[ARCHIVE to 2019] Hilton London Bankside {GBR}
Jul 5, 2017, 4:17 pm
#301
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK - BHD
Programs: BMI Diamond Club refugee: BA-Br; HH-D
Posts: 912
Great review - as usual - BotB ^
Thanks for the great review - you're the man for a top-drawer photographic run-down, no doubt!
I love the look of that suite, and am always very happy in Bankside, so would love to try it sometime ... and it would be a steal at £350-ish, but I couldn't bring myself to pay £600.
I love the look of that suite, and am always very happy in Bankside, so would love to try it sometime ... and it would be a steal at £350-ish, but I couldn't bring myself to pay £600.
Jul 5, 2017, 8:28 pm
#302
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Superb review (as always) - thanks for posting. Would definitely book this if there for two nights or more & wanted/needed the space for entertaining/hosting small get-togethers. In fact that gives me an idea @:-)
if at the sub £500/night rate, even better ^
if at the sub £500/night rate, even better ^
Jul 6, 2017, 2:19 am
#303
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, TK Elite, HHonors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 7,691
Wow! Just wow! Excellent review. Thank you for sharing.^
Jul 6, 2017, 8:48 am
#304
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol, UK
Programs: HH D, Rad VIP, Marriott G
Posts: 5,359
No bin in the kitchen area though! I have stayed in the room a few times. It is great value. We have a few more nights booked in the penthouse suite this year.
I spend more nights at the Bankside than in my own bed at home- lovely hotel.
We have never been upgraded to it even when booked another suite and I know it has been empty.
I spend more nights at the Bankside than in my own bed at home- lovely hotel.
We have never been upgraded to it even when booked another suite and I know it has been empty.
Also good to know that it appears no upgrades to the penthouse. Mixed feelings about that but in the end it does mean that the room does not get used very much and therefore remains special and in good condition. ^
Thanks to everyone for the kind words, very much appreciated. Hoping you all get to try it out yourselves and can find a rate below £ 500. If it helps, when I searched for single night stays (about a week out and during the summer sale) it came up as £ 346 IIRC for a Friday night and £ 519 for the Saturday night. I did search using 2 people just in case the summer sale rate doesn't kick in otherwise (the sale stipulates two people but may not make a difference).
Also, I should state here, just in case any Hilton employees are reading this: It is great to see the new modern but individual styles that are being applied to new Hilton chain hotels in the UK and that they are going away from the cookie cutter (anyhotel.com) look. The chain has some great benefits but it is good to see each hotel having something unique and individual about it (Bankside, Bournemouth, Ageas to name three...) Please do keep this up! ^
Jul 6, 2017, 2:42 pm
#305
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 400
Good point, indeed no bin in the kitchen, thanks for mentioning it. ^
Also good to know that it appears no upgrades to the penthouse. Mixed feelings about that but in the end it does mean that the room does not get used very much and therefore remains special and in good condition. ^
Thanks to everyone for the kind words, very much appreciated. Hoping you all get to try it out yourselves and can find a rate below £ 500. If it helps, when I searched for single night stays (about a week out and during the summer sale) it came up as £ 346 IIRC for a Friday night and £ 519 for the Saturday night. I did search using 2 people just in case the summer sale rate doesn't kick in otherwise (the sale stipulates two people but may not make a difference).
Also, I should state here, just in case any Hilton employees are reading this: It is great to see the new modern but individual styles that are being applied to new Hilton chain hotels in the UK and that they are going away from the cookie cutter (anyhotel.com) look. The chain has some great benefits but it is good to see each hotel having something unique and individual about it (Bankside, Bournemouth, Ageas to name three...) Please do keep this up! ^
Also good to know that it appears no upgrades to the penthouse. Mixed feelings about that but in the end it does mean that the room does not get used very much and therefore remains special and in good condition. ^
Thanks to everyone for the kind words, very much appreciated. Hoping you all get to try it out yourselves and can find a rate below £ 500. If it helps, when I searched for single night stays (about a week out and during the summer sale) it came up as £ 346 IIRC for a Friday night and £ 519 for the Saturday night. I did search using 2 people just in case the summer sale rate doesn't kick in otherwise (the sale stipulates two people but may not make a difference).
