4 star

The Grand at Trafalgar Square

8 Northumberland Avenue, West End, WC2N 5BY

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Average guest rating:

Good

88% (179 reviews)

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Guest rating:

Excellent

9/8/2010

"Good quality and comfortable."

Although we were only there one night and didn`t use much of the faicilties, we found the staff friendly and helpful. The check in and out was very effiecient.

Guest rating:

Good

26/7/2010

"The Grand"

What a great location! On the door step is Trafalgar Square and Westminster. The West End is within walking distance. Restaurants and bars in abundance. I was pleasantly surprised with what the hotel had to offer. The room was a fair size for the 3 of us. The decor was tasteful. The room was equipped with a small fridge and microwave. Good power shower and the complimentary toiletries were plentiful! Each floor has a water chiller and complimentary water bottles, which is a nice touch. We`ll definitely be staying here again.

Guest rating:

Good

23/7/2010

"Fantastic Location, nice hotel, front sraff could be a bit friendlier"

Guest rating:

Excellent

6/7/2010

"LOVELY HOTEL AND VERY CONVENIENT FOR ALL LONDON WILL STAY AGAIN."

Guest rating:

Some problems

27/6/2010

"i was so pleased with the hotel and staff and location. but was so disappointed i booked a twin room"

Guest rating:

Good

20/6/2010

"Excellent location, close to everything."

Great locaction. lovely hotel. Staff friendly. Room was superb. Only negative is not to drink the bar. One bottle of Chardonnay cost £34.00 with charges and VAT shocking!!

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Good

14/6/2010

"Not enough staff on reception, reception area too small"

Guest rating:

Good

13/6/2010

"Staff .lazy at check out when we collected our luggage my daughter was asked to collect it herself"

room good but suprising;y no safe a strange economy when the room had been reburbished to a high standard. Reception was hard to spot on entry into hotel. Reception staff of mixed quality see comment above. My daghter was also not advised to use room key to use lift. A convenient location with well designed rooms but disappoinbting reception.

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/6/2010

"Lovely Hotel - "

Guest rating:

Excellent

1/6/2010

"Perfect location, extremely comfortable surroundings, accommodating and helpful staff"

Guest rating:

Good

25/5/2010

"fantastic location, very clean ,lovely character to the hotel ,will definetely stay there again ."

Guest rating:

Good

23/5/2010

"Great location. Good value for money."

Overall our stay in this hotel was very good. The staff were all very friendly and extremely helpful. The hotel boasts a great location just off Trafalgar Square within easy walking distance of Westminster, Buckingham Palace and the Embankment. The room was very clean, although a little small. There was no bath in the bathroom, only a walk-in shower. Facilities at the hotel were good and included internet access (very useful with underground closures in operation). The only negative point, and it is fairly minor, is that the hotel does not seem to be run by many staff, and when checking-in/checking-out it can get rather busy, although self-service facilities are available which are very easy to use.

Guest rating:

Good

21/5/2010

"No problems"

Guest rating:

Good

17/5/2010

"Best positioning right in the heart of London"

Rooms good and helpful staff, shower great, excellent location for West End, Whitehall and fun. The water was great too.

Guest rating:

Average

13/5/2010

"ROOM NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 5.15"

Guest rating:

Good

5/5/2010

"feed back to my stay in the grand hotel,,,,"

I enjoyed my stay,The staff were friendly, rooms were clean and well equiped. Our meal was outstanding ,compliments to the chef,thought breakfast shoud of been included in price of room. allthough I got the room on a dicounted price it was still over hundred pounds for the night. Without the discount breakfast! was still not included, I would not book a room here at full price. Sorry but I feel that I did not get enough value for my money,,

Guest rating:

Excellent

26/4/2010

"An excellent stay - everything worked well and was very welcome after a very busy week at work"

Guest rating:

Excellent

25/4/2010

"Well placed for discovering the west end"

Exceptionally clean and well kept. Good enviromental policy, free chilled water in all lobbies on all floors.Well positioned, friendly staff and great place to stay.

Guest rating:

Good

18/4/2010

"A comfortable stay with a good size room and friendly staff"

Booked at last minute with a discount rate so feared a small room ... however we were pleasantly surprised. A good size room with a comfy bed and powerful shower! The staff were friendly and the hotel had all we needed. The bar is quite pricey (2 drinks cost £20!) and other than it needing more reception staff all was very good! Would stay there again as a base for a London trip.

