Columbus Hotel  

I liked that it was close to Paddington Station, where I arrived on the Heathrow Express speed train after a 15 minute ride from Heathrow Airport. The street is beautiful- clean and lined with trees, and just a few minutes walk to breathtaking Hyde Park. Also pretty close to Oxford Street, but I didn't have time to go during my short stay. The room was very small, with just enough room for the three beds, a small wardrobe and small desk, but nicely appointed with updated wallpaper, crown moldings, and lots of blue, which I love. Tasteful and quaint decor. Window overlooked the street, which we enjoyed. Could hear cars passing by, but we likes that. Not too loud. Tiny bathroom. My daughter said it reminds her of an airplane bathroom. But clean and modern. One tiny bar of soap per person. Bring your own shampoo, shower cap and other toiletries. If you are very large, you might not fit into the restroom. Breakfast was just continental but very nice and plentiful. Attendant was nice and told us a good route to take a walk.

Very large people probably won't be comfortable in the tiny restroom, if they fit inside. There is a step up into the bathroom, and back down to come out. If you can manage the stairs in the hallway, it should be fine. Do not bring large suitcases. There are many stairs. But I loved the quaint stairways. If you can't handle stairs, I don't recommend this hotel. Bathroom is well appointed, but sink is tiny and so is shower. Breakfast had only Cannes fruit, no fresh. But I do like canned peaches, so it was okay. If you need to check in after 10:30 P.M., you have to go across the street to a sister hotel and then return to Columbus with the key. Easy to do, but tiring after a long trip.

close to paddington sation ! willing to store luggage untill check in time !

i would have prefered duvets on bed in stead of blankets ! bathroom very small! staircase vey narrow and steep !

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The hotel was immaculately clean.

The hotel was rather shabby with incredibly small prefab rv bathrooms inserted into the rooms. The pillows are pancake thin, and the mattresses were lumpy. The walls are also very thin. Guests in neighboring rooms kept us up all night. There is not enough breakfast room seating, so we were not always able to get a seat. The hotel does not offer the standard Full English Breakfast which in traditional in the UK. I was surprised to see the standard continental breakfast available. Hotels in London are outrageously expensive. I've paid the same price we paid for this hotel to stay in luxury hotels elsewhere. But the price for this hotel is low compared to other hotels in London. So I suppose you get what you pay for with this hotel. It's not bad. But it's not great either.

Convenient location and the staff is very helpful.

Breakfast starts too late, after opening the reception at 8: Not suitable for early travellers. Rooms are very small: they are fine for a stop-over but probably not for a longer stay.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Free wifi was excellent. The room was comfortable and has everything I needed and was excellent value for money. I would definitely stay here again. Also very close to Paddington station and Underground.

we found the stairs a little steep after 2nd floor apart from that very nice stay

Excellent location for exploring London. 5 Minutes from Paddington Station. Clean and friendly.

Small breakfast area which as very busy and tables not always available

Convenient locatio, clean, helpful staff and good value - all we needed for an overnight theatre trip.

It was higher than my expectations. Location was perfect. Stuff was helpful and kind.

As a b&b hotel in London, breakfast should be served more like English sytle. If there would be bacon & eggs, it'd be perfect...

We were delighted with this hotel, the staff were extremely friendly and helpful, the location is superb - just a 10 minute walk from Marble Arch and a short walk to either Paddington or Lancaster Gate stations - the room was not huge, but perfectly adequate and the shower hot and powerful. You help yourself to breakfast, so can eat as much as you like (cereal, toast, fruit, ham, cheese, croissants and rolls. Fruit juice and tea/coffee). We would definitely recommend to others and will return here ourselves. Excellent value for money.

The location, the hotel was really good

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel didn't have a lugggage check service- but had one arranged at a sister hotel near-by for our use on the last day.