Name: The Clermont, Charing Cross
Address: London, GB
Price range: From $579

The Clermont, Charing Cross, LondonThe Clermont, Charing Cross in London, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 81 of 785 hotels we score in London. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.0 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 5.0, Google 3.8, Agoda 3.8. Rooms from about $579 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Clermont, Charing Cross is a four-star hotel set in a Grade II-listed Victorian building from 1865, standing right beside Charing Cross station in central London. Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden are within walking distance, and the station itself puts rail links on the doorstep. Rooms are spacious and modern, with free Wi-Fi, Nespresso machines and mini-bars, and there is a restaurant, bar, gym, room service and meeting facilities. It suits business travellers, couples and families who want a well-connected base with period character. Renovated in 2014, it blends old architecture with contemporary fittings. One drawback is the plain exterior, which gives little hint of the interiors inside. Nightly rates start high, so budget travellers may look elsewhere.What stands out

Prime central location beside Charing Cross station

Spacious modern rooms with good amenities

Restaurant, bar, gym and room service

Historic Grade II-listed building

Watch out for

Plain, unimpressive exterior

Expensive, from $579 per night

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