Afternoon tea at Savoy, bit disappointing

Advantages: Lovely surroundings, (mainly) delicious tea.
Disadvantages: Poor service

...An enjoyable, but disappointing for the cost, afternoon tea at The Savoy. The location is ideal, on the Strand adjacent to Covent Garden, an easy walk from several tube stations and on several bus routes. The facade of the hotel and the lobby are beautiful, as is the lounge area where tea is taken. During tea, a pianist plays, which is a lovely accompaniment, although some of the songs seemed a bit modern given the setting! Unfortunately the service was not what you would expect. We waited quite a long time for various things and staff could be seen chatting in the corners while people waited etc. There was an excellent choice of tea and the option to try as many as you wished. The Savoy blend which we chose was delicious, apart from our last pot, which didn't seem to have been brewed freshly and came out grey...

Kateb8 29.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Savoy, London

Savoy Grandure with Some Like It Hot Feel

Advantages: Bend over backwards service
Disadvantages: None

...Having been to The Savoy a number of times for business meetings it was always a hotel I have wanted to stay at not only for the history but also for it's location. However the cost has always been a little hard to bear. You can imagine my pleasure when idly scanning through hotels.com and seeing the hotel's latest offer of £99 pppn including continental breakfast. I booked and treated my wife for a 2 night surprise visit. Apparently the cheaper rates are due to the fact that the hotel is closing at Christmas for one year to undergo a refurbishment. Does it need a refurbishment? Probably is the answer but it isn't tatty. More like faded but still impressive. From the moment we walked through the doors we were made very welcome indeed. The doormen were attentive and eager to help. The reception staff were efficient and courteous...

thealbertross1 28.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Savoy, London

Do you want to stay in Madeira, My dear?

Advantages: five star resort hotel in good location in Madeira
Disadvantages: Hilly situation, reception staff not people friendly

...Do you remember the 9 11 disaster? I do. I was on holiday in Madeira staying at the Savoy hotel, a hotel built for the cruise ships patrons and with an old world charm, where we discovered that they were building a 5 star resort hotel overlooking the sea and connected by a bridge to the Classic hotel. That was back in 2001 and it was completed a couple of years later. I always wanted to stay there to see what it was like and I am pleased to say my wish was granted earlier this month. The Royal Savoy resort hotel is built overlooking the sea and I think that nearly every room and suite must have a sea view. We were on the fifth floor and had a magnificent view both of the sea and across to the harbour for the cruise ships. Fortunately through our Vacation Club or timeshare we are able to stay at other resorts and did an exchange as we...

jo145 05.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Savoy Resort, Funchal

The best hotel in Prague!

Advantages: Facilities, decor, staff
Disadvantages: You cant eat in the restaurant cheaply!!

...We went to Prague in April this year. We travelled with Czech Airlines from Birmingham airport. We arrived at Prague and we took a taxi (15 euros) from the airport to the Savoy Hotel. Our first impressions when we entered Prague were "what have we done!!" The route took us along a road covered with graffitti and we kept thinking "please dont stop here!". Anyway we turned a few corners and the beauty which is Prague appeared. The Savoy Hotel is Pragues best hotel and its well deserved of its 5 Star rating. The Hotel ********** The hotel has beautiful decor. It has the old fashioned feel. Large windows and drapes and everything seems to be a deep red and gold. There is a piano player that plays at night to give it that romantic feel. Even the lift plays classical music! The staff are extremely helpful and pleasant...

millie45 23.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Savoy, Prague

Turning 25 in style ?

Advantages: Free minibar, nice room and bathroom, tram stop right outisde
Disadvantages: Too pricey for me, not so central, not so special

...romantic enough to go with my boyfriend in the winter. Next step was booking the hotel. I must say, I don?t normally mind about accommodation, I feel comfortable nearly anywhere, but this time, I wanted to treat myself. Unfortunately, I soon found out that Amsterdam is a really pricey place when it comes to hotel stays, and I was going to have to spend a lot of money to keep away from a shabby room in the red light district. I was going to settle for a basic double room in the centre for 105 Euros a night (breakfast not included) when I came across the Savoy Hotel Amsterdam. The price was only al little bit more, and included a lot of extras. I decided to book us in for the week end. Unfortunately, as I booked our double room and changed the number of guests to 2, the price went up to 294 Euros for 2 nights. More than I wanted to pay, but it...

