Croydon Court Hotel, Croydon

Advantages: Breakfast was great when I got it
Disadvantages: Location and lack of top quality service,

...Just over a week ago I was visiting London. As usual, I tend to look for hotel deals a little out of the centre of town as it usually works out much cheaper even when you've factored in the public transport costs (I don't drive.) I am a member of the Hilton Honors scheme - it is free to join and well worth it if you use hotels often as they do have regular special offers and you can earn Hilton points and frequent flyer miles at the same time. See website: http://hhonors.hilton.com - so I thought I would take a look to see what deals there might be. I was pleasantly surprised to get an offer on the Croydon Hilton for £43.50 a night (Fri/Sat) including breakfast and dinner the first night. This worked out more than £20 cheaper than my usual choice of the Holiday Inn Express in Croydon. The Hilton Honors website is simple... Read review

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Advantages: Convenient for Gatwick, free onsite parking, wireless Broadband in Lobby, reasonably priced drinks, food prices not inflated because of location
Disadvantages: Not particularly convenient for central London, Only some rooms have high speed internet (which doesn't work)

...A late afternoon meeting in Croydon, followed by an early morning one in London meant I needed somewhere quick and convenient to stay, I also needed windows that opened, on-site parking, air conditioning and high speed internet access. The Hilton Croydon promised to comply on all these factors. *** ARRIVAL *** Providing you can navigate Croydon's rather complex one-way system to get out of town, based on the A23 Croydon to Gatwick and Brighton road, access is pretty easy. There is ample free parking on site in the form of above and below ground multi-storey. Even better and considerably rarer for most Hiltons, parking is free. The first thing that struck me was that the hotel looks NOTHING like it did on the website, and is reminiscent of a 1970s/80s build mini tower block! *** RECEPTION & CHECK IN *** Reception is nice... Read review

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Advantages: Near City Centre, Good value for money, River view
Disadvantages: On a busy road

...The Riverside Court Hotel is situated just outside Sheffield City Centre within a few minutes walk of the main markets and one of the main Shopping areas of the City. It occupies a prominent position on the corner of Nursery Street, where it meets the Wicker. Historically the Wicker is an area of the City that was once a thriving part of Sheffield with lots of Shops and Businesses. Today it is rather run down, although improvements are currently underway, and most of the businesses in this area are now take aways and other fast food outlets. The Riverside Court Hotel actually occupies quite an enviable location at the top end of the Wicker. It sits on Lady's Bridge next to the Exchange Brewery Works with views overlooking the River Don and the new Apartment Blocks on the opposite banks of this River. Lady's Bridge was built... Read review

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