The Berkeley

Beautiful room in a terrific location with top-notch service - ice bucket was always filled before we knew we needed ice! Concierge took care of shipping a poster home for us with a smile. Try the homemade granola at breakfast. Blue Bar a perfect place for a nightcap after enjoyable dinner at the Boxwood Cafe. I see no reason to stay anywhere else in London - highly recommend the Berkeley.

I had some misgivings about staying at The Berkeley because of its low TA review.

After looking at the website and calling the hotel directly i was able to book a junior suite for what seemed like a "reasonable" rate. I say reasonable because hotel prices in London are stratospheric. Thanks to Weak Sterling I was finally able to afford London. Our room on the second floor overlooked a pretty church. Decor was basically Four Seasons esque - modern neutral colors. The bathroom was really quite nice especially the Asprey products. I was surprised not to have a separate tub shower layout though.

Service was a little spotty. Most of the wait staff are eastern European and have a little difficulty with English.

Please note this is not the "perfect" hotel. We had 2 flat screen tvs in our room that had a mind of their own. The shower leaked far too much water on the bathroom floor and our room at check in took far longer to get made up that i was told.

What will make me return is the location. This could not be a prettier area in London. The hotel is not on a main street and has an almost residential feel. Around the corner are some lovely restaurants on Motcomb street including the excellent Amaya.

This is my new favorite place in London and deserves to be in at least the top 20 on the ranking.