Hotel in Detail:
Designed By Renowned French Designer Philippe Starck to reflect the locations vibrancy and sense of fun with what the St Martins Lane hotel calls its "Hotels As Theatre" philosophy. What you will find is a hotel that has no sense of the norm, providing funky and original interiors with a highly personalised service and a minimalist style. The experience starts as soon as you enter the hotel lobby with its continuous slabs of Portuguese Moleanos Limestone, white and yellow walls and dramatic centre columns.Rooms:
Each of the St Martins Lane hotels guest bedrooms Is beautifully appointed and decorated with rich colours and furnished with Philippe Starck designed furniture. They feature floor to ceiling windows with interactive lighting (you can tailor the mood of lighting using a spectrum of colours to your own tastes) with ambient control. Other room features include:
panoramic views, Down comforters and pillows, Egyptian cotton sheets, wide screen TV with cable channels, Lucite chair, stools made in African villages, DVD Library of over 1,500 films and DVD player, Entertainment centre, dual telephone lines with private numbers and data port, fresh flowers, stocked fridge, safe and Wi-Fi high speed internet access. The luxurious over-sized bathrooms, which make use of porcelain and limestone, have top brand toiletries supplied and feature free standing baths.
There is a full turn-down service and newspapers of your choice can be delivered to your room upon request. Room service operated 24/7.
On the first floor are special Garden Rooms which have their own landscaped patio gardens.
There are also options for a luxury Penthouse and an Apartment suite. These have open loft-like layouts.
Dining:
Asia de Cuba restaurant: Serves a mix of Asian and Cuban dishes and even has a chocolate menu. The environment here is energetic, sophisticated and relaxed within a colonnaded space with soaring 'art columns' (with arty applications on each). Bento Boxes provide another option for lunch or a pre-theatre choice. Also serves cocktails.
Open: 07.00 till 11.00, noon till 14.30, 17.30 midnight (till 23.30 Sundays).
The Blind Spot: The hotels cocktail and tea bar. Taking a cue from its external facade, the lobby tea counter, with signature cocktails inspired by flavours of the ancient tea trade and sweet and savory British colonial-style snacks. Guests can meet for a quick pre-meeting bite or an express post-dinner cocktail, hidden in plain sight. Offers modern British elegance with intriguing Asian flavour, an innovation cross-culture of tea time and happy hour in a stirring, secluded atmosphere.
More:
Fitness centre (Gymbox) with state of the Art equipment located with the hotel. Personal trainers can be requested.
Open: 06:30 till 23:30 (Saturday 10:00 till 18:00, Sunday 10:00 till 16:00).
Business services (Laptop computers, mobile phones and fax machines available upon request) are available along with Meeting space for up to 80 people. In-room massage and spa services available from Agua at Sanderson upon request. The St Martins hotel offers 24 hour concierge services and an Express check-in and check-out service is available.
St Martins Lane Hotel features a multilingual staff that is well trained in customer service.
Below the hotel is the India Mahdavi-designed 'Bungalow 8' nightclub, an exclusive members only bar and a sister to the New York venue of the same name. A favoured haunt of the famous and celebrities.
Foregoing the normal hotel sundry shop the hotel created its own popup shop in 2011 where every two to three months various retailers take up residence.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Leicester Square 211 yards (192 metres), Railway Station: London Charing Cross 0.2 miles (0.3 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 2.3 miles (3.7 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 6.1 miles (9.8 km). An amazing 7 underground stations within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) of the hotel.In the heart of London between Covent Garden (0.2 miles) and Soho (0.3 miles) and just off from Trafalgar Square (less than 100 yards) is the St Martins Lane hotel London. Once a 1960's office building but now a top class hotel. St Martins Lane itself can claim to have a history dating back some 2000 years. Along this stretch of road is the famous coliseum theatre and Stringfellows nightclub. Just to the south is Trafalgar square which is pedestrianised (walk freely around it) and its once famous pigeons have long since gone. Surrounded by some of the best known attractions and Theatres as well as walking distance from the Royal Opera House. Leicester Square is 200 yards to the north west and is where you will find many of clubs along with a cinema, restaurants and central garden area. The square also makes up part of what is known as London's west end and most central nightlife areas. The numerous local attractions within 1 mile include the National Gallery (0.1 mile), Nelsons Column (0.1 miles), Admiralty Arch (0.1 miles), London Transport Museum (0.2 miles), Cleopatra's Needle (0.3 miles), Trocadero Centre (0.3 miles), Downing Street (0.5 miles), British Museum (0.5 miles), London Eye (Millennium Wheel) (0.6 miles), Cabinet war Rooms (0.6 miles), Houses of Parliament (0.7 miles), Westminster Abbey (0.7 miles) and Buckingham Palace (0.9 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 204 / 7 floors
Parking: NCP (independent, chargeable) car park beneath the hotel
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm) (express option)
Check-out: 12.00 noon (express option)
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.4 out of 5 by 8597 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.3 out of 5 from 4624 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 111 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 3973 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and charges may be applicable.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 88% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 90%. Therefore although the hotel is above average for London as a whole this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 62nd from 853 London hotels, and 38th of 138 five star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.2 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 5 star Radisson Blu Leicester Square ,
with base rates beginning from £244 and which has an 86% guest satisfaction rating. The Radisson Blu Leicester Square also offers: free WiFi.
Perhaps you would prefer a cheaper option? In that case one to look at is the Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse London West End. 0.3 miles
away (0.4 km), has scored 86%
from former guests where rates start from approximately £179 (theres free WiFi too). Why not choose a hotel with a higher customer satisfaction score? If that is what your after then the 4 Star The Clermont London, Charing Cross is potentially a good choice for you. The Clermont London, Charing Cross is only 0.2 miles (0.3 km) away. The Clermont London, Charing Cross has an extremely high guest rating of 95%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (45 St. Martin's Lane, WC2 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 0.6 miles (1.0 km) radius. Consisting of 22 five star hotels (average rating 90%), 21 four star hotels (average rating 84%) and 7 three star hotels (average rating 80%). Coming out as the top rated hotels are Covent Garden Hotel (5 star), the Corinthia Hotel London (5 star), the Soho Hotel (5 star) and the Cafe Royal Hotel London (5 star) (all 4 are joint top with 99%).Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 49 of them. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £271 per night. Starting from £55 at Z Hotel Piccadilly (3 Star, 81%) with top rates of £720 at Corinthia Hotel London (5 Star, 99%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £397, Four Star average: £168 and Three Star average: £144.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We have ranked St Martins Lane Hotel 18th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 13th (joint) for the 22 five star hotels in the area. Our ranking for sheer lowest base rates is 35th of 49 (8th of 22 five star hotels.). We calculate an overall ranking combining the rates and rating scores. This hotel ranks 12th of 48 for pure value for money (Z Hotel Piccadilly was top).
Comment:
Refurbishment in 2015 to celebrate the St Martins Lane hotels 15th anniversary since first opening.
Sold to Capital Hill Hotels in October 2011 in a £185 million pound deal along with the Sanderson Hotel. Previously owned by the Morgans Hotel
First opened in 1999.