We followed in Mlle_Mustard's footsteps, staying there on Sunday night on a free night stay. I mostly chose it for the location, as it was a 10 minute walk back from the concert in Hyde Park Sunday. Sure beat lining up at a tube stop for an hour post-concert.

We had taken the first train from Paris Sunday, and were there really early, so we didn't expect to check in then. They said they could have room ready for us by 12 Noon (which was nice, as they said they were sold out all weekend) but all we really wanted to do was drop our bags and check out the city. Wound up in a 7th floor standard room overlooking the street and the Mandarin Oriental.

We had a nicely appointed room, but they missed a few cleaning details as well. Strange to have them supply a hair dryer that won't actually work in the bathroom. The TV was basic state-of-the-art 90's technology, and the VCR was a nice antique touch. Maybe the larger rooms are a bit more modern. The beds seem firm at first but sleep really well.

They asked what paper we wanted in the morning, but we never did get it.

We thought the location was great, with our roller bags the Knightsbridge tube was a 3 minute walk, then a straight shot back to St. Pancras. Maybe if you went to Hyde Park Corner instead it might take 10 minutes, but even that seems like a stretch.

Just to continue a prior topic, there were about $2,000,000 worth of vehicles sitting in the valet area and adjacent driveways/sidewalks. I'd love to be a valet there for a weekend, except for that driving-on-the-left thing.

We'd stay there again under similar circumstances, but certainly not at the $480 USD (and up) cash price they were asking.