Charing Cross - a Guoman Hotel
Victorian heritage near London's Trafalgar Square
General Information
What to expect: Visitors arrive through a revolving door into a low-ceilinged, marble-floored lobby with sweeping wood-paneled front desk. International businesspeople, seasoned leisure travelers, and diplomats from nearby embassies relax on quirky red-velvet chaise longues and upholstered chairs. A barrel-vaulted passage with Italian Renaissance details extends from the lobby to a wide staircase.
Amenity highlights: Guests can have breakfast in the opulent Betjeman Room, with red-marble pillars, Renaissance-style cornice statues, and high domed ceiling with intricate stucco plasterwork. Afternoon tea is served in the chandeliered Victorian lounge. The Strand Terrace restaurant serves global cuisine in an intimate, candlelit setting.
Insider tip: Just a block from the hotel, an easily missed passage inside the door of St Martin-in-the-Fields church leads down to its 18th-century crypt. Inside is a peaceful haven from the hubbub of Trafalgar Square, where visitors can unwind in the café, have a go at brass rubbing, and book tickets for classical concerts in the church above (where Handel played the first organ and Mozart is reputed to have given a concert).
Property Amenities
More photos
Designed in 1864 by eminent Victorian architect E. M. Barrie—whose father designed the Houses of Parliament—Charing Cross - a Guoman Hotel is less than a five-minute walk from Trafalgar Square. With a central location and easy access to the Charing Cross Underground, this handsomely appointed hotel provides a convenient base for exploring the city’s cultural and historical attractions.
Dining and refreshment options include a domed breakfast room, a high-ceilinged lounge with marble fireplace, and a candlelit restaurant with views of the Strand and Trafalgar Square.
- Concierge desk
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Conference room(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 239
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Express check- in
- Number of floors: 6
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Shoe shine
- Coffee in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Smoke-free property
Rooms
More photos
Charing Cross - a Guoman Hotel, London, offers 239 guestrooms in a fully renovated six-story building dating from 1864. Decor is either contemporary, with pine furnishings and Art Deco lamps, or traditional, with floral fabrics, dark-wood furnishings, and faux-candle wall lights. Walls are decorated with etchings depicting Victorian London. Rooms include high-speed Internet access (surcharge). TVs offer cable channels and pay movies. Closets house laptop-compatible safes, trouser presses, and irons and ironing boards. Tiled bathrooms have granite vanities, bathtub/shower combinations, designer toiletries, heated towel rails, telephones, and radio/TV speakers with volume control.
Room Amenities
- High-speed Internet access
- Cable/satellite television channels
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access (surcharge)
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Extra towels/bedding
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom phone
- Hair dryer
- Sewing kit
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Cable television service
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Non-smoking only
- Trouser press
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
Dining
The Betjeman Room - An extensive breakfast menu is available daily in this opulent room appointed with red-marble pillars and a high, domed ceiling with intricate stucco plasterwork.
The Strand Lounge - Grand high-ceilinged Victorian lounge dominated by large marble fireplace and four crystal chandeliers. Tudor-rose plasterwork, pink walls, Regency-style furnishings. Light fare, cocktails, afternoon tea.
The Strand Terrace - Arched doorways from the lounge lead to the intimate restaurant, with original tiled floor, floral chandeliers, and tables topped with white linens. The restaurant offers an eclectic menu of global flavors accompanied by views of The Strand and Trafalgar Square. Lunch and candlelit dinner.
The Strand Bar - With olive Chesterfield armchairs, dark-wood paneling, and Victorian oil portraits, this bar recalls an 18th-century club. Heavy drapes and low lighting enrich the ambience. A wide range of spirits and cigars are available from the granite-topped bar.
Recreation
Guests have discounted access to a health club 100 meters (330 feet) away.
The hotel is a short stroll from the River Thames, offering a wide selection of pleasure boating and sightseeing excursions. Popular boat tours cover all the major riverside points of interest, such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and Tower Bridge. The nearest jetty is on Embankment Pier, about 300 meters (980 feet) from the hotel
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets considered
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon