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S E R V I C E D A PA R T M E N T S

Local Area

Welcome to West Street, positioned squarely between London’s most
central locations it really couldn’t be better placed for your stay. You are
sandwiched between Covent Garden to the East and Covent Garden to
the West. Leicester Square is one of London’s major attractions and is
widely regarded as the capital’s entertainment hub. It is London’s ‘cinema
land’ making it the prime location in London for the world’s leading film
premieres. If you time your trip with a blockbuster release, expect to see
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hoards of young girls screaming and waving, hoping to catch the signature,
and heart, of the latest screen heartthrob.
If Leicester Square is cinema land then Covent Garden is Theatre land.
With its dramatic central square and surrounding Italianate style
architecture, there is a very European feel about the area creating an ideal
environment for al fresco drinking and dining all the while watching the
world go by. Covent Garden takes ‘people watching’ to another level as
here the theatre takes to the streets with the areas famous street performers
who line James Street and the area around the covered market. Here you
can enjoy fine dining, varied shopping and high-class entertainment – the
area’s historic association with retail and entertainment economy continues.
A little further South of West Street is Trafalgar Square, with its statues,
fountains and grandiose architecture this is iconic London at its best
and offers a more traditional form of ‘culture’. The square is crowned
by London’s National Gallery and its name commemorates the battle
of Trafalgar and the British naval victory over Napoleon. At its centre is
Nelson’s Column guarded by four lion statues. In each corner of the square
is a plinth for sculpture and statues; Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, in the
Northwest corner, has become renowned in its own right; since 1998 it has
been used to show a series of specially commissioned artworks. Trafalgar
Square is a public space and is famed for political demonstrations, marches
and community gatherings that have taken place over the years.

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