Thistle London Trafalgar Square reviews

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Hotel Score:

90%  based on 822 reviews

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Guest rating:

3/10/2015

"not great start and had to ask for compensation"

we had 2 rms booked and 1, Rm 418, had not been cleaned but chambermaid had tried to make it look like she had cleaned. Duvet pulled up and cushions back on bed but bedlinen was sickmaking, covered in dark body hair and stains.Bathrm not great either. Reception offerd clean but only later when we askd did they offr comp breakfast

Guest rating:

13/9/2015

"-"

Lovely hotel ,lovely welcome and the rooms are beutifull. .would book again

Guest rating:

11/9/2015

"10th wedding anniversary "

Fantastic hotel room, we had a junior suite and received free chocolates etc as our wedding anniversary. Brilliantly located.

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7/9/2015

"No problems,good location"

Guest rating:

7/9/2015

"Perfect - great location, wonderful, friendly stagg"

Guest rating:

26/8/2015

"Personal Service, free upgrade and chocolates for birthday celebration, huge comfortable bed"

Guest rating:

19/8/2015

"Great quality hotel in the centre of London. Would stay again."

Guest rating:

14/8/2015

"Customer service at its best"

Had a small issue with the air con, reported it, sadly it couldn`t be sorted right away. However without any prompting the following morning we were told that because the issue couldn`t be resolve there would be no charge for our evening meal. That`s what I call first class customer service.

Guest rating:

1/8/2015

"Great staff great spot"

Guest rating:

22/7/2015

"-"

The staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. When we returned to the Hotel after the show there was a hand written card, wishing us a good stay and hoping we enjoyed the show and a little box of delicious chocolates, such a lovely gesture,

Guest rating:

22/7/2015

"-"

Small room but had everything we needed. Very comfortable bed. Liked the air conditioning and 12noon checkout. Great location.

Guest rating:

11/7/2015

"Brilliant !!"

We couldn`t recommend it more highly & exceeded our expectations in every way. The location was brilliant being just around the corner from Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square & Covent Garden & a short distance from the Palace Theatre. The reception staff were very welcoming & helpful, & our room was an excellent size modern room fitted to a VERY high standard, with everything you would want including King size bed, fabulous bathroom, air conditioning, free tea & coffee. Would definitely stay here again. Finally the hotel reception staff had remembered we were going to a show leaving a card & box of very nice chocolates wishing us a good time. Absolutely made our short break to London. Brilliant !!!

Guest rating:

6/7/2015

"-"

Lovely room and the hotel was very central for our stay, and thank you to the staff for the added touch of a birthday card and wine following our small inconvenience with checking in.

Guest rating:

4/7/2015

"Oasis of peace in centre of theatreland"

Can`t believe how quiet this hotel was considering it`s next door to National Gallery and right in heart of theatreland. Perfect size too, not too big and impersonal. One member of the reception staff in particular, Valentina, deserves special mention. Nothing too much trouble for her, checked us in quickly, explained everything available, left us chocolates in our rooms for when we got back from the theatre, and next day when we checked out and she heard we had a full day sightseeing planned, she arranged for our overnight bags to be retained at the hotel. All the staff were lovely but she shone as she provided excellent customer service. Will definitely be using that hotel and that chain again.

Guest rating:

22/6/2015

"Advanced double room on booking form is a standard room"

We were surprised to find our advanced double bedroom was in fact a tiny box room. When we asked reception if we had been given the correct room at check in they said their standard rooms were the same as advanced double on the booking form and we had been given the correct room. It wasn`t very comfortable at all.

Guest rating:

5/6/2015

"-"

V goodnight

Guest rating:

30/5/2015

"room and food excellent with very friendly staff. will recommend."

Guest rating:

25/5/2015

"Beautiful"

Very nice clean,comfy and stAff very pleasant

Guest rating:

2/5/2015

"Nice hotel"

Nice hotel comfy bed, clean, quiet room and very convenient for theaterland and Westend cinemas etc. Staff very polite and helpfull. Only gripe bar and breakfast charges ridiculously expensive even for London. Great place to stay but eat and drink out is my advice.

