Originally Posted by
mario33
The rooms at the Sheraton Park Towers, however, is very stylish with an aura of a Mercedes S-class interior (plenty of grey leather and polished walnut wood) and the bathrooms clad with high grade marble. Since Knightsbridge station (which is right in front of the SPT) is only 3 stations from Piccadilly Circus and the area around the SPT is generally more pleasant and upscale, I wouldnt really consider the location of the SPT to be inferior in anyway.
Park Tower is my regular London haunt
Personally, I do not really find Park Tower decor to be particularly appealing to me (I categorise it as 'nice but not 'that nice''), but I like the overall package best out of all London Starwood properties* because it is in a very good location for my purpose. Most of my London trips are for going shopping in Knightsbridge and for the opera/ballet at the Royal Opera House.
*Lanesborough doesn't count to me because it's non-SPG - if I want to go non-SPG, I stay at the Dorchester.
Although Piccadilly Circus is better for accessing Covent Garden, and having the tube station right nearby is very convenient, I do not find the environment around Piccadilly Circus particularly nice. Park Tower is in a nicer environment (shopping heaven for me at Harvey Nichols and Harrods...) although a little less convenient for tourists, I guess. Having Foliage nearby (at the Mandarin Oriental) wins me a bit too
However, I catch taxis a lot of the time (except when it is difficult to catch a taxi after the performance - I find catching a taxi near ROH is difficult enough to send me to the tube) and I do not notice the problem.
Originally Posted by doclkk
1. nice room with good lighting that won't be that noisy.
2. Near a tube station / stuff
I've never stayed in a non-renovated room at Le Meridien at Piccadilly, so I can only comment on the renovated room which is actually quite nice (a bit 'sparse' and lacking in warmth for my liking though), but I prefer Park Tower to LM's renovated room in terms of the interior.
I find Park Tower to be quiet (but I only ever stayed at higher floors so I can't say for sure about lower floors). I did not have any recollection of noise problems at LM either, although given its location, there is a potential for a fair amount of noise.
Lighting-wise, I have just found a comment that I wrote for myself that it was nice and bright at LM (bear in mind I've only stayed in the renovated room). I do not think PT is anywhere as brightly lit as LM. I'm one of those environmentally unfriendly people that love having 100w and 150w incandescent bulbs everywhere (on adjustable switches) so I am almost never satisfied with the level of lighting in hotels though.
In terms of the tube station, Park Tower is about one block away from Knightsbridge station (takes me just a few minutes to walk). Le Meridien is just about 20-30 metres from the tube station. Both PT and LM are on the Piccadilly line. In terms of transport, LM would be more convenient, I guess, and closer to some of the touristy spots.