The Mandeville

Me and my partner stayed in a deluxe room for one night and had such a lovely experience. Door staff were helpful and friendly, and check in was very smooth. One thing to bear in mind is that they give you two rooms keys, and one has to be put in an electricity meter type thing next to the door, which they didn't tell us downstairs, so we were walking around in the dark for about 5 minutes trying to find switches etc! Hotel decor was as expected; gorgeous, ambient lighting and everything was clean and new looking. Went to the bar that evening and had a champagne cocktail, my partner asked the barman for something creamy and he whipped one up from off the menu, which was seriously the best cocktail i've ever had! The whole experience was luxurious but friendly at the same time. My one tip is to book this hotel from somewhere like myboutiquehotels because the prices on the hotel website are so expensive.

When traveling to London not on business I usually stay around Marylebone area as it is very central but not hectic.

I have stayed in a number of hotels around here and can say that at 150 pounds internet rate this is a great option.

Some one can probably say that "rooms could be bigger", we had a standard double room and all the room you have is a bathroom plus meter and a half around the bed. I have stayed previously at Durant's that's just around the corner and had a much much bigger room for something like 200 pounds but at Durant's everything shows that no investment was done for a few years and I prefer staying at Mandeville.

Staff was very helpful and manager to answer all my questions. It was not my first time in London so they were not obvious like "how do I find bond street" and required some expertise.

I did not eat at the hotel so can not evaluate the food. Eating outside is a part of experiencing the city and the area around the hotel presents a lot of opportunities. Check out The Providores when you are there. A bit pricy (20-25 pounds for a big breakfast) but really really great place.

Our room was very quiet unlike for example at Radisson on Oxford street (that is a bit less expensive and pretty much the same in terms of room quality). Considering that the windows were to the main street and we were on the second (or first as they say in England) floor I can assume all rooms should be quiet.

Two things bothered me

- very soft water. You know when you shower and the water doesn't wash away the soap? Theoretically should be the same in all hotels in the neighborhood but I do not recall having this issue before.

- rather slow elevator

As you can see I'm quite satisfied with the experience since I had to go into such details to find issues.

When considering my review please remember that I do not usually use such hotel ammenities as fitness center, parking, room servie, etc, so can not say anything about them.

I think I will stick to this hotel as my key choice in London.

Stayed for 4 nights - very clean and well appointed room - location excellent on the oxford street end of Marylebone High Street approx. 2 mins from bond street and similar distance to selfridges. All staff were polite, helpful and very efficient...(shirt pressed in 15mins as requested, room service very prompt etc.) Had lunch with clients in restaurant which was very good and discreet..didn't manage to spend time in the bar or tea room but hopefully next time. Decor and style of the hotel are exceptional and without doubt a 'unique' hotel.