Originally Posted by
embee101
Hi,
I'm going to London for a conference in mid-October at the Kensington Olympia Center. I work for a small business so I don't want to stiff them for hotel fees, but I'm a loyal Marriott guy as well. Maida Vale is far and away the least expensive Marriott property in London but I haven't been able to find any reviews on it.
1) Has anyone stayed there/are there posted reviews?
2) Is there a better choice that will not cost too much money and will be closer to the conference center? Marriott Kensington is 60 pounds more per night and although Regent's Park is a little cheaper, I don't like staying there at all.
Thanks,
Mike
I'm not sure where the Kensington Olympia Center is, so hard to answer which might be closer. I'm wondering if it's the property across from the Hilton Olympia? I think that's a convention center.
If you do a search on "Maida Vale", reviews/reports should come up. I've not personally stayed at MV, but have stayed at Regents Park & did an extensive report on it, including restaurants in the Primrose Hill area 10 minutes away, etc. I'd certainly stay at RP again, but if you don't like it, then you should give MV a try. Report back after your stay.
PS - You might want to try some of the publicly available codes to see if you can get Kensington Marriott down in price.
Cheers.