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Average Guest rating:         81% (197 reviews)More reviews  

Guest rating:      1/3/2010
"Hotel well positioned, very clean, staff extremely helpfu;"
Guest rating:      20/2/2010
"Friendly, helpful staff; comfortable, clean rooms; very central, needs double glazing."
I stayed in this hotel in February with extended family and we required 3 rooms. The reception staff were friendly and welcoming and very willing to meet our request to have our rooms near to one another. The location was brilliant - just across from Hyde Park and a very short walk from the tube. The hotel was spotless and rooms very comfortable if a little small. The downside was the noise. Double -glazed windows are necessary as there was a lot of early morning noise from van deliveries and bin collection from the streets below. Breakfast was great but breakfast time was very busy and we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated. I was glad we weren`t visiting in July. Over all, I would certainly use this hotel, because the good points far out weighed the bad ones. Anne.
Guest rating:      12/2/2010
"Very well positioned especially for tube good outlook over Hyde Park bar area good"
Guest rating:      9/2/2010
"Small room, uncomfortable bed and tiny bathroom but it was clean. "
More 3* than 4*. Hotel is OK but I would only stay if a good offer is on and I did not have to spend the evening in the room. Reception staff were friendly and seemed pretty efficient. I did not have breakfast and had dinner out so cannot comment on the food quality.
Guest rating:      7/2/2010
"Nice hotel wish I could say the same about the bar staff."
Unfortunatly the beds spring were bumpy, and there is one perticular women behind the bar that doesn`t know how to smile, which put us off eating there so we decided to go down the road to a lovely restaurant, apart from that a lovely place to stay.
Guest rating:      5/2/2010
"should come with a health warning: do not use if Claustrophobic!!"
could not believe the size of the room, only 7 foot wide! but clean and a good location, walking distance to paddington and directly opposite hyde park.I may stay here again but only because of the location.But I did expect a better room for a 4*hotel
Guest rating:      24/1/2010
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good location, good english breakfast and frash fruit, staff pleasant, room on small side but clean and well laid out - fine for a short stay. very close to tube and hyde park - suited us very well . thank you for your help in booking
Guest rating:      21/1/2010
"tiny tiny bedrooms"
great location, very clean, good service
Guest rating:      8/1/2010
" good rate but not very special at all, bathroom and room looking tired."
Guest rating:      13/12/2009
"really enjoyed our stay, very well located and very clean. Staff lovely and helpful. Will use again."
Guest rating:      26/11/2009
" A camp bed to sleep on in a 4 star hotel????"
Could not sleep with the metal frame where the camp bed folds at the centre of the bed digging into my hip and causing me pain. Very annoyed and disappointed to be treated this way.
Guest rating:      15/11/2009
"Staff very helpful, food good, lovely building. Rooms small but well equipped no sound proofing!"
Guest rating:      10/11/2009
"Location location location"
Best thing about this was the location. Booked on a deal 3-4 months in advance. Room on the 9th floor, almost everything that was required was fine, clean and tidy, duvet cover ripped. cant have been missed making bed (nothing done). Very thin walls, breakfast was a nightmare. So happy not too have paid full price, if i had i would have been seething. Just hope the other rooms were better. Checking in early wasnt a problem which was great. Wouldnt recommend for a romantic weekend/relaxing get away. Great for central london and shopping.
Guest rating:      4/11/2009
"Very good service, good room, helpful staff. Only problem was the management of the breakfasts. "
Overall rating good. Management of English breakfasts was a shambles with long waits and aggitation developing between staff in dining room and those organising guests at the dining room door. Otherwise hotel pleasant, concierge very helpful, reception staff helpful, room clean and functional.
Guest rating:      29/10/2009
"More like 3 star"
Had to cue 4 breakfast for 40 minutes which we pre-booked and generally was 4 star
Guest rating:      29/10/2009
"Convenient, clean and with friendly, helpful staff"
Guest rating:      29/10/2009
"4 star ?"
I Have stayed in a Hyatt Hotel and i have stayed in an Etap Hotel as part of my employ. I rated our room as a posh Etap room. You had to climb over the other person in the bed to get to the bathroom and when you got in there you couldn`t swing a cat. No wardrobe, no drawers, no mini bar. Very poor. Breakfast, what can i say. Thirty people waiting 30mins for room numbers to be called before they could eat. Miserbale looking reception staff the list could go on. I will not be recomending this hotel to anyone.
Guest rating:      26/10/2009
"Conveniently located in a nice area, the staff are very friendly and helpful."
Guest rating:      25/10/2009
"Great value for money."
The hotel staff were very professional, helpful and courteous without being overly fussy. They could not be faulted in any dealings we had with them.
Guest rating:      23/10/2009
"Good - but more 2 - 3 * than 4*"
I`d expect internet access to be free on a four star hotel (it was £10 for only 1 night). I asked to reception staff for advice about the local area - re pubs and take-out facilities but they had little knowledge. Was clean.Booked a room for 3 /tripple room - this was very much smaller than what I was expecting (from a 4* hotel).
