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Star rating: ★★★★ Address: Strand Palace, 372 Strand, Covent Garden WC2R 0JJ. Telephone: 0207 379 4737. Website: strandpalacehotel.co.uk
Is the hotel a good base for sightseeing?
Yes - it has one of the best locations of any hotel I’ve ever stayed at. You’ll find it up the top end of the Strand near Aldwych and Covent Garden. Other attractions within a 15 minute walk include Transport Museum, Covent Garden, Courtauld Gallery, Cleopatra’s Needle, Benjamin Franklin House, National Portrait Gallery, Hunterian Museum, National Gallery, Royal Courts of Justice, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Leicester Square, Hayward Gallery, Temple Bar and Sir John Soane’s Museum.
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 £131 to £163, and for double rooms it’s £165 to £344 per night.
How many rooms does it have?
Strand Palace has 788 rooms.
What facilities does the hotel have?
The hotel contains two restaurants, two bars, one gym and a concierge service.
What facilities are in the rooms?
A standard room comes with all the usual offerings: a TV, telephone and wi-fi, a personal safe, tea & coffee making facilities, 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 Strand Palace?
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 Charing Cross, which connects with the Bakerloo and Northern lines. It also serves National Rail trains. You can walk the ⅓ mile to Strand Palace in about 5 minutes.
Does the hotel have its own car park?
No. The hotel does not have any parking spots, but here’s a list of car parks near Covent Garden.
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If you can’t stretch to the Savoy then try the Strand Palace instead because it’s literally just over the road. You could fall out of one and roll into the other. It’s also huge (788 rooms). When you walk in there’s a bowler-hatted porter on the door and a couple of restaurants coming off the lobby.
I’ve stayed here a few times and never had a bad room. It comes with all the usual stuff like a TV, telephone, desk, safe, hair dryer and iron. Most importantly you get a kettle, six tea bags and a little Nespresso machine but here we go… they only give you two milks. I know I keep banging on about the milks but I think I’ve figured it out now: they don’t mind being generous with the teabags because they know you can only use two of them. No biscuits either. But I’ll let them off because everything else is great.
All of the rooms have a shower but I know from experience that not all them of have a bath – so make sure you request one if you need it for your knees. (Maybe request some extra milks while you’re at it.)
The art deco breakfast room has all the usual food like sausages, bacon, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, cereal if you want it, hams, jams and croissants. They also have one of those heated conveyor belts that turns your bread into ash.
The best thing about this hotel is definitely its location. Covent Garden is two minutes round the corner and Trafalgar Square is only five minutes down the road. Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus are all easy on foot. St. Paul’s is a little bit too far for my middle-aged feet but you can do it in 20 minutes if you don’t mind the exercise. There are loads of buses right outside the front door which will take you anywhere you want to go.
So here’s the important question: would I stay here again? Yes I would. And I have! This is one of my go-to hotels.
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Chaney Hi, I would like you to confirm if you think the hotel is centrally located? We plan to visit London for three days and dont want to spend too much time travelling around. Thanks! (reply)
↳Craig Hi Chaney. It’s about as central as you can get. Covent Garden is right on your doorstep, Trafalgar Square is just down the road, and you can easily walk to places like the London Eye, Big Ben, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Buckingham Palace. Places like the Tower of London, Oxford Street and the museums in South Kensington will require a bus or tube. But you can catch just about any bus you want outside the hotel because they all go down the Strand. (reply)
Ed Whats the checkin time? Can we dump our bags there at 8 AM because we’ve got an early train into Charing Cross. (reply)
↳Craig Hi Ed. Check-in time is 3 PM. They do have a luggage room. (reply)
Pam We are a 60’s something couple arriving Heathrow from the US and staying at the Strand Palace. We plan to take the Underground from Heathrow. We are fine to walk and will have carryon type luggage. Your advice? Take Picadilly line to Covent Garden and walk? To Holborn and walk? Or switch to District line at Hammersmith and get off at Embankment and then walk.? (reply)
↳Craig Hi Pam. I would definitely get the piccadilly line and walk from Covent Garden. Its only a five minute walk, and you can walk through the centre of the piazza which will be nice. Embankment is just as close, but changing trains would be a hassle. Although you would get a quick look at trafalgar square and nelsons column as you walk past charing cross. (reply)
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