Guest rating:

26/4/2015

"really helpful and would certainly come back"

Guest rating:

19/4/2015

"modern, clean and very central"

The Thistle is very central to all the major tourist areas, the staff are friendly and the hotel and room are modern spotless with good facilities.........all you need for a weekend city break

Guest rating:

23/3/2015

"-"

Great hotel, would have given it an excellent rating but the breakfast was poor

Guest rating:

6/3/2015

"Fabulous "

Exceptional clean, comfortable and modern Hotel, lovely staff. Location wise it was perfect.

Guest rating:

19/2/2015

"-"

Hotel wonderful service and clean spacious rooms

Guest rating:

16/2/2015

"-"

Staff very helpful, and a nice touch for my wife`s birthday a bottle of champers and some chocolates on returning from the show thanks very much, shame we only stayed one night

Guest rating:

2/2/2015

"-"

Small rooms and limited facilities, but clean and quiet and in an excellent position for visiting London. All of the hotel staff were exceptional, attentive, helpful and pleasant, as someone who stays in hotels around the world throughout the year it was a refreshing change to find efficient and happy staff from breakfast, through to the night porter.

Guest rating:

28/1/2015

"Ideal location"

This hotel was ideally located for a sight seeing and theatre break.

Guest rating:

11/1/2015

"Couldn`t do enough"

This is one of the best hotels I have stayed in. I have been lucky enough to have travelled quite a bit over the years in both my personal and professional life. This hotel was quality with a personal touch. It was spotless and modern and the staff could not do enough for us...which can`t be said for many hotels these days. Well done and thank you.

Guest rating:

15/12/2014

"Good location to Queens theartre . Comfortable surroundings."

Bedroom was just big enough but very little storage room.

Guest rating:

13/12/2014

"standard rooms too small, upgrade to superior"

Reception staff EXCELLENT, rooms clean, basic, comfortable but my room had shower problems

Guest rating:

11/12/2014

"-"

I recommend this hotel - everything was perfectly acceptable. One strange thing though is one of the bath towels was damp hanging on the door hook as though staff had helped themselves to a quick shower...not a great problem.

Guest rating:

5/12/2014

"Toilet was blocked causing flood in room below. Had to change rooms. "

Guest rating:

1/12/2014

"Great Hotel,Very Welcoming Staff and Very well located."

On arrival we were met with bad news, The room was`nt ready and none were available. However with a few taps of the computer keyboard from very welcoming staff a free upgrade was quickly sorted and we were in the lift on the way to our suite. We found the hotel room to be very tidy with a lovely roof top view overlooking trafalgar square obviously helped by being on the 4th floor. Would not expect the same kind of view from a lower floor. This got our stay in London to a very good start and thats how it continued for the duration.

Guest rating:

25/11/2014

"great, especially the prosecco in the bar, may I ask what it was?"

Guest rating:

23/11/2014

"Great location"

Great location, friendly staff would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting London on business or pleasure

Guest rating:

23/11/2014

"This "Thistle Hotel" is in a well appointment position for all London attractions."

Well decorated and comfortable with excellent staff.

Guest rating:

20/11/2014

"Fantastic location. Quiet but so easy for theatre land, restaurants, pubs etc"

Overall a very good hotel. We were upgraded to an executive room which was nice but as ever, London hotels underwhelm me for the price! Bathroom had mould on the ceiling around the shower and the pedal bin stank of stale cigarettes each time it was opened. Double glazing was also full of mildew and mould but otherwise the room was clean, the bed HUGE and very comfortable and the shower was good too. Fabulous location for our purposes. Didn`t have to get in a tube/bus/taxi as it`s so central to Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, theatre land etc and as it`s set down a side street, it was incredibly quiet for a central London location. Staff were friendly. I would stay there again.

Guest rating:

19/10/2014

"-"

Great location for the whole of the West end.Lovely service but wish we had had more time to use the facilities. Will definatley use this hotel as first option next visit.

Guest rating:

7/10/2014

"-"

Hotel was perfect from check in, we were offered a free room upgrade as it was a special occassion, room was ready earlier than expected and all staff really helpful. this hotel was in a great location and i would definately recommend it .

Guest rating:

6/10/2014

"Service charge automatcally included in all prices but also space on credit card bill for service"

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