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Bedford Avenue, London, WC1B 3GH
Good
Overall rating from 46 reviews

Guest reviews of the St Giles Hotel & Leisure Club

Good
Jan from Barcelona, ES (Solo business traveller) 19 October 2008

No overall comment. (107607215)

positive comments Location, speed of check-in and exit
negative comments No internet facility in room (REALLY problematic!)
Excellent
Keith from Leeds, GB (Solo business traveller) 21 September 2008

No overall comment. (107261880)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 18 September 2008

I would recommend to friends to stay at your Hotel (107156275)

positive comments The female trainee on the Check in desk was polite, neatly attired, pleasent and she had a smile. I would like to complement her. Also the African gentleman at the information desk was polite friendly and quite helpful.
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 29 August 2008

Not bad for value in central london (107104291)

positive comments Room was clean and had really goo d views
negative comments Staff not very polite at reception, the receptionist who booked us in was a trainee and didn't know what she was doing, but the other staff around didn't help her. We weren't explained how to use the room key or where any where was in the hotel or if we had any questions.
Poor
Melanie from Peacehaven, GB (Group of work colleagues) 22 August 2008

complete disgust and disappointment, your advertising of the hotel should be reported to trading standards (97408568)

negative comments fleas, dirt, poor service, grubby rooms, smelly rooms, dirty mattresses, more like a hostel
Good
Lindsey from Gateshead, GB (Young couple) 16 August 2008

No overall comment. (107267012)

Good
Anonymous (Same sex couple) 13 August 2008

Fine for a weekend break but as rooms were small any longer would be too much (97132628)

positive comments lovely friendly staff and very central to everything
negative comments small rooms that need updating compared to the front reception etc
Average
Anonymous (Other) 06 July 2008

Would not stay there again in a hurry, I felt it was exspensive for what we got.. (99443488)

positive comments The bed was clean and comfortable.. Nice but exspensive bar.
negative comments The room was extremely small, the shower was cold both in the evening and the morning. Very limited choice of tea and coffee, like many people I used de-caffinated coffee.(this choice was not available). The breakfast was only just adequate, I felt it was like eating in a canteen and the full breakfast was badly cooked and again with limited choice,(not the best 3 star hotel i have stayed in). You have to wait a long time for a lift, as there are about 11 floors, we were on 6 and had to wait about 10 minutes, not good if you are in a hurry..
Good
Lisa from Belfast, GB (Young couple) 02 July 2008

Lovely, central hotel with friendly, helpful staff. (97992165)

positive comments Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable room with good facilities.
negative comments Check in was a disaster. We arrived early and left our luggage but were not told to complete the paper work. When we returned at 14:30 to check in, we were told our room was not ready/cleaned, and may not be till later that evening, as we hadn't completed paper work on arrival at 10:00. We had a further one and a half hours to wait before we could check in which is very inconsiderate.
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 03 June 2008

Reasonable value for money for central London location. (97301007)

positive comments Good location, close to the Tube and central London.
negative comments Breakfast quality poor.
Good
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 01 June 2008

Room was functional, hotel was well-located for my purposes, and staff were helpful, particularly the concierge staff. (97751949)

positive comments Room basically worked as needed, except that toilet-paper holder was broken. Coffee-maker in room.
negative comments Drink machines on lower two floors would not take Pound coins; no apparent effort being made to fix them (desk staff said they "sometimes work"). Room was very small.
Good
Andrew from Woodgreen, GB (Mature couple) 28 May 2008

The check-in was a little slow and when we arrived at our room it was still full of someone else's bags. The staff were appologetic, and gave us another room straight away. The location was fantastic, we were able to walk to China Town for a meal and then onto the theatre and walk back again. The only downside was inadequate double glazing that let in a lot of city noise. We would book again, but next time we would ask for a room facing the rear rather than the front of the hotel. (97090529)

positive comments Central Location, very reasonably priced
negative comments Poor double glazing letting in a lot of city noise
Good
Billy from San Diego, US (Solo business traveller) 15 May 2008

No overall comment. (97125233)

Average
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 29 April 2008

No overall comment. (97350611)

positive comments Smart reception area. Very good central location.
negative comments Rooms require a little updating.
Average
Anonymous (Same sex couple) 16 April 2008

Did not realise that there would be steps to the reception. One of us was on sticks and this proved awkward. (97681132)

positive comments Comfortable beds and good shower
negative comments Extractor fan going all night and terrible smell of food when window was open.
Good
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 05 April 2008

may stay again but would request a room away from busy street frontage (97851824)

positive comments Clean and excellent central location
negative comments check in very slow (15 minutes)Room over looked Tottenham Court Road and although windows closed, very noisy, disturbed at 4-00am by shouting from the street
Average
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 19 March 2008

No overall comment. (97846860)

Average
Anonymous (Young couple) 26 February 2008

No overall comment. (97657398)

Good
Christiane from Telford, GB (Other) 26 February 2008

This is a good hotel for a short visit. If you want a no frills place to stay this is it. I will come again. (97893727)

positive comments The staff was helpful and efficient. The room clean , the bed comfortable. Breakfast was plentyful and varied. The restaurant exellent.
negative comments The room was a bit warm at night and the television had poor reception.
Good
Catriona from Coventry, GB (Mature couple) 23 February 2008

I liked the hotel, but if I'd known check in would take so long, I might have planned to arrive at a different time of day (97715932)

positive comments The view from 9th floor was great. The room we had (at end of corridor) was a really unusual shape, felt very spacious. everything very clean
negative comments The 20 minute queue to check in - heaven knows how long it would have taken if a coach party had arrived in front of us - why have only 3 desks open at 2pm on a Saturday - prime check in time.
Poor
Anonymous (Young couple) 31 January 2008

