St Martins Lane Hotel

I just checked out of St Martins Lane having spent the weekend there and absolutely loved it. I have never stayed before, but would go back again. My wife and I ate dinner in Asia de Cuba and found the Bento boxes to be great value for money and ideal for a pre-theatre meal. The Receptionists were simply yummy and I felt as if they really wanted us to enjoy our stay. If you go you must check out the Light Bar. Apparently there is high demand to be on the guest list, but by being in a room we walked straight in - how cool is that!

After a hectic Christmas/New year, my wife and I needed 24 hours away from our kids to have some fun ourselves I spend approx 50 nights a year staying in Hotels all over Asia, USA and Continental Europe for work so to be honest staying in a Hotel in the city where I live is pretty rare. I use TripAdvisor from time to time, if I am going to a city I haven't been to before or if my company is not in a Hotel Programme there. We chose St Martins Lane because of the positive TripAdvisor comments but also because we have been told by... more

I was taken here for a 1 night stay as a birthday suprise - I have never experienced a hotel like it, it was absolutely brilliant and totally unique. From the moment we arrived the quirkiness kept me entertained from start to finish. For starters the hotel does not have a name on it and there are no signs anywhere for the reception, lifts etc - some people may find this a bit frustrating but to be honest it just added to the whole experience. Even finding your hotel room number was a mystery as the numbers are woven into the carpet... more

I'll admit. I was tad bit apprehensive to book after reading some current reviews on this site. Regardless, I opted to stay at the St Martins Lane based on previous positive experiences (1999-2001). Yes, they could do with updating room electronics (e.g. TV, stereo) and sprucing up hall carpets. Regardless, my most recent stay (11/16-21/05) was rather positive. First of all, the location cannot be beat. Secondly, all staff (from doorman to front desk to cleaning staff) were service oriented and friendly. I was always greeted with a... more

This ultra modern hotel has quirky features such as strange garden gnomes and tooth-shaped (?) stools in the foyer, and weird videos in the lift (which one of our party commented were reminiscent of the video in "The Ring"). Great if you like that sort of thing! The location is of course ideal being a stones throw from Leicester Square. The hotel is very clean and fresh throughout, rooms included, and the decor all modern - with some nice little features such as mood-lighting behind the beds. The corridors are somewhat like a... more

My boyfriend and I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights in September whilst on a business trip to London. On arrival we were impressed with the overall look of the hotel and found the check in service to be of an excellent standard and very smooth. The hotel lobby was very modern and hip and had a great vibe even during the day. We booked a suite "Room 101" and found it to be of an excellent size compared to the last Schrager hotel suite we stayed in (The Royalton, New York). It was a corner suite with floor to ceiling windows, a... more

We booked the hotel without reading the reviews on here first as it was always somewhere we had wanted to stay for an extravagant weekend break. Felt exhilerated after we finally had done it but then started to read reviews posted by other people and were then scared! From the moment you arrive the lobby gives you a sense of style and oppulence that you would expect from an expensive first class hotel. However, checking in was a different story. The staff were very polite and we were shown to the bar area where we were plied with... more

I should start off by saying that this hotel isn't half as bad as I had feared. I stayed at the hotel because a client wanted to. The neighborhood surrounding the hotel is great. Surprisingly, I found the staff to be very attentive, friendly and accomodating. My room (I got upgraded to a Superior, I think) wasn't too small (especially by Schrager standards). The room was quiet, with pretty thick walls, which was something I feared. HOWEVER, the hotel is worn down and definitely not very well taken care of. The furnishings in the... more

Perhaps I'm a bit jaded having stayed at the Royalton in NYC, but I was expecting a similar experience at St. Martin's Lane. The Royalton is everything it is portrayed as in it's pictures posted online, whereas, the pictures of St. Martin's Lane tend to overstate reality. The positives: Excellent bellmen, as stated by others; the female concierge (the male one will be mentioned in the negatives section), the room, and staff in the Light Bar. The negatives: everything else about the 3rd floor, carpet needs serious replacement in the... more

As a londoner with much travel experience, the wife and i stayed here for a night without kids. Its pretty eclectic and not for the swags and choccy on the pillow crowd but its pretty good. Bloody expensive stuff in the roms but only a fool pays 4 quid for a kit kat . loved the design, fantastic restaurant really nice staff but if you want fawning grinners on the desk..well wrong country buddy !