Town Hall HotelvsCovent Garden Hotel
Both Town Hall Hotel and Covent Garden Hotel are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Covent Garden Hotel scores slightly better than Town Hall Hotel. Covent Garden Hotel ranks #9 in London with praise from 17 sources including Fodor's, Gayot and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Town Hall Hotel Show All Reviews
8 Patriot Square, Bethnal Green, London E2 9NF
From $153/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"An art deco town hall, abandoned in the early 1980s and turned into a chic hotel in 2010, is now a lively and stylish place, with the best of the building's elegant original features intact." Full review
Jetsetter
"Hip heritage hotel in London's East End with apartment-style rooms, a speakeasy bar and a basement pool." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Striking design mixes Edwardian influences with 1930s art deco style and contemporary touches." Full review
Time Out
"In 2010, a grand, Grade II-listed, early 20th-century town hall was transformed into a classy modern aparthotel – despite its location between a council estate and a scruffy row of shops." Full review
Insight Guides
"The former Town Hall in Bethnal Green has been converted into guest rooms and apartments. Free Wi-fi, crisp styling and a pool in the basement."
Star Service
"Marble floors and columns in the entranceway are traditional, but the furniture that stands atop it is decidedly modern and functional." Full review
Gayot
"Few London hotels keep the original style of their old buildings, but Bethnal Green's Town Hall has retained the character and grandeur of its Edwardian origins."
Travel + Leisure
"Furnishings are spare and clean-lined, a mixture of Midcentury reissues and new pieces designed by Rare principal Michel da Costa Gonçalves." Full review
Zagat
"Bethnal Green’s former town hall houses this luxury hotel where cutting-edge design mixes with art deco and Edwardian details."
Wallpaper
"A refreshingly succinct menu that's a solid testament to his flair for thoroughly crowd-pleasing dishes. Innovative concoctions include crispy fish skin with smoked cod and dill. " Full review
Covent Garden Hotel Show All Reviews
10 Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9HB
From $217/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"Gorgeous boutique hotel... housed in a converted French hospital in a characterful location."
Michelin Guide
"Popular with those of a theatrical bent. Boldly designed, stylish bedrooms."
Frommer's
"The phrase we hear most often from guests who've stayed here is "expensive, but worth it"." Full review
Concierge
"Quiet, intimate luxury... whose only extravagance is its uncanny grasp of what its guests want: to be left at peace and in great comfort."
Fodor's
"It's little wonder this is now the London home-away-from-home for off-duty celebrities, actors, and style mavens." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"There’s an excellent bar-restaurant called Brasserie Max just off the lobby, and two stunning guest lounges with fireplaces on the 1st floor that come into their own in the winter." Full review
Time Out
"The location and tucked-away screening room of this Firmdale hotel ensure it continues to attract starry customers." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Part of the Firmdale chain, it is decorated in contemporary-English style with antiques and fresh fabrics."
Star Service
"Location, service, accommodations and dining converge to create a real gem of a hotel. " Full review
Gayot
"A pioneer in a neighborhood area not previously known for hotels, but where they now seem to spring up every day, the Covent Garden Hotel remains a veritable jewel."