, £5 for a tiny bottle of red or white, £5 for a miniature bottle of vodka, whiskey or rum, £6 quid for a bag of peanuts and another £3.50 for half a tub of Pringles. So… there you go. If you’ve got money to burn then it’s perfect.
Photo: londondrum.comThe bathroom is nice enough. It’s got a toilet and a sink to brush my teeth – that’s all I need. It also has some scales and a stack of folded flannels and towels. What else can I find in here… a shower cap and a vanity pack. Would you like to know what’s inside a vanity pack? Me too! it has some some toothpicks, cotton buds, a nail file and a blindfold to help you go to sleep.
Do you want to know how much I weigh? I may as well stand on the scales seeing as they’re here. This is not the usual kind of thing that you get in a hotel review, but what the hell… eleven stone and a little bit. That’s not too bad. I’m quite proud of that – I might go and have that tub of Pringles in the minibar now.
The restaurant is more like a little breakfast room with seven tables. But the breakfast is okay. You get all the usual kind of stuff: scrambled eggs, sausages, baked beans, hash browns, slices of ham, cereals and toast.
One of the best things about the hotel is its location. It’s halfway up Shaftesbury Avenue, about two minutes from Piccadilly Circus. You can walk to Leicester Square in five minutes, Trafalgar Square in ten, and Big Ben in fifteen.
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Rosa I need to know the check in and check out time. (reply)
Craig Hi Rosa. The check-in time is 2 PM and the check-out time is 12 noon. (reply)
Trevor You said the room was small and that puts me off but everything else about the hotel I like, so is it worth booking here because it’s a lot of money. (reply)
Craig Hi Trevor. It’s true that the room was small but they pack so much stuff into it that I wasn’t really that fussed about the size, and it was very nicely decorated as well. I was only there for two nights but I’d be happy staying there for a week. And you can’t really get a better location than halfway up Shaftesbury Avenue – it’s right in the heart of everything. (reply)
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