Strand Palace Hotel

Based on 95 reviews

Strand Palace Hotel 20/11/13

Lovely hotel, very friendly, very clean and efficient. Had a fantastic stay

Hayley, Manchester, England

Great 01/01/2013

Had a lovely time in London and the hotel was excellent through out.

Daniel, Lampeter, Wales

Strand Palace

Hotel is centrally placed and was perfect for the theatres and Covent Garden. The breakfast was very tasty so excellent value.

Adrian Lewis, United Kingdom

Ideally situated

The Strand Palace is ideally situated for the West End, Covent Gardens(around the corner)and short walking distance to Whitehall etc.so for me it was just right

Adrian Lewis, United Kingdom

Can be better

Tiny room even for single, heating malfunctioning, plumming malfunctioning. breakfast, staff attitude, location, all absolutely wonderful and partly compensating the negatives.

Stefanos Metallidis, Greece

Strand Palace - Nov 2006

Good value - especially for central London; hotel clean and staff helpful. Furnishings getting a bit tired and dated.

Dave Stone, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel 28 - 1Nov 2006

Well run and popular hotel. Initial room teething problems re: door access system were quickly and satisfactorily resolved. Breakfast and Early bird evening meal are not to be missed.

Paul Cooling, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Hotel room was a little dated and basic, however clean. Good location but expensive for what you get in terms of the room. Hotel staff very plesant, check in staff very friendly and helpful; however there is always a very long queue at reception!

Sabina Saleri, United Kingdom

Review

Very good functional hotel. All the necessites. Good for business or short-term stays. Escellent location in the heart of London.

Mary Couper, Switzerland

A London Weekend

A very pleasant stay on a special occassion for my wife and I,we shall consider another stay at the Strand Palace Hotel in the near future. Thanks to all your staff who were so helpful

MICHAEL WILLIAMS, United Kingdom

Strand palace

Excellent location and efficent service. However they did not have our reservation details and as a result our room wasnt as good as we had expected and only a twin bed was left when we had requested a double so that was a little disappointing.

Paul Stanworth, United Kingdom

Review Accommodation

The hotel is very conveniently situated for Covent Garden, theatres and a varied choice of restaurants within easy walking distance. The room was clean, and had all the facilities required for an overnight stop. All in all it represents good value for money.

Jean Jones, United Kingdom

Standards

A mouse running in the restaurant was reported to staff on Wednesday evening. Breakfast was not of the standard we have experienced in the past. Staff seemed blase.

Brian Parmiter, United Kingdom

Improvement!

Having stayed at the SP several times in the past it was indeed pleasing to experience the general improvement of the overall quality after the refurbishment. Cleanliness OK, and rather importantly the soft bed mattress was comfortable. Breakfast was also OK,  both the venue and the service - As you say yourself: "Good value for money". I would like to come back soon.

Henrik Bjerre, Denmark

A comfortable & pleasant stay

The Strand Palce staff were welcoming & helpful. We were able to check in early and our room was spacious & comfortable. The Radiator did not work but we were provided with a heater very quickly. Room sevice was fast too - we ordered sandwiches at 10.30 p.m. and they arrived at 10.45 p.m. The Corridors on our (5th) floor were a little shabby but the main foyer and restaurants were smart.

JANET TUCKETT, United Kingdom

Good room, poor breakfast

The room was good and clean. Only the quality of breakfast was not good at all. Many things were not there anymore, even 30 min before end. Only one kind of jam, only canned fruits, etc.

Eva Wittocx, Belgium

Service

A broken light bulb blew the fuse in my room at 10 o'clock in the evening. Within a quarter of an hour a service engineer fixed the fuse and the bulb. All of this was handled manner of factly and friendly. That's what I call service. In the Netherlands probably nothing would have happened till next morning. Thanks.

Marc Van Veldhoven, Netherlands

8 Feb

I've stayed before at the Strand palace and it can be a bit of a cattle market, but this time it was calm, the staff were lovely and the single room clean and bright and offers fantastic value for money.

Duncan Fraser, United Kingdom

OK

It was alright clean and warm, however, had to cue for along time just to get checked in. Also it would be nice if there was a hot/warm breakfast served e.g. scrambled eggs and toast.

