Just returned from a stay at the Crowne Plaza St. James in London. Excellent location- can walk to almost everything and a less than five minute walk to the tube station.-St James- and about a 5-7 minute walk to Victoria Station. Buckingham Palace is 5 minutes away-just down the block. Plenty of shopping and restaurants are close and the Parliament/Westminster area is less than a ten minute walk. Staff is incredibly helpful and rooms are spacious and nicely furnished. We ordered three newspapers every morning at no charge,had turn down service every night, free bottled water in the room,double closet with drawers, triple dresser with large roomy drawers,king size bed,iron and ironing board, complimentary snacks in basket every day.Also a taxi stand in front of the hotel and a superb concierge who was just tops. I highly recommend this hotel and its staff.

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I'll second the Crowne Plaza as a great hotel in a great location. Indian restaurant next door is good, but EXPENSIVE (but hey, they are award winners).

Not a hotel that is used on the Supersaver tours though.

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I posted my message because when I scrolled down the "Insight Experience" Forum
posts on the "About Insight Vacation" page to "SuperSaver Europe and Britain" it clearly says "bringing you comfortable "First Class hotels" and "Truly a First Class experience, but at affordable prices." Insight's own words say that their hotels on this tour are "First Class" and the Crowne Plaza London St.James is indeed a first class hotel which why I included it in my post.We negotiated with them on a price and found it to be affordable and we found that we paid less for this hotel than what we paid for other hotels in London which were not as nice or centrally located like this hotel. If InSight considers that they have "first class" hotels on the SuperSaver then why complain when I post about the Crowne Plaza?

Did you see a complaint?? I apologise if I somehow offended you.

I clearly said, I second your opinion that the Crowne Plaza is a great hotel in a great location.

All I said was that this is not a hotel Insight use for their SuperSaver tours.

1 Stayed in The Ladbrooke Plazza in Hyde Park and found it to be really great too. Was gt across from Hyde Park. Everything about this Hotel was wonderful.

Pleased to see good reports about the Crown Plaza. We'll be there New Year's night.
Cheers,
Ray

Go 4 a walk in Hyde Park & take some bread with you & feed the Squiralls that run around Hyde Park.

hi all, hubby and l are doing a supersaver tour in 12 weeks and 2 days time...but hey who's counting...we have booked extra nights at the hotel insight uses pre tour...holiday inn kingscross/bloomsbury and we are prearranging tours of LONDON b4 we go...lots of tours have a pick up service from hotels in London including the holiday inn..lm not fussed on gold taps...just want to be able to see what l want and sleep in comfort..will suit me fine..will be that excited will feel like Buck House anyway

Are you referring to Buckingham Palace?

Cheers

General Max

They would be.