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St. James’s Hotel & Club
7-8 Park Place, St. James's, London, England, UK
Neighborhood: St James
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If you’re looking for a window into an earlier era of British hospitality you could do a lot worse than the St. James’s Hotel and Club. This gorgeous bright red Victorian house stands at the end of a cul-de-sac off St. James’s Street, and it aims to recreate some of the atmosphere of the gentlemen’s clubs of the last century.
It’s part of a German luxury chain, and essentially a re-creation rather than strictly a renovation of the original St. James’s Club, yet it’s remarkably successful all the same. Purists and historians will recognize the contemporary Continental touch, but what matters most is the air of luxury and exclusivity about the place. The sixty rooms are not massive, but they are exceedingly comfortable, and the style is both plush and posh, if not certifiably plummy.
There’s a high-end restaurant and a swanky little bar and bistro, and the St. James’s semi-public spaces seem never to end — if there’s anything about it that’s got the spirit of the best London clubs it’s the conspiratorial atmosphere that develops in the little side-rooms and antechambers. Even better, for our money, are a couple of the suites, which look out over the West End from rooftop terraces.
How to get there:
St. James's Hotel & Club is a 6-minute walk from the Green Park tube station. If you're arriving from Heathrow Airport, the most convenient transfer option to central London is the Heathrow Express train, which leaves Heathrow Airport every 15 minutes and takes 15 minutes to arrive at Paddington Station. One-way fares are available from £18 and roundtrip fares from £32. By black cab, St. James’s is approximately a 45-minute ride from Heathrow Airport (depending on traffic) and can cost upwards of £50.
- Complimentary upgrade upon hotel check-in, based upon availability
- 10% discount voucher on food bill at William’s Bar and Bistro
- Complimentary bottle of wine on check in (in the room)
- Complimentary daily breakfast per guest (max 2 guests), a value of 16 GBP per per person per day.
- 60 Rooms
- Style: Contemporary Classic
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 11 Guest Reviews
- St. James’s Hotel & Club
- 7-8 Park Place, St. James's
- London, England, UK
- Neighborhood: St James
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour room service
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Golf nearby
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- No pets allowed
- Offsite gym facilities
- Restaurant
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Wake-up service
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11 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Stephanie
- Stayed August 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Service was outstanding , breakfast superb, great location
What the hotel could do better:
A kettle in the room would be good , overall great , lovely hotel
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- John Stewart
- Stayed June 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Cool little boutique hotel in the heart of St. James. Nice, quiet back room bar area.
What the hotel could do better:
No Spa or Gym to speak of, which given the size of the building is understandable. They should partner with someone, or if they already do, then they should make it more obvious to guests.
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- Nancy
- Stayed May 2012
- Rating: Fair
What I liked:
Rooms were beautifully decorated and very comfortable. Location was perfect.
What the hotel could do better:
We had to move rooms once and almost a second time. The first room we were given was located immediately under the bar/ restaurant and there was a lot of noise late in the night and early in the morning when it was being cleaned and opened/closed. Not a good night's sleep. The second room we were given had a broken air conditioner which did not get fixed despite reporting to the service desk at least twice. This does not make for a comfortable night's sleep especially when you are 8 months pregnant.
