Premier Inn London Victoria hotel
Renovated Victorian building on Eccleston Square, under 350 metres from London Victoria
About this hotel
The hotel occupies 82-83 Eccleston Square, a preserved Victorian building in Pimlico whose entrance is off Gillingham Street, behind London Victoria. The station is under 350 metres away, and Victoria Coach Station and the Underground, with the Victoria, Circle and District lines, are each less than five minutes on foot. Inside, the rooms have been fully renovated, and family rooms sleep two adults and two children under 16. Breakfast is an all-you-can-eat buffet with eggs cooked several ways, pork or vegetarian sausages and a continental selection, and two children eat free with an adult who takes the full breakfast. A restaurant and a bar complete the ground floor services, and the reception is staffed 24 hours.
- Under 350 metres from London Victoria, under five minutes on foot to rail, Tube and coach station
- Preserved Victorian building with renovated rooms
- 24-hour reception
- Family rooms for two adults and two children under 16
- Two children eat the full breakfast free with a paying adult
Our take
82-83 Eccleston Square, entered off Gillingham Street, sits under 350 metres from London Victoria, on the Pimlico side of the station, so the rail, Underground and coach station are all less than five minutes on foot. The building is a preserved Victorian house with a period exterior and fully renovated rooms, which gives a calmer square to sleep on than the roads around the station front. A 24-hour reception covers late arrivals from Gatwick. Family rooms take two adults and two children under 16, and two children eat the full breakfast free with an adult who has it too. Pets stay home: like other UK Premier Inns, it accepts assistance dogs only. I would book it for an early Gatwick Express or a coach out of Victoria.
- Victoria is two stations side by side: Southern and the Gatwick Express use platforms 9 to 19, Southeastern trains to Kent platforms 1 to 8, so check your side before you leave the hotel.
- Victoria Coach Station is also under five minutes away on foot, which makes the hotel a sensible base the night before an early National Express or European coach.
- With children, book the family room and the full breakfast for one adult: two children then eat breakfast free, under the chain's own rule.
- Travelling with a dog is the one case to look elsewhere: UK Premier Inns accept assistance dogs only.
Why we love it
- Victoria's trains, Tube and coaches all under five minutes away on foot
- A Victorian square on the Pimlico side, away from the station front
- A 24-hour reception for late arrivals from Gatwick
- Free breakfast for two children with a paying adult
Why guests love itThe Premier Inn London Victoria is the plain, dependable option behind one of London's busiest terminals. Its address on Eccleston Square, off Gillingham Street, puts the main-line concourse, the Victoria, Circle and District lines and Victoria Coach Station all within five minutes on foot, and the reception is staffed around the clock. Rooms are freshly renovated inside a preserved Victorian building, family rooms sleep two adults and two children under 16, and the all-you-can-eat breakfast includes hot dishes and a continental spread. There is a restaurant and a bar on site for evenings when you would rather not head out. Across 1,718 reviews averaging 8.4, guests point to the consistency of the chain. Pets are not accepted apart from assistance dogs, and anyone wanting character or a view should look elsewhere: the appeal here is position and predictability.