The Clermont, Charing Cross
The railway terminal hotel above Charing Cross Station opened a month after Lincoln’s assassination and underwent many lives (and Blitz damage). Now the Charing Cross is a quiet, underrated hotel with spacious rooms that dips its toes into fancy trimmings (heated bathroom floors, walk-in showers, Nespresso coffee, free minibars that include beer and snacks). To top it off, there’s a Tube stop (Bakerloo and Northern lines) underneath. Even without that, the location is spectacular and could command much higher rates: In fact, at the nexus of Trafalgar Square, Strand, the Covent Garden area, and the Embankment, you may feel spoiled. Breakfast (overcrowded) is taken with a view toward St Martin-in-the-Fields. Hints of a more genteel age at a good price.
The railway terminal hotel above Charing Cross Station opened a month after Lincoln’s assassination and underwent many lives (and Blitz damage). Now the Charing Cross is a quiet, underrated hotel with spacious rooms that dips its toes into fancy trimmings (heated bathroom floors, walk-in showers, Nespresso coffee, free minibars that include beer and snacks). To top it off, there’s a Tube stop (Bakerloo and Northern lines) underneath. Even without that, the location is spectacular and could command much higher rates: In fact, at the nexus of Trafalgar Square, Strand, the Covent Garden area, and the Embankment, you may feel spoiled. Breakfast (overcrowded) is taken with a view toward St Martin-in-the-Fields. Hints of a more genteel age at a good price.
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