St Giles Hotel London

Bedford Avenue, West End, London

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Lat: 51.51829 Lon: -0.12984

NEAREST TUBE:

   Tottenham Court Road (0.14mi, 0.22km)

NEAREST RAILWAY:

   Euston (0.68mi, 1.09km)

Where is it?
The St Giles London is only two minutes walk from Tottenham Court Road underground station. The hotel is located at the junction of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road in the heart of the West End, so it's an ideal location for shopping and theatre fans.

Rest and Sleep
The St Giles is a purpose built, independent 3 star hotel with nearly 700 guest rooms. Rooms are compact and comfortable, and live up to the hotel's tourist standard classification. Most rooms have a power shower in the bathroom.

The guest rooms are all fitted with a direct dial telephone, electronic room safe for a lap top, remote control TV with digital and pay-per-view stations and a hospitality tray for tea and coffee.

Superior rooms have refurbished decor and work spaces with modem connections. There are also several mini suites for families that are larger and have a separate living area. These are suitable for two adults and a child only.

• Single Room (1 person max)
• Double Room (1 or 2 people max)
• Twin Room (2 people max)
• Superior Double Room (1 or 2 people max)
• Mini Suite (2 adults and 1 child)

Eat and Drink
The St Giles London has an Italian restaurant, The Il Grasso and also the Lazy Dog Bar. There is also Chikara, serving delicious Chinese cuisine and Hakuba servicing fusion Japanese cuisine. Guests can also unwind in the residents lounge.

For a minimal fee payable upon check-in guests at the St Giles London can benefit from one of London's largest Health and fitness centres (the Central YMCA which is independently operated). There's an indoor pool, exercise machines and many indoor sports. There are also treatments and massage available for additional costs.

Underneath the hotel there is a secured NCP car park operating 24 hours a day. Guests of the hotel have special privileged rates.

Nearby facilities
The St. Giles is within easy walking distance of the main attractions and theatres like Covent Garden, Soho and Theatreland. The local Tottenham Court Road tube station is a convenient, inexpensive way of getting around town. One stop in any direction might bring you to Oxford Circus, Holborn or Leicester Square, or the Central line can take you into the city (st Paul's, Liverpool Street) on a direct line making it easy for business travellers to get into the financial district of London.

Hotel Assist Verdict:

This part of the West End is perfect for both access to the theatres of Covent Garden and also for the department store shopper. Oxford Street and Soho are a few short minutes easy walk distance whilst the British Museum is almost on the doorstep.
The location on Tottenham Court Road is a busy one but this is a problem in the West End anyway and no different to most other hotels in the area. The use of a swimming pool in any hotel is unusual for the West End and is a distinct advantage in the summer months when you want to cool off. Bedrooms are small.

Yes I will award the St Giles 4 out of 5 ticks. This central London location is usually the domain of 4 and 5 star hotels charging at least double the price of this tourist class hotel. The nearest rival is the Royal National and without a doubt the St Giles is a better hotel. Do not expect perfection but its satisfactory.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: Oxford Street, Oxford Circus, Charing Cross Road, Tottenham Court Road, High Holborn, New Bond Street, Regent Street, Bloomsbury

ALTERNATIVE HOTELS IN THE WEST END
Listing of hotels in the West End
The Strand Palace: 3+ star Covent Garden hotel
The Fairway Hotel: Great B and B close to Kings Cross
Park Inn Bloomsbury: nice 4 star Bloomsbury hotel, good for theatres.
Browns: is a superb 5 star Mayfair Hotel
Durrants Hotel: a very classy West End establishment
Family rooms: search for family rooms in central London