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Review of Hampshire Hotel Savoy, Amsterdam

Opulence in all its glory

Advantages: magnificient
Disadvantages: expensive

...This is the place you want to pamper yourself in... if you have the CASH for it. The Savoy is opulence in itself. On walking into the lobby, you feel as if you have been transported back in time to some legendary castle, where you are met with a grand chandelier and some steps down towards the dining area. Perhaps it is its sheer majestic quality that scares some people away. My stay there was fantastic. The bedrooms and bath facilities were luxurious and the service was great. I would most definitely visit the Savoy again. However, I did not have enough time to wander around the entire hotel to check out all the facilities they had. Still, this is definitely not the place to be in if you are running on a tight budget. Anyway, the last time I was there, the Savoy Theatre was showing The Mikado, so do have a look if you have the spare...

yingli.lim 14.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of The Savoy, London

Perfect for a sightseeing trip to Copenhagen

Advantages: good location, very nice rooms, friendly staff
Disadvantages: nothing

...Last summer we went on a short trip to Denmark´s captial and so we needed also a hotel for the one night that we spent in Copenhagen. After we spent some time online to search for the "perfect hotel" we found this one, the Savoy Copenhagen. We paid for one night 105 Euro (88 GBP), not much compared to other hotels in Copenhagen. The Savoy Copenhagen is located in the Vesterbrogade 34 in 1620 Copenhagen. The hotel´s website can be found here: http://www.savoyhotel.dk/ . It has three stars. The hotel is just a short walk away from the railway station. So when we came from the airport, we just had to fetch a train to the railway station (took approximatly 15 minutes) and then we just had to walk around 300 meters to reach the Savoy hotel. Also all sights of Copenhagen can be reached by feet from the hotel, but the way to the Little...

squirrel123 21.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Savoy Hotel, Copenhagen

He said it was covered in sausages

Advantages: People to cater for your every whim
Disadvantages: The slightly aged look

...So my husband thinks he's the bee's knees and tried to fob me off with the old adage, well it's covered in saveloy sausages you know, but i wasn't fooled....no seriously.... I visited the Savoy with my best friend from NZ, she wanted a top London hotel for her last night here and after shopping around on the net and comparing a few of the best (Hazlitts, the Ritz, Browns etc) I booked a Queen size double at the Savoy for a website price of £149 (excluding tax and that inevitable 5% gratuity charge - the total for the room ONLY was £183) but still cheap for a 5 star in London and come on! The Savoy (located on the strand next to the river) is dripping in history, after all Caruso played there, Marilyn was photographed there and Wilde dined there. We arrived in relative style (taxi) up the right hand drive (only one in the UK) where...

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Review of The Savoy, London

Comfy and clean, did the job well!

Advantages: Comfy and clean hotel, good staff
Disadvantages: A little tricky to find due to 1 way road system

...We got this hotel as part of a "package" with Condor Ferries (called CondorBreaks). We chose The Savoy as it had gym and pool facilities, it was located in St Helier, and therefore central to the rest of the island (the islands roads were constructed to run from St Helier, so that the army, based in Elizabeth Castle there, could easy protect the rest of the island), and it was reasonably priced. ~~~LOCATION~~~ The hotel was located barely 5 minutes drive from St Helier ferry terminals (and also the car hire places, etc), although it was a little tricky to find with the whole town being a seemingly unending series of one way streets! Luckily, we were given a map by the ferry company which showed which way the roads went! It's location on Rouge Bouillon does not sound appealing at first: Rouge Bouillon is apparently the "ring...

tekaybe 13.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Savoy, St. Helier

Biggest screen in Ireland

Advantages: Largest screen in the country
Disadvantages: Could do with a revamp

...The Savoy cinema is right in the middle of Dublin’s city centre on O’Connell Street. Its most impressive feature is its main screen which is the largest in the country. It has six screens in total and shows all the mainstream releases. Most Irish film premieres are held in the Savoy. The cinema is comfortable, the sound impressive but don’t expect stadium style seats as the cinema’s facilities haven’t been updated for several years. Cut-price tickets are available for mid-afternoon matinees all week and tickets can be booked on a credit card line. The usual cinema fare of popcorn and ice-cream are available in the foyer. Films are quite good value at £5.50 (STG £4.40), £4 for matinees....

gallaron 13.03.2001 · Read review
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