Jemma Wright, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

I am sorry to say this, but the quality of the hotel accommodation at the Strand Palace nearly managed to ruin my birthday. The room was clean, but in dire need of modernisation, noisy and cold; the only good thing was that my birthday champagne stayed nice and chilly! The service was not friendly, and we were woken up in the morning by housekeepers, who were seemingly unaware that there was someone staying in the room. Fortunately the hotel offered breakfast to be delivered to the room (for a £5 surcharge of course), but they failed to mention that the supplement had to be paid on delivery - thus leading to us running around in our nightwear trying to find some cash to pay the room service gentleman with, in full view of anyone passing along the corridor. I will never stay at the Strand Palace again, and will warn everyone I know against it; although central and convenient for those wishing to frequent a theatre, the hotel offered little value for the money.

Lotta Kallioinen, United Kingdom

Stay of the 21/02/2007

MARTIN KINSEY

Strand Palace Hotel

A good hotel with reasonable facilities and a friendly staff in the heart of London. Within walking distance /tube ride of theatreland and most London tourist sites.

Eoin Sheedy, Irish Republic

Convenient hotel in the Strand

This is a good location and is ok for a few nights - room was quite small but adequate for purposes - check in/out good - breakfast was prettty good as well - considering number of rooms etc. - only disappointment was in the bar where it was understaffed difficult to get served was ignored and barperson not friendly

Peter Ryder, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

The hotel was clean but not what the website had led me to believe. The hotel looks fairly tierd in the corridors but the bars and restuarants were good.

Jade Bibby, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

This hotel is one of the largest in the city centre yet all the staff was courteous, friendly and efficient. As travel regularly to London to visit several shows over two or three days its location is an ideal place to stay well within walking distance of all the west end theatres.

John Smith, United Kingdom

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Angie Webb

Business Stay

Excellent location, good value accommodation and restaurant food, although drinks quite expensive

Karen Perry, United Kingdom

A Good Value

After reading some fairly poor reviews on another site, I was a little worried about my pre-booked stay. So I was very presently surprised that my experience was quite good. I got a very good rate. My single room turned out to be quite small, but was more than adequate for my 3 night stay. The room was clean and comfortable, with a large bathroom with copious and instant hot water. In the room was a single bed, a closet and a desk. A TV with cable and pay per view films. There was a hot water pot and tea and coffee. A hair dryer and a trouser press. I had a large window, so the room was bright. I was further delighted to find that my room included a complimentary full English breakfast, saving me even more money. The location is terrific if you plan on seeing theatre. There were three theatres within a one minute walk. Dozens of other theatres are easy walking distance. Several Tube stops are nearby and it's perhaps a five minute walk at most to the Covent Garden stop with direct trains to/from Heathrow. Directly across the street is the famed Savoy Hotel, so you know you are in good company. Make no mistake, this is not a five star hotel. There are patches of threadbare rugs in the halls, and you may encounter sheets or towels in the halls during the day as the maids ply their trade. However, the staff is very friendly, and I believe I got an excellent value for my money. I would definitely book this hotel again.

Eric Perkins, USA

Great Deal

Your web site allowed me to book a good option for the price I paid. I had a quick check-in and started enjoying London immediately

Liz Rodriguez, USA

Strand Palace Hotel

My single room was small and basic but clean and comfortable, and was good value. The restaurant was clean and stylish and provided a good english breakfast

Philip Taylor, United Kingdom

Worth the price!

A price-whorthy hotel in the very centre of London, just opposite Savoy, close to Charing Cross and Covent garden. The somewhat higher price is compensated by the closeness to the centre.

Martin Arvidsson, Sweden

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Michael Poole, United Kingdom

Tour De France Weekend

We booked this Hotel on the back or a tip off from a mate. He was not wrong well situated well apointed and the staff are great. All in all a good stay and well placed to go see the Tour.

