Melia White House, London > Reviews > Melia White - Certainly deserves 4*

Author's product rating:   

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

Advantages:	luxurious, clean, bright
Disadvantages:	expensive meals, small room

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I stayed here for two nights over a weekend spent visiting friends who live in north london.

We booked through lastminute.com, and like other reviewers, got an excellent deal of £89 per night B&B.

We arrived via tube and found the hotel easily a short walk away. I was really pleased walking into the lobby. It was clean, bright, fresh flowers everywhere - i thought it was beautiful However, having read another reviewer's comments on arriving after a tiring journey and having to navigate such a large space, i can understand what they meant. I thought it was fantastic, though, arriving with plenty of time to admire the space.

The receptionist was very formal, but efficient. There was no banter or smiles!

The lifts themselves are an experience, and my boyfriend loved them - basically you put your floor number onto a dial which is in front of the lift, the lift arrives and takes you to your destination. I am sure kids and gadget-loving people will find this a good experience.

Everywhere we went, the hotel was clean. Staff were friendly.

Our room was at the end of a corridor. It was 'compact'. It was adequate, but small. Really well decorated, beautiful burgundys and golds. I really liked it. There was a lot of water out of the bath at the end of a shower - some minor flooding, which seems to be an issue as others have commented.

Breakfast was superb. A huge choice of hot and cold buffets, amazing choice of juices and drinks, including sparkling wine for anyone feeling like a bucks fizz (we assumed this was aimed at honeymooners!).

We didn't try the restaurant or bar, it was expensive and we were visiting friends. However, some friends did meet us in the lobby for coffee on Sunday morning. Here the whole language thing was an issue. I knew the hotel had a massive Spanish clientele, and i speak a bit of Spanish, up to this point i hadn't noticed it as a problem. But ordering coffees was inetresting, and he just couldn't get it - lots of pointing followed, and eventually we enjoyed a relaxing cuppa in the very luxurious sofas in the lobby.

I have since tried to stay here. I ended up having to stay at the Millenium Baileys for work (which i have reviewed). I would love to stay here again, and i would try another of their hotels without question. I just hope i can spot the £89 deal again.

Only negatives really were a smallish room and a formal check-in. There was a massive queue to check out, so we used the express check out very easily.

I would recommend this hotel 100%