Pros

  • Quiet residential setting, located close to tube, bus, and railway stops
  • Modern, spacious suites have smart TVs and fully equipped kitchenettes
  • Elegant contemporary decor throughout, including modern, stylish lobby
  • Pleasant lounge has free hot drinks 24/7
  • Business center and small gym both open 24/7
  • 24-hour pantry in lobby sells food and drink essentials
  • Regular social evenings with free drinks and snacks
  • Homey atmosphere with resident dog (a con for some)
  • Free Wi-Fi and breakfast
  • Free self-service laundry facilities available 24/
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Cons

  • Small gym
  • Parking can be a challenge
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Bottom Line

The upscale Staybridge Suites London - Vauxhall offers a modern alternative to extended stays, with almost a hostel-like approach to communal living and a homey atmosphere complete with a resident dog. Located in a convenient location close to a tube, bus, and train station, the property offers 93 spacious suites with fully equipped kitchenettes. Freebies include an excellent breakfast, hot drinks in the lounge, and Wi-Fi, plus the hotel has a 24-hour business center and small gym. Free laundry facilities are available 24/7, while a pantry in the lobby sells kitchen essentials. Some guests report that parking can be a challenge, however. There aren't many alternatives nearby offering extended-stay lodging, but the upper-middle-range Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo has comparable rates, a convenient location, and a gorgeous contemporary lobby lounge.

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Amenities

  • Fitness Center
  • Internet

Oyster Hotel Review

Staybridge Suites London – Vauxhall

Scene

High-end contemporary decor with a homey atmosphere for long-term stays

Opened in 2015, the Staybridge Suites offers an innovative home-away-from-home alternative to extended-stay hotel accommodation. It’s a well executed concept with an almost hostel-like approach to communal living, but at an unmistakably upscale level. The modern low-rise building is sympathetically designed to suit the neighborhood, while contemporary interior decor includes high ceilings and attractive hardwood flooring in the bright, airy lobby. The front desk features a wood panel facade, while modern retro-style seats in bright colors are dotted around the cozy space. Bright and understated hallways have neutral-colored carpets, modern furniture, and attractive prints. The spacious lounge is similarly inviting, with tub chairs in complementary purples and grays as well as attractive downlighting; like the rest of the hotel, the space feels modern, new, and high-end. A homey atmosphere pervades, complete with a friendly resident dog. The property primarily attracts long-term business and leisure guests.

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Location

Quiet residential location close to the tube; short ride to Big Ben and other sights

The Staybridge Suites is set on a quiet, largely residential street surrounded by apartments and offices. There’s a neighborhood pub just opposite, and the hotel is a six-minute walk from Vauxhall railway, tube, and bus station. It’s also within a five-minute walk of two public parks, while Lambeth Palace is a 10-minute walk away. The Kia Oval cricket club and conference center is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Attractions like Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace can be reached in about 20 minutes via public transportation. Hyde Park and the British Museum take under a half-hour to reach by bus. London City Airport is a 30-minute taxi ride away or 53 minutes by public transport; Heathrow Airport is about a 40-minute drive or an hour by public transportation, and Gatwick Airport takes around an hour to reach by either taxi or public transportation.

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Rooms

Spacious, modern suites with smart TVs, handsome bathrooms, and excellent kitchenettes

As the hotel’s name suggests, the 93 rooms here are all suites. The smallest and cheapest are studios and lack a separate living space, but they’re spacious, modern, and quiet across the board. Large, comfy beds have contemporary white headboards with built-in backlighting that rest against pleasant turquoise accent walls. Gray wooden bedside tables have chic lamps, while large windows are framed in gray floor-length curtains. Rooms also have daybeds or armchairs, work desks, and full-length mirrors. Every suite has a superbly equipped modern kitchenette fitted with a sink, stovetop (but no oven), mini-fridge with ice-maker, microwave, and even a dishwasher, plus other essential appliances and cookware. Bathrooms feature attractive tiling, walk-in showers with power showerheads, and elegant white ceramic sinks; toiletries come in small individual pumps. 

One Bedroom Apartments add a separate living room with a full-size sofa, as well as a larger kitchenette with a dining table; bathrooms feature up-to-date shower/tub combos with power showerheads. Amenities across all of the air-conditioned suites include large flat-screen smart TVs (with on-demand movies for a fee), phones with voicemail, free Wi-Fi, safes, hairdryers, and coffee- and tea-making facilities, plus irons and ironing boards. Connecting rooms are available. Note that housekeeping provides a daily light touch and a weekly full clean (weekend housekeeping is on request). Rooms have pleasant views of either the main street or neighboring properties.