Jason Glass, United Kingdom

Strand Palace

Superb location helpful staff hotel needs a little re-furbishment but certainly value for money

Carol Hodge, United Kingdom

The Strand Palace Hotel

Initialy we were put in a room on the old smoking floor which was quite smelly but without any fuss the staff were helpful and happy to move us to another room when asked. The room was small and reasonably basic but clean with fresh clean towels and bedding. Hotel was adequate for a stay of a few nights the location was excellent just around the corner from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and a 10 minute stroll to the London eye.

Timothy Woolmer, United Kingdom

One night Stay

The room was clean and adequate and the linen was clean and fresh. Staff were civil and helful. The restaurant provided excellent food at reasonable prices.

Arthur Burgess, United Kingdom

One night Stay

The room was clean and adequate and the linen was clean and fresh. Staff were civil and helful. The restaurant provided excellent food at reasonable prices.

Arthur Burgess, United Kingdom

Our rating

The Strand Palace Hotel provided excellent accomodation . We will definitely stay there again

Malcolm Robinson, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel - August 2007

The location is perfect. The service and the breakfast are great. Housekeeping was friendly and very efficient. Only the beds were way to soft.

Marion Buch-Jorgensen, France

I'd come back again

I need to come to london twice a year and the Strand Palace hotel offers me the best chocie to get to the south bank to work. Also, it's a nice walk over the thames in the morning!

Ian Collier, United Kingdom

The best

Leonid Kursinov, Russia

Good value for money..

A good central place to stay in the middle of everything! Reception could do with being a bit more organised however.

Colin Marett, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

MARTIN KINSEY, United Kingdom

Strand Palace

Although clean and functional room very tired and dated but good location for attractions and breakfast menu very good standard

Gary Buck, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

The Strand Palace Hotel was easily accesible from Waterloo Station, the staff were pleasant and helpful, the room was clean and comfortable. We will probably we going back again in the future.

Alan Evans, United Kingdom

Birthday Weekend

We went down to london for my 40th birthday and had a super time the recent alterations to the main areas of the hotel are great and the staff most helpful as always. This was our second stay at the Palace and we will always use this hotel from now on not only for its facilities but its excellent location.

Jason Glass, United Kingdom

Room review

Sandra Roberts, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel 19th-21st January 2008

Centrally located and value for money - pillows could have been better! Reception and other staff efficient and pleasant - check-in and out was painless!

Helen McAlister, United Kingdom

Strand Palace

Good value, central site, great breakfasts and dinner.

Belinda Taylor, United Kingdom

febr 22-29 By T Thorn

Titti Thorn, Sweden

Best Hotel

Great Breakfast

R.P.W. Wubbe, Netherlands

GREAT NIGHTS STAY

Jane lawrie, United Kingdom

London Strand Hotel

For the money the room and hotel were OK. The room however was very hot - no air conditioning although there was a fan in the wardrobe. The only problem was it was hard to sleep with the fan on. Breakfast was good. Hotel was very central and a good location.

Maura Cummins, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Everything was fine but it was way too hot in the room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

deborah shrimpton, Germany

Gold medal

Fantastic location, friendly and very helpful staff, comfortable throughout although 'speedy' breakfast rather environmentally unfriendly. Loved it.

Elizabeth Cunningham, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

James Grist, United Kingdom

Good location and price

The Strand Palace appears to be undergoing renovations. The lobby area is lovely, the floor and room were clean, but a little shabby. However, the location is excellent, and the price very reasonable, so overall I was very pleased. Staff was friendly and helpful though I didn't require much from them.

Joan Beavin, USA

Good hotel

Gudjon Gunnarsson, Iceland

Good Weekend

As always we had a great stay at this hotel this is now the 4th time we have stayed at the Strand Palace. Staff are very helpful any nothing is to much trouble for them.

Jason Glass, United Kingdom

Green programs ?

Sustainable Climate program. Although informed widely e.g. towels changed every day even if instuctions followed. In breakfast room "recycling" of food left- overs not organised?

