St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

[SteveD]

Has anyone done the tour of the building which the hotel offers? Was it worth the £20 they ask?

http://www.marriott.com/hotel-info/lonpr-st-pancras-renaissance-london-hotel/history_tours/pj8m41t/home-page.mi

[jno]

I went round inside years ago (for free) before the rebuilding began. It's an attractive building inside and out with an interesting history; but nowhere near £20 attractive and interesting, so I won't be doing it again.

[SteveD]

Thanks for your reply, but surely today's guided tour of the fully-restored building would not be the same as what you experienced.

[janbee]

I agree. It's VERY interesting but not worth the rip off £20.

[Dee Sa]

would not be so bad if they threw in a pot of tea & a scone after the tour I suppose but I would not pay that nor would I pay to go up the Chard.

[jno]

my guess is it hasn't changed much, updated rather than altered. It was a hotel from the start, though it went through a period as offices. I suspect they've returned it to much the way it was.

Perhaps I'm wrong but I won't be paying £20 to find out.

[Zacs-Master]

Wander round yourself and have a read of this over a glass of bubbly
http://www.golm.org.uk/sponsors/documents/History_St_Pancras_Renaissance.pdf

[SteveD]

In the mean time, I found this on Trip Advisor:

"Do the tour!
We booked this historical tour with Royden for my husband's birthday. Luckily there was just the two of us and we were able to have a great 2 hours walking around this beautiful hotel and learning about the history of the railway and how the hotel came to be... The cost was £20 each and we had a complimentary cup of tea and a cake at the end which was lovely. If you love the railway or architecture then definitely take a look!"

So it seems as though you do get a cup of tea!

As we would be leaving London of the Eurostar, this could be the ideal end to a short break in London. I'm still tempted instead of the steep price. If we do do it, I'll report back (in November).

[SteveD]

...in spite of...

[StevenFoley]

£20 for a hotel tour? Haven't been there so if I were to go there with a once in a life time chance I'll probably get the offer. It's my first time to read something about a hotel tour with fees though.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/mar/11/st-pancras-renaissance-hotel-london
http://www.hotelbtlv.com/content.php?id=1064