London Hotels

Advantages: Home away from home
Disadvantages: Expensive

Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments 116 Piccadilly London W1J 7BJ 5-Stars The hotel is a small boutique hotel located along London's famous Piccadilly, a short walk from both Green Park and Hyde Park Corner tube stations, making the hotel easily amenable. It is located across from Green Park itself, with the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel located next door, and the Hard Rock Café a near neighbour. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description & Bedrooms: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
...from between £15-£20. The Athenaeum allows you to choose 3 options; £5 for 6 hours £10 for 12 hours £15 for 24 hours Rooms will cost from between £295 for a standard room, per night, up to £750 for the Penthouse suite, plus vat and breakfast The hotel also offers a car pick up service from Heathrow or Gatwick; Heathrow - £62.50 + vat Gatwick - £82.50 + vat ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apartments: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hotels' apartments are located within ... Read review

Advantages: Location, ease-of-access, comfort
Disadvantages: Some facilities lacking

Bankside House is situated just south of the River Thames opposite the newly-built Tate Modern. Bankside, as it is called, is a huge building and very hotel-like. The rooms are spacious and clean with either en suite showers or one shower shared between two. Included in the price is breakfast in the canteen which is absolutely delicious. You can choose from Full English Breakfast or a lighter Continental-style breakfast. There is a great bar in the ...
...just acroos from the Tate Modern and the Millenium Bridge. In sight are the Thames and St. Pauls and no more than fifteen minutes walk is the London Eye at Waterloo. Within ten minutes is The Cut, near Southwark Station where there a number of fine restaurants and bars, and also the Young and Old Vic if you wish to see a play. Blackfriars Stationis also within ten minutes walk but acroos the other side of the river. ... Read review

Advantages: Location. Pub Ambiance. Parking. Breakfast.
Disadvantages: Dirty En-Suite. Old Bed. Tatty Room.

WHY DID WE BOOK THE INNKEEPER'S LODGE St ALBANS? A.K.A THE COLNEY FOX VINTAGE INN A slightly complicated set of factors this time - indeed this is the first hotel in which we have stayed south of Watford Gap in very many years. Living in Brighton and attending the Company Car in Action event at Millbrook, just south of Bedford, we usually set out from home at 5.30am in order to be there for gates open at 9.00am. I owed myself a couple of days off ...
...envelope, following our last, disastrous, Innkeeper's Lodge experience in Litchfield before Christmas, we had a complimentary "stay one night free" voucher. Looking at the list of available Inkeeper's Lodges in the area, the choice was not a difficult one, a Toby Inn at Bedford, or the much more historic and attractive looking Vintage Inn at London Colney, just to the south of St Abans. 'Oh dear' I hear you cry; 'wasn't that Lodge at Lichfield ... Read review

Advantages: Cleanliness; pleasant main hotel and rooms.
Disadvantages: Apalling catering and service arrangements.

We booked the London Euston Ibis for a one night stay at the end of May. We had previously stayed at many Ibis hotels in several countries on mainland Europe and had always been delighted with our experiences. However, our first stay in a UK Ibis was a different experience altogether. The hotel itself and our room could not be faulted. However, where this hotel fails miserably is in its standards of service and its catering arrangements. Despite ...
...one pre packed portion of English Cheddar! The "English" breakfast option was an undescribable egg-like concoction and a platter of extremely greasy and foul tasting sausages! Sorry London Euston Ibis but you were a huge disappointment and in our experience, you do no favours to the Ibis brand overall. ... Read review

Advantages: Large Brandies
Disadvantages: A few rocks block the view.

Alevizis is located at the South End of the Beach at Aghios Gordios, just before you reach the very large Aghios Gordios Hotel that stands above the end of the beach. I think this was the best of the Tavernas that front the beach for a lunchtime break from the sun. This is based on the quality of what we had and also the price. We lunched there on several days, it is a simple place with about 20 tables, 15 on the terrace with a further few inside ...
...Housewine very acceptable. Brandies tend to come in large measures. The star of the place is the very friendly son of the owners, he delights in encouraging the learning of Greek, but does tend to concentrate on the Ladies. Meals we had. Stuffed Aubergine. Calamari (very light batter) and very fresh (not frozen) Mousaka (comes in a clay pot) Fried Cod in again a light batter. Sardines, about a doz freshly grilled sardines, very well presented. ... Read review