Hotels near Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Hotel near Shaftesbury Avenue London
It´s like Broadway but British.....and better!
Named after the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Shaftesury Avenue was designed in the late 19th century to ease and improve traffic flow in the West End and runs from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street intersecting Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus.
This avenue has been bursting at the theatrical seams for decades! The Apollo, Lyric, Queens and Gielgud theatres are all on the northern side of Shaftesbury Avenue between Charing Cross Road and Piccadilly Circus.
The Queen´s Theatre (now home to the infamous Les Miserables) and the Gielgud are twin theatres, built adjacent to each other in 1906.Gielgud has kept its original design, but after being damaged by a German bomb in 1940, the exterior of the Queen´s Theatre is now modernised, although the interior remains as beautifully Edwardian as the day it was built.
The Apollo Theatre was the first West End theatre of the Edwardian era, opening a month after the death of Queen Victoria in February 1901. The oldest surviving theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue is The Lyric. It looks it too -although of course very charming!
The north-eastern end of Shaftesbury Avenue is home to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Originally opening as the Princes Theatre, it was sold to EMI Record Company in 1962 and re-opened as the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1963. Ten years later the roof began crumble, subsequently closing down the then running production of Hair. This incident brought on the threat of being shut down but after a successful Equity protest, the building is now on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. West Side Story saw the raise of the red curtain again a year later.
The most recognisable of the theatres is The Palace Theatre, located at Cambridge Circus. The Palace, opening in 1891 as The Royal English Opera House, was home to two of the longest-running productions in recent years; Jesus Christ Superstar and Les Miserables which ran for 18 years before the production moved to the Queen´s Theatre. Building commenced in 1888 and the first stone laid can still be spotted to the right of the entrance.
Generally showing big productions, West End ticket prices can be a little high, however if you buy tickets on the day you want to go, they will often be a lot cheaper. The view may not be fantastic but the ambiance is the same. Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Tottenham Court Road Underground stations will all get you to where you need to be.
Hollywood headliners have been lured by the West End for years, preferring the stages of London to New Yorks Broadway.
The London beat is the dream of many actors - the next challenge for an uninspired silver screen superstar, the next step for an Australian soap actor! Yes, there are a lot of musicals and pantomimes but there are also many great plays and the acting is always, well mostly, outstanding!
Shaftesbury Avenue has so much diversity, so much history, so much to chose from and is so much fun!
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| HOTEL / APARTMENT | POSTCODE | MILES | STAR | 20 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May | 27 May |
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| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Hampshire | WC2H 7LH | 0.14 | 5 | £298.80 | £346.20 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £249.60 | £246.24 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Leicester Square | WC2H 7HL | 0.20 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £208.80 | £229.20 |
