Hotel near the Ambassadors Theatre
Ambassadors Theatre, West Street, WC2H 9ND
Nearest Tube: Leicester Square
Situated opposite perennial celeb hangout The Ivy just off Cambridge Circus - turn right just before Fopp Records, past the excellent Tristan Bates fringe theatre - the Ambassadors is a good thing in a small package.
Opened as the Ambassadors in 1913 and renamed the New Ambassadors in 1999 along with a change of ownership and philosophy, it reverted back to its former name when purchased by Mousetrap impresario Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen in 1997.
Agatha Christie's murder mystery started its West End life at the Ambassadors in 1952, and famously refuses, unlike many of the characters within the play, to die - moving to St Martin's Theatre next door after 21 years in the Ambassadors, it has now clocked up 57 uninterrupted years of performances, an extraordinary feat.
It is rumoured that the show will return to its former home at some point in the near future.
Miles away from such theatrical gentry, the Ambassadors was home to the Royal Court Upstairs from 1996-1999: the theatre was split in two, with the famously radical Chelsea new writing citadel taking possesion of the upper floor for West End productions of their boundary-breaking work.
These ethics continued for a few subsequent years with the then-New Ambassadors hosting some niche works rarely seen in the West End, before returning to standbys like Journeys End, Hamlet and current show Stomp, the percussion-fuelled urban dance troupe who continue to pull in the crowds both here and on Broadway.
Bus routes: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176
Parking: MasterPark at Cambridge Circus and the NCP at Upper St Martins Lane and Bedfordbury.
Strand Palace Hotel
The Strand Palace is only a very few minutes easy stroll to Covent Garden, the London Eye and Drury Lane. The hotel is located on the Strand in the West End and is close to many theatres, restaurants and bars. To its north lies Holborn and Russell Square, an area that is home to the British Museum, whilst to the east lies Tottenham Court Road, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery.
St Giles Hotel
From £89.00 including tax
Our most popular tried and tested 3 star hotel in the West End of London. The St Giles is only a short walk away from the Ambassadors Theatre
Index of hotels near Ambassadors Theatre
| Hotel | Star Rating | Postcode | Distance | Price from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myhotel Bloomsbury | 4 Star | WC1B3HD | 0.46mi | 151.58 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten | 4 Star | WC2H 9HD | 0.21mi | 115.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street | 4 Star | WC1B 3QD | 0.40mi | 140.00 | View |
| The Westbury Hotel Bond Street London | 5 Star | W1S 2YF | 0.51mi | 175.08 | View |
| Charing Cross A Guoman Hotel | 4 Star | WC2N 5HX | 0.37mi | 151.58 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Leicester Square | 4 Star | WC2H 7HL | 0.14mi | 164.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth | 4 Star | WC1B 3LB | 0.41mi | 88.12 | View |
| The Kingsley A Thistle Hotel | 4 Star | WC1A 2SD | 0.49mi | 151.58 | View |
| The Portland Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5JH | 0.62mi | 106.00 | View |
| The Royal Trafalgar A Thistle Hotel | 4 Star | WC2H 7HG | 0.27mi | 233.83 | View |
| Beauchamp Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5JH | 0.64mi | 94.00 | View |
| The Stafford London by Kempinski | 5 Star | SW1A 1NJ | 0.59mi | 276.13 | View |
| Washington Mayfair Hotel | 4 Star | W1J 5HE | 0.73mi | 139.83 | View |
| The Buckingham Hotel | 4 Star | WC1 5JT | 0.60mi | 106.00 | View |
| The Lancaster Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5JD | 0.63mi | 76.00 | View |
| Montague on The Gardens A Red Carnation Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5BJ | 0.61mi | 182.12 | View |
| Royal Horseguards | 5 Star | SW1A 2EJ | 0.50mi | 252.63 | View |
| Grange Blooms Town House Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5BP | 0.59mi | 106.00 | View |
| Saco London Covent Garden | 4 Star | WC2E 9DS | 0.24mi | 175.00 | View |
| Brown's A Rocco Forte Hotel | 5 Star | W1S 4BP | 0.52mi | 346.63 | View |
| The Clarendon | 4 Star | WC1B 5JR | 0.61mi | 94.00 | View |
| The Bloomsbury Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 3NN | 0.35mi | 198.58 | View |
| Park Inn London Russell Square | 4 Star | WC1B 4BH | 0.66mi | 129.00 | View |
| Strand Palace Hotel | 3 Star | WC2R 0JJ | 0.44mi | 92.00 | View |
| Garth Hotel | 2 Star | WC1E 6HJ | 0.69mi | 135.00 | View |
| Lse Northumberland House | 3 Star | WC2N 5BY | 0.42mi | 55.00 | View |
| One Aldwych | 5 Star | WC2B 4RH | 0.49mi | 287.88 | View |
| Dukes Hotel | 5 Star | SW1A 1NY | 0.61mi | 264.38 | View |
| Grange White Hall Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5BU | 0.56mi | 130.00 | View |
| Grange Langham Court Hotel | 4 Star | W1W 6BU | 0.68mi | 106.00 | View |
| Sofitel London St James | 5 Star | SW1Y 4AN | 0.35mi | 258.50 | View |
| Waverley House Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5AF | 0.71mi | 75.00 | View |
| Grange Holborn | 5 Star | WC1B 4AR | 0.67mi | 106.00 | View |
| Sanderson A Morgans Hotel | 5 Star | W1T 3NG | 0.46mi | 252.63 | View |
| Flemings Hotel Mayfair | 4 Star | W1J 7BH | 0.72mi | 139.82 | View |
| Fielding Hotel | 3 Star | WC2B 5QZ | 0.40mi | 58.75 | View |
| le Meridien Piccadilly | 5 Star | W1J 0BH | 0.30mi | 245.58 | View |
| 3 Ryder Street Chambers St James's Piccadilly Serviced Apartments | 4 Star | SW1Y 6PY | 0.48mi | 139.00 | View |
| The Hallam | 3 Star | W1W 6JF | 0.74mi | 60.00 | View |
| Sanctum Soho | 5 Star | W1B 5NF | 0.32mi | 376.00 | View |
| Staunton Hotel | 4 Star | WC1E 6HE | 0.56mi | 120.00 | View |
| St Giles Hotel and Leisure Club | 3 Star | WC1B 3AS | 0.36mi | 99.00 | View |
| No5 Maddox Street | 4 Star | HA03SJ | 0.48mi | 276.12 | View |
| St Martins Lane A Morgans Original | 5 Star | WC2N 4HX | 0.22mi | 229.13 | View |
| Saint Georges Hotel | 4 Star | W1B 2QS | 0.64mi | 116.00 | View |
| London Serviced Aparthotel | 3 Star | W1T4QE | 0.62mi | 50.00 | View |
| Citadines Aparthotel Holborn | 3 Star | WC1V 6LF | 0.66mi | 105.75 | View |
| Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel | 5 Star | WC1V 7EN | 0.67mi | 233.83 | View |
| Curzon Plaza Mayfair | 3 Star | W1J 8PB | 0.70mi | 186.85 | View |
| Citadines Aparthotel Trafalgar Square | 3 Star | WC2N 5EA | 0.46mi | 122.00 | View |
| Holiday Inn London Mayfair | 4 Star | W1J 8NE | 0.59mi | 235.00 | View |

