Excellent stay, I am surprised this hotel does not receive better reviews.

Booked a very good weekend rate and used cert to upgrade. During cki around 5:30 pm some hickkup with the room assignment which took 15 minutes to sort out. However, we received the large suite instead of standard suite so never mind.

Very nice room, spacious, functional, quality decor. Nice (paraben-free) bath amenities. Staff very friendly, excellent Diamond recognition (bottle of wine plus small cheese board, plus fresh fruit in the room). Breakfast is excellent and a great deal for Diamonds (GBP 24 pP normally).

This hotel has lots of flair, reminds of the Pulitzer in AMS as it combines several old buildings. We took the tube from T5 (change at Holborne), 75 minutes.

The location is very convenient, I can not see why the area would be dead. Brick lane is a 10 min walk away.