Ibis London Earl's Court

Just returned from Ibis, Earls Court (November '09) after attending the MPH Top Gear Motor Show at Earls Court. Having booked a double room online well in advance, I also phoned the hotel weeks in advance to confirm the booking and a smoking room. HOWEVER upon arrival I was told that they only had a twin room available on the smoking floor. VERY unhappy with this as this was supposed to be a romantic break for me and my partner. I requested a discount because of their error and immediately received 10 % off BUT on entering the room we were greated with the most spectacular view right across London and the skyline along the Thames. (Room 1226) So pleased with that and the single beds were quite fun anyway!

This hotel is ideal for Earls Court and West Brompton tube station which are both literally just a couple of minutes walk away. We were very pleased also to get a parking space in the underground secure car park even though we arrived on a Saturday afternoon (cost £14 per 24 hours for hotel residents). Beds were very comfortable and bathroom small but clean. We had breakfast in the 1st floor restaurant at a quite pricy £7.95 per person and we also visited the George and Dragon pub which is also on the 1st floor on the Sunday. We were looking forward to a Sunday lunch which the menu stated was served EVERY Sunday only to find that they had a limited menu because of a function downstairs which was disappointing. The portions were so small that we actually ordered extra food as we were still hungry. A loud Kerrang music channel was playing which was then changed to football. A good point though is that meals are served until midnight and breakfasts are served from 4am until midday in the restaurant.

The hotel is on a main road so it is noisy outside, even up on the 12th floor but the windows did cut this out if you don't mind having no fresh air.

Overall I would stay here again.

We stayed here as part of a tour. The hotel was sufficient, but the staff were rarely helpful, the food was not impressive, the breakfasts were lean and there was a line-up for the business centre. The entire hotel still smells like stale cigarette smoke. Everything was sufficient, but nothing was impressive. This hotel is not that comfortable.

The staff were nice, room was cozy and overall the place was very clean. It has a good location near the railway station.