Strand Palace Hotel, London

Its prime location, the price, and good food made it a good deal. Freddy from the U.S.

I stayed there a while back and alone for leisure travel. I was utterly surprised at how small my room was. I was given a twin size bed. The Room was a little bigger than the bathroom. Room size was not that big a deal because I was seldom in the room. Location was great. I really like being close to everthing, and staff did not make that much of an impression on me, but then again, I did not interact with the much. If you require a full-size bed, make sure to call ahead and demand it.

very expensive for food and drink overpriced staff friendly upgraded our room very small .bathroom in need of redecorating shower didnt work tiles very dirty.with only staying one night just put up with it waiting at reception guest complaining and wanted rooms changing.why are the prices so expensive the bed was clean but the room was very hot unbearable.

I had a great time in London/England, also because of you. The service was very good, the staff were all so nice and helpful. The room I had was very somfortable, very clean. And the location, you konw what thy say...location, location,location, it was perfect. I have a quiestion for you. I have been looking at diffrent websites, about Strand ofcourse, and there are differents rates,even that it is the same date I am booking, why?

Stayed here for 5 night May 2007. Be forewarned - the rooms are extremely small. Had a basic room first 2 nights and requested a room change when my toilet didn't work right and several attempts to fix weren't successful. Moved me without arguement to a single club room - the difference was amazing ! The location of this hotel can't be beat - centrally located to all the major attractions in London - was my first time here and I was traveling alone. Would definately stay here again - for the money ($140 USD/night) was a bargain. Be sure to request a room on one of the top floors - not so noisy.

We stayed in 3 different rooms during our stay. (Had originally planned on an initial and final two days, but were going to spend middle 4 days in the country.) Disliked the hassles of "checking out/checking in" in order to do a room change. Dislked the fact that Expedia booking does not include breakfast. Full breakfast bar is overpriced at �14.95 ($30). You can get a full English breakfast (bacon, sausage, egg, hash brown, baked beans, baked tomato just a few doors down at Wellington pub for �6.95 ($14). Beware of rooms on the back street of the hotel as there is a noisy pub on that side of street. The club rooms are NOT worth the �30 ($60) supplement. I was able to get wi-fi in 3rd floor rooms even without being in club rooms. The ethernet cable in the club room didn't work. There was insufficient hot water for a shower later in the morning. Despite advertised robes in the rooms, the Club room did not. Daily internet access was �12.95 ($25). Weekly rate was �60. You might have to click on a URL 10 times before you'd be allowed in to the site. An internet cafe just a few doors away was �1/hour. Nonetheless the location is unbeatable and I would consider staying again--I just know better what to expect. The price in keeping with the overall exorbitant London rates. You will do best using a travel agent to book your room in my opinion.

My first time in London was quite anadventure so having a hotel centrally located to bunk down at night was seemingly important to me. This hotel for its location to everything you need during your stay (dining, nightlife, theatre, London Tube locations) definitely pays off in the end. Stayed in a single. Room overall was small but clean. Old design windows may not keep room quiet at night. I had a room on 6th floor on a side alley facing away from the Strand and it was still noisey during evening hours. Continental breakfast was good enough for me to start my day before sightseeing. Good food and very abundant. The 2 bars were great for evening cocktails after long days of touring the city. Other meals were spent at one of many numerous restaurants or pubs along the Strand. Be aware there does seem to be a lack of security in the hotel. There was a hugh local winter formal type of party the weekend I stayed there and seemed most of the attendees were staying in the hotel. I do remember needing to step over one or two of them who had been passed out in the hallway and I also assisted a third who mentioned she has been wandering the floor for 45 minutes and could not find her room and needed help in locating it. Needless to say, it seems anyone can wander off the street and not even be questioned on whether or not they are a guest at the hotel. Just be aware of who you may pass in the hallways there. Next time in London, I would highly consider the Strand Palace for accomodations.

I've recently stayed four nights at the Strand Palace Hotel. I found a very good price on the internet and got the fourth night free. I booked a standard single. No breakfast included, I bought my own breakfast at the grocery shops and at Pret A Manger close to the hotel. The best thing about the hotel is the location, all sourrounding hotels costs more. You can walk to so many places from this location, which I did...I had planned to take a hop on hop off bus but I ended up walking everywhere exept for a journey to camden town. If you arrive at Heathrow you can take the Piccadilly line from the airport directly to the tube station close to the hotel, Covent Garden station. I got a room on the first floor facing the inner part of the hotel, it was more like ground floor. I thought the window was open due to this noise inside the room, I looked and the windows where closed...but soon noticed that the isolation was really bad...and the windows did not seem so safe to me...not so nice being a single person travelling and staying in that kind of room on ground floor. The noise was coming from some kind of aircondition machine outside the window...and I thought I'd much more enjoy the noise of traffic and ppl on the street that a constant noise that never changes. Regardless of how little you pay for the room you should at least feel safe. So I went to the reception and told them about the room and I got a new room straight away without any problems. I was happy they understood me. My second room was on the fifth floor facing the street, this room was larger as well. Everything was clean, not too warm and not cold either...it was ok air. This room also had double windows, the old windows and new sliding ones. Each day you get clean towels and the bed is made. I always locked all my things inside my baggage, I've read someone had something stolen inside their room so just to be on the safe side -never leave anything outside. The bathroom was large and bright. I'm used to the scandinavian hotel standard, so I really missed a minibar to chill drinks and other foods. A lot of buildings in central London are really old and therefore the interiors are often a bit rundown as well...the same with the Strand. I did not feel completely safe however even on the fifth floor, I had ppl calling my room during night time and then hanging up...and one night I woke up and a young bloke was screaming and being very angry outside in the corridor... The doors are not the safest kind. I saw no security in the entrance hall, there are many staff but no one that made themselfs visible as security. So I would not recommend single travellers staying at this hotel, you might not get a very good nights sleep. The hotel is alright by english standard and great because of the exellent location. It's also good that they have a concierge desk, I only used it to buy a street map. Stay at this hotel if you find a great price and travel with others.

This hotel was just ok, not great and not bad. Location was ok with Covent Garden just around the corner (but the hotel is quite a far walk to the tube/Charing Cross station). Room was very small and had no view. Bed was ok, bathroom was great. The hallways were quite a mess, lots of twists and turns from the elevators to my room.

I booked this hotel relatively blindly based on an expedia travel package. I got a really good rate through expedia, but I'm not sure I'd have gone for it if not for the steep discount I got. By far and away, the best thing about this hotel is its location: it's right in the center of most of the major attractions, and many are within walking distance. It's just a few short blocks from Trafalgar square, and an equally short walk to Embankment/Charing Cross tube stations. The rooms were kept clean and the service was excellent. They weren't the largest I've ever stayed in, but it was certainly big enough to sleep in at night and store my stuff while I was visiting. The only complaint that I have was with their internet access - Wi-Fi is only available in the lobby, and it was at a quite expensive hourly rate. I simply opted to go to the nearby Starbucks and use their hotspot though, so it wasn't much of an issue.