Guest rating:      21/10/2009
"Clean and Compact"
Guest rating:      11/10/2009
"Big spacious lounge A reception areas. Small but functional rooms"
Guest rating:      10/10/2009
"really well located to tube ,park train -- rooms small but well appointed "
terrible breakfast
Guest rating:      7/10/2009
"Large parts of the hotel are not 4 star and would be hard pressed to get a 3 star rating "
Room was very small , walls had dents and damage. Bathroom was tiny could hardly turn around in it .No cooked breakfast or snacks available for the 3 days we stayed . A numeber of other guests asked to be moved as rooms were so bad .Gym is single bedroom with a rowing machine and a bike . Very disappointed , won`t book again or recommend .
Guest rating:      6/10/2009
"firs time in london"
The rooms were a bit small but very clean, staff were brill i will be back at this hotel
Guest rating:      5/10/2009
"Nice clean hotel - excellent staff and pleasant surrounding"
Guest rating:      5/10/2009
"Original rooms far too small"
The rooms we were allocated were not acceptable, far too claustraphobic, we therefore paid extra to be upgraded to bigger rooms, (not what I had in mind when I used your booking service). I also found having to wait for 20 mins for a table for breakfast a poor start to the day. The staff were very good but I dont think I would rush to stay here again.
Guest rating:      3/10/2009
"hotel good, modern but small rooms."
Guest rating:      2/10/2009
"single room dreadful and small was upgraded"
I would not pay the price for this hotel again, I stayed at the Churchill Hyatt Sat - Mon, Then the Grange in Holdon Tuesday, which were the same price but far better value. Also there was no food for Thursday nights stay due to kitchen being closed... I do have to say though that after my complaning, the management were excellent.
Guest rating:      30/9/2009
"As an individual, I felt very rushed when I was dining at both dinner and breakfast."
Generally, my room was very small and despite having a fan, the room was incredibly warm and did not have an extractor working in the very small bathroom.The servicce at dinner was very abrupt, initially a table was not available for someone alone in the window area, as they were all for two or 4 guests. Eventually I did persuade them to let me sit at a table for two, they were not busy and other tables remain empty.From this moment on I felt I was on a conveyer belt, as soon as I placed my fork down, my plate was cleared and the next course delivered. - it was far from relaxing!This was repeated at breakfast, when my breakfast was removed before I had finished, whilst I had just placed items on the table whilst I went to the buffet on my return the items had been cleared untouched!
Guest rating:      29/9/2009
"Good Hotel for a Good Price"
We were perfectly happy with the hotel and the cost of it. Our room was fairly small but clean and so was the bathroom. No complaints at all.
Guest rating:      28/9/2009
"Small but clean bedroom. Food was good"
From other reviews I was expecting a small room, this was the case but it was adequate, clean and fully functional. The hotel was fully booked which led to a 15minute wait for breakfast but they apologised & provided tea & coffee while waiting. We also had lunch in the bar area and the food was good, staff pleasant. All in all an enjoyable stay.
Guest rating:      28/9/2009
"Some issues need to be addressed urgently"
I have a number of issues that arose and need to have a contact name, email ID or Postal address in your organisation to whom I can write a detailed complaint to which I expect an early and meaningful response.Regards,Dr. Parvez A. Butt
Guest rating:      28/9/2009
"Bedroom like a shoe box"
Guest rating:      27/9/2009
"Clean and quiet"
Guest rating:      26/9/2009
"Small and minimal but beautifully designed bedroom - close to tube and Hyde Park"
A most convenient hotel near the tube for easy access into the whole of London. Hyde Park is across the road for that early morning stroll. Hotel is well-designed, the staff are most pleasant and helpful and the buffet breakfast is excellent. This is a suberb hotel and good value for the centre of London.
Guest rating:      25/9/2009
"not a 4* hotel!!!!!"
the location is great but the hotel is definitely no where near a 4 star, maybe a lower 3!!! the rooms are small, shabby, and a bit smelly. The service at the bar and restaurant was poor. I think the rating should be reviewed as it is very mis-leading.
Guest rating:      25/9/2009
"Room was like a broom cupboard!"
Although the location of this hotel is fantastic, staff are very helpful & the facilities clean - the room was a total let down. Tiny, cramped and dark. Very claustrophobic. No upgrades available.
Guest rating:      25/9/2009
"One satisfied customer"
The service and accommodation was excellent and the proximity tyo the tube and the value for money made the experience very worthwhile
Guest rating:      21/9/2009
"Room size"
The room was extreamly small although the bed was comfirtable i was surprised at the size of the room as after booking looked on the website for the hotel and saw a lovely decorated room that you would expect in a four star hotel this was not the chase on arrival though, one can only assume that is why it was so cheap.
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