ANdAZ, Liverpool Street. London

My wife and I stayed in the Andaz hotel, Liverpool St. last weekend.

The location is excellent, literally around the corner from Liverpool St. station.

The reception area is very tastefully designed and the staff were extremely helpful

Check-in was hassle free and one of the receptionists showed us to our room and explained all the features in our room.

We stayed in one the King rooms and both my wife and I agreed that it was one of the comfiest beds that we had ever slept in.

The bathroom, shower etc, were good and powerful and the room was quite spacious and nicely decorated. The complimentary juice and snack mini bar is also a great touch.

I tried out the gym which was very modern and extremely well equipped. The steam room was just what the doctor ordered after a few beers the previous night. Tthe individual changing rooms and showers also added to the "5 star feel" of the hotel. We didn't have dinner at the hotel but the we had a drink in the hotel Bar The George which was busy and had a great atmosphere compared to so many other dull hotel bars.

Breakfast was included in our rate and is served in a trendy cafe next door. The breakfast was very good, it's not a buffet, but the portions are very generous and it was all freshly cooked.

The express checkout was also handy as we were in a hurry to catch the Stansted Express.

All in all we're both looking forward to our next trip to London and to staying in the Andaz again.

My oh my what a lovely funky hotel this is! A lovely stay on New Years Eve 2008! (The hotel extended check out time and breakfast serving time with it being NYE)

Leave Liverpool St Station and turn right (applies regardless of which exit you leave) and within a matter of moments you will hit the Andaz hotel! So, location wise it couldn’t be any closer to the station which obviously gives you access to the National Rail network and also the underground!

Having read reviews on this hotel I kind of knew what to expect and I wasn’t disappointed! When we arrived there were quite a few folks checking in, we simply took a seat and waited a short time for someone to check us in! The service for checking in was efficient and fast and we were even upgraded to a king room free of charge - BONUS!! You are offered a drink at time of checking in, although don’t expect Coke, my boyfriend asked for one and was told they only do organic!!! So no fizzy pop here!! If you want snacks or anything fizzy then there is a Tesco just over the road so fret not!!

The reception area is very modern as is the rest of the hotel, it truly was nice and my boyfriend was pleased as he is rather fussy with regards to hotels!! Men!!!

We were in room 270 on the 2nd floor which is accessed by the lifts! We walked over a little glass bridge and our room was just down the corridor. The room was lush and the bed quite possibly the best I have ever slept in!! As you walked into the room on dark wooden floor the bathroom was to your right and wardrobes (with lights in!) and fridge filled with juice and water on your left! The bed and desk area were in front of you! Overall the room was lovely! The view was what was to be expected but it wasn’t an issue! The hotel provides you with Andaz robes and slippers, nice touch!! Plenty of lovely fluffy towels were provided in the bathroom, the bath ones were huge!!!

My only faults with the room / hotel were that there was a rather odd sound in the bathroom every time the hot water was used - monster in the pipes perhaps! It only lasted a few seconds so didn’t matter just thought it was a little random! Also, the temperature control on the shower was a bit hit and miss, it was either red hot or freezing cold, perhaps it was just me not knowing how to work it properly!! The other thing was the temperature of the room, after getting in at almost 2am after New Years Eve the room was freezing, I tried to alter the temp with the electronic control to no avail so it took a while to warm up so that was a bit of a downer when all you want is to get cosy in bed!!! Also, for those of you who want a kettle in your room, tough!! You don’t get one! There is also NO HAIRDRYER which was a bit of a bum as I didn’t take mine, but never mind!!

Breakfast was included in the price, and my oh my am I glad it was! You had to sign a ticket with your room number on and for 2 breakfasts, some fruit, toast and 2 teas and a juice it came to over L50, as if!! It was nice, but not worth L50 so it’s a bonus you don’t have to pay for this! You can pick to have breakfast in your room but we were advised that it was an hours wait so we opted to get up and go to the restaurant which was just outside the hotel a few doors down! I’m glad we did as there was more choice on the menu than what was on the room service menu (which may I add is very expensive - L18 for a sarnie, I don’t think so!!).

Overall I loved my stay at this hotel and will consider it in the future and also recommend to others, as it is so close to the station everywhere you want to go in London is easy to get to!!! The hotel is very modern and funky and bright and just very swish it was ace!!

I was here for New Years Eve 2008 and if I was to do London again for NYE I think I would find a hotel as close to the fireworks as possible as it is near on impossible to get across London after the celebrations, it was a wicked NY but soooooooooo many people it was crazy! We ended up walking across half on London and finally got on a bus!!