The public areas of Sir George Gilbert Scott's Victorian masterpiece are mesmerising - the stone cantilevered staircase, curved hallways of Minton tiles and unexpectedly decorative walls, cornices and ceilings, all carefully, lovingly restored right down to the last tiny flake of gold leaf. Thirty-eight suites have been created in the original building and a further 207 rooms in a new annexe, Barlow House. Those rooms are not a bad size, if unexciting. At this scale, though, it is impossible to avoid creeping corporateness – even in the suites. Mine is comfortable for sure. I am less keen on being woken at 7am by a platform announcement, but it's fun watching everyone scurrying about below.
• Euston Rd +44 (0)20-7841 3579. From £300 room only.
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King's class... the new lobby, once the forecourt, at the St Pancras Hotel |
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