Thistle London Heathrow : Best Avoided

Advantages: Close to airport and shuttle bus runs frequently
Disadvantages: Bad service, dated rooms

..., and the 'Heathrow Hoppa' runs quite frequently and drops off at every terminal. You are quite close the runways at this hotel and outside it can get quite noisy, although you can't really hear the planes when inside your room. The staff at this hotel on whole were polite but seemed disinterested and it seemed to be an ordeal when we complained about the standard of the room. I've read on other review sites that this hotel has recently undergone updating work and the rooms are much better. Perhaps this is now the case, but I don't think I'll be staying at a Thistle hotel again....

tor0908 12.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Thistle London Heathrow, West Drayton

Thistle Hyde Park, London

Advantages: Outstanding Views, best hotel in London i've stayed at
Disadvantages: couldn't fault it

...I stayed at this Hotel last year, and have been to London 4 times since. Ive stayed in over 10 hotels in the capital and can honestly say this has been my favourite hotel. The views over Hyde Park were gorgeous and gave a lovely view of the london eye, and the flight path. The rooms were a good size and layed out well. It wasn't unclean at all. The staff were extremely helpful and went out their way to help you. The breakfast was gorgeous and provided a great choice. The hotel was close to the local tube station, and close to notting hill and shops. It was central to oxford street and all that London has to offer, without been slap bang in the middle. Only downfall i suppose ( the only one) was that it was upstairs to a petrol station yet it wasnt a problem for me. I would recommend this hotel 100% and enjoyed my stay....

karolyn_kate123 22.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Hyde Park, London

This'll be the Thistle...

Advantages: Good location
Disadvantages: Paper thin walls

...-conditioning but it was quite noisy and I also woke up in the early hours feeling a bit chilly. Turning the air-con off soon sorted out this minor complaint. We had a comfortable night's undisturbed sleep with no noise from other rooms, slamming doors or traffic outside. On waking we discovered an envelope pushed under the door for checkout but we thought we had already paid. On enquiry this turned out to have been pre-authorisation and so the card had to be swiped again for payment. Again we were able to leave our bags locked away until we returned to Kings Cross to catch our train back north. I felt that the price we paid was a fair price for this room but of course London is always that bit pricier. I would not have paid for this room at the rack rate - for 214.00 Pounds I would expect some thing pretty special. The Thistle Islington is...

fizzytom 28.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Hotel, London

Kings X Thistle

Advantages: Surprisingly relaxing amid the bustle of Kings X
Disadvantages: They could do with a better cleaner

...Relaxation amongst the hustle and bustle of Kings X. Having been on Julie’s travelling road show and living out of a suitcase for the last two weeks , I must admit that I was glad to be back in London (instead of Norfolk) and in a name brand Hotel. I guessed that parking was a problem at the Kings X Thistle and had contacted their enquiries department by e-mail to arrange for parking. I was delighted by the fact that within one hour confirmation that a space had been reserved for me was received by e-mail. No mention of the £12.50 per night charge though (but we can’t have everything and I wasn’t being billed!) I got lost travelling from Romford to the hotel despite using their web site for a route planner which was very thorough and literally told me every single road to go down. How did she get lost then...

whitbybunny 30.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Hotel, London

THISTLE BE MY ROOM THEN!

Advantages: Great location, luxurious
Disadvantages: Overpriced if you cannot grab a bargain

...On choosing a hotel I tend to go for nice architecture and/or a historic building which has lots of interest, nooks and crannies to explore and rooms which you know you shouldn't go in but you do, however, after finding no available accommodation like this at short notice in London and needing to book quickly I opted for what seemed the next best option, the Thistle Tower which overlooks Tower Bridge in London, (like you hadn't guessed) Getting there from Kings Cross seemed like a hike but the tube takes you there after 2 changes at Bank and Monument to Tower Hill in around 10 minutes. (Circle or District lines will take you there). Upon arriving from Tower Hill tube which is just a short walk from the hotel I was initially disappointed with the exterior which resembled a large municipal library built in the 1970's, overlooking such...

