Park Lane Hotel

Hôtel bien situé dans un quartier prestigieux. Chambre petite équipée d'un grand lit mais d'une salle de bain viellote sans charme sans confort. Bar et lounge chaleureux à l'anglaise. Cher mais c'est Londres.

Despite its name, the Park Lane Sheraton isn't on Park Lane. Still, being on Piccadilly just opposite Green Park (and therefore Buckingham Palace) means it's in a great location. Situated between Hyde Park Corner and Green Park tube stations makes it is easy to get to (especially from London's Heathrow on the Piccadilly line), and is ideal for a base from which to explore London.

Confusingly, what should be the main entrance from Piccadilly has something of a back door feel, and to get to reception you have to go through the lounge. What is the main door actually feels like a back door, due to the fact it's on an uninspiring and narrow street. That being said, once you're inside, the charm of the place soon hits you and the friendliness of the staff is welcoming.

Receptionists were efficient and helpful, as indeed were pretty much all members of staff that I had contact with. The food was top notch, although not cheap. That being said, nothing out of the ordinary price-wise for London. The lounge has lots of character, and in the afternoon there was a harpist playing away whilst we were having afternoon tea. All very pleasant.

What lets the place down slightly is the bedrooms seemed a little tired. Not ghastly, but the age of the place shows at times. It's a shame, as with some more money spent on this place, it could really be fantastic. As it is, it's just very good.

All in all, a great location and good staff, just showing its age a little.

My wife and I spent 2 nights at the Park Lane in late May and we had a wonderful time. We were at the end of a 4 week trip to Europe and it was nice relaxing place to stay. The location was very good - within easy walking distance of more sites than we could see during the time that we were there. We had no problems getting there from Heathrow, the check-in was quick and friendly, and the room was small but comfortable.

We had read other reviews before we arrived and were not sure what to expect. I have to say that we were pleasantly surprised. Our room was on the first floor (2nd in north america) and was 2 rooms in from the Picadilly side (facing the other wing). It was clean, quiet, a little crowded with the huge bed, and the bathroom was clean but small.

The lobby bar is amazing - we started each day there with coffee or an English breakfast and we finished each night listening to the live music.

We felt that is was a good value for the money (London is a very expensive place to visit) and we are planning to stay at the Park Lane on our next trip to London.