Also, I should state here, just in case any Hilton employees are reading this: It is great to see the new modern but individual styles that are being applied to new Hilton chain hotels in the UK and that they are going away from the cookie cutter (anyhotel.com) look. The chain has some great benefits but it is good to see each hotel having something unique and individual about it (Bankside, Bournemouth, Ageas to name three...) Please do keep this up! ^
Jul 18, 2017, 9:09 am
#306
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,546
Just booked a stay here for Friday night, seemed a last minute bargain for £119 in the Summer Sale, although I see the rate has now shot up to £155.
Very much looking forward to it after all the positive reports on here. What time does the lounge serve drinks from?
Very much looking forward to it after all the positive reports on here. What time does the lounge serve drinks from?
Jul 18, 2017, 9:18 am
#307
Join Date: May 2014
Programs: HH Diamond,Virgin Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 248
The lowest rate I ever seen at Bankside is £119 so you got a very good rate and i would of booked it myself for this Friday if i had seen it, i have been keeping my eye on the weekend rates but is has been between £134 and £150 ish. Enjoy your stay.
Last edited by PaulH1; Jul 18, 2017 at 12:02 pm
Jul 18, 2017, 10:11 pm
#308
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO/MIA/JFK
Programs: AA EXP/*wood Plat/Hilton Gold/Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 289
Hotel is more Andaz than Hilton. Breakfast is very Hilton in that always mediocre why am I eating here kind of a way.
Jul 19, 2017, 1:21 am
#309
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK - BHD
Programs: BMI Diamond Club refugee: BA-Br; HH-D
Posts: 912
A lot of FT folk have commented favourably on breakfast at this hotel - including me. I honestly believe it to be a cut above many Hilton breakfasts though, of course, we each bring a personal perspective and YMMV...
Jul 19, 2017, 2:11 am
#310
Join Date: May 2014
Programs: HH Diamond,Virgin Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 248
I agree the breakfast at Bankside is extremely good in my opinion. I have stayed in hundreds of Hiltons and Banksides breakfast is in my top 5.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:31 am
#311
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Singapore and KL
Programs: HH Diamond, BA Gold, Marriott Platinum Premier, IHG Gold, Phyllis Court Junior Member
Posts: 360
When I was there last Friday drinks were 5.30-8, and food was 5.30-7.30. I was particularly impressed at the massive plate of smoked salmon in the evening. Got an amazing upgrade to a one bedroom deluxe suite, so will certainly be returning to this hotel. The staff really seemed to be trying hard.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:42 am
#312
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,546
When I was there last Friday drinks were 5.30-8, and food was 5.30-7.30. I was particularly impressed at the massive plate of smoked salmon in the evening. Got an amazing upgrade to a one bedroom deluxe suite, so will certainly be returning to this hotel. The staff really seemed to be trying hard.
Jul 19, 2017, 10:58 am
#313
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: norwich, uk
Programs: hhonors diamond
Posts: 5,397
When I was there last Friday drinks were 5.30-8, and food was 5.30-7.30. I was particularly impressed at the massive plate of smoked salmon in the evening. Got an amazing upgrade to a one bedroom deluxe suite, so will certainly be returning to this hotel. The staff really seemed to be trying hard.
Jul 27, 2017, 5:02 am
#314
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 119
Commercial juices, unripe fruit, wierd tasting eggs, not much variety of hot food. The service is slow and forgetful too.
i only remembered the cheese being tasty.
Aug 10, 2017, 12:50 am
#315
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Programs: *A Gold (A3), HHonor Gold
Posts: 5,700
I will be there this week-end. How well equipped is the gym and fitness center ?