Antti Hietala, Finland

Strand

We were delighted with our accommodation. Last time we had a very small room with a tiny little window at the back. Six floor this time looking over the Strand but no noise at all. It was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The service was excellent, it was extremely busy with tour parties, especially at breakfast time, but the restaurant manager remained polite and helful throughout. Also the desk staff were courteous, and helpful giving us advice when we needed it. Yes definately stay there again, and very close to all amenities. Thank you. David and Jeanie Wood

David Wood, Spain

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Monica Liberati, Belgium

Overnight stay at Strand Palace Hotel

The location was excellent, close to theatres and shops. I was a bit disappointed by the size of the room - rather small.There was a long queue for breakfast at 9.15 on Sunday morning, which was a bit daunting. However the staff did manage to move people through quickly.

VAL WOOD, United Kingdom

review

You may recall that we were overbooked at the strand and ended up in the Cumberland hotel. The hotel was very nice, but on reception they had no record of our booking and took 1/2 hr to sort out, then on checkout tried to recharge us for the room this took another 15 mins to sort out, so for future reference please be aware. We did have a sting in the tail as the local NCP car park cost us £30 to say overnight, this was even with the Hotel validating the card, again not very nice.

colin cater, United Kingdom

Rooms tired, but good value in london

Robert Lugt, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Very nice hotel, excellently located for my needs. Highly recommended.

Marco Pozzi, United Kingdom

When More Meant Less

Our previous stays at the Strand Palace Hotel have been entirely satisfactory efficient service at reception and on check-out, and rooms that have been clean, comfortable, well-equipped and, above all, not noisy. This time was different. A standard room such as we usually book was not available, and we opted for a club double at £20 extra. For this we got the bonus of a couple of bottles of mineral water, and some computing equipment that we did not need. On the downside, the room (426) was extremely noisy. It gave onto a narrow side street between tall buildings, which acted as an amplifier for the sound of anyone passing down it and there were plenty who did. There was also traffic noise all night from the nearby main road. The double glazing made no difference at all to the sound, and should be replaced urgently.  This was decidely inferior to the standard rooms we have had before, and not worth the higher price. On the plus side, we had (as on previous occasions) an excellent meal in pleasant surroundings at Johnsons brasserie in the hotel. We particularly appreciated, as did our American guests, the service of our waitress Isabel.

Denys Potts, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Great value in a really central location. Decore is a little tired, but clean, tidy and comfortable.

Simon Senior, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Excellent Staff, Good Accommodation, Great Breakfast

Pam Mundy, United Kingdom

OK yet mind the small rooms.

The single rooms are tiny - hardly enough room to change your mind! The hotel and its rooms had a rather faded and dingy look, paintwork, windows etc. Good lifts, though. Bathrooms functional but not luxurious. A bit overpriced for what you get- like a lot in London.

Kevin Hooper, United Kingdom

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Claudia Braem, Switzerland

Great Location

Fantastic location and nice clean rooms. Staff were really friendly & helpful. However reception was poorly staffed for such a busy hotel. I did not go to london to stand in a queue! We also could not get into the rooms till well after 2pm. Nevertheless I would return.

Clare Carr, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

Great Service, Nice Rooms and friendly staff.

Roger Wallace, United Kingdom

Review of Strand Palace Hotel London

The accomodation was adequate given the amount of time I actually spent in the hotel. However, there are areas of the hotle (including the rooms and lobby) where guests are allowed to smoke. This makes the entire hotel, including non-smoking rooms smell fusty and smokeydue to the ashtrays that are scattered around the place. I think public areas, including the lobby should be made non-smoking. I cannot review the food in the hotel because both times I tried to take breakfast in the restaurant, there was a queue about 20 deep just to get into the restaurant!

Helen Cook, United Kingdom

Difficulty booking for single occuppancy

I wanted to find a hotel for one person. I found out I couldn't chose a double bed for a single person. I ended up with a tiny room with a small bed, probably the worst room in the hotel, which was nice. I wished I had got somewhere like Travel Inn where the price is per room and not per person. Your site would benefit from clarification on this point. Cheers

Sophie Mormede, New Zealand

Short break in the Strand

Just returned from a three night stay at the Strand Palace. Rooms typical london - clean but a little on the small size. My room had no air-con so could have been uncomfortable in mid-summer. Hotel quiet for having so many rooms. Continental breakfast buffet style and adequate. Staff fiendly. Location - stunning !! 100 yards from Covent Garden

Anthony Burn, United Kingdom

A great "home" away from home!

