Claridge's

La verdad es que no me ha gustado para nada el servicio del hotel, la ubicacion es buena y la decoracion es la típica inglesa, parece un palacio. Lo que no me ha gustado es que nadie habla español en el hotel, y si, el ingles es un idioma básico, pero cuando vas a cualquier hotel debe atenderte alguien que sepa más o menos español, ya que siempre hay unos 10 empleados en la entrada y ya podía hablar alguno algo de español. Lo primero que no me gustó, es que pagas la estancia en el check in, me extrañó muchisimo, la tarjeta no la leía, y tuvimos que ir a un cajero a sacar dinero, despues de todo el cansancio del viaje, y la tarjeta funcionaba porque sacamos el dinero sin problemas. Lo segundo que no me gustó fue que habia que dejar un deposito de 600 Libras, una pasada. Mi novio pidió habitacion de no fumadores y no se la dieron, le dijeron que le llevarian un cenicero y estuvimos dos dias esperando hasta que lo trajeron. Tambien quise mostrarle mi reserva para que viera que llevabamos desayuno incluido, y cuando vamos a hacer el check out, nos imprime la factura de 200 libras más! aparte de lo que ya habiamos pagado, le vuelvo a enseñar la reserva y le digo que tenemos desayuno incluido, nos lo habian cobrado! 60 libras por cada desayuno! increible, ademas, aunque el desayuno era bueno, para mi era demasiado pobre, prefiero un buen buffet, al servicio de mesa de Claridge´s.

Asi que ahora a ver si nos devuelven el dinero, a esperar, desde luego no volvería, demasiado lujoso en cuanto al precio y no es para tanto.

We spent a long weekend in London and returned to the Claridge's for the third time.

We love the whole of it: the place, the service, the flower arrangements, down to the silver sugar tongs nicely lying on the sugar box for breakfast.

Details are everything and they sure know how to care for them.

Step inside and you will be taken back in time into a Wildeian Era where beauty is a style of life.

Go, pamper yourself and forget about what you leave behind. Easy to check in, hard to check out!!

Good food, great service.

Only mishap: the bathrobe was dirty; by putting it back on the hangers every morning they sometimes 'forget' to put fresh ones when new guests arrive. Should be more careful, not really Claridge's!

Had the most amazing 3 nights stay in Claridges mid August. I was brought away by my husband to celebrate my 40th birthday and on our arrival we found a bottle of Laurent Perrier Champagne on ice and a plate with hand made chocolates and happy birthday written in chocolate all courtesy of the hotel. We booked a superior king room and got a lovely room on the 4th floor over looking a side street. We had a choice of an art deco room or a traditional decor and opted for the traditional which was understated and lovely. It had a large king size bed mirrored bedside lockers a writing desk and lounge chair. I then had my own dressing room with wardrobes and a fab mirrored dressing table which then led into the bathroom which was original 1920 s decor but updated with a shower head the size of an average dinner plate! They had a switch in the bathroom so you could opt to listen to the tv/cd player while in there. The toiletries were Asprey s Purple water range - fabulous with shower gel, shampoo and conditioner available along with a silver dish of cotton buds and the usual sewing kit etc., They had this really clever button pad system on each bedside locker with a valet, maid and privacy button. If you opted for the privacy button it would light up outside your room and no one would bother you (do not disturb without the hassle of hanging a sign on the door). We could have had a valet come in to unpack but to be honest was far to concious of my suitcase and its contents for that! You can leave your shoes outside your door in the evening and they will polish them for you free of charge. They changed the fruit in your room daily. We ordered breakfast the first day and although the room was huge we were bemused as to where we would eat it as no obvious side table. The waiter arrived in with a hostess trolley - he pulled out 2 side leaves and dressed the table with linen etc., breakfast in silver platters individual cooling buckets for our selected juices.... there was even a little box full of dried fruit and nuts with a little tag which said "for your elevenses". The attention to detail is amazing yet the staff friendly and you don't feel fawned over. There is a clever brass plaque on the wall beside lift door on each floor telling you were this lift is situated on the ground floor i.e. you will exit to the right of the concierge desk. The lifts have sofa's in them! While flicking through the hotel information book one day I came across suggested jogging routes ranging from 1.5 - 5 kms and a map mapping out the routes.The dress code is smart casual and they dont encourage cameras in the public areas as a privacy policy to anyone famous staying there. (didnt spot anyone while we were there). The bar is small and cozy with an extensive cocktail range and very nice nibbles courtesy of the waiter. We ate at Gordon Ramsays at Claridges on the evening of my birthday and it was fab. We opted for the tasting menu and although 7 courses long you didn't have that christmas day feeling when you were done (nor did you need to stop off for chips on the way home!) . The hotel is excellently located around the corner from Bond St tube station, Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street. We paid £360 per night not including breakfast which was a further £32 per person. Although expensive we felt we had got value for money. We would definetely go back - next time before christmas as would love to see the foyer decorated with christmas trees etc., Go if you can its worth the expense - you only live once.