Guest rating:

Excellent

17/4/2010

"Nice hotel, great location, clean fairly large room"

No complaints

Guest rating:

Good

12/4/2010

"Great location would certainly stay again"

Excellent hotel, right in the middle of everything. We went to the Adelphi, just 5 mins walk from the hotel. Hotel entrance is certainly `Grand`, although the bedrooms are more modern and quite small, but comfortable. The only problem was the air conditioning didn`t seem to work so got quite hot. We didn`t use the bar as we had read that the drinks were expensive, and didn`t eat in the hotel so cannot comment. One tip that we picked up, if you are thinking of staying in this hotel and going to the theatre. Park in Trafalgar square car park as recommended by the hotel, get your ticket stamped by the theatre box office, then when you pay for your parking in the machine it will be half price. No one tells you this, it was only by ringing the car park direct that I found out, therefore 19 hours of parking for just £20 a bargain.

Guest rating:

Average

12/4/2010

"complimentary bits not as you would expect, expensive bar prices"

lovely rooms ,great location, would stay again

Guest rating:

Good

10/4/2010

"Terrific location"

Bed was very comfortable.

Guest rating:

Good

8/4/2010

"Pleasently surprised , nice room and competitvely priced for a central london hotel "

Guest rating:

Average

5/4/2010

"Polite Staff"

Was Ok, I wasn`t blown away by anything but neither was I disappointed .... hence the average score

Guest rating:

Good

5/4/2010

"A first class central hotel. I would highly recommend it and will definitely book again."

Guest rating:

Excellent

3/4/2010

"Very good stay. Lovely room, with all facilities needed."

Excellent position Nr.trafalgar and theatres. Would definately stay again.

Guest rating:

Good

28/3/2010

"Ideally situated very clean and comfortable cold water not available as promised."

Guest rating:

Good

23/3/2010

"Great location"

We were really impressed with the location and the room was very plush and comfortable. We were given the wrong type of room but that was sorted out with little fuss. The reception is very busy so don`t expect friendly or personal service. Our room was right next to the lift (room 802)and very noisy - so I slept very little as a result. This room should be soundproofed and sure the corresponding rooms on all other floors next to the lift shaft suffer from this problem. Location made up for these issues though.

Guest rating:

Excellent

14/3/2010

"a lovely hotel in a perfect location"

Hotel was decorated lovely staff were very helpfull beds were comfty showers were good and powerful location was great I would stay again

Guest rating:

Excellent

10/3/2010

"Very good nice and quiet but close to everything you need to see in London"

The hotel was very good but get taxis outside the hotel do not ask at reception we paid £15 to get to St James Palace by asking at reception

Guest rating:

Excellent

22/2/2010

"warm friendly and luxurious and so close to everything"

Just minutes fro Charing Cross station and 200yds from Nelsons Column . Ideal for theatreland Covent Garden Piccadily Houses of Parliament and of corse Trafalgar Squre.Lovely interior and a good price

Guest rating:

Average

22/2/2010

"Good location for Covent Garden but I felt the hotel was expensive for what it was."

Room was too hot and heat could not be reduced. Spare pillow had blood stains on it. The bar had no Baileys or Amaretto! No complimentary slippers provided.

Guest rating:

Good

21/2/2010

"Location was fab, hotel was good, staff were fine, price was fine, well satisfied, no real issues"

Guest rating:

Excellent

17/2/2010

"very nice, lovely staff"

Guest rating:

Excellent

16/2/2010

"stunning hotel, and great location."

Only slight comment, we asked for a twin smoking room - the first room we got was a twin non smoking, so we were moved very quickly on request. The next room had one queen size bed, which was to be seperated, but never was - again not an issue. Also, huge thanks, as the hotel check in time was 3pm, but we were able to access our room just before2pm. Will definately be back there again.

Guest rating:

Good

13/2/2010

"The was very stuffy no air con"

Staff very helpfull

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/2/2010

"Booking in/out procedure, new to me. Staff very helpfull."

Guest rating:

Good

31/1/2010

"Great position, friendly and efficient staff, comfortable rooms well equiped and furbished."

Enjoyed our stay although brief, my only winge is that residents are unable to get a drink after 12 midnight. London, capital city exciting 24 hours I don`t think so.

Guest rating:

Good

25/1/2010

"nice clean rooms staff very helpfull"

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The Grand at Trafalgar Square

8 Northumberland Avenue, West End, WC2N 5BY