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During my recent visit to London, I stayed at two different hotels, namely Best Western The Delmere Hotel and Royal Cambridge Hotel, both located in Sussex Gardens, London cheap travel packages to las vegas W2. The following is my review of Best Western The Delmere Hotel. You may check my review of Royal Cambridge Hotel here .
Best Western The Delmere Hotel is set in Victorian townhouses that are located in Sussex Gardens in Paddington, a central area of London. Sussex Gardens boasts plenty of options for small and boutique hotels as well as B B s. The road is lined with trees and there are pedestrian walks on both sides of the road. The road can get busy at times but there s nothing to worry about as you won t hear much traffic when you re in your room.
I arrived at the hotel early in the morning and didn't expect the room to be ready yet. Luckily for me there's a vacant room and I was quickly assigned room no. 5. I thought the room is located on the ground floor but unfortunately it is not. It is located in the basement of the building.
The reception area is simple and small, and I was prepared to set my expectation of the hotel to that of a Bed Breakfast (or B B as they are better known as in the UK) rather than a proper full fledged hotel. However this being a Best Western hotel, cheap travel packages to las vegas I also knew that I can expect better than average standards for the hotel.
The reception is opened 24 hours a day and as you are given a key card for your room, you do not need to leave your key with the reception every time you go out. You may leave your luggage with the reception should you arrive early on the day of check-in or leaving London later in the day after you have checked out of the hotel.
The hotel has just 36 rooms, and as mentioned earlier I was given Room 5, which is a double cheap travel packages to las vegas room. It is located in the basement of the building and I had to use an elevator cheap travel packages to las vegas to go downstairs to the room. The room is spacious and roomy enough, complete with two bedside tables, a coffee table with two arm chairs, a dressing table and a small wardrobe.
The room has tea/coffee making facility, a telephone, a small table fan, a hair dryer and an LCD TV. I did not watch the TV so not sure about the options available in terms of TV channels. I did however find that the location of the TV on the wall is somewhat cheap travel packages to las vegas awkward in that it's not placed on the wall right across from the bed. This is because the entrance door is located right across from the bed. Consequently the TV is placed quite too far from the bed, and at an awkward cheap travel packages to las vegas angle as well. You may not enjoy watching it that way.
The bed is comfortable. Linens and towels are okay. The bathroom is of average size (above average for a small London hotel) but looks clean and like new. It has a bathtub as well as a shower (inside cheap travel packages to las vegas the bathtub and not separately). One setback is probably the fixed shower head. Hot water is available throughout the day. Toiletries are provided.
As the room is located in the basement and at the back of the building, there is minimal noise disturbance from other rooms (which is a common complaint for hotels in the UK and Europe in general due to thin walls). I however noticed that there was no one staying in Room 4 right next door to my room so this could be a contributing factor too.
Breakfast is served in a small breakfast room on the ground floor. My room rate did not include breakfast but if you pay for rates that include breakfast, you'd be served with continental breakfast. English breakfast may be ordered but at an extra cost. With less than 10 tables, the breakfast room has the capacity for roughly about 30 hotel guests at any one time.
Internet access is available for free via Wi-Fi at the hotel. I however did not get any Wi-Fi signal while staying in the room and therefore cannot comment on internet speed. The hotel also has a small business centre which essentially is just a lounge area with a computer and telephone available in the room. This facility should cheap travel packages to las vegas come in handy if you don't have a laptop or a smart phone with you and you need to check something on the internet or print out something.
Tips : If you have a smart mobile phone, cheap travel packages to las vegas you can just buy a 3 pay-as-you-go SIM card either from 3 store or Carphone Warehouse (there is one on Praed Street towards Edgware Road). The SIM card would cost you GBP15 and gives you basically 1 month of unlimited data package for your access to internet.
There are plenty of options that should cater to all kinds of taste buds. Restaurants, delis, cafes and pubs offering fish chips, Italian, Lebanese*, Indian, cheap travel packages to las vegas Malaysian*, etc. are all within 5 to 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Fast food options include Burger King, McDonald s, KFC*, Subway* apart from a few other local fast food joints. There is also quite a good food court within Paddington Station.
