Originally Posted by
residentx
Junior suite for me today, as with all the past stays since my suite upgrade. I could've had a suite today at noon but I wanted a room at 10am, so was MORE than happy with a junior. Then made my way into lounge and just this second witnessed why this is one of the best Hiltons in the UK. A guy comes into the lounge at 11.24, asks for breakfast (which obviously finished some time ago), 5 minutes later a parade of pastries, fruits and yogurts have been brought to him.
Great service, great rooms and a nice vibe. Stay here.
I had an Exec room until I checked out yesterday. That was a very odd room design and a first for me at Bankside and I don't think a terribly good use of space, which would have made a much better Junior suite type layout. I have never had a Junior suite but have had many suite upgrades of various types. Arriving later in the week definitely seems to pay dividends.
I was quite annoyed on Tuesday night though as there was an unannounced closure of the entire Distillery bar for a PWC function. I don't think it is terribly fair to close an entire outlet like this with no warning and offering the Distillery Menu in OXBO misses the point a bit, I tend to find OXBO lacks any real atmosphere in the evening whereas Distillery has a better layout, and a far nicer vibe.
I always have breakfast in OXBO rather than the lounge.