| BEST WESTERN PREMIER Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel | W1D 6EX | 0.23 | 4 | £240.00 | Full | £283.00 | £283.00 | £283.00 | Full | £170.00 | £170.00 |
| The Bloomsbury Hotel - A member of The Doyle Collection | WC1B 3NN | 0.43 | 4 | £270.00 | Full | £294.00 | £270.00 | Full | Full | £186.00 | £186.00 |
| St Giles Hotel and Leisure Club | WC1B 3AS | 0.47 | 3 | £105.00 | Full | Full | Full | £125.00 | Full | £89.00 | £89.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Bloomsbury Street | WC1B 3QD | 0.48 | 4 | £295.00 | £366.00 | £455.00 | £350.00 | £325.00 | £487.00 | £195.00 | £185.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Kenilworth | WC1B 3LB | 0.49 | 4 | Full | £275.00 | £315.00 | £305.00 | Full | Full | £115.00 | £135.00 |
| Kingsway Hall | WC2B 5BX | 0.52 | 4 | £202.80 | £274.80 | £310.80 | £310.80 | £358.80 | Full | £154.80 | £154.80 |
| Thistle Trafalgar Square, The Royal Trafalgar | WC2H 7HG | 0.57 | 4 | £334.80 | £394.80 | £394.80 | £315.18 | £346.80 | £370.80 | £233.58 | £213.18 |
| Thistle Holborn, The Kingsley | WC1A 2SD | 0.61 | 4 | £202.80 | £274.80 | £310.80 | £334.80 | £286.80 | £418.80 | £141.78 | £111.18 |
| myhotel Bloomsbury | WC1B3HD | 0.63 | 4 | £190.00 | £230.00 | £250.00 | £250.00 | £230.00 | Full | £99.00 | £99.00 |
| Strand Palace Hotel | WC2R 0JJ | 0.64 | 3 | £174.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £92.00 | £92.00 |
| Le Meridien Piccadilly | W1J 0BH | 0.65 | 4 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £369.00 |
| Sanderson - A Morgans Hotel | W1T 3NG | 0.71 | 5 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £286.80 | £394.80 |
| The Rathbone Hotel | W1T 1LB | 0.75 | 4 | £230.40 | £290.40 | £260.40 | £302.40 | £254.40 | Full | £86.40 | £86.40 |
| Grange Blooms Town House Hotel | WC1B 5BP | 0.78 | 3 | £227.00 | Full | Full | Full | £191.00 | Full | Full | £95.00 |
| Montague on the Gardens - A Red Carnation Hotel | WC1B 5BJ | 0.81 | 4 | £261.00 | £309.00 | Full | £261.00 | Full | Full | £201.00 | £201.00 |
| The Portland Hotel | WC1B 5JH | 0.82 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £155.00 | £131.00 |
| The Academy, The Bloomsbury Town House | WC1E 6HG | 0.84 | 4 | £174.00 | £258.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £90.00 | £126.00 |
| The Lancaster Hotel | WC1B 5JD | 0.84 | 3 | £191.00 | Full | £119.00 | £107.00 | Full | Full | £107.00 | £59.00 |
| The Cavendish London - Piccadilly | SW1Y 6JF | 0.85 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | £279.00 | £309.00 | Full | £179.00 | £179.00 |
| Beauchamp Hotel | WC1B 5JH | 0.85 | 4 | £191.00 | Full | £227.00 | £263.00 | £203.00 | Full | Full | Full |
| The Royal Horseguards - A Guoman Hotel | SW1A 2EJ | 0.88 | 5 | £288.00 | £636.00 | £624.00 | £636.00 | £648.00 | £576.30 | £224.40 | £153.00 |
| Citadines Prestige Holborn-Covent Garden | WC1V 6LF | 0.88 | 4A | £160.80 | £255.60 | Full | £255.60 | £255.60 | Full | £160.80 | £160.80 |
| Grange Holborn | WC1B 4AR | 0.91 | 5 | £287.00 | £299.00 | £299.00 | £299.00 | £215.00 | Full | £119.00 | £119.00 |
| Chancery Court Hotel, London | WC1V 7EN | 0.91 | 5 | £304.00 | £342.40 | £304.00 | £342.40 | Full | Full | £188.00 | £212.00 |
| The Westbury Hotel - Bond Street London | W1S 2YF | 0.95 | 5 | £382.80 | £382.80 | £358.80 | £358.80 | £514.80 | £514.80 | £178.80 | £178.80 |
| 3, Ryder Street Chambers - St James's - Piccadilly Serviced Apartments | SW1Y 6PY | 0.96 | 4A | Full | Full | Full | £199.00 | Full | Full | £185.00 | £185.00 |
