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Visitor ReviewsTypical Prices
| Double with ensuite bathroom: | £195.00 to £375.00 per room per night, breakfast included |
| Suite: | From £415.00 per room per night, breakfast included |
Description
From its dazzling location at the hub of Covent Garden, West End theatres and Trafalgar Square, St Martins Lane is a dramatic and daring reinvention of the urban resort. Smart, witty and sophisticated, Philippe Starck's design is a brilliant collision of influences that suffuses the hotel with energy, vitality and magic.
Framing sweeping views of central London, St Martins Lane's 204 rooms, private garden rooms and suites have floor-to-ceiling windows, an eclectic mix of Philippe Starck designed furniture and a one-of-a-kind interactive light installation, allowing guests to “light their mood” from a full spectrum of vibrant colours controlled from a dial next to the headboard. Special Garden Rooms have private patios lushly planted with camellia trees, clematis and climbing ivy.
Facilities
| Children | Children welcome |
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| Bookable product facilities | Colour television in all bedrooms DVD player in all bedrooms Hairdryer in all bedrooms Modem point in all bedrooms Non-smoking rooms available Radio in all bedrooms Telephone in all bedrooms |
| Parking & transport | On site parking |
| Provider features | In town/city centre |
| Catering | Bar Serve breakfast Serve evening meal Serve lunch Room service Caters for vegetarians |
| Leisure facilities | Gym Health/fitness/beauty facilities |
| Provider facilities | Air conditioning throughout Business facilities Central heating throughout Currency exchange Event venue Separate guests' lounge Ironing facilities Laundry service Lift Night porter Public telephone |
| Booking and payment details | American Express accepted Diners Club accepted Euros accepted MasterCard accepted Sterling travellers' cheques accepted Visa accepted |
Location Information for St Martins Lane
| Address | 45 St Martin's Lane, London London WC2N 4HX |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +44 (0)20 7300 5500 |
| Fax | +44 (0)20 7300 5501 |
| sml@morganshotelgroup.com | |
| Website | www.morganshotelgroup.com |
| Directions by public transport | Leicester Square - From station take the exit leading into Charing Cross South (exit 1), walk past the Wyndham's Theatre. Further down cut through St Martins Lane via Cecil Court. The hotel is on the right-hand side. |
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Reviews of St Martins Lane
Lonely Planet review of St Martins Lane
A 'slice of New York urban chic' just a stone's throw from Covent Garden, this Philippe Starck-designed hotel is so cool you'd hardly notice it was there. ('What, in that glass box?!?') Its 204 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping West End views, the public rooms are bustling meeting points, and everything (and everyone) is beautiful. The overwhelmingly yellow reception area plays havoc with some complexions.
Traveller Rating:
Based on 132 reviews
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Recommended for:
Young singles
An amazing honeymoon- Families with teenagers
Business travelers- Couples/romantics
Latest 5 reviews of St Martins Lane
Fun boutique hotel
We had a great stay at St. Martin's Lane. The hotel is very modern and minimal. If you are familiar with Philadelphia restaurants, the hotel will remind you of Pod. The rooms are white and have mood lighting like this restaurant.
The location of the hotel is excellent. It is near Leicester Square Tube station and Trafalgar Square (about 1 minute walk away from each) . It is also close to a lot of London Theatres.
The front desk was effecient and the concierge was helpful. Our room was available early in the morning which was helpful after we had an overnight flight.
The hotel has a lively weekend night scene. There are two bars and a popular restaurant. Despite the people, it was quiet in our room.
St. Martin's is also attached to a great gym called Gym Box. Hotel customers are allowed to work out there for free. The gym is modern and has new, state of the art machines. There are also a variety of classes that one can take.
Overall, we had a very positive experience at St. Martin's Lane. I would highly recommend this hotel.
23 June 2008
Very Modern - Loved it
I stayed at this hotel as a 2-night personal add-on to a business trip to London. Unfortunately my flight was very delayed and I missed the first night.
The outside of the building is not that impressive, but inside feels/looks more like some MOMA than a hotel. Check-in was quick, the concierge and desk staff were all very helpful answering my many questions. There was free gym pass to the full service "gym box" for the stay, but I was too tired to go.
The halls and elevators are barely lit with indirect, colored lighting. The elevators have small TVs playing stylized loops (old movie extracts). Rooms are not large, but all white, with modern accoutrements and indirect colored lighting if you want. My room had no real view. Bathroom is a glass and limestone (I think!) combination with modern fixtures (Great water pressure!). Flushing the toilet was interesting, you need to tap a metal fixture on the wall (not wave, press, touch, it only worked with a hard tap).
I also ate dinner at the restaurant, which was packed at 11PM. The portions were large and clearly tailored to non-single guests so they could share. Still it was good. The music was quite loud.
While I really enjoyed this place for a visit, (and I think I would return) I am certain I would not want to work in the room on my laptop due to the small desk provided.
22 June 2008
Felt totally ripped off
The website for this hotel made it look chic and amazing, and the rooms looked like something else. We were very disappointed. The rooms were tiny and absolutely average. We stayed one night, had breakfast the next morning and a couple of drinks in the bar and the bill came to close to GBP500.00, which is way too much. We normally stay at the Hilton Park Lane and we will definitely being going back there.
21 June 2008
Loved this place!
I booked this hotel for my boyfriend's birthday weekend and we both absolutely loved it. It's a very 'cool' hotel inside, decor etc but the staff were great. Reception was buzzing, the staff were very friendly, not snooty at all and very helpful about local places to eat. The food in Asia de Cuba was stunning although shockingly expensive and the bar next door did great cocktails. My only complaint would be with the size of the room we had. We booked the cheapest/standard double room which consisted of a double bed and about a metre of space around it to walk, besides the bathroom and the entrance. However, we loved it so much that we would definitely recommend it but if you like your space go for one of the larger more expensive rooms.
9 June 2008
Pretentious Staff who are not correctly trained
The location and building are fine the staff are simply so self important and pretentious they are a joke.
Someone really needs to take them all down a peg or two. Its not as if the hotel is really top of the range, there are better ones in London.
27 May 2008
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