marylou2u 16.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Hotel, London

Thistle Selfridge Hotel

Advantages: Great central London location!
Disadvantages: Poor customer service in general

...I recently stayed for a night at this well known hotel - I had always wanted to stay there, as it was so close to Oxford Street - a mecca for a shopoholic such as myself! - but am sad to say that I was very disappointed in general with the hotel. I arranged to stay on a Friday night, as I had theatre tickets & did not want to travel home again late that same night. I prebooked the hotel, requesting a double room for myself & my partner, with breakfast included. On arrival, the reception staff were uncourteous and unfriendly. They said as few as probably 5 words to me on checking in, handed me the key and turned away. When I asked where the lifts were, I was tutted at and pointed in the general direction, still with no words spoken. On arriving at my room, it turned out to be a twin room - not very romantic for a London treat...

CARMELLE 23.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Selfridge, London

Thistle Euston - very disappointing :(

Advantages: Very handy for the train station
Disadvantages: Unexpected stairs that are difficult to yank your luggage up

...This weekend I celebrated my ma's 70th birthday by treating her, my son and moi to a weekend in London to see the Lion King. My mum has never been well off and always put her kids, then grandkids first, like many many mums, so I wanted this to be extra extra special for her. I booked first class train travel and that was just wonderful, she felt like royalty. I checked with Theatremonkey and booked top seats at the theatre where we had THE BEST view to an AWESOME performance (it should be made compulsary to go see it). London was buzzing, and they even laid on a bit of pomp and ceremony for us by way of Trooping the Colour (ta for that Queen) ..... So you see everything was pretty much perfect ....... but for the hotel. I hadn't been able to stretch to a 5 star but had heard such great reviews about Thistle hotels that...

Yoni 13.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Euston, London

LONDON'S CALLING

Advantages: Pleasent stay, good food, central location
Disadvantages: Views from room

...eateries/drinking places and chose 372, which offers carvery selection. I was surprise how hot and fresh the food was. Not only that it was tasty too! We opted for lamb with roast potatoes, new potatoes and three vegetables. However, my only complaint about the meal was the vegetables; they were a tad on the raw side for my liking. That said I ALWAYS OVER cook my veggies. Dessert was for me home made apple pie and cream, while the other half opted for home made cheesecake ? both were consumed without any complaints and very much enjoyed. Our meal for two with drinks cost £29) Hotel: the hotel it situated in the Strand which is in central London and easy to walk to theatres such as the Aldwych, Lyceum, and many more. Come out the front of the hotel and turn right, and you?ll be heading towards Trafalgar square with Nelson, bear left and you...

dabmim 28.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of The Strand Palace Hotel, London

LONDON GATWICK CALLING

Advantages: Car Parking, no noise, close to airport, just what was needed
Disadvantages: Bit small

...Well I have already done an opinion on Crete in general, the hotel I stayed in on the island, and now to continue the series another hotel opinion. This time the Thistle Hotel at Gatwick airport was the first place of stop for the holiday. General ******* Well it may not be the most stylish place to begin a great holiday, but it was sort of essential. We had a flight from London Gatwick airport to Crete’s capital Heraklion for 7:35 in the morning. Coming from the Westcounty it would be a long 3-hour drive to Gatwick to make that sort of time in the morning flight, and not liking early mornings anyway a hotel for the previous night looked a good option. Gatwick airport has several hotels from large chains, so there was plenty of choice. For no particular reason we chose the Thistle Hotel. Ok, so we went of a good reputation...

Chris_Padden 20.04.2002 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Hotel Gatwick Airport (London)

Thistle Hotel Kensington Palace London

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: 2 star hotel and it deserves them

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fluffybudgie 18.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Thistle Kensington Palace, London