Grange City Hotel, London > Reviews > Great modern 5* London hotel

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Excellent
Quality of Rooms	Excellent
Standard of Service	Excellent
Quality of Food & Drink	Good
Cleanliness	Excellent

Advantages:	Location, modern facilities, "Wellness Centre"  -  pool, spa, sauna, steam room
Disadvantages:	No view from the room

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

My wife and I stayed at the Grange City Hotel over the most recent bank holiday weekend. Having stayed in many London hotels that have tiny rooms and feel fairly overpriced, I was pleasantly surprised with the Grange City Hotel.

The room was fantastic, and huge! The king size bed, desk, radio, tv with local channels, business channels as well as several sports and foreign language channels, and the option of internet and pay movies. Each room has a safe, iron, and tea and coffee making facilites. The minibar was even computerised! (be careful you don't touch anything unless you want to pay for it!)

The bathroom was immense, modern, and had a large bath and a separate shower.

Our room was supposed to come with 2 monogramed bathrobes, although they weren't there when we arrived. The friendly staff of the Grange ensured that we had these within minutes of asking for them. This was typical of our whole stay - the staff were always on hand and very helpful to any request we had of them, including restaurant recommendations, explainig the sights to see locally, and facilities included in the hotel.

The "Wellness Centre" below the hotel was wonderful. For a relaxing time, I recommend heading down to the pool, spa, or even the aromatherapy room, steam room, or sauna. Very relaxing! The pool stays open relatively late, and restrictions apply during the week for children. Although we didn't use it, there was a sizeable gym available, with modern facilities.

A cold continetnal buffet breakfast was included, which had cold meats, yoghurt, a selection of juices, tea and coffee, pastries, all fresh and tasty. A hot English breakfast was available for an extra charge.

I would recommend this hotel to anyone seeking a great location towards the city/east London, literally on top of the Tower of London, and in walking distance to some great restaurants and cafes - Brick Lane is not too far either, if you fancy a curry.

Overall, our stay was excellent, and we would definately return to the Grange City Hotel. I would also recommend checking out the hotel's website directly before booking - we found a great bank holiday special rate online, and stayed in an executive room for only £85 per night.