Great stay at the Thistle Charing Cross
by TripAdvisor Member schulju
Stayed at the Thistle Charing Cross from 5/29-6/1 2005. This hotel was a great deal for the price. Book online with Thistle directly and received a delux room (really a suite by London standards) for 109gbp per night. Hotel is in the middle of everything, a quick walk to Parliament Square, Piccadilly, and other top sites. Situated immediately between Charing Cross and Embankment stations. The best home-base I can imagine in London. Breakfast was included and was great. The staff was very helpful. The hotel is older, but the a/c and bathroom were up to US standards.
Great location, great value
by A TripAdvisor Member
Stayed at the Thistle Charing Cross in July 2005 for two nights. Great hotel with reasonable sized rooms by European standard. Excellent location close to many attractions, West End Theatres, Trafalgar square, National gallery, Covent Garden and Leicaster Square. Literally steps away from the Underground stations of Charing Cross and Embankment. I paid $135 US per night. Thistle have a website were you can bid on stays.
Would definitely stay there again.
Good Hotel
by TripAdvisor Member JohnLSanFrancisco
Stay at the Thistle Charing Cross on May, 2005 for four nights. Good and clean hotel with a good size room by European standard. Excellent location as close to many attractions. Trafalgar square and the National gallery is right across the street. Covent Garden and Leicaster Square is about 10 minute walk. Literally steps away from the Underground stations of Charing Cross and Embankment. Suggest going on to the Thistle hotel site and book directly there as it offered a much cheaper rate than the other booking services. Breakfast was also good but got sick of it after 4 days !
Would definitely stay there again.
Loved this hotel; two minor complaint
by TripAdvisor Member islington3164
Have stayed at the Strand Palace, Radisson Pastoria and Mountbatten and Meridien Picadilly and the Thistle Charing Cross has them all beat. In my opinion, it has the best location of any London hotel, just a few minutes walk from Leicester and Trafalgar Squares, and Covent Gardens, and next to both the Charing Cross and Embankment tube stations. The hotel itself was clean, the amenities were great and best of all, fully air-conditioned, which is a big plus during a somewhat hot London weekend. My only complaints, and they're very minor, were the lack of a clock in the room (had to look at my watch in the middle of the night for the time) and the selection of tv channels. I know that with London at your doorstep, there's plenty to do outside. But after long days of walking around town, it would have been nice to wind down watching some tv. All that was offered were five local channels, two sports channels, CNN and Bloomberg, which for some reason, was always in Italian. However, other than these two minor issues, this is a top notch place and would recommended it highly to anyone going to London for business or pleasure.
Great deal for a super location
by TripAdvisor Member pisgah
I had researched a lot of hotels for our stay in London and had come to the conclusion that an excellent location in central London near the theaters and Trafalgar Square would be out of our budget. Then I bid on priceline for Thistle Charing Cross for nine nights in June: got it at $100 per night, which ended up around 120 with taxes/fees. When we got to the hotel for check-in, a room was ready...my wife and I asked for twins to give us a little more room and sleeping comfort. The room was in an adjacent wing and was really nice. As soon as we opened the door and saw the lay-out, I knew I had the best deal I've ever gotten in several trips to Europe. The room itself had a nice bathroom, a safe, good cable TV and good beds. We loved being right at Trafalgar Square, and the hotel sits next to the Charing Cross train and tube stations, as well as a short walk to Embankment tube station and the Waterloo train station just a tube stop across the Thames. Theaters are within walking distance, as well as Leicester Square, Westminster Abbey and Covent Garden. Just down the street at the river, there is a boat dock for river cruises, as well as a pedestrian walkway across the river for easy access to the London Eye. Out on the Strand, the hotel's street, there are several conveniences: McDonald's (easy carry-out, cheap breakfasts), EasyInternetCafe (for web and email), Starbucks, and other nearby food vendors (E.A.T. and Pret have well-prepared sandwiches and carry-out foods). We used them a lot in London since the exchange rate for full meals makes restaurant food very expensive. We did eat at a restaurant here and there. We also found that the museum cafes have good food and convenient service. Also, theater tickets can be purchased at theater box offices and the half-price tkts booth at Leicester Square. Would recommend that any show you see have an air-conditioned theater: The Producers does not...hot! Well, anyway, with the Thistle Charing Cross as a convenient home base for nine nights, plus two nights arriving and departing at the Jurys Inn at Heathrow...it was a great trip!
Forum Posts
Thistle hotels in the West End
by dldkag
Does anyone know anything about these Thistle hotels:
Thistle Charing Cross
Thistle Trafalgar Square
Thistle Piccadilly
I have a friend who is trying to decide between the 3 and would like some feedback from people who've stayed there. Thanks very much.
RE: Thistle hotels in the West End
by film
Loads of reviews on Tripadvisor
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g186338-d193111-r4823913-Thistle_Trafalgar_Square-London_England.html
RE: Thistle hotels in the West End
by imbigron
I used to regularly visit many of the Thistle hotels in London, and of the three you mentioned the one at Charing Cross is the best. It is located on top of Charing Cross railway station, and is just a short walk from many of londons attractions.
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