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Wonderful,
Score from 114 reviews
“The location of the hotel is excellent. You can get easily to several attractions by foot. The staff is highly motivated and eager to give you a fabulous holiday. Especially the staff in the restaurant and the concierge meet every expectation of yours and even more. The room service does a great job and the beds are extremely comfortable. I would recommend this hotel to everybody with high expectations in a hotel.”
Maria,
München
In London's West End, this 5-star luxury hotel is in a beautifully preserved Victorian building. It boasts a luxurious on-site spa, spacious rooms, and an award-winning brasserie restaurant. On the corner of Pall Mall and Waterloo Place, Sofitel London St James is a 15 minute walk from Buckingham Palace. Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross Station are a 5 minute walk away. St James’s Park is just 1000 ft from the hotel. Each elegant room boasts an iPod dock and LCD interactive TV. Bathrooms feature walk-in showers, bathrobes and slippers, and luxury toiletries. Some rooms include fantastic London views. Sofitel’s So FIT gym is fully equipped and provides bottled water, fresh fruit, and toiletries. Guests can also make use of the gym’s own personal trainers. The Sofitel So SPA provides luxurious and innovative spa treatments over 3 floors with original features. With its own entrance on Pall Mall, The Balcon brasserie serves French-British cuisine. The elegant Rose Lounge serves traditional afternoon teas, and the St James Bar offers cocktails and champagnes. Hotel Rooms: 186, Hotel Chain: Sofitel. Most recent booking for this hotel was yesterday at 09:27 from Russia.
GeneralRestaurant, Bar, Non-Smoking Rooms, Safe ActivitiesFitness Center, Massage, Turkish/Steam Bath ServicesMeeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Currency Exchange, Shoe Shine, Fax/Photocopying
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Total Hotel Score:9.1
Based on 114 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Sofitel London St James. |
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Brian
Mature couple
Bromsgrove,
United Kingdom
December 21, 2011
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The location for London's famous iconic venues in the West End, parliament, Buckingham Palace, Museums and galleries was perfect for us. As well as this we could walk easily to bars & restaurants. The staff were very helpful and welcoming and dealt with all our queries efficiently and effectively, however at £285 for one night without breakfast, I would expect them to! We ate in the Hotel restaurant, which was nicely presented although not the most flavoursome I have had, but then having a son who is a chef, I may be biased! Also the food could have been hotter; despite being on warmed plates, it was lukewarm - this needs to be addressed. I have only stated that the hotel was 'fair' as far as value for money goes; this is a general statement and not specifically targetted at the Sofitel in London St james'. I have been a guest in your hotels in many parts of the world including as far away as Melbourne, where the room rates were about 50% of this booking but with a much larger room and included breakfast. I therefore would question any such venue to truly justify such pricing, but this a personal choice and I understand that the location, facilities etc in central London do attract a premium rate.
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8.8 |
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Patrick
Young couple
Lausanne,
Switzerland
April 4, 2012
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A magnificent place, perfectly situated. A luxury hotel of the highest standard. I'll gladly go there again anytime.
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9.6 |
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David
Mature couple
Newcastle upon Tyne,
United Kingdom
March 20, 2012
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breakfast ridiculously expensive
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8.8 |
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Lana
Group of friends
Zagreb,
Croatia
February 28, 2012
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I booked luxury room - 700 gbp for 2 nights, but room was standard - for me too small. It wasn7t value for money!
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7.9 |
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Tracey
Mature couple
Romiley Stockport Cheshire,
United Kingdom
February 21, 2012
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We ordered full english breakfasts and waited half an hour for these to arrive, but unfornately they brought waffles for one of the breakfasts sent them back and waited a further 10 mins, still no breakfasts. In the hotels defence they did offer complimentary glasses of champagne, but the damage had already been done!! The shower over the bath is quite technical, 4 levers to activate the shower!!!!!
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7.1 |
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David
Family with older children
Over Peover,
United Kingdom
February 6, 2012
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Great location friendly attentive staff Good food. Lovely room The room was a bit chilly
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10 |
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Dorothy
Mature couple
London,
United Kingdom
December 8, 2011
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Location is excellent and hotel room was beautiful with luxurious Hermes toiletries. Staff were excellent and very accommodating. Hotel room was a bit small, none or limited phone reception in the room we were put into and internet was a bit slow.
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7.5 |
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Justine
Family with older children
Hatfield,
United Kingdom
November 21, 2011
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The hotel itself was wonderful but it is the staff that set it apart, warm and unfailingly helpful without being oversolicitous. This is not a complaint, just an observation, it is unusual at spa hotels to have to pay extra just to use the jacuzzi!
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9.2 |
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Maria
Family with older children
münchen,
Germany
November 1, 2011
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The location of the hotel is excellent. You can get easily to several attractions by foot. The staff is highly motivated and eager to give you a fabulous holiday. Especially the staff in the restaurant and the concierge meet every expectation of yours and even more. The room service does a great job and the beds are extremely comfortable. I would recommend this hotel to everybody with high expectations in a hotel.
