4 star deluxe

Charing Cross (Formerly Thistle Charing Cross)

The Strand, West End, WC2N 5HX

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Average guest rating:

Excellent

91% (1990 reviews)

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Guest rating:

Good

17/8/2010

"Catering"

Breakfast was cold, apple juice tasted like it had been watered down, Staff all polite and room ok apart from there being no toilet paper?

Guest rating:

Some problems

16/8/2010

"Excellent location and breakfast area."

Beds much too hard and sheets smelt stale. Air conditioning FAR TOO NOISY!

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Excellent

16/8/2010

"Lovely building, fantastic room, friendly staff, central location. We had a great time!"

I highly recommend staying in this beautiful hotel. The room we had was large, comfortable and had plenty of those little extras that make a good stay into a great stay. Perfect for theatre land and shopping. We will certainly be staying there again.

Guest rating:

Good

15/8/2010

"The breakfast is excellent and the bed is comfortable"

The shower kept on leaking and that the room had a funny smell to it. There was toilet roll still in the loo when i arrived.The receptionist had said that i had been upgraded but i didnt believe them.Overall the room was clean and tidy

Guest rating:

Excellent

10/8/2010

"Great Friendly Professional service Needs more organisation for peak breakfast"

Guest rating:

Good

10/8/2010

"Hotel facilities and central location excellent. Room in a side wing with awful view, but stay good"

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/8/2010

"Brilliant! great weekend break"

clean , great room, great service, great location.would recommend 100%

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/8/2010

"Very accomodating and friendly staff"

Guest rating:

Good

9/8/2010

"very good hotel with an excellent location"

the room we were allocated was of average size and was well furbished with a good sized bathroom. it was ideally placed for many tourist attractions & was within walking distance of theatreland ,National Gallery ,London eye, Covent Garden, Buckingham Palace, Trafalger square & many other places of interest. We found check-in staff helpful & the staff pleasant.We found it an ideal place to spend a few days and would definitely stay again.

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/8/2010

"OMG lovely Hotel"

Wow, hotel was lovely, room was great, and breakfast was beautiful. Will certainly be booking again through Hotel direct, I was really, really impressed.

Guest rating:

Excellent

9/8/2010

"Best Location"

Excellent hotel ideal for the theatre and in walking distant of most London attractions.

Guest rating:

Average

8/8/2010

"Breakfast plates cold, machine not switched on, told staff. Bathroom extracter not working. Light bu"

Guest rating:

Excellent

6/8/2010

"fantastic hotel. extremely clean and friendly staff"

Guest rating:

Good

5/8/2010

"Lovely room at a great price"

Hotel and room were great. Breakfast was ok but not the best.

Guest rating:

Good

4/8/2010

"Good location "

Drinks expensive

Guest rating:

Excellent

4/8/2010

"Excellent hotel"

From the check in to check out the service was excellent in all areas. Location excellent for all areas of London.

Guest rating:

Good

4/8/2010

"Very friendly staff Rooms clean and comfortable"

Well sistuated for the west end and central London. We had a good stay although only one night.Only thing we didn`t like was the tea at breakfast , out of a jug like a coffee jug had to ask for a pot of tea,when it came it was only a pot for two and there was four of us.But didn`t spoil our stay. Will most likely return

Guest rating:

Good

3/8/2010

"excellent location, tiny room, great staff"

only appointment was we booked twin rooms but only doubles available

Guest rating:

Good

3/8/2010

"Fantastic location, staff good, rooms very small"

Guest rating:

Good

3/8/2010

"Hotel clean and staff helpful."

Guest rating:

Good

1/8/2010

"breakfast disappointing!"

Guest rating:

Good

1/8/2010

"Pretty Hotel and great location"

Hotel was really pretty and lots of character, however breakfast seemed chaotic and the staff seemed as if they didn`t enjoy their work, don`t stand in front of a waiter as you are likely to get mowed down as they pass you, Momhamed was there best asset at breakfast, professional, friendly and polite. food was good though but tea was dreadful would be better in a small pot. Great location in town for everything, bathroom needed a makeover as looked tired and a little grubby. Draw space inadequate and not enough cloth hangers.

