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The Standard London
The Standard · King's Cross, London, UK
A brutalist former council building opposite St Pancras, reworked with red exterior lifts and a tenth-floor restaurant.
What to know before you book
- Eurostar and six tube lines across the road
- Late-night bar programme
- Rooms with outdoor bathtubs over the city
- Arrive via London Heathrow (LHR) — piccadilly line to king's cross, or elizabeth line via farringdon, about 50 minutes.
- Budget roughly $400 a night for the room and $105 per person a day on food, transport and entry fees.
- Free to do: British Library & Coal Drops Yard, Regent's Canal walk to Camden.
Best things to do nearby
- British Library & Coal Drops YardCulture · 5 min away · Free
Both within five minutes of the lobby
- Regent's Canal walk to CamdenNature · 10 min away · Free
Towpath through Granary Square to the market
- Eurostar to ParisAdventure · 5 min away · $120 pp
St Pancras is across the street — Paris in 2h16
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