Strand Palace Hotel
This dowager recently got wise to its stellar location—right across from the Savoy, beside Covent Garden—and it renovated itself out of the 1980s and back to the land of the living, but it’s still at heart an aging grande dame dating to 1908. Service may be standard-issue because of its gargantuan size, rooms and their windows could be larger or provide more considerate views, but beds are comfortable and the hotel has its place for budget tourists considering the rest of the market. You’ll often find it on the hotel discounter sites, where its distracted charm takes a backseat to reliable value, and the Strand Palace serves as an acceptable last resort if you’re dead-set on being able to walk to everything.
This dowager recently got wise to its stellar location—right across from the Savoy, beside Covent Garden—and it renovated itself out of the 1980s and back to the land of the living, but it’s still at heart an aging grande dame dating to 1908. Service may be standard-issue because of its gargantuan size, rooms and their windows could be larger or provide more considerate views, but beds are comfortable and the hotel has its place for budget tourists considering the rest of the market. You’ll often find it on the hotel discounter sites, where its distracted charm takes a backseat to reliable value, and the Strand Palace serves as an acceptable last resort if you’re dead-set on being able to walk to everything.
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