Originally Posted by
Freetotravel
In a way the SLH acquisition has made commenting in this thread more difficult. First because it has introduced a number of new 5* properties which it would be quite unlikely HH elites would have much experience of. Second because they are ultra luxury personalized service type properties which cannot really be directly compared with the two properties discussed a few days ago (Paddington vs Metropole) which most certainly can be directly compared with each other. Plus many of us have stayed at both. Of course as time goes on this will change.
I would very much agree with this. However on the first point it's only a matter of time before Hilton forum users go to these newly added luxury hotels and start commenting on them. Indeed last night I had a great stay in SLH Great Fosters, by Heathrow, and I will put a review up in a day or two. But that leads to your second point - you really cannot compare Great Fosters to Heathrow DoubleTree on Bath Road - the first is in the £400 a night vicinity, and the latter can often be £80 or less.
Since at the moment there are only a few extra SLH / NoMad hotels around London I suspect this forum and the SLHR subforum will be updated over the next few months. One oddity is that NoMad is not SLH, so should presumably be reported in the Hilton forum. Ditto Graduate Hotels but that's Oxford and Cambridge.