My daughter and I stayed there for five days before Christmas. The hotel location is very good. It’s just about 10 meters away from the tube exit to the hotel gate. We walked to the Southbank and National Gallery in about 15minutes. From the nearest pier, Embarkment Pier, we took the ferry down to the River Thame. It’s quite easy to get to almost every spot.
On the first day, we stayed on the first floor in the Wing. It’s another building linked with the main through a bridge. Although the receptionist explained it was far from the underground, I could still hear the metro running down nearby every five minutes very clearly. The room was also not very clean. There was dust on the kettle. I talked to the front desk and they agreed to help us change to another room on the sixth floor from the second day. (Are the receptionists a bit sly or they just not familiar with the condition of their rooms? I was once a customer relationship officer in a hotel and I am quite doubt about it. But anyway, I can understand.)
It was quiet on the sixth floor but as you can see in pictures, the back board of our bed was worn and there were some white raw patches. The room is bigger than the one we had in the 1st floor.
I found the the whole Wing from the first to the sixth floor looks old. When I booked the hotel, I remember I saw some information about their renovations. Maybe it’s just within the main building. The main building and the guests room hallways are much better than in the Wing. There were shiny Christmas decors everywhere. So I think maybe the price of the room sin the main are higher than those in the Wing?
The staff at the cafe were very friendly and nice. The breakfast there was very limited. Especially the quality of the sausages. There were too much flour in them. I loved the beans and smoked salmon. Coffee and breakfast tea were good, but the milk was too watery.
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