I cannot say that this is the very best hotel in all of London because
I have not stayed at them all, but it is not in the top five I would be very
surprised.
The Crowne Plaza St. James is located two blocks from Buckingham Palace and a
short walk to famous attractions including the British House of Parliament, Big
Ben, Winchester Cathedral and Trafalgar Square. While we paid a little over
$CAN200/night, the ambiance, room size and condition, staff attendance and
amenities felt like we had only paid half price for this five star property.Our first clue was “Iain”, the impeccably dressed, overly polite and ever-so-helpful doorman of the hotel that made us feel like royalty. If you judge by first impressions, Iain is just the tip of the iceberg.
The lobby and reception area is spacious and well decorated with seating for over 50 people comfortably without going into the bar area.
Our room was large, clean and well maintained with a fully stocked
mini-bar. Room service was much faster than they had initially indicated, and
the food was tasty and served at an appropriate temperature.
The Bistro 51 restaurant where we had breakfast was a pleasure to attend, and the food was to a high British standard. Small things make a difference, such as cloth napkins, well dressed servers and bus-boys who took the time to fold napkins with duplicate accuracy at each table. Breakfast was a little pricy at £37 for two, but worth the cost for the extras.
We did not spend enough time in London (only three days) to appreciate
the city, therefore we will need to return, and when we do, the Crowne Plaza
St. James will be seeing us again.
HIGHLY Recommended!
Crowne Plaza London - St. James
45-51 Buckingham Gate,
London, SW1E 6AF
Tel: +44 20 7834 6655
Fax: +44 20 7630 7587
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