Town Hall Hotel & Apartments, London - Design Hotels [Master Thread]
Feb 17, 2016, 12:36 pm
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Town Hall Hotel & Apartments, London - Design Hotels [Master Thread]
I have just noticed this property has gone live on the SPG website, adding a new option for London.
It is in Bethnal Green, so out of the centre in East London and is as per the title, a converted town hall.
Looks to be mainly an apartment and suite property.
More details at: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...opertyID=26543
It is in Bethnal Green, so out of the centre in East London and is as per the title, a converted town hall.
Looks to be mainly an apartment and suite property.
More details at: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...opertyID=26543
Feb 17, 2016, 7:08 pm
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Thanks for posting this - this place looks great, and the prices seem fair too. (Well... fair for London.) 
And closer to the O2 than my other SPG property... just booked for an upcoming SPG Moments night.
And closer to the O2 than my other SPG property... just booked for an upcoming SPG Moments night.
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I second the comments regarding the awful (but hip) location - very poor for transportation links and definitely not reccommended for anyone but the most familiar with London.
On the other hand, the restauranton the premises, Viajante, is top notch.
On the other hand, the restauranton the premises, Viajante, is top notch.
Feb 18, 2016, 4:35 am
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I have an event to attend to Sat night near South Woodford, will miss last trains back, so thought I'd check it out as it's new and the closest SPG to where I will be. Not sure I will stay, but if I do, will post up.
Feb 18, 2016, 8:15 am
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Weekends are another matter, but a certain type of clientele will appreciate being near the nightlife of Shoreditch, etc.
Tourists should probably steer clear unless they know their way around London.
Feb 19, 2016, 8:55 am
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I wouldn't define 3 minutes from walk from Cambridge Heath rail station and 5 minutes walk from Bethnal Green tube station as "very poor for transportation". And FWIW, it's next door to the V&A Museum of Childhood, so it's hardly far from the tourist track either.
Feb 20, 2016, 12:16 am
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william stated that we would start finding out in march what category the design properties will be....but my guess would be that this is going to be a cat 5....
Feb 20, 2016, 7:51 am
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Book the Park Lane before the category change would be my advice, particularly now that the renovation is well advanced.
Feb 20, 2016, 10:25 am
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With rates in the low hundreds of GBP, I suspect a Cat. 5... Slotting in between the Cat. 4 Aloft and the city centre 6s and 7s. But even then that would probably be a poor value redemption.
Book the Park Lane before the category change would be my advice, particularly now that the renovation is well advanced.
Book the Park Lane before the category change would be my advice, particularly now that the renovation is well advanced.
Feb 21, 2016, 9:58 am
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So should I stay here?
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Others may disagree, but the area around Shoreditch tends to attract a younger crowd in the evenings (20, 30s) ...