St. Pancras Renaissance London
Opening May 5, 2011 inside a main entrance tower of St. Pancras.
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Hotel Coverage: St. Pancras Renaissance London
The Great Northern Hotel Returns To London's King's Cross Station
The last few years has seen a major transformation of Londons Kings Cross neigborhood, an area dominated by the railway station of the same name and its international sibling, St. Pancras. The latter saw the opening of the much-hyped Renaissance hotel (Spice Girls reunion and all), and next month...
March 18, 2013
What's Going on With Hotel Rooms for the Olympics in London?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when the Olympics come into town, the hotel rates skyrocket. But with the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics happening in London later this month, we're having a tough time deciphering what's up, what's down and what's still available.Reports from last week put London hotels...
July 02, 2012
The Spice Girls Reunite (Sort Of) Inside London's St. Pancras Renaissance
Yesterday, London's St. Pancras Renaissance played host to yet another momentous Spice Girls occasion (the first being in 1996, when the hotel was featured in their debut music video, Wannabe). Posing together for photos on the same iconic staircase, the group announced a new Spice Girls-themed musical. Ooooh! Just like...
June 27, 2012
Kim K Is All Over Kanye...and London Hotels
So Kim Kardashian is, for reals, dating Kanye West. (Congrats, Kimmie! You found an even richer, more famouser boyfriend than last time. We're so happy for you. Really. From the bottom of our hearts.)Last week we surmised that Kim would be shacking up at the Lanesborough where Kanye booked an...
May 23, 2012
We Hope The Lanesborough Knows What They're Getting Themselves Into...
The other month we reported that Kanye West and a few other rappers were living it up at The Lanesborough. Little did we know that West's new main squeeze, Kim Kardashianas well as the entire Keeping Up With The Kardashians film crewwould be following him there. And so quickly! The...
May 17, 2012
Forget Gymnastics: Which London Hotels Are "Gold Medal Winners" for 2012?
Cue "God Save the Queen": The Daily Mail lists their top picks among London's hotel crop Though there's no Olympics event that doles out medals for superior concierge service or Free WiFi, every Londoner's favorite guilty pleasure read, The Daily Mail, recently took the opportunity to anoint a handful...
January 19, 2012
Which London Hotel Opening Excited a Fashion Magazine The Most?
According to Elle UK 2011 was "The Year of the New London Hotel." Seeing property after property from our sprawling Master List of London Hotel Openings welcome new guests over the course of the year, we must agree. 2011 saw a bounty of new faces on the London hotel...
December 28, 2011
London's St. Pancras Renaissance Gets Another Cringe-Worthy Review
File this story under "Ouch": London's much vaunted and hyped St. Pancras Renaissance has received a less than stellar review by The Telegraph, whose reviewer describes rooms in the sprawling property as "bland" and "overpriced," with "lacklustre service" to match. Among writer Fiona Duncan's main gripes: loud street traffic,...
November 07, 2011
First The Airports, Now The Train Stations, The Grosvenor Victoria Gets A Refurb
Last week we announced the arrival of a new Hilton at Heathrow airport so it's only right that the Railway Stations get some decent hotels. The latest station hotel to get a face lift is the Grosvenor Victoria (formerly the Thistle Victoria) which will be upgraded to a four-star deluxe...
April 13, 2011
Sounds Like You May Need Ear Plugs At The St Pancras Renaissance
The view from one of the 38 rooms in the St Pancras Renaissances original building We may not have had the best reception, to put it mildly, when we hit up the the other week, but theres no denying that, even if its door staff lack class, its a...
April 04, 2011
Security Guards Keep the Public Out of the St Pancras Renaissance in London, But We Snuck In Anyway
Is the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel open or what? Most signs point to yes, seeing as how glossy photos of the £150m renovation have been all over the press, and you can even book to stay there tonight. On the other hand, the security guard blocking our entrance to...
March 29, 2011
Where to Stay in London for the LGBT Film Festival
The 25th Lesbian & Gay Film Fest rolls into London at the end of the month, officially kicking off on March 31st. Most of the events are based at the British Film Institute on the South Bank so unless you want to waste time travelling we'd suggest you stay in...
March 17, 2011
Another London Biggie Opens, and This Time It's The Waldorf=Astoria's Syon Park
With the amount of London hotel debut announced last year it's no surprise that 2011 is the year of openings. This time it's the turn of Waldorf=Astoria's London Syon Park, which opened its doors on Tuesday March 8th. The hotel was slightly delayed but we'll let them off mainly...
March 16, 2011
London's St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Opens, Has Royal Wedding Availability
We may have been a little skepticalespecially given that the earliest you could book online was March 21stbut London's St. Pancras Renaissance London is now open. The hotel opened its doors yesterday, Monday March 14th, however if you were thinking of staying there this week then think again. Even...
March 15, 2011
London's St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Finally Releases Some Preview Photos
Ooh lookie, lookie! The first photographs of this years most eagerly awaited London hotel, the St. Pancras Renaissance London, are out! Only today we went past the hotel and we have to say it looks just as grand in the flesh as it does in this exterior shot. We're...
March 10, 2011
St Pancras Renaissance Pushes Back Its Opening (But It's Still Running Early)
We thought it was too good to be true. Back in January, we learned that the St Pancras Renaissance London would be opening early on March 14 rather than the originally scheduled 5 May. But just now when we took a look at the hotel website, our hearts sank...
March 03, 2011
London's St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Will Now Open March 14
The last we heard the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel was due to open May 5th 2011. But we've now been told it will in fact open on 14th March 2011. Woot, a hotel that's opening nearly two months early! However, we did quite like the fact it was...
January 21, 2011
Marcus Wareing to Open a Restaurant Inside The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
Not content with having one hotel restaurant in London at The Berkeley, British chef Marcus Wareing is expanding his empire to the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, opening on May 5. Gilbert Scott, named after the original hotels chief architect will be located in the entrance hall of the...
November 18, 2010
15 Upcoming London Hotels You Should Know About
We've been gabbing daily about the amount of new hotels that London will be getting in the next few months, well years, really. (Thank you 2012 Summer Olympics!) So we decided it was high time to create a handy reference list for you. Here are 15 Upcoming London Hotels You...
November 04, 2010
London's St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Will Open on May 5, 2011
Last time we heard about the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, Bill Marriott was checking in on the works in progress. A 2011 date was tossed about but nothing concrete. Until now. The hotel's opening date is now officially May 5, 2011. However, there is no room for delays...
September 22, 2010
Bill Marriott Checks In on the Renaissance St Pancras Progress
Back in 2007 when the Eurostar moved from Waterloo to St Pancras and London and Paris became blood brothers with the whole only two and a bit hours away thing, we were told that the higher floors of the station building which were once (until 1935) the Midland...
June 25, 2010
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