Blakemore Hyde Park  

The room was new so everything was in great condition and worked properly. We had a club room - plenty of room for two adults and a weeks worth of clothes and luggage.

The bathroom is very modern and functional but there is not enough lighting. You provide a magnifying mirror but it does not serve any purpose effectively because there isn't enough light to see into it. Also the position of the thermostat made it difficult to read - not enough light . We needed to use our cell phone as a flashlight to read the lcd screen on the thermostat. Tethering the hairdryer to a drawer makes it difficult to use - especially for taller people - and just seems silly. If someone swipes the hairdryer, charge their card for it. Finally, there were some issues with the fire alarm in the middle of one night during our stay. We were repeatedly awoken by the fire alarm. It was very unnerving and eventually killed any chance of getting a decent night's sleep. I was a bit surprised that the hotel made no attempt to apologize for it unless they were asked about it.

The beds were incredibly comfortable (best night's sleep we had in ages) and the power shower was great (the best I've ever used): easy to operate and lots of hot water (not just a trickle like some places). Rooms were very clean and had iron, ironing board and a good hairdryer, as well as a modern flat screen TV. It was a bit expensive but I guess that's because of its close proximity to nearby Hyde Park.The hotel had a nice, friendly feel to it and we will definitely stay here again.

The bedroom was small and the bathroom was tiny, with no towel rail. Breakfast food was taken away five minutes after the serving time ended, meaning that customers who arrived for breakfast towards the end of serving time did not have much time to go back up and choose anything else to eat.

Gastfreundlichkeit Zimmer

No minibar in the room

The room was very confortable and quite big

The breakfast was ok but for the amount of people fresh fruit would have been better not tinned and the coffee was terrible.

Very helpful staff, great location, upgrade to junior suite. Clean and modern in a stylish Victorian building.

Power shortage in the room as from 11 pm (but not a problem to sleep, is'nt it?).

Easy location to many areas i.e. shops parks trains etc. Friendly staff and very good accommodation. Room facilities and toiletries. Ease of booking and overall ambience.

I thought the Blakemore was a very nice hotel but it was disappointing to find that an executive suite had a mini bar with nothing in it !

Quite big room, nice personel, free wifi, good location.

It was a quiet hotel very near Hyde Park, which was exactly what we needed to recover from jet lag before the work week began. Staff were very helpful, breakfasts were good, bed comfortable, hotel lobby/bar/restaurant attractive, dinner at the restaurant was excellent. The location was fantastic. We would definitely stay there again.

There was one small sour note at the very end of our stay. We had asked the desk to order us a taxi after we checked out. A black London taxi arrived soon after that and we started to step in. Then a very angry man driving a Mercedes pulled up and began shouting at us and at the London taxi driver. It turns out that the hotel has a commission arrangement with this private-operator company, which charges more than the London taxis. (This info is from the London taxi driver.) We stayed with the London taxi, but left the hotel with kind of a bad feeling. So -- if you are ordering a taxi through the hotel, specify a London taxi.

The location was very good for Paddington and Queensgate/way? Underground stations. Also good for kensington Park and potentially joining on to the London hop on hop off tour bus.

I didn't like being charged £5 to use champagne glasses for some bubbly ,y partner had bought, and no that wasn't a deposit. I also found one of the girls on reception rather unfriendly but other members of staff were much friendlier.

The location was great for our needs and the breakfast was very good.

There is only a single elevator and we were on the 6th floor so during a very busy morning and evening schedule we had to wait for the elevator.

The fact that you have only one lift - takes a long time to use it especially in the mornings.