Originally Posted by
clownfishmd
Anyone have opinion on Metropole vs Canopy London City vs Hilton Euston vs Double Tree West End vs double tree Tower of London? Looking at a point redemption for 5 nights in June, tourist focused. Have a good redemption booked on Canopy, but seems like location isn't very preferable, besides being close to Tower of London. I'd say location is important in that we want easy access to tube, but don't mind a 15-20min tube right to get places. We appreciate a good exec lounge, and a room that is comfortable, but doesn't need to be exceptionally fancy.
Haven't stayed at all of those, but here's my $0.02 on each;
Metropole - *Massive* hotel by comparison. Was there pre-COVID and lounge had reasonable spread of hot canapes and drinks including spirits, but was generally pretty full. 2 years of status extensions probably won't have helped that. Some nice modern rooms, and some slightly dated (others may recall which tower is better, I don't!) It's a bit out of the way for walking to places, but Circle/Hammersmith/District/Bakerloo lines are all available from Edgware Road < 5 minutes away. Paddington is a 10 minute walk or 3 minute tube ride for Heathrow Express, and from 24th May Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) opens which is a new rail line. There will be interchanges at Paddington and Liverpool Street to swap between the central section and the outer reaches for a couple of years, but it would be a good fast option for Paddington to the City or Canary Wharf. Map here -
https://content.tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth...fully-open.pdf
Doubletree West End - Very average, had a bad stay with a very uncomfortable, noisy bed and got a big shrug of the shoulders and nothing more when I complained (as a Diamond). Location is pretty good
Doubletree Tower of London - Stayed a couple of times post-COVID - Impressive lobby, nice modern rooms, some good tower view rooms, great location for city (and Tower, obviously), bit further from West End, etc. Average lounge offering (lager or red wine, IIRC) and a couple of canape options. Decent breakfast, Central/District line from Tower Hill < 2 minutes away