A "nice" hotel - lovely public reception rooms, stylish and comfortable and the staff were excellent. Stayed on 4th floor, as others have commented the room was snug, small but just about adequate, everything provided that you need. Very heavy curtains, piping hot water and lovely fluffy white towels. However, the bathroom was very tired and in need of refurbishment. This was part of a theatre break and for the price we paid we were very satisfied, quiet nice area but central. Would stay again.

If you are looking for a pleasant relaxing stay in London then in my view this hotel should be considered. It is in an excellent location for getting around London, close to the Gloucester Road tube – District, Circle and Piccadilly Lines tube - yet in quiet enough an area to get some sleep. Being an old London terraced building it is very closed in, you’d suffer a bit if you were claustrophobic - their website makes great use of wide angle lens shots - and has a lot of varying floor levels so if mobility is an issue take care. Rooms are nice enough, well equipped and clean, small and perhaps a bit dark but that down to age and design of the building, they are not the square box with corner bathrooms and all chrome, concealed lighting and fake wood of the Holiday Inn/ Hilton chains. Massive radiators - it was very cold weather when I stayed - my radiators were hidden behind thick curtains and blackout blinds so you have to do the “tuck behind” thing when you go to bed, if you want to wake up to a warm room. At least you could open the windows for some fresh air if you felt like it, again unlike many more modern hotels.

Lovely relaxing bar area with sumptuous chairs and settees AND drink prices very reasonable – this in fact is probably the hotel’s best feature and a great place to end a busy day in London.

Staff are excellent and could not try and do more for you.

Only downside is their strange and annoying system at breakfast. I can see the reason for it as I am sure many London hotels get ripped off by guests booking room only and then slipping in for breakfast but you have to go through the third degree at your table - after being checked out at breakfast room reception - before they think about giving you anything. Well, that should be the system; I admit I did lose it slightly and asked that I at least got a coffee before the interrogation began. I got the coffee and they didn't seem to hold it against me - I know, never annoy people serving you food...... I was lucky enough to be able to get up and have breakfast late, I think that if I’d been on a more pressing business trip the system would have really annoyed me!

I do think though that the Luxury Hotel tag is stretching it a bit too far but all in all I'd stay again, I perhaps prefer their sister hotel, The Grange Rochester, for its location near Victoria, but the Strathmore is more relaxing.

I stayed her with my mom when she came to visit me in London. Having lived in London for the 2 prior months, I was used to the smaller living spaces and therefore was not surprised by the size of our room. So be aware to those who do not like small spaces.
We shared a room with 2 twin beds and it was snug...BUT one of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. I prefer soft beds and this was the crème de la crème of beds. It felt like sleeping inside a marshmallow on top of a cloud. The rooms were clean, we had a nice view, and the hotel was quiet.
There is also a lovely sitting area and restaurant downstairs and the staff is very friendly.
We arrived lated from Rome and there was staff ready to accept us and they offered to open the kitchen to fix us a snack if we were hungry!

If you are going to be spending your whole day in bed, it might not be the best hotel, but it sure is a great one for the night and you can't beat the price for such a wonderful location and neighborhood.

We stayed at this hotel before approx 5 years ago and found it very satisfactory so we decided to stay again as it is ideally placed with easy access for the tube, sights & shopping.
When we arrived it looked like nothing had been touched since our last visit ie, decor and carpets. We were given room number 5 on the basement level of the hotel. The room was very small but adequate so we went straight out. On returning that evening on closer inspection the wall paper was ripped & peeling on the walls, paint work around the window was flaking & mouldy plus dirty, stained skirting boards. in the bathroom all the silicone around the shower tray was covered in mould & had no seal between the shower door and the wall so when you had a shower the water leaked straight onto the floor, that was only if you enjoyed a cold shower as the water was just about tepid morning & night The first morning we were woken very early with staff banging and talking directly outside the bedroom window as this is where the house keeping storage must be. On the second morning we were woken at 6.03am with what sounded like boxes being thrown down up or down the metal stairs.

Breakfast was sparse to say the least at a cost of £16.00 each. Choice of cheese, jams, ham, juice etc.

When checking out I mentioned how disappointed we were as the hotel was described as a luxury 4*. The receptionist just said sorry and shrugged her shoulders, I had to ask for a comments card.

Once again the location of this hotel cannot be faulted. It certainly is not a 4* hotel given it's current state. I don't think that threadbare & torn carpets plus ripped wall paper & mouldy bathrooms are acceptable. Will not stay again