In terms of location, it is excellent, next to rail / tube links, theatres and restaurants.
I found the staff to be very friendly and helpful, and the quality of the rooms and the hotel to be very decent quality and the general ambiance of the hotel to be very upbeat and energetic.
The room I had was decent enough, very clean and spacious, asside from the sound of a tank filling behind it (I was very tired and didn't really notice after about 2 minutes of knowing it was there) the bathroom was very nice, it had very large bathroom (which is always nice) with a bath with a shower, and also a separate shower at the other end which is different... nice TV with plenty of channels, UK and multi language.
But the problem I have with hotels of this class, particularly in the UK, is the terrible WIFI facilities. It just about reached my room and the free WIFI you receive is dial up speed, so if you want to use skype for example or upload some images of your trip to London, you have to pay an additional rate for this. It drives me mad when hotels in this class charge as much as they do and then put additional charges on top for wireless, you never see the same penny pinching schemes in the USA.
There is also a small parking lot beneath the hotel, which is accessible by an elevator! very expensive to park but there isn't a great deal of alternatives.
That aside I was there for a conference and the facilities were excellent and all in all it was a very pleasurable stay.
This was a business trip so not my money, so would I pay from my own pocket to stay there again? probably not, purely because of the WIFI, I know there are hotels of similar class and price in the area which provide that little bit extra. I really liked the hotel but I probably stay in more than the average person so expect that little bit more.
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14 February 2012
Dear Guest,
I would like to thank you for your comments regarding your recent stay with us. I am delighted to hear that the service our staff provided was appreciated by yourself, I will be sharing these comments with our team.
As for the comments regarding our WIFI signal in the bedrooms, please rest assured this has been reported to our internet providers.
I look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.
Best wishes
Ramesh
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