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10 |
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Mr
Family with young children
Norwich,
United Kingdom
October 30, 2011
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Great staff will stay again in this holet worth the money
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10 |
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Alexander
Mature couple
Moscow,
Russia
October 29, 2011
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We have asked for a city view while making our reservation on booking.com and were lucky to get a superior queen room on the fifth floor with a city view. Complementary mineral water and cakes/fruits every evening were also very much appreciated. The recently opened renowated bar is gorgeous. Breakfast at the Balcon restaurant is a nice experience although we recommend the a la carte selection as buffet breakfast is not worth the money spent.
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9.2 |
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Kelly
Solo traveler
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
October 26, 2011
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Location was excellent. Incredibly small room for the price
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6.3 |
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Michael
Mature couple
Ipswich,
United Kingdom
October 17, 2011
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Delightful staff. Chic atmosphere.
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9.2 |
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Vincent
Mature couple
guilford,
United States of America
October 9, 2011
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very courteous staff
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10 |
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Tania
Solo traveler
rio de janeiro,
Brazil
September 27, 2011
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This was my second time at Sofitel St James,I was still surprised by the amazing treatment as the kindness they treat their guests.I had been to some other Sofitel Hotels in Europe,I do find this one from far the best one of any other I had been before.Regarding the team attention to any guest's needs,trying to give us the best confort we could dream.Every single evening a musician plays beautifully bringing the most romantic atmosphere..As a frequent traveller,I do recommend it for an unforgetable scape in London.
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10 |
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Lisa
Solo traveler
chicago,
United States of America
September 23, 2011
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The staff were amazingly helpful and the beds were sublime. Location was most convenient for walking in local parks, getting to usual tourist sites and public transport. Would recommend this hotel without reservation and with fullest enthusiasm.
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10 |
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Katherine
Group of friends
Atlanta,
United States of America
September 20, 2011
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The staff were excellent - very personable, friendly, and looking for ways to enhance your visit. The location was superb. The room was fabulous. Beautiful and luxurious fittings. Wonderful shower! The reason I chose Sofitel was because my Mum, sister and I all wanted to share a room and there were few hotels that could accommodate us - we had a junior suite at Sofitel and it was very comfortable for the three of us. I would definitely recommend Sofitel to friends. It was pricey but the service and overall experience was second to none. We were disappointed to find the restaurant was closed for refurbishment when we got there. If I had realized that when booking, I possibly wouldn't have booked this hotel, but in fact they did a reasonable job of coping without it.
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9.2 |
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Anna
Group of friends
Norwich,
United Kingdom
August 30, 2011
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Room was outstanding but the staff were the most pleasant and courteous I have come across, hugely customer focussed and will genuinely go out of their way to make their guests feel just that, like guests.
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9.6 |
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Ida
Family with older children
North York,
Canada
August 19, 2011
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Friendly and Warm service
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10 |
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Nuno
Young couple
Cascais,
Portugal
August 9, 2011
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Location, Service, Large Rooms.
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9.6 |
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Howard
Mature couple
penarth,
United Kingdom
August 1, 2011
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Well appointed hotel and great location for theatre and shopping , we went to the o2 and the hotel was easy foe that venue also , 5 minute walk to the tube and 6 stops without changing . The hotel was having minor refurbishments , which we were aware of , and the bar was temporary and disappointing , very good Gym , and as my wife doesn't usually eat breakfast , I can't comment on the food as we didn't use the restaurant . Unusually for a 5 star hotel it had tea and coffee making facilities in the room Due to it being part of the Accor group , there is a heavy French influence , eg the hotel information book in our room , didn't have an English or other language section , luckily I can read enough French to get the basic information , I did inform reception , but it was no corrected by the time we left
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8.3 |
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Thomas
Family with older children
GRAND RAPIDS,
United States of America
June 28, 2011
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Excellent customer relations from the moment that we arrived. Great location to St. James Park and Red Bus Tours for an easy (family) overview of the city. We made reservations online with the concierge before our arrival. They were prompt in helping us accomplish this so that when we arrived all reservations had been handled. Dinner reservations hard to make at the nicer restaurants upon arrival - recommend setting them up beforehand.
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10 |
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Diane
Family with older children
Liverpool,
United Kingdom
June 28, 2011
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Pleasant staff. Extremely comfortable bed. Proximity to London sights... Buckingham Palace, St. James' Park, National Gallery as well as shopping in Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street.
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9.6 |
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William
Mature couple
Margaux,
France
May 24, 2011
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We always enjoy staying there. Everything is perfect.
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10 |
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Yoko
Group of friends
turumi osaka,
Japan
May 15, 2012
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オペラ座の怪人を観るために、一番近くて便利なホテルで利用しました。 パリで4泊した後、ユーロスターに乗り、できるだけ荷物を少なくして、案内された部屋は4階の一番端で狭い- 部屋でした。身なりで判断されたのか… 残念です。ホテルの場所は三越のある通りに面しています。 次の日、観光するために荷物を預かってもらいました。
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5.5 |
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