Charing Cross

Charing Cross is a mainline terminus and the bookings follow the trains. WC2, at the bottom of the Strand where it meets Trafalgar Square.

Where it is

The station carries the Northern and Bakerloo lines alongside the mainline platforms. Leicester Square and Covent Garden are both a short walk north.

What that means for booking

Hotel outcall along the Strand and around Trafalgar Square, mostly at shorter notice than the residential areas manage. Companions from across the West End cover it easily.

What it costs

West End rates, and bookings are often shorter here because people are between trains rather than settled for the night.

Worth knowing before you ring

The Strand hotels are used to visitors at all hours and none of them take any interest. Give the room number when you book.

Who covers it

The West End rosters, all within a short walk or one stop. Covent Garden and Leicester Square are the nearest and the journey is minutes.

The Strand hotels

Several large hotels sit along this stretch and all of them are entirely used to guests receiving visitors. Give the hotel and room number when you book rather than at the door.

What the bookings look like

Often short and often same-day, because the demand here is people between trains. An hour before a departure is the standard shape and nobody treats it as unusual.

If you have longer

Covent Garden is five minutes north and better suited to an evening that starts over dinner rather than ending at a platform.

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