Should you prefer to stock up on some snacks and drinks in your room, there re a few groceries on London Street cheap travel packages to las vegas and Praed Street. cheap travel packages to las vegas There is also a Tesco Express about 10 minutes walk on Praed Street cheap travel packages to las vegas towards Edgware cheap travel packages to las vegas Road.
Being in Paddington area means that Best Western The Delmere Hotel is well located and connected with public and private transports. Paddington Station is just about 5 minutes walk away from the hotel. That means you re just 5 minutes walk away from:
If you prefer to walk however, you can easily walk along Sussex Gardens onto Edgware Road (also known as Arab Street) and then onto Marble Arch, which is located cheap travel packages to las vegas at one end of Oxford Street, one of the more famous shopping streets in London. That should take about 15 to 30 minutes depending on your pace.
Tips : If you are staying in London for a few days, get the Oyster Card to use to pay for your underground and bus rides. A day travel card for London Zones 1 2, which costs GBP7, is also handy to travel around Central London. If you re staying in London for more than 4 days, get the weekly travel card instead. It would cost you just GBP29 for unlimited travels cheap travel packages to las vegas on the underground and bus.
From Paddington Station, take the exit to Praed Street. Look out for Burger King which is located at the junction where Praed Street and London Street meet. Walk along London cheap travel packages to las vegas Street cheap travel packages to las vegas until it crosses Sussex Gardens at which point you turn left. Best Western The Delmere Hotel is located towards almost the end of the building block to your left.
Yes, it is nicer and more spacious, both the room and the bathroom. It was a last minute booking (booked the night before stay) via a third party online booking site so I think I got a discounted rate there. Slightly more expensive than the previous hotel but this is for a double room whereas it was for a single room at the other hotel. The rate that I paid for the stay at this hotel did not however include breakfast. At the previous hotel, breakfast is included. So both hotels have their own pros and cons. Delete Reply MasZuber cheap travel packages to las vegas 25 September, 2012
Yup, the room is cozy and the hotel is in a good location. I have never stayed in Paddington area prior to this trip but now I certainly won t hesitate to stay in the area again, especially if the price is right :-) P/S: Akan sampai tahun depan utk bulan madu kot? :-p Delete Reply Stansted Airport Hotels 25 September, 2012
I m living in London but I haven t heard about these hotels. The pictures of Delmere Hotel are spectacular. I believe you had some memorable days over there. Reply Delete Replies R.a.W | Ramble and Wander 25 September, 2012
Hi! Yes, I did have an enjoyable time in London last July although it was just a short stopover on the way to Dublin. Looking forward to going back to London again soon. Can never have enough of London. As a Londoner, I m sure you can attest to that ;-) Delete Reply azuan 26 September, 2012
Nice review. One thing that I find a turn off travelling to UK and Europe is the hotel price! Last time when I was in London, I stayed at EasyHotel and wow the room is amazingly small! cheap travel packages to las vegas Look forward for more stories on London Reply Delete Replies R.a.W | Ramble and Wander 26 September, 2012
Thanks, Azuan. Yes, I agree, hotel rates in the UK and Europe can be quite expensive and the rooms can be so small, and the bathrooms even smaller. However sometimes you can get a heavily discounted rate either through a 3rd party online booking site or direct with the hotel if you book well in advance or at the very last minute. Depends on the luck, I guess. Delete Reply Diana Diane Teo 26 September, 2012
Looking at your review, I realised my review towards all the accommodation are sucks. Immediately feels like want delete my posts. Your posts are so details and informative. Reply Delete Replies R.a.W | Ramble and Wander 26 September, 2012
Whoops! Hahaha! Naahh! Don t delete them. I don t think there s a good or bad review because everyone has different styles and approach to this. I m sure your readers appreciate your reviews (and other blog entries too). I know I do ;-) Delete Reply Lily Riani 02 October, 2012
very detail... cheap travel packages to las vegas was about to ask on surrounding shops/resto then I realise you got that covered too. next will be getting around london , from london to dublin etc? noticed something missing in your blog or maybe i went thru too fast. hemm... Reply Delete Replies R.a.W | Ramble and Wander 02 October, 2012
Hi, Lily! Thanks. At the moment, I m not sure yet if I would write anything about Getting around London and From London to Dublin . We ll see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestions though. What is it that you noticed missing from here by the way? Delete Reply Add comment Load more...