Recent views on London hotels

[Whatsthepoint]

I haven’t stayed in Central London IHG hotels in a while so i was hoping I could get views on the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury and Indigo Leicester Square. These are the best located IHG hotels for what i need. Many thanks in advance.

[HampshireHog]

Holiday inn Bloomsbury is time travelling back 40 years to 1983, unmodernised tatty dump

[Lynx]

I’m pretty sure there is a case of mistaken identity here. I’ve stayed at HI Bloomsbury a few times and as I recall it is quite modern and perfectly fine. I think the HI Mayfair was the old and tatty one, but that seems to have disappeared.

I’d choose HI Bloomsbury over Indigo Leicester Square. Standard rooms at the Indigo are very small, and Leicester Square is a bit too busy and hectic for my liking. The Indigo does have a top floor bar/restaurant with a decent view and a balcony, but outside eating/drinking is less of an attraction at this time of year…

[Whatsthepoint]

Thanks Lynx. I did stay at the HI Bloomsbury years ago and it was ‘ok’ then.

[HampshireHog]

Well I stayed this year and I ain’t changing my view. The location is great otherwise I’d rather be in a premier inn tbh

[Whatsthepoint]

Fair enough Hampshirehog. I actually decided on the King’s Cross Crowne Plaza. Not the best of reviews but the HI only specified a ‘double’ bed whereas the CP was a ‘queen’, which I hope is US Queen I.e. a King. I wish hotels were clearer about bed sizes.