Originally Posted by
andrewpartyman
I am going to London for Thanksgiving and staying at this W Thurs-Sun. I am glad I have read the reviews on here so I am not totally pissed when I get off a trans-Atlantic flight at 7:30 a.m., make it to the hotel around 9 only to wait 7 hours for my room to be ready just to check into an over-priced shoe box. If there's anything drastically different from the recent posts in this thread, I will be sure to post. How did most of you get to this property from Heathrow? Is a taxi the best bet or is there an easy stop on the tube near by that I can walk from? Any insight would be much obliged. Having stayed at nearly every W in the system, I am looking fwd to having a new W as my worst stay ever. Who knows, maybe I'll get an upgrade!
If you are flying overnight, I would strongly recommend arranging car service from LHR to the hotel - it costs about 40GBP (easily booked on the internet). I tried the Picadilly line once and swore I would never do it again after an overnight flight. The line to purchase the oyster card or the fare can be very long, and while you are likely to get a seat, the tube can get pretty congested. You can use the heathrow express or the heathrow connect for a cheaper fee (but after taxi from Paddington), you are not saving that much. And if there is more than just yourself, the car service is far more economical.
Not sure of other people, but I would avoid the Spice Market restaurant at the W. Found the food awful, very salty, etc. But that is just my opinion.