About Covent Garden The name originates from the ‘Convent Garden’ which surrounded the Abbey which once stood in that area. With surrounding areas offering all that Covent Garden may not have, it is a well-known prime location for all types of people. Undeniably, the best part of Covent Garden is the Covent Garden Piazza with its own full history. From Abbeys, to designed Italian neo-classicism St. Paul’s, to wealthy residential area, to a huge vegetable market and now a fashionable tourist area. Covent Garden is home to several boutique or hip and modern hotels such as St. Martins Lane, One Aldwych, and even more well known - Covent Garden. With the entire boutique like atmosphere, Covent Garden keeps its tradition strong to the small jewellers, antiques stores, cafes and bistros, also the huge number of street entertainers.