STG Hotel Oxford Street - formerly St Giles London Hotel

Good breakfast and convenient for town, but a very basic hotel and room for the (high) price. Check-in staff poor. Also £10 per case storage is a rip-off when other hotels do it for free.

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Original "classic twin" room was dated and musty smelling. Nothing like what's pictured on the website. After complaining was offered the "signature twin" but had to pay the difference. No wash cloths, no hand towels. 24 hour restaurant doesn't open until 7AM. 10 pounds per bag to hold luggage when everywhere else we've stayed offered for free.

The hotel is in a good location, convenient to access the Underground or just walk to many places in London. The double room is not big, but worked for two people. The hotel was busy, and getting space in the lifts could be a minor challenge. While I understand a policy of only changing linens every four days, and providing clean towels upon request, this is where the hotel failed to meet basic expectations. We stayed nine nights, and the linens were only changed after the eighth night. By that time, we had no expectations of any change of linens. The garbage was never picked up, despite having made multiple requests at the front desk. We resorted to leaving a garbage can outside of the room in the morning, and when we returned in the evening, the empty can was left outside the door. We were able to get toilet paper and fresh towels upon request, so the only major negative was the failure to clean the room. I don't know if you need to request a remote for the television, but there wasn't one in the room, and we didn't need to use the TV.

I was shocked how this hotel has changed for the worse. £10 per luggage item for storage is a rip off. Never had to pay before. Also £20 for a check in earlier than 3pm when the room is ready is also a rip off, so you get charged either way unless you want to carry your luggage with you. Room facilities were shocking - one capsule of milk, no hand towels and electric sockets that were intermittent working. This definitely is not as good as it used to be and we have stayed here many times. Even the 'Hudson's bar' has gone from a sumptuous cocktail bar to a poor and expensive bar with tacky stools and tables and shocking service - not like it used to be. Will will not be back!