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Stanleyps Jan 27th, 2007 05:58 PM

Need a Hotel Recommendation - London (Covent Garden)
 
I'm heading back to London and want to stay where I always find myself spending my time - Covent Garden. I would love some recommendations in the $300 - $400 range.
Thanks!!

kenderina Jan 27th, 2007 06:04 PM

I've heard good things about the Kingsway Hall Hotel and also Covent Garden Hotel use to have good reviews, but I really don't know if they are on your budget (I think they are) because I haven't look for the fares , are too much for my budget :)

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 06:33 AM

Covent Garden Hotel is a good call - GREAT hotel - but booked. Kingsway I haven't heard of - I'll check it out.
Any others?

janisj Jan 28th, 2007 06:47 AM

For Kinsway Hall or the Waldorf Hilton (both near Covent Garden) be sure to check londontown.com They sometimes offer amazing deals.

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 07:05 AM

Thanks for the info.
Is there a smaller, more charming possibility other than the Hilton?

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 07:49 AM

I love Eleven Cadogan Gardens in Chelsea - but it's not close to Covent Gardens. It's an old mansion that is now a boutique hotel. It has a "club" feeling to it and is very comfy. Does anyone know of a hotel with that kind of feeling in Covent Gardens?

kenderina Jan 28th, 2007 08:04 AM

I've never heard of a hotel that kind in Covent Garden, but there are not many hotels in Covent Garden itself. Maybe you should like to expand your zone a bit and look up in Bloomsbury, sounds more that you should be able to find something like that there..

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 08:27 AM

Thanks for the suggestion. Can you recommend anything there?

kenderina Jan 28th, 2007 08:32 AM

Take a look at this one :)
http://www.montaguehotel.com/british_museum_hotel

I only have seen it from the outside but it looked like a private home and the location is great, Montague street is besides the British Museum.

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 08:36 AM

I've stayed there. It was just ok. Unbelievably small rooms. Staff was great, but not a place I'd go back to.
Thanks for the suggestion, though. Maybe Soho? Anything there?

kenderina Jan 28th, 2007 08:43 AM

No, I haven't heard anything about Soho and I've never been myself , sorry !!

Dukey Jan 28th, 2007 09:34 AM

Have you looked at ALL the hotels on the Firmdale website (since their CG is booked)? I believe they also run the Soho Hotel.

tudorprincess Jan 28th, 2007 11:23 AM

What about the Thistle Trafalgar Square or the Thistle Bloomsbury or Radisson Mountbatten?

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 11:33 AM

I wondered about the Thistle Trafalgar.

Anyone know about this hotel?
How about the Firmdale Soho?
I'm desperate - please! Suggestions Please?

lincasanova Jan 28th, 2007 12:39 PM

take a look at www.onealdwych.com

it looked lovely.
and they do have some special offers just at edge of your budget.

spring212 Jan 28th, 2007 01:26 PM

Take a look at the Marlborough Hotel in Bloomsbury - it's now part of the Radisson Edwardian group. I last stayed there about 6 or 7 years ago so I can't provide a current review. At the time it was quite nice. Pretty quick walk from there to Covent Garden.

Fidel Jan 28th, 2007 01:40 PM

The Kingsway Hall is a well-located plush joint; you can walk a few blocks over to Covent Garden, etc., etc. Very, very nice.

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 02:05 PM

Anyone know Hazlitt's?

Dukey Jan 28th, 2007 02:20 PM

Stan..how MANY hotels do you want us to recommend before you get yourself off that dime?

Hazlitt's? You're getting farther and farther from Covent Garden with each post.

Stanleyps Jan 28th, 2007 02:38 PM

Hazlitt's was recommended by a friend. I like the old style, but I do think it's a bit out of the way. Following the recommendations here, I booked Kingsway Hall.
Thank you for all the input. This site is awesome


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