Park Lodge

We stayed at the Park Lodge for 3 nights, as the Apollo Hotel vis a vis had no twin room for us (not their fault, but the Apollo Hotel got a disastrous review on it's own from us based on the 3 days we had to stay there). The room we got here has seen better days just like the bathroom. But - the beds were comfortable, the hotel was quiet and staff was thoughtful.

Every person working there was friendly, cooperative and helpful. A good fresh breakfast was served with a smile. Compared with the Apollo, that made quite a difference.

Cheers to the folks at Park Lodge.

We had a nightmare time at Kings Hotel. We traveled from Miami to London (wife, two small kids, and myself). Kings did not have our booking, so we were in a sense homeless for several hours.

The manager at Kings found the Park Lodge Hotel which we were happy with. We were given two rooms, 2 twin room and a double room, since their family rooms were taken. The rooms were not too big, but since we were out and about the city that didn't matter. If we were going to spend a lot of time in the hotel we would have booked a $500-$700 a night hotel. (Luckily the weather was great, so most of our time was outdoors). The second night we were given a triple instead of the double. This was the biggest of them all. Newly renovated, painted room. Very comfortable beds with clean comfy sheets.

All in all a good experience. Watch out for the double bed room. You can barely bring your luggage. The triple is the way to go if you need space. Included breakfast was very good as well.

This is not the Ritz, but definitely not a dump like some other hotels around Hyde Park. This part of London is a big tourist trap, with all types of young backpackers, so most of the accommodations will be meager, low budget. For a family go with triple or family room, for single young people, any room will do. Read the reviews, and stay away from the Kings Hotel.

Stayed two nights in a very tiny room in this Bayswater hotel. The bathroom was neat and clean which was a positive. There was no air conditioning so the room would be unbearable in Summer. Curtains were showing their age and the carpet was not unlike a kitchen carpet. The pedestal fan (attached to the wall) was going all the time. It was a single room that had just enough storage facilities.

Breakfast was reasonably good with a nice choice of cereals, two juices plus tea or coffee. The hot meal comprised beans, two hash browns and an egg plus three slices of toast. The hot meal could have been more appetising with bacon and maybe a sausage. It was not a typical English "fry up", but close to it.

Reception staff were pleasant and the kitchen staff though lacking good English were helpful.

If you are a fussy traveller, then this hotel is not for you. If you are on a budget and prepared to rough it just a bit in a part of London that is close to a number of attractions and two tube stations then it might work for you.