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.
Originally Posted by
MP001
Among those mentioned i would choose Metropole. Easy access to few tube lines and if you fly into Heathrow you can easily take a train to Paddington station which is near Metropole. Lounge is decent. Rooms okay. Second choice DT tower of London.
I would agree and if the OP has breakfast included via status, then overwhelmingly so.
DT West End is best placed, but there is no lounge, the building is an old Victorian structure which has been refitted many times. I don't think it's a bad hotel. Euston has no lounge, and in some ways has the Canopy issue of being slightly off centre. It was refitted a few years ago though. Canopy is the newest of the list, though the Metropole has had a mega million dollar refit during the pandemic. The Canopy is not actually a bad choice, particularly if you go around historic areas like Shoreditch, Hoxton, Columbia Road, Brick Lane. So I wouldn't say there is a wrong choice here, all these hotels have some plus points. They are all comfortable without being fancy like the Conrad, though the common areas of the Metropole probably does come under the "fancy" category just because it was recently refitted. DT Tower - I've only had 4 stays there in the last 2 years. It's a former Mint hotel like the Westminster one, reasonably modern and decent size roooms. The immediate area is quiet, but it's well located. I'm not sure they have reopened their lounge, which in any case wasn't that good.
The one Hilton with a lounge which may fall into this price point is Hilton Isllington, though again a bit out of centre.