Montcalm Piccadilly Townhouse
We have recommended this impossibly central hotel since it was known as The Piccadilly West End, and the service has only improved since it changed hands. If you’re saddled with lots of bulky luggage, it’s not the most spacious place you’ll ever stay, but on balance it’s solid, well-run, thoughtfully equipped, and a shining choice among the West End theatres. Slotted into a gorgeous old Victorian building in the heart of Shaftesbury Avenue (steps from Piccadilly Circus, you’d hustle right by it if you didn’t know it was upstairs), this friendly independent hotel, smoothly buffered from the outside world (carpets, upholstered headboards), packs high-level room amenities (A/C, Nespresso coffee, safe) into moderately priced rooms. For being in the pounding heart of the city, the hotel feels calmly sealed away once you’re inside. We’d classify this one as a find. Book at least 3 months ahead and you’ll find rates near £200—a price you could not improve upon for the high quality and unimpeachably convenient location.
We have recommended this impossibly central hotel since it was known as The Piccadilly West End, and the service has only improved since it changed hands. If you’re saddled with lots of bulky luggage, it’s not the most spacious place you’ll ever stay, but on balance it’s solid, well-run, thoughtfully equipped, and a shining choice among the West End theatres. Slotted into a gorgeous old Victorian building in the heart of Shaftesbury Avenue (steps from Piccadilly Circus, you’d hustle right by it if you didn’t know it was upstairs), this friendly independent hotel, smoothly buffered from the outside world (carpets, upholstered headboards), packs high-level room amenities (A/C, Nespresso coffee, safe) into moderately priced rooms. For being in the pounding heart of the city, the hotel feels calmly sealed away once you’re inside. We’d classify this one as a find. Book at least 3 months ahead and you’ll find rates near £200—a price you could not improve upon for the high quality and unimpeachably convenient location.
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