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Poor service, tacky interior, otherwise OK...

Advantages: Convenient location for Canary Wharf visitors
Disadvantages: Poor service, bizarre interior styling

I've staid at the Britannia for more than 50 nights over the past few years. The one thing I learned from this is that, actually, the other reviewers of this hotel were not having bad luck. The hotel is spectacularly tacky (think what would happen if you give a big interior design budget to East Enders' Peggy Mitchell) and service is consistently worse than any similarly-priced London hotel. The rooms themselves are quite OK, if you don't mind the ...
...what makes this hotel truly unique is not the interior design but the blend of 'don't care/whatever' attitude of staff and the fact that their booking system is based on chaos theory. It is very common to spend 10-15 minutes (which is long, in real time) waiting to check in. You have a 15% chance of your booking not being found (which is a big risk, in real life) and a near-100% chance of seeing some other guests being driven to desperation because ...

Oz68 23.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Britannia International Hotel, London

A HILTON FROM HEATHROW AIRPORT IN 7 MINS

Advantages: everything-pools rooms-resturants-gyms-fine bars-
Disadvantages: pool may be a bit to small

Welcome to the hilton heathrow, this 4-STAR deluxe with 395 rooms. Is one of the leading hiltons that is 7 minutes walk from the main terminal of the airport inn heathrow. This hotel is in the best location if you need a quick route to the hotel, from the airport,just walk through the tunnel thats takes about 7 minutes. as you walk to the hotel through the great big turning doors all glass you think wow As you walk in to the hotel you first see ...
...how ever long you wish to stay. The hotel is built in the design of a large hanger for planes, there are many ways to get to your room. the glass lifts are one of them, as you go up in the lifts you can see all the hotel and all that it has to offer. you will need a flat card key to get in the room, when you enter the room you can see the luxury that it has to offer. the bathroom is all that you need with a power shower and the soft towels for ...

capwcl 23.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Hilton London Heathrow Airport, London

Home Base for Traveling with a Grandchild

Advantages: Comfortable, clean, pleasant ambience, elbow room
Disadvantages: Lacks many traditional hotel facilities and services, such as room service and baggage storage

...trip planner, I selected the New Linden, a small hotel straddling Bayswater and Notting Hill, not far north of Kensington Gardens. The location was handy for buses and the tube, easily facilitating our forays around and about London. In the end, that choice came down to space and price. I wanted a space that would provide both our grandson and us with an opportunity for privacy, and I wanted to do so without paying the usual London prices for a ...
...of our quad. The New Linden is listed on various hotel sites at 2, 3, or 4 stars. Take your pick. I venture to approximate 3 stars based on its lack of urban hotel facilities. In the final analysis, however, it’s the experience that counts. Based on our experience, we would happily return to this charming hotel. It combines convenience with value for money, and we left with happy memories. Who could ask for more? ...

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Review of New Linden Hotel, London

Ibis Euston - good deals to be had

Advantages: Good location, not too noisy, good value if on offer
Disadvantages: Slow check in

...for a double room at Ibis Euston on a Saturday in late November. The standard rate advertised outside the hotel is £129 so this represents a good saving. Although we were traveling into and out of Kings Cross we were happy enough to stay at Euston as the hotel is right beside Euston mainline and tube stations and only a ten minute walk from Kings Cross/St. Pancras. There’s a handy little short cut from the main station concourse onto Melton Street ...
...to carry. Ibis Euston compares favourably with other branches of the chain I have stayed in. The rooms are basic but comfortable and I was impressed with the standard of cleanliness. It’s a useful location for several mainline train stations and only a twenty minute walk from the west end if you prefer not to use the bus or underground. There’s very little in the way of additional facilities but chances are if you’re a tourist in London you aren’t ...

fizzytom 01.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ibis London Euston, London

Only One Towel? No Wonder The King's Cross...

Advantages: Cheap and central
Disadvantages: Bit noisy, bit grimy in places

...a room in this cheapie Travelodge for a too-good-to-be-true £35, turning our mini break into a bargain of a weekend. I hadn't stayed in any London Travelodges before, but the city is crawling with them, and my first tip is to make a note of both the name and address of where you are staying. Walking from Euston this is the second one you'll come to (the other is directly next to the station) but we were coming in the other direction from a brief ...
...but none of the usual Travelodge bedspreads / throws. I actually preferred this: I hate dubious, shiny throws of the kind you get in American motels as I always wonder how frequently they change them. However it did seem unusual to be sitting straight on your quilt in a hotel, though with no other soft seating on offer there was little choice. There were no bedside tables, but we did have bedside lights and bedside controls for the main light, which ...

zoe_page 29.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Travelodge London Kings Cross, London