The St. Pancras Hotel looks very impressive on the outside and is of course a major London landmark. The inside, however, needs some upgrading. The hotel lobby looks very grand, but skimps on customer service: there is no porter outside to help with luggage. The concierge desks have large, prominent space in the front of the lobby but never seem to be staffed. The check-in stations are relegated to the side of the lobby, along with couches crammed into a narrow alley to make space for the bar and drinks area in the middle of the lobby, forcing guests to queue up in the narrow space afforded them while dodging waiters and other guests going by. The hotel room is clean and spacious, but looks like a throw back to a 1990s room with old carpet that smells strongly of cleaning products, furniture whose laminate is peeling off in large chunks, a bathroom door that's on a spring that won't stay open, no ventilation in the bathroom, and very old fashioned bathtub/shower combo that has one of those glass half doors that never do much to shield water splash but make getting in and out of the steep bathtub difficult. The window overlooking the Eurostar platform in the St Pancras station is sort of cool, but is quite dirty and the constant noise from the station makes going to sleep a bit difficult. All of this for over $500 a night does not really live up to Marriott's usual standards. Staff are very friendly, which is a bright spot of an otherwise forgettable stay.