umi Hotel

Stayed here for two nights at the begining of October with my boyfriend for his birthday. I chose the hotel because it was the cheapest yet the best reviews for a 3* hotel i could find.

The room was an ok size, (at the end of the day your only sleeping in it) the sink was in the bedroom, and the bathroom was so tiny you litrally couldn't swing a cat in it. The bathroom was full of black mould and absolutly stank of foust, but, it was clean to use both shower and toilet, just didn't look very nice.

I'd read reviews before staying at this hotel, and a couple said about creeky floorboards..that didn't stop me booking. BUT, seriously, were talking LOUD creeky floorboards from the room above that kept us up until 1am! And our room was next to the lifts so that was noisey too! So if you are sensitve to noise, do not stay at this hotel, or ask for a room on top floor away from lifts.

The breakfast was good. It def filled us up til lunch. You had 4 options to choose from including toast, muffins, cereals, fruit, teas, hot chocolate, orange juice, apple juice etc. Was very nice, no need for a cooked full english.

It was about a 6 minute walk to bayswater station, and a 12 minute walk to Queensway station. They are the nearest stations to the hotel. You could obviously get a much closer hotel, but this was ok if you can be bothered to walk.....in the rain.

All in all, it was an ok Hotel, wouldn't stay here again or recommend it to a friend really. It was good for the money tho, I piad £150 for 2 nights including breakfast, so in London, that isn't bad. The staff couldn't have been more friendly either.

We stayed at Uni for 3 nights on our way to Europe after reading reviews on Trip Advisor. The staff on reception were very pleasant, however we were quite disappointed with the hotel overall. As we arrived about 8am in the morning, we had to store our bags until checkin time at 2pm - the luggage room can be accessed by anyone who asks for the key & so is open to theft by anyone who goes in there - I stress that we did not have anything taken but the opportunity is certainly there - luggage security definitely needs to be looked at.

For 2 of the 3 nights we had no hot water - the reason given was that in older buildings the pump can have trouble lifting the water to the 3rd & 4th floors. Management did have the problem attended to quite quickly & were very apologetic but when you have to shower in cold water it's no fun.

We also ventured down to the "restaurant" one night for dinner but the menu is very limited & they weren't open to preparing anything that wasn't on the menu (even something as simple as a toasted cheese & tomato sandwich). The tables were very basic & there was absolutely no charm about the surroundings so we ended up going elsewhere to eat. On the other hand, the breakfast room is very pleasant & you have a choice of cereals etc with the continental-style breakfast which was included in our room-rate.

The hotel is about a 10 minute walk from Bayswater & Queensway tube stations so it is very easy to get around London. There is also an excellent Chinese restaurant near the tube at Bayswater as well as a plethora of other eating establishments & pubs in the area.

We stayed here for 4 nights at a fabulous rate I found through the UK tourist website. I agree with a lot of what the others have said. The rooms are clean (staff seems very hardworking) but a lot of things are old and a little run down. Rooms are small and bathrooms are tiny but servicible. We did notice noice from upstairs neighbors, but I've had the same problem in lots of hotels this is extremely difficult to fix and in an old building like this one probably next to impossible. The service was very good and we liked the simple breakfast. The neighborhood is beautiful and quiet, while being only a couple of blocks away from the underground, shopping, restaurants, and of course Hyde Park. Our three teens liked their room and the flat screen. Only real complaint was no air conditioning. It was pretty stuffy at night, and we had to leave the windows open all the time. The windows opened very wide but we were on the fourth floor and there were no screens. If I had young children I would have been seriously concerned this is a real safety hazard.