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Stay again, not likely

Advantages: Hyde Park conferences
Disadvantages: cost decor rooms and services

The Royal Lancaster is a Hotel that overlooks Hyde Park and is a common venue for conferences and the like. At a basic rate of about £250 a night it certainly can only be the conference centre for very major players in the business world. I recently had the displeasure of staying there and I am only glad that someone else footed the bill. I had a basic room with twin beds and a television, a small bathroom and a minibar. There were no tea or coffee ...
...I thought never mind, after a few bevies I would be OK, but even several drinks could not numb the discomfort of both the beds in my room, and the shower was cool at 3 am when I finally staggered into my room. The meal we had as a conference meal was pleasant enough but breakfast was a little stingy in portions and the fresh fruit had seen better days. The hotel has three restaurants each serving a speciality meal and we had the Thai in the Nipa ...

cabletow 07.11.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Royal Lancaster, London

Overall a lovely stay

Advantages: Beautiful viiews, great location, lovely food
Disadvantages: At full price it would seem a lot -look for deals

The hotel has a good website, with pictures and lots of details, which I found useful when choosing it. I was able to make a booking over a last minute site, which meant the price for a double room was £130. This was fine, but had I paid the full rate I wouldn't have thought it worth it. The hotel is about 10 minutes walk from High Street Ken station. The hotel has an impressive facade and a beautiful lobby area. We found staff to be attentive and ...
...Hyde Park, which is right next to the hotel. Perfect for a stroll. Equally the hotel is also close to a bust shopping area, including high street names such as Monsoon, Marks and Spencers etc. Harrods is also walking distance away, as are several of the museums. So the hotel is a great base. The room itself was lovely and all the touches of luxury that you hope for at this cost. We had lunch in the restaurant downstairs. There was an excellent wine ...

Kateb8 31.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Royal Garden, London

Not impressed.

Advantages: Fantastic location, very impressive looking
Disadvantages: renovation work being carried out

I have just arrived back from a long weekend in London and I was not impressed with this hotel. The pictures depict this hotel as being very grand, but I'm not entirely sure these pictures are of this hotel. Disadvantages: renovation work is being carried out at the moment, and although it definitely needs it, I wasn't informed of this at the time of my booking. Our first room was extremely small and was not 4* material. I was grateful that the cold ...
...change rooms. The second room was much bigger and we had a lovely view of the air conditioning system, which ironically, didn't actually work in our room. With the mini-bar not being restocked daily and the terrible room service menu - there was a very limited choice available - take my advice and stock up on drinks and food. Advantages: the staff are all extremely helpful and the celebrity chef, Brian Turner, has his own restaurant in this hotel. ...

claireseaston 04.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Millennium Britannia Mayfair, London

Some of the best view in London...

Advantages: A luxurious hotel in a fantastic position
Disadvantages: very pricey

...when my grandparents were visiting London for their 80th birthdays. This was a lovely stay as my grandparents hadn't been to London in years and my grandfather was very keen to ride on the London eye whilst my grandmother was keen for me to find a hotel in which as she phrased it, 'that he will have to dig deep into his pockets for'. She was aiming for nothing less than luxury! Obviously there are a huge number of hotels available in central London ...
...two rooms, including breakfast and London eye tickets at a special offer of £ 280 per room per night which for this particular hotel is very good. The hotel is centrally located on London's South Bank, the luxury 5 * London Marriott Hotel, County Hall is traditionally elegant. Breathtaking views overlooking Big Ben & the River Thames await you & the hotel amenities and first-class service are the envy of many hotels in London. *Our arrival & check ...

kirlykird 08.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of London Marriott Hotel County Hall, London

Hilton Gatwick - well worth every penny

Advantages: in the airport, very high level of service,
Disadvantages: expensive, all ways booked up!

...you flights. Gatwick Hilton is by far one ofthe best airport hotels uin the UK. It has actually won many awards for its high level of services. if you are looking for a little luxury to begin or finish off your holiday it comes highly recomended from me. I used to work at Gatwick and we always used to send all of our customers to the Hilton if they needed a place to stay, as soon as you walk through the doors you forget you are surrounded by a bustling ...
...compared to other hotels in the area. they are always clean and of a high standard. it is an expense and there are much cheaper hotels around but it is worth thinking about the costs you are saving on taxis as the Hilton is in the airport itself. ...

xClairebarnesx 02.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hilton London Gatwick Airport, London


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