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Features

Free breakfast, hot drinks, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi, plus 24/7 gym and business center

The Staybridge Suites offers an extensive range of services that will appeal to extended-stay travelers seeking convenience. A pleasing number of freebies include a cooked and continental breakfast buffet offering plenty of choice, plus free self-service hot beverages in the lounge 24/7. The hotel also runs regular social events for guests, with free drinks and snacks, while the 24-hour lobby pantry sells cooking essentials and a small selection of beers, wines, and spirits. Free and modern 24/7 self-service laundry facilities are a particularly nice touch (alternatively, same-day dry cleaning is available), and there are free storage lockers as well. The 24-hour gym is equipped with weightlifting and cardio machines, but it’s on the small side. There are chic, comfy meeting rooms available, though all-glass walls looking onto the lobby mean these offer little privacy; the business center offers Internet-connected computers and copying, printing, and scanning services, and is also open 24/7. There’s reliable free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, but guests report that getting one of the limited street parking spaces can be a challenge.

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Oyster Hotel Review

Staybridge Suites London – Vauxhall

Scene

High-end contemporary decor with a homey atmosphere for long-term stays

Opened in 2015, the Staybridge Suites offers an innovative home-away-from-home alternative to extended-stay hotel accommodation. It’s a well executed concept with an almost hostel-like approach to communal living, but at an unmistakably upscale level. The modern low-rise building is sympathetically designed to suit the neighborhood, while contemporary interior decor includes high ceilings and attractive hardwood flooring in the bright, airy lobby. The front desk features a wood panel facade, while modern retro-style seats in bright colors are dotted around the cozy space. Bright and understated hallways have neutral-colored carpets, modern furniture, and attractive prints. The spacious lounge is similarly inviting, with tub chairs in complementary purples and grays as well as attractive downlighting; like the rest of the hotel, the space feels modern, new, and high-end. A homey atmosphere pervades, complete with a friendly resident dog. The property primarily attracts long-term business and leisure guests.

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Location

Quiet residential location close to the tube; short ride to Big Ben and other sights

The Staybridge Suites is set on a quiet, largely residential street surrounded by apartments and offices. There’s a neighborhood pub just opposite, and the hotel is a six-minute walk from Vauxhall railway, tube, and bus station. It’s also within a five-minute walk of two public parks, while Lambeth Palace is a 10-minute walk away. The Kia Oval cricket club and conference center is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Attractions like Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace can be reached in about 20 minutes via public transportation. Hyde Park and the British Museum take under a half-hour to reach by bus. London City Airport is a 30-minute taxi ride away or 53 minutes by public transport; Heathrow Airport is about a 40-minute drive or an hour by public transportation, and Gatwick Airport takes around an hour to reach by either taxi or public transportation.

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Rooms

Spacious, modern suites with smart TVs, handsome bathrooms, and excellent kitchenettes

As the hotel’s name suggests, the 93 rooms here are all suites. The smallest and cheapest are studios and lack a separate living space, but they’re spacious, modern, and quiet across the board. Large, comfy beds have contemporary white headboards with built-in backlighting that rest against pleasant turquoise accent walls. Gray wooden bedside tables have chic lamps, while large windows are framed in gray floor-length curtains. Rooms also have daybeds or armchairs, work desks, and full-length mirrors. Every suite has a superbly equipped modern kitchenette fitted with a sink, stovetop (but no oven), mini-fridge with ice-maker, microwave, and even a dishwasher, plus other essential appliances and cookware. Bathrooms feature attractive tiling, walk-in showers with power showerheads, and elegant white ceramic sinks; toiletries come in small individual pumps. 

One Bedroom Apartments add a separate living room with a full-size sofa, as well as a larger kitchenette with a dining table; bathrooms feature up-to-date shower/tub combos with power showerheads. Amenities across all of the air-conditioned suites include large flat-screen smart TVs (with on-demand movies for a fee), phones with voicemail, free Wi-Fi, safes, hairdryers, and coffee- and tea-making facilities, plus irons and ironing boards. Connecting rooms are available. Note that housekeeping provides a daily light touch and a weekly full clean (weekend housekeeping is on request). Rooms have pleasant views of either the main street or neighboring properties.

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Features

Free breakfast, hot drinks, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi, plus 24/7 gym and business center

The Staybridge Suites offers an extensive range of services that will appeal to extended-stay travelers seeking convenience. A pleasing number of freebies include a cooked and continental breakfast buffet offering plenty of choice, plus free self-service hot beverages in the lounge 24/7. The hotel also runs regular social events for guests, with free drinks and snacks, while the 24-hour lobby pantry sells cooking essentials and a small selection of beers, wines, and spirits. Free and modern 24/7 self-service laundry facilities are a particularly nice touch (alternatively, same-day dry cleaning is available), and there are free storage lockers as well. The 24-hour gym is equipped with weightlifting and cardio machines, but it’s on the small side. There are chic, comfy meeting rooms available, though all-glass walls looking onto the lobby mean these offer little privacy; the business center offers Internet-connected computers and copying, printing, and scanning services, and is also open 24/7. There’s reliable free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, but guests report that getting one of the limited street parking spaces can be a challenge.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Basic Television

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Free Breakfast

  • Full Kitchen

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

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