umi Hotel

Firstly, the location is not really Notting Hill. That would make it somewhat upmarket.

No lift to the fifth floor.Walls in bed and bathroom covered in mould. Noisy throughout the night due to firedoors in corridor slamming and paper thin walls. Overall dirty and grimy with linen that looked unchanged. During the night we even had a vistor of the four legged furry kind rummaging through our luggage... NOT something you would expect in a city hotel.

Don't be fooled by the photos that they have on their website like I was. Oh did I forget to mention that the staff were reasonably consistent in their abilty to give incorrect directions to basic landmarks. Wifi was also relatively expensive compared to most hotels that now have free wifi as standard.

The location is not an easy walk from the tube if you have luggage. Would recommend staying closer to paddington if you are coming to London from an international destination and wanting to avoid cab rides or treacherous battles between luggage and steep escalators and stairs which are characteristic of both bayswater and queensway tube stations.

We stayed for one night only (as planned - we didn't walk out!), wanted somewhere inexpensive, convenient for an appointment the next day, in a nice area and not depressing, and it ticked all these boxes.

The decor of the room was a little odd, I think they'd taken over another hotel and not yet redecorated. It didnt fit their young and groovy image, and was a bit tired and old-fashioned, though it was pleasant and inoffensive. I would guess the main new additions would have been the bed (very good, though not big for americans) and the flatscreen digital TV with freeview, a nice touch. We had the executive room, not sure it was worth it, though it wa a good size so maybe the standards are tiny. The bathroom was minute - just a toilet and shower - but was freshly painted.

As well as the reasonable price and fairly nice room, the best thng was the great location - on a lovely and very quiet square with a park in the middle. But a block away from Westbourne Grove, with more restaurants and shops than you could shake a stick at. Frankly I can forgive the odd loose floorboard for the beautiful old building we were in - if you want standardisation, go to a Holiday Inn (the hotel does have a lift, though)

I wouldn't come here for my honeymoon, but I'd happily stay again.

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.