Euston a good place in London to stay?!

[Narziss]

Aye. I went for a wander one time I was staying in Euston. I turned back at the "Men's sauna".

Euston, we have a problem.

 

[Chicken #16]

I would not recommend Euston to anyone. It's a dump.

just had a look on booking.com for Friday 11th Feb for 2 nights and "ClubQuarters St Pauls" looks like a very decent option. £109 per night gets you a large room with its own mini kitchen and you are right next to the Tate Modern across the wobbily bridge. They have cheaper rooms too.

http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_londonStPauls.aspx

 

[Badboy2k3]

There's a Premier Inn near Euston.

This.

I stay there often as it's cheap/comfortable and it's right next to Euston station which means i have access to all parts of London easily + there are a few places where you can eat as well such as Nando's etc...

 

[memyselfandi]

I stayed at the Grafton (Radisson) which is right by Warren Street tube (about 5mins walk from Euston) last time I was down in London for work. Seemed ok and worked out cheaper than the Travelodge (otherwise they would have made me stay there).

 

[Crixus00]

There's a Premier Inn near Euston.

Stayed here a few times and it is absolutely fine for what you want. The area is fine.

 

[meghatronic]

Not really, if your measure is 'what kind of place can I stay for £80 a night'

That's not really a definition of paradise though, is it.

 

[Sashenka]

Hey Rossi,

What dates were you looking for in Feb and what would you preferable budget be.

I currently work for a Hotel booking agency for the BBC and Films etc so I could check my database and throw some links and prices up once I know what dates you're after.

//Sashenka

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Hmmm i'll check out the City Road Travelodge as its a few quid cheaper.

Hi Sashenka, i'm looking at staying 18th-20th of Feb 2011, so 2 nights really. I appreciate any help you can give!

 

[Psy-Blade]

Gaucho's Steakhouse!. My favourite steakhouse, the meat is just amazing! It can get expensive, but the fillet steak is £36 (Highly recommended!)

They have 7 or 8 around London, though the one at London bridge is good. Last time we got seats looking out over Tower Bridge at night.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

I think we shall be visiting Gaucho's one of the 2 nights if it does epic steak! Anymore food suggestions?

 

[SteveBon]

There used to be the London Brothers Hotel near Euston.
Decent staff. Decent rooms. Decent food. Possibly gone the way of all flesh.

 

[4T5]

Times must have changed as in my day Euston was only good for Crack, Smax & whores. Complete crap hole.

 

[toshj]

I always tend to chose Goodman over Gauchos. Less pretentious, better steak (in my opinion), better sides and it's only a 10 minute stroll from the City Road Travelodge. In terms of steak I'd probably rate it higher than Gauchos and Hawksmoor - I've not been to the Palm though, apparently it's nice, but a bit out of the way from where you're staying.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Hmmmm I see the Holiday Inn (Bloomsbury) is quite competitive, at £158 for the 2 nights.
Think i'm going to punt for this then as the reviews seem to be much better than that of the Travelodges in the area AND it includes breakfast! Woop!

 

[Hyper]

Just booked up to go back down to london for 3 nights with the girlfriend.

Went in early December last year when this was originally posted so I dont know if he will be sorted now but if not heres my two cents.

When we went down in December we stayed at the Kings Cross Travelodge and although it wasnt a bad location the hotel was certaintly nothing special but I suppose what can you expect for a travelodge!

We are going back down for 3 nights in the middle of Feb and after a few searches on the net I found a place in Westminster called Tune Hotels, It seems this is the first one to be opened in the country and the building itself is brand new inside and I have only read good reviews about the place. They are similar to Travelodge but owned by Air Asia I believe and the prices seem very good for what they call a 5 star service.

It cost us £165 for 3 nights (Wed to Sat) that was for a double room with a window (the luxury!).

As I say there is lots of really good reviews for this place since its opened last year so it might be worth a shout.

I will report back after our stay and let anyone who is interested know whats its like.

Thanks, Sam

 

[Psy-Blade]

I always tend to chose Goodman over Gauchos. Less pretentious, better steak (in my opinion), better sides and it's only a 10 minute stroll from the City Road Travelodge. In terms of steak I'd probably rate it higher than Gauchos and Hawksmoor - I've not been to the Palm though, apparently it's nice, but a bit out of the way from where you're staying.

I'll have to give Goodman a try sometime, thanks

 

[mjt]

Can't comment on prices as I haven't lived there for 3 years now, but Euston's fine.
It's got very good transport links, walkable to St Pancras/King's Cross.

The City's not very far away, and neither is the West End.

 

[[TW]Fox]

It doesnt really matter where you stay as long as its near a tube station. The places like Premier Inn, Ibis, etc etc are a waste of time in London - the point in those places is value and they dont offer value.

Go and look on lastminute.com at the 'Top Secret' places and book one of those - big savings and it's usually a Marriot, Hilton or similar. I tend to stay in a Hilton when I go to London and I've NEVER paid £100 a night.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Edit: Pointless, didnt realise this was a bump from ages ago.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Thanks for the info Fox with the Top Secret hotels but you must have got some really good deals then as all the Top Secret ones come in over £100.

Will keep that in mind for next time I go though!

I still need to find a decent restaurant to go to!