| Mercure London Bloomsbury | WC1B 5AF | 0.97 | 4 | £199.00 | £239.00 | £299.00 | £259.00 | £299.00 | £299.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 |
| Garth Hotel | WC1E 6HJ | 0.98 | 2 | £94.00 | £84.00 | Full | £155.00 | £89.00 | Full | £64.00 | £64.00 |
| Regency House Hotel | WC1E 6HJ | 1.00 | 3 | £160.00 | £160.00 | £144.00 | £171.00 | Full | Full | Full | £90.00 |
| Hotel Russell - London, Bloomsbury | WC1B 5BE | 1.05 | 4 | £189.00 | £289.00 | £249.00 | £209.00 | £359.00 | £400.00 | £79.00 | £79.00 |
| Hotel Cavendish | WC1E 6HJ | 1.09 | 4 | £125.00 | £225.00 | £245.00 | £195.00 | Full | Full | £95.00 | £75.00 |
| Grange Langham Court Hotel | W1W 6BU | 1.10 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £119.00 | £95.00 |
| The Hallam | W1W 6JF | 1.18 | NC | £75.00 | £125.00 | £120.00 | £120.00 | £120.00 | £120.00 | £79.00 | £120.00 |
| The May Fair | W1J 8LT | 1.19 | 5 | £449.00 | £499.00 | £535.00 | £499.00 | £799.00 | Full | £279.00 | £251.00 |
| Astor Court Hotel | W1W 6JQ | 1.20 | 3 | £124.00 | £124.00 | Full | Full | £140.00 | Full | £113.00 | £126.00 |
| SACO Holborn - Lamb's Conduit St | WC1N 3LT | 1.27 | 4A | £231.60 | £231.60 | £195.60 | £195.60 | £195.60 | Full | £195.60 | £195.60 |
| Flemings Hotel Mayfair | W1J 7BH | 1.33 | 4 | £318.00 | £450.00 | £342.00 | £288.00 | Full | Full | £288.00 | £174.00 |
| Washington Mayfair Hotel | W1J 5HE | 1.34 | 4 | £318.00 | £432.00 | £432.00 | £432.00 | Full | £522.00 | £198.00 | £198.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel | W1T 5AY | 1.35 | 4 | £237.00 | £277.00 | £277.00 | £247.00 | £211.00 | Full | £107.00 | £117.00 |
| Grange Fitzrovia Hotel | W1W 5 N B | 1.41 | 4 | £191.00 | £251.00 | Full | £251.00 | £251.00 | Full | £107.00 | £83.00 |
| Euro Hotel | WC1H 9EL | 1.46 | 3G | £168.00 | £120.00 | £158.00 | £158.00 | £158.00 | Full | £58.00 | £66.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire Hotel | W1C 1BY | 1.47 | 4 | £245.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £139.00 | £165.00 |
| Avonmore Hotel | WC1H 9EL | 1.49 | 2G | £110.00 | £99.00 | £220.00 | £149.00 | £139.00 | Full | £79.00 | £89.00 |
| The Marylebone Hotel - A member of The Doyle Collection | W1G 8DN | 1.50 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £174.00 | £174.00 |
| The Sanctuary House Hotel | SW1H 9LA | 1.53 | 3 | £165.00 | Full | Full | £165.00 | £200.00 | Full | £140.00 | £145.00 |
| Ascott Mayfair London | W1J 5NB | 1.53 | 4A | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | Full | Full | £286.80 |
| Millennium Hotel London Mayfair | W1K 2HP | 1.54 | 4 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £528.00 | £182.40 | £192.00 |
| MIC | NW1 2EZ | 1.56 | 4G | £160.00 | £220.00 | £230.00 | £210.00 | £192.00 | Full | £89.00 | £89.00 |
Shaftesbury Avenue: Tube (underground)
| Station | Zone | Line(s) | Distance |
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| Leicester Square Station | 1 | Piccadilly - Northern | 0.20 miles |
| Tottenham Court Road Station | 1 | Central - Northern | 0.34 miles |
| Covent Garden Station | 1 | Piccadilly | 0.35 miles |
| Piccadilly Circus Station | 1 | Bakerloo - Piccadilly | 0.49 miles |
| Charing Cross Station | 1 | Bakerloo - Northern | 0.63 miles |
Shaftesbury Avenue: Rail (overground)
| Station | Distance |
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| Charing Cross London Station | 0.68 miles |
| London Waterloo International Station | 1.52 miles |
| London Waterloo Station | 1.63 miles |
| London Waterloo East Station | 1.68 miles |
| London Euston Station | 1.74 miles |
