Hotel near the Prince Of Wales Theatre
Prince Of Wales Theatre, 31 Coventry Street, London W1D 6AS
Nearest Tube: Leicester Square
Slap bang between Leicester Square and Piccadilly - and thus the theatre with the best passing trade in London bar none - the Prince of Wales has always been a little, shall we say, camp.
It opened in 1884 with W.S. Gilbert's fairy comedy The Palace of Truth, one of the main attractions of the theatre being its pseudo-Moorish courtyard replete with fountain and ornamental rocks.
Curiously the Prince of Wales became famous for mime and clownery towards the end of the century, which soon gave way to delicious sketch revues by the likes of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello in the 1910s.
After 1932 it was renamed the Folies Bergere after the risque Parisian showhouse, presenting continuous revues from 2pm until midnight that featured, as proudly advertised at the time, "gasp-making scenes and blush-making costumes".
Variety and revues held court until the 60s when musicals moved in; Barba Streisand visited in Fanny, and Underneath The Arches, starring Roy Hudd and Christopher Timothy as Flanagan and Allen scored a big hit in 1982.
Its record books are again dominated by a certain Mr Lloyd-Webber with his Aspects of Love playing here for over a million people, and new owners Delfont Mackintosh spruced up the theatre in time for a grand reopening in 2004 to celebrate the arrival of Mamma Mia - and what an arrival it was.
Set on a fantasy Greek island, a bride-to-be invites her three potential fathers to her wedding in paradise - what follows is a feel-good piece of fluff packed with laughs, romance and of course, the perennially-loved music of Abba.
The huge success of last year's big screen adaptation has only added to the West End show's popularity, and you can rest assured that the cast here have better singing voices than Pierce Brosnan.
Parking: Westminster City Council Car Park in Leicester Square
Nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus.
Air conditioning.
The venue consists of stalls and dress circle.
Capacity is 1100 approx.
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 Prince Of Wales Theatre
Index of hotels near Prince Of Wales Theatre
| Hotel | Star Rating | Postcode | Distance | Price from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Hotel | 2 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 55.00 | View |
| The Cavendish London Piccadilly | 4 Star | SW1Y 6JF | mi | 259.00 | View |
| Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel | 4 Star | W1D 6EX | mi | 199.00 | View |
| Hotel Russell London Bloomsbury | 4 Star | WC1B 5BE | mi | 142.80 | View |
| The Savoy | 5 Star | WC2R 0EU | mi | 366.00 | View |
| The Westbury Hotel Bond Street London | 5 Star | W1S 2YF | mi | 274.80 | View |
| The Royal Trafalgar A Thistle Hotel | 4 Star | WC2H 7HG | mi | 178.80 | View |
| Charing Cross A Guoman Hotel | 4 Star | WC2N 5HX | mi | 196.80 | View |
| The Kingsley A Thistle Hotel | 4 Star | WC1A 2SD | mi | 178.80 | View |
| Royal Horseguards | 5 Star | SW1A 2EJ | mi | 252.00 | View |
| Thistle Piccadilly | 3 Star | W1D 6BZ | mi | 166.80 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street | 4 Star | WC2H 9HD | mi | 250.80 | View |
| Montague on The Gardens A Red Carnation Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5BJ | mi | 192.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Hampshire | 5 Star | WC2H 7LH | mi | 270.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street | 4 Star | WC1B 3QD | mi | 226.80 | View |
| Sanctum Soho | 5 Star | W1B 5NF | mi | 288.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Leicester Square | 4 Star | WC2H 7HL | mi | 204.12 | View |
| The Academy The Bloomsbury Town House | 4 Star | WC1E 6HG | mi | 138.00 | View |
| Grange Blooms Town House Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5BP | mi | 102.00 | View |
| The Lancaster Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5JD | mi | 60.00 | View |
| The Buckingham Hotel | 4 Star | WC1 5JT | mi | 114.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth | 4 Star | WC1B 3LB | mi | 202.80 | View |
| Chancery Court Hotel London | 5 Star | WC1V 7EN | mi | 420.00 | View |
| The Portland Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5JH | mi | 114.00 | View |
| Grange White Hall Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5BU | mi | 102.00 | View |
| The Bloomsbury Hotel A Member of The Doyle Collection | 4 Star | WC1B 3NN | mi | 234.00 | View |
| The Clarendon | 4 Star | WC1B 5JR | mi | 114.00 | View |
| Hazlitts | 4 Star | W1D 3JA | mi | 306.00 | View |
| Citadines Prestige Trafalgar Square London | 3 Star | WC2N 5EA | mi | 168.00 | View |
| Saint Georges Hotel | 4 Star | W1B 2QS | mi | 137.00 | View |
| St Martins Lane A Morgans Original | 5 Star | WC2N 4HX | mi | 310.80 | View |
| Regency House Hotel | 2 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 59.00 | View |
| Mercure London Bloomsbury | 4 Star | WC1B 5AF | mi | 139.00 | View |
| Welcome Inn | 3 Star | WC1H 9RE | mi | 45.00 | View |
| Hotel Cavendish | 4 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 65.00 | View |
| Citadines Prestige Holborn Covent Garden | 4 Star | WC1V 6LF | mi | 184.80 | View |
| No 5 Doughty Street | 4 Star | WC1N 2PL | mi | 220.00 | View |
| Fielding Hotel | 4 Star | WC2B 5QZ | mi | 168.00 | View |
| Thanet Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5JA | mi | 78.00 | View |

