Avon Hotel, London

Advantages: Beautiful setting in a buzzing part of London
Disadvantages: Not suitable for disabled people - no lift

...The Ashley Hotel is a superb, well-priced B&B hotel in a gorgeous location in central London. It is situated in Norfolk Square, Paddington, and is just 2 minutes walk from Paddington station. Paddington itself is a buzzing district of London adjacent to the West End, and is packed full of shops, restaurants, bars etc. Norfolk Square is an oasis of tranquility amongst this. It is a square (obviously) of tall, elegant Victorian mansions, all of which have been turned into budget hotels. The hotels are painted white and cream, and have tall windows and beautiful old railings outside. In the centre of them all is a railed garden. Obviously, it was once a place of residence for people of means in the Upstairs-Downstairs tradition. The Ashley Hotel comprises 3 mansions made into one, and has 50 (I think) rooms. The reception... Read review

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Advantages: Great location, Comfortable beds.
Disadvantages: Grubby

...+++++++Intro+++++++++ This is a review of the Garth Hotel in Gower St London. I have noticed that offers for other Garth Hotels pop up around this review, so be careful which one you are looking at. Its a large 5 story terraced house currently used as a Hotel. There are a lot of steep stairs and no facilities for disabled people that I could see. +++++++++Location++++++++++ The first thing to say about the Garth Hotel in Gower St is that the location is brilliant. Especially if you want to go to the British Museum, Tottenham Court Road or Oxford St. Its also very handy for Euston Station which is only a five minute walk away. ++++Common Areas++++ It is a budget hotel and has to be judged as such. As you enter through the front door you realise the walls are lined with interesting prints, a theme continued throughout the hotel... Read review

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Advantages: Close to the Royal Abert Hall, modern, bright, minimalist style
Disadvantages: Too small, rooms lacking essentials, narrow staircase, unreliable lift

...would have been wonderful, especially as the lift wasn't operational and getting back and forth between bar and room was a drag (although they didn't say that the lift was out of order, so maybe it only goes as far as the third floor - it is an old town house, after all). So I have mixed feelings. The Queensgate is one of the five Niche hotels. Niche has a reputation for being intimate, minimalist, cool and contemporary. I would agree with this and I do love their philosophy. I would like to visit their other hotels to compare it to the Queensgate (the others are in Stow-on-the-Wold, Cardiff and Newcastle). I have twice stayed at their Cardiff hotel, The Royal Hotel (or theroyalhotel as they prefer to put it, being so hip and all) within the last month. This is far, far better than London's poky offering. Cheaper, too. I appreciate... Read review

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