Guest rating:

Excellent

1/8/2010

"This hotel is so central for all of the attractions , as well as theatre land."

This is our second visit to this hotel and it would always be my first choice. Staff are freindly and approachable not like some london hotels we have stayed in. The rooms are clean spacious and although this is a busy part of London the rooms are quiet from street noise as it is above a main line station. I would be very disappointed on my next visit to london if I could not book this hotel.

Guest rating:

Excellent

1/8/2010

"A very enjoyable stay."

Service, Room, Food all great.

Guest rating:

Excellent

31/7/2010

"Great location for the threatres and subway"

Guest rating:

Average

31/7/2010

"average"

A bit slow at the reception and the restaurant but food good. Room standard same as any Premier Inn. Some maintenence required in the bathroom. Glad paid through 3rd party as would have been dissapointed if paid full price.

Guest rating:

Excellent

31/7/2010

"Was very impressed with the bedroom, overall cleanliness, and breakfast. An excellent location"

Guest rating:

Excellent

31/7/2010

"Excellent central hotel - staff polite and helpful, good food and room very clean "

Guest rating:

Excellent

30/7/2010

"Excellent"

From check in to check out it was a pleasure to stay here, lovely staff and food, spacious bedrooms. location of hotel is perfect for touring everything in walkable distance, will definitely stay here again

Guest rating:

Excellent

29/7/2010

"Very good location, excellent staff, great breakfasts"

Guest rating:

Average

28/7/2010

"For a four star plus hotel I was quite disappointed with several things. "

On arrival I was pleased to find out that we had been upgraded free to an Executive Room - the room was spacious and the bed huge, but the location of the room 901 meant that we had the constant bcakground noise of what I assume was the air con units which were running 24/7. The bathroom tiling and fittings were `tired` and in need of replacement. Breakfast was poor - the restaurant was crowded with little room between tables - the greeter was not exactly the most welcoming person I have ever met - the food was average and in a four star plus hotel, I don`t expect to have to make my own toast ! There are better hotels in London which charge less.

Guest rating:

Some problems

28/7/2010

"deterioration since last visit. depressing room"

breakfast poor very limited choice of cereals bacon all lumped together poorly cooked

Guest rating:

Excellent

27/7/2010

"Lovely hotel and room...staff very polite and helpful..will stay again..well recommended."

Guest rating:

Average

27/7/2010

"good rate cost/benefit"

maintenance is poor - we changed two rooms and both with basin broken

Guest rating:

Excellent

27/7/2010

"Great Hotel, Very central."

Great Hotel, Very central. Pay a little extra to stay here, and you gain it back with savings on taxi`s tubes, time etc. Surprisingly quiet! Very clean hotel Staff nice, nice dining room for an excellent breakfast. We have stopped at several hotel around central London and we will definately go back to Charing Cross.

Guest rating:

Good

26/7/2010

"Comfortable hotel - shame about the high charges for food and drink"

A comfortable hotel. Lovely quiet bedroom, though everything a little bit faded and in need of a spruce up. But the lunch and drinks prices were ridiculously high and the service wasn`t that great either. £54 for a sandwich lunch and soft drinks for 4 people and nearly £9 for one Pimms and £35+ for a round of drinks for 4 in the evening was unexpected and extortionate. Would return to the hotel but go elsewhere for food and drinks!

Guest rating:

Good

25/7/2010

"Good location"

Pros: Rooms clean, hotel breakfast ok, standard fare. Pros + Great Location, easy walking distance to Covent Garden and all the attractions, Cons: Hotel bar expensive, more than standard hotel prices.

Guest rating:

Excellent

25/7/2010

"wonderful hotel in a great location"

the only negative comment is that the bar prices are well over the top even for london £6 for a malibu and £3 for a small bottle of coke

Guest rating:

Excellent

25/7/2010

"Really great hotel."

Guest rating:

Excellent

24/7/2010

"had a lovely stay really centeral spot"

great brekfast,friendly staff,loved the candles in the eveningdown side broken sink and floor tiles in the bathroom

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Charing Cross (Formerly Thistle Charing Cross)

The Strand, West End, WC2N 5HX