We were told we were given an upgrade, as it was my boyfriends birthday, but the room as no bigger than my bedroom at home and includes the bathroom. Very disappointed. (97938582)

positive comments close to west end
negative comments The room. Very very small.
Good
William from Maldon, GB (Mature couple) 23 January 2008

No overall comment. (97924791)

Good
Robert (Bob) from Amphur Sattahip, Chonburi, TH (Solo leisure traveller) 17 January 2008

Good Hotel in Good Location at fair price and with helpfull staff. Lifts need an update/computer control. (97307414)

positive comments good location, clean room, helpfull staff
negative comments Uk hotels have never even heard of Air Conditioning !, an Oven even in winter, only way to cool the room was to leave the window open (noisy !), the lifts were old when Noah was building his boat ! often 10 minutes+ wait to get down from the 8th floor.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 02 January 2008

No overall comment. (97709554)

positive comments helpful staff working as a team
negative comments room was very small and very noisy
Poor
Steven from Bangkok, TH (Family with young children) 26 December 2007

No overall comment. (97104881)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 23 December 2007

No overall comment. (97162759)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 11 December 2007

A well located hotel in central London. Reasonably priced for the facilities. Would certainly use the hotel again as it is a gem for overnight stays in town. (97097798)

positive comments A nice room with the seperate living area. A great view from the bedroom window. A clean hotel
negative comments The central heating did not work but an electric heater was in the room which worked fine.
Poor
Anonymous (Family with older children) 11 December 2007

would not stay again (97108845)

positive comments nothing
negative comments rooms far too small
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 29 November 2007

No overall comment. (99282915)

Poor
Anonymous (Other) 26 November 2007

No overall comment. (97972983)

negative comments far too small and very very basic for the amount of money required!!!!
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 21 November 2007

Great position for Oxford Street and shopping, also great for the theatre's. (97480472)

positive comments Clean and tidy
negative comments Slow lifts
Average
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 13 November 2007

I would have liked to have known that this hotel would'nt satisfy my requirements in relation to having an Internet connection or/ and a suitable room to work in. (97226515)

positive comments The location (central London). The bar and the restaurant downstairs(Chinese)
negative comments No wireless connection for the Internet on my room. When I asked to get a cable I was told that this connection only was a dial-up connection.I had to work between meetings downstairs by the lobby (not sufficient, - will not choose this hotel on business trips again).
Excellent
Sarah from Dunboyne, Co Meath, IE (Young couple) 11 November 2007

I really liked the fact that there was an ironing board and iron available on the 6th floor, that there was a fan in the room and that there were spare pillows (99816843)

positive comments Location, cleanliness and the fact that because it was so busy, there were enough people at check in so that the queue moved very quickly
negative comments Rooms VERY small but expected in city centre location. Towels were too small.
Good
Serena from Hythe, Kent, GB (Mature couple) 01 November 2007

No overall comment. (97701290)

positive comments Hotel room was fine - just what we needed. I was impressed by the bar staff remembering our order for the second round, despite the fact the bar was crowded.
negative comments It would have been nicer to have a better view!
Excellent
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 31 October 2007

this is fantastic hotel which i have recomend to friends and family. all staff were helpful and friendly and the room was great. (97156109)

positive comments my room were clean and had very thing you would need in them. ie tea/coffe, hair dyer, shower gel etc.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 14 October 2007

good welcome from staff, helpfull when needed, comparitable saving on parking when using hotel, did not get to use all of hotel facilities so i cannot give a fully informed review (97226792)

positive comments good comfortable bed
negative comments very small room, poorly lit
Poor
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 28 September 2007

v poor staff, cleanliness, room size and facilities. Would not recommend this hotel. (97139579)

positive comments location
negative comments poor check in very small dingy roomwhich needed decorating, v old poor shower
Average
Amareen from london, GB (Young couple) 01 August 2007

No overall comment. (97078941)

Good
Nigel from Swansea, GB (Group of adult friends) 18 July 2007

The hotel was ideally placed, the rooms were adequate in size and clean. The staff at reception were very efficient, they dealt with customers immediately. (99132897)

positive comments The hotel was right where you needed it to be, location 10/10
negative comments The room was a bit noisy, but acceptable due to the central location of the hotel.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 11 July 2007

No overall comment. (97620367)

Average
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 09 July 2007

No overall comment. (97667769)

Good
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 27 June 2007

Our room was very hot, but we couldn't keep the window open during the night as the noise coming from an air-conditioner/extractor fan(?) was very loud. The fan in the bathroom didn't work. We reported this but it was never fixed. To be honest I'm not sure the receptionist understood what we were telling her. The room was small but all we needed and ideal as a base for our theatre weekend due to it's central location. (99138648)

positive comments Our room was clean and appeared to be recently refurbished.
negative comments It was very difficult to understand, or be understood by some of the reception staff, perhaps it was our Scottish accents!
Good
pauline from derby, GB (Young couple) 14 June 2007

No overall comment. (99790215)

Good
PETER from burgess hill, GB (Solo business traveller) 12 June 2007

Thought the double room was very small. (99810616)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 06 June 2007

No overall comment. (99977302)

Excellent
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 01 July 2005

This hotel is ideal for people visiting London for the first time, as it is so central, you can access all the visitor attractions easily from it. With taxis outside the door and tube station nearby, you can make your way around London very easily from here. The hotel itself is clean and pleasant in all aspects. I would recommend it highly. (2399137)

positive comments The hotel is very centrally located, with easy access to all facilities. It is large, but functions very efficiently.
negative comments The only slight issue I had while staying in the St. Giles is that the lifts took a long time to arrive on many occasions. Otherwise all was fine.

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