lalala

I stayed here once on a Diamond free night and I really liked the property, even if the location felt a bit sterile. I was upgraded to a lovely large one bedroom suite with a view of the back alley but it was quiet. The lounge was full of business types, so I went to find dinner somewhere else. I would not hesitate to stay there again if I had diamond status and a standard (80K) award was a possibility. I would of course, be taking chances of an upgrade, but I'm willing to take that risk.

The _Banking_Scot

Hi ,

Have booked a 1 night stay here in mid April before flying to HKG & osaka
Hope to collect a Monty

Regards


TBS

PS the nor1 upgrade offers came through today .( from king deluxe)
Three Course dinner at pem Ł 90
King Executive Room Ł 128
Jr Suite Ł 216
One bedroom suite Ł 345

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

Got a email today from the Guest Relations Management team , inviting me to reply with an estimated time of arrival and any allergies/special dietary needs and also a link to the hotel facilities
replied with my estimated arrival time
App is showing my room type being moved from King Deluxe to King executive

Will report more after arrival on Saturday pm

Regards

TBS

worldiswide

Please do. Have a stay in May and would like to know what kind of upgrades might there be. We are booked into a junior suite.

The _Banking_Scot

Hi

Here now
​​​check in was quick and was offered refreshments whilst checking in( chose a sparkling wine)
got a Monty at checknin
room is a courtyard view on the 6th floor.
luggage came up just as j was arriving
Room is good
just missed the afternoon tea ( 2 till 4 pm) and evening snacks from 1715 to 1915.but pretzels sift drinks and coffee are available.
it a beautiful afternon so will walk in st james Park then freshen up for evening snacks
Taxi was about 15mins from Paddington and c Ł20
did not win on the grand national

More later


1900 nowLounge is busy but able to find a seat
Cold items include small quiches, three types of ham, 2 cheeses and sliced smoked salmon
One hot item ( vegetabke gyoza tonight)
prosecco available
Soft drinks include pineapple soda
Very pleasant stroll in st james Park.
Fences starting being put up along the mall for next weekends london marathon
box of lauden chocolates delivered to the room
light turn down service offers but i declined as i just arrived

regards

Tbs

kosy91

You did arrive on a beautiful day!! Not had many of those in London lately. Hopefully it’s the start to warmer weather.

Enjoy your stay

The _Banking_Scot

It was a beautiful day with lots of people in the park and some pink blossoms.
beautiful evening so got some nice desk shots of big Ben and Westminster Abbey
Gym is small and only bike is a peleton
water and chilled towels provided.
hotel bar was quiet but blue boar was busy.
Westminster Abbey beautiful at night.
room does have a shortage of drawer space and windows are only half height
room is quiet , well lit and bathroom is well appointed with a bath and separate shower behind its own door with the wc behind its own door also.
Wearing my conrad tokyo pjs
Regards

Tbs

toothy

I'd add that the Lauden chocolates are delicious, in a lovely box. Mrs Toothy really appreciated them


T

The _Banking_Scot

Had a good night's sleep
room was cool with the good ac and quiet.
Late check out of 1pm ( would have preferred 2pm as have the 10pm cathay flight but will leave my bags at the bell desk for an hour or 2 and get to Heathrow for 4pm and maybe shower in the lounge

Breakfast restaurant is moderately busy. Going for the pancakes
Some hot items on the buffet ie sausages bacon baked beans etc
Some smoothies and actimel yoghurt drinks but apart from the a la carte options the selection is average although the atmosphere is nice and quiet
lounge seemed busier than the restaurant.similar cold selection to the restaurant but the only hot itens were scrambled eggs, tomato and sausages
.the orange juice in the lounge is good ( with a bit of pulp) Did like the self service coffee machine in the lounge as the restaurant staff were not proactive in offering refils and no self service machine in the restaurant
regards
tbs

lost_in_translation

My office is right by this hotel. If you want a very good coffee, go to Formative Coffee which is a couple of minutes' walk away.

The _Banking_Scot

hi

Thanks very much for the recommendation lost in translation. Did notice 2 Starbucks very close to each other whilst enroute
all tables were full when I first walked by but walked the mall and st james Park before coming back and a lot quieter now. It is very good
having a latteand pain au raisan before going back to the conrad and getting my cases and heading to Paddington and Heathrow t3

Went to the lounge before checking out at 1300 and had a pineapple soda and some grapes ( provided in the lounge)

Regards

Tbs