We choose this property because it offered family rooms at a good price and we had stayed previously when it was a Moat House Hotel. On arrival at the main building we were told our room was in the new building around the corner, at first we were a little concerned about this but on arriving there ( a one minute walk) our fears were dispelled.This propertry seemed almost new, we had a large room with pull out beds for the children (8 & 10) although there were no frills there was everything we needed, a clean comfortable room, flat screen t.v. bathroom with bath and shower tea and coffee. The staff were all very pleasant and helpfull and were able to answer our queries such as the station to get off at for Madam Tussauds ( note of warning here, £84 for a family ticket!) we found the little bar/cafe to be fine, we only ate breakfast which had more than enough choice for anyone for the bargain price of £13.50 for the 4 of us eat as much as you like, we had a couple of drinks also in the evening and felt the prices were fair. The bar cafe also had 2 computers for people to surf or email. We found it to be excellant value and we have stayed at some very expensive hotels in London previously, we would definatly stay here again as the location is superb, 5 minutes to Covent Garden and loads of fabulous reataurants, 10 minutes to Leicester Square or the Strand so lots of theatres/ cinemas in easy reach. We paid £217 for 4 of us with breakfast for 2 nights and apparantly at weekends if you book far enough in advance you can get a room for £26 ! in Covent Garden!

Stayed here for 2 nights last week. Had a double room which cost £95 per night through the hotel website. Prices are cheaper, on certian dates, if you book well in advance. Although payment is taken immediately, when booking online, this can be cancelled up to 12 noon on the day of arrival at no penalty. Main resaon for staying was location and the availability of a smoking room, these have their own floor. Please note, all UK Travelodges will cease to offer smoking rooms from January 2008. Check in is from 3pm and check out is 12 noon, didn't bother with breakfast but this can be pre-ordered, at a discount, on the hotel website. If you decide to have breakfast after arriving at the hotel it is more expensive. Nearest underground is Covent Garden which is exit only until December 2008. Leicester Square underground is about a 5 minute walk. Check in was problem free and fairly quick although I did see queues later on in the day. You use your room key card to access the door to the lifts. The room was a decent size but the decor was very tired and in need of refurbishment. Some light bulbs did not work and there was only one towel, even though I specified, on the online booking form, that two people would be in the room. The double bed had two pillows and there was only one spare. No toiletries are provided but this is made clear on the website. The extractor fan in the bathroom did not work and the water was VERY hot. A bath with shower attachment is provided. There are ample electrical sockets in the room and the small flat screen TV takes a little working out. Switch it on using the small buttons along the top first. There is no channel guide but the channels are displayed on the TV. The room only had one chair and there are no drawers, although there are some shelves and hanging spaces with about six hangers. The double glazing is poor allowing noise and wind through. I did not notice any aircon and there are heaters in the room. On our way out for the evening, I asked at reception if we could have another towel and pillow. The receptionist brought these and assumed we would take them up to our room. I did not expect this from a hotel charging £95 per night. We collected these when we came back later. The hotel has a bar/cafe and their website says "eat drink and be merry until well past your bedtime." The bar is not open during the day and closes at 11pm (certainly not past my bedtime!) Of course there are many places open late for meals/ drinks but I wish the hotel would advertise the bar opening times clearly on their website, instead of using a spurious statement. There are vending machines selling snacks etc, but one of these was broken and remained so during our stay. We went out the next day and on returning to the hotel room, in the afternoon, found that the key card would not open the door. I took it to reception and found that they had only validated it for one day. Again, not what I would expect for a hotel charging what they did. If I stayed there again I would book in advance and get a better rate. However, if Travelodge withdraw their smoking rooms next January, I will be looking for somewhere else who do offer smoking rooms.
Overall, the hotel is in a prime location with good sized rooms but I feel it is overpriced for the services provided.

Just give me one serious reason why Travelodge Covent Garden is no good! Great location - next to all the theatres, the Covent Garden, the shopping, the tube (Holborn - C.G. is temporarily exit only).. everything. Is it clean? Yes! Is the water hot? Yes! Do they make the beds every day? Yes! Do they change towels if you want to? Yes! Are the rooms spacious unlike all other hotels in London? Yes once again!
OK, the breakfast is not included in the price. One can buy for about 7.00 GBP and eat as much as s/he wants. The reception is 24/7, neighbourhood nice. Plus, right across is the student accommodation of London School of Economics.
I paid for 3 nights 140 GBP (70 GBP each), which is absolutely ridiculous for a London Hotel.
It's my second time here and I am sure there will be a third one.

Booked at £95 but this still seemed reasonable compared with other hotels on offer. As it was a one night stay and time at the hotel would be minimal decided to go for it despite the mixed reviews.
Went to the H Holborn entrance only to be told I was already booked in across the road! The receptionist seemed puzzled by this - my first incidence of finding that the staff at the Hotel were somewhat overawed at finding themselves running such a large operation!
I was dreading the room in the Drury lane part but we got lucky - a room to the rear on level 7. great view and not noisy at all. Having stayed at T'lodges before I would say this was smaller than average and the decor was ultra basic. However it was clean. The room was a family room and I was expecting a sofabed - but there was a separate single which may have been a camp bed in aprevious existance.
My advice is that unless you are prepared to put up with absolutely no frills and average service go for a better class of establishment.
In the end the only real let down was the breakfast - the room was overrun and several dishes on the hotplate were unavailable as the few staff failed to cope. The staff were Ok, not unfriendly, but seemed to be too ready to go on the defensive - obviously used to complaints and having to apologise regularly.