Strand Palace Hotel is a large hotel with a high standard. It is perfectly situated in walking distance from all the theaters, Soho, Oxford Street, Covent Garden and the Thames. On my earlier visits to London (staying in other hotels) I have spent a lot of time (and money) on the underground. From Strand Palace Hotel I have been able to see the streets, parks and places of London instead of feeling that London is a big railway station. The service at the hotel is excellent, the food is good and the rooms are clean and nice. Allthough the hotel is situated close to London's night life, there were no disturbing traffic - or human noise during the nights.

Harald Claussen, Norway

I won't go back

Grubby cramped room, no aircon so like a furnace.

William Baxter, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

An extremely busy hotel offering: Good clean rooms. Efficient & fast check in, Efficient & fast breakfast facilities. Just right for the busy person who needs a hotel in the centre of London and can get out and enjoy the city.

Eric Cooper, United Kingdom

Great location

Very efficient - only stayed one very short night but loved the location, the included continental breakfast was excellent and service was good. Recommended.

Lorna Hall, Australia

Keith Mills Strand Palace

nice clean hotel nice clean room...friendly staff...

Keith Mills, United Kingdom

The Smallest and Hottest

The room was clean and it was good to have tea and coffe facility BUT it was the smallest and hottest, most humid room I have ever experienced and so I struggled through the most claustrophobic and uncomfortable night I have ever had. There was a de-humidifier in the room but 1. it seemed to make no difference and 2. it was very very noisy. The windows only opened slightly and all the surrounding rooms above had a direct view into my room and bed so I had to keep the curtains drawn thus blocking off what little air I had from the partially opening window. Never would I stay there again. I expereinced one worse hotel once therefore I score the rating of 2. For the same price I stayed in the Hisperia in Victoria two months ago - there is no comparison.

Roy Pierce, United Kingdom

Excellent Value

Excellent location,friendly staff and very clean and welcoming.I would recommend this hotel if you wish to be near to covent garden and many theatres/shows.

Neil Williams, United Kingdom

Very Good

Central and close to major entertainment areas and public transport - clean and nice surroundings -pleasant to stay at and in fact I have been a repeat guest at this hotel for the past thirteen years

Tony Camilleri, Malta

Excellent Location

Next to Covent Garden; excellent location; direct from airport by underground and no need to change trains; many major tourist points within walkable distance; staff friendly

Lee Yiu Chiu, Hong Kong

Reasonable but room for improvement

Tiny room, but adequate. Rather noisy. Would benefit from an extractor fan in bathroom. Service at breakfast was slow. The one waitress in the area was clearly overworked, though appeared to do her best. Checking in and out was efficient.

Stuart Cohen, United Kingdom

Strand Palace Hotel

I always like to stay at the Strand Palace. Although the rooms are not always the best, some of them are very small, it is always clean. And, it is in a great location.

Kathryn Gibbins, United Kingdom

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Geoffrey Baker, United Kingdom

Above expectations

The accommodation was well above expectations. I would recommend it or stay there again...

Garry Vass, United Kingdom

Low price for excellent location

Ronit Wexler, Israel

Feed back

Thank you for good and accurate service at London Discount Hotels

Timo Kuokka, Finland

Nice Hotel

We enjoyed our stay in london and hotel was very good

Ian Pain, United Kingdom

Tired and tatty

I booked the rooms for 2 colleagues who were in London for a Meeting, their comments are as follows - The rooms were a bit tired and tatty, could do with some refurbishment. Also segregation at breakfast not a pleasant experience - them (full breakfast) us (continental breakfast)

Cathy Elliot, United Kingdom

Practical accommodation

A functional hotel, located in good position.The smallest rooms are really rather more like 2 star rather than 3 star. Long queues to check in; but the manager was quick to spot the problem and accelerate the process. The breakfast room was very dark, though this may have been a temporary problem

Philip Andrews-Speed, United Kingdom

Let's not go down the Strand

Once you get past the foyer, the interior of the hotel has a tired look about it. The hotel room, whilst clean, smelled like old fruit and the bedclothes looked worn. This is not somewhere I would choose to stay again.

Kate Buckley, United Kingdom