Hyatt Regency London the Churchill REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Feb 12, 2019, 4:27 pm
#1471
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Might do River Cafe one night for dinner and skip breakfast at my hotel and do breakfast instead at Bills originally from Sydney.Love the corn fitters with avocado
Its so hard to recommend with everyone's personal tastes & budgets being so vastly different
I'm a huge fan of seeing photos are reading reviews to see if something seems like my speed or not which both Yelp and Trip Advisor do reasonably well with.
Feb 13, 2019, 2:32 am
#1472
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I love the Pakistani restaurant walking distance to the hotel called Zayna. Its on New Quebec St (which is right behind the Churchill). Also, there is a great breakast/brunch placed called the Grazing Goat this is also on New Quebec. Its attached to a small B&B type hotel. We stay at the Churchill a few times and year and love it. Hotel is great to Globalists and with the renovation, it is top notch.
Feb 13, 2019, 6:34 am
#1473
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Another vote for Zayna and Grazing Goat. We found Zayna to be one of our favorite "Indian" places in London and will go there even if not staying at the Churchill. Much much better than even above average curry houses. Grazing Goat is a gastropub and also does dinner. While the food is excellent, i wouldn't say it's a standout...other than the super convenient location when staying at the Churchill.
Feb 13, 2019, 3:32 pm
#1474
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Locanda Locatelli is very special and high end. You must book in advance, through the concierge.
Feb 13, 2019, 6:34 pm
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Personally, I think the Grazing Goat is decent but nothing special. A few minutes further walk on Upper Berkeley St in the direction of Edgware Road will get you to the Portman Pub, which I think is very good and decently priced for what you get (roughly similar in price to the Grazing Goat). Upstairs at the Portman is a fancy restaurant room which charges the exact same prices as the pub floor below. On the same cross street as the Portman are a number of places.
Locanda Locatelli is very special and high end. You must book in advance, through the concierge.
Locanda Locatelli is very special and high end. You must book in advance, through the concierge.
great choice
Feb 13, 2019, 7:16 pm
#1476
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Grazing Goat is great for a pint of Guiness at the end of the day. The Churchill is nice and swanky, but the Guiness is the same.
Feb 14, 2019, 1:09 pm
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Has anybody tried to use a Explorist lounge certificate at this property (paid stay)? I don't care about the upgrades (my Diamond room was never that special) but no incentive to stay here without the breakfast.
I always take HEX when staying in this area - it is always the fastest way to get to this part of London after a daytime flight arrival (excepting track work). It's a short taxi ride (<10GBP) to the hotels. Will never take a taxi again unless HEX is down.
I did this a few days ago from LHR to Paddington.
A surprise was that they had a promo for only 15GBP instead of the normal 22. They said that business was slow during this season and they were offering a discount.
If you are a Star Alliance Gold, you can also sit in the Business/First section for free as long as you can show them your airline card (digital works) so they can verify that.
The taxi I took was 11 GBP from Paddington to the Churchill. Very easy.
If anyone is staying here now, say hi!
A surprise was that they had a promo for only 15GBP instead of the normal 22. They said that business was slow during this season and they were offering a discount.
If you are a Star Alliance Gold, you can also sit in the Business/First section for free as long as you can show them your airline card (digital works) so they can verify that.
The taxi I took was 11 GBP from Paddington to the Churchill. Very easy.
If anyone is staying here now, say hi!
Feb 14, 2019, 3:31 pm
#1478
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Has anybody tried to use a Explorist lounge certificate at this property (paid stay)? I don't care about the upgrades (my Diamond room was never that special) but no incentive to stay here without the breakfast.
I always take HEX when staying in this area - it is always the fastest way to get to this part of London after a daytime flight arrival (excepting track work). It's a short taxi ride (<10GBP) to the hotels. Will never take a taxi again unless HEX is down.
I always take HEX when staying in this area - it is always the fastest way to get to this part of London after a daytime flight arrival (excepting track work). It's a short taxi ride (<10GBP) to the hotels. Will never take a taxi again unless HEX is down.
what is HEX?
Feb 14, 2019, 3:34 pm
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Feb 14, 2019, 3:57 pm
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Feb 15, 2019, 3:35 am
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Staying here as an explorist using my cert now. Got upgraded from a base queen to a square-facing renovated king so as good as it gets per WOH T&Cs 
was let in at 9am after an early morning arrival. I left LHR T3 at 8:25...it’s that quick using HEX + cab
very impressed with everything so far as an Andaz regular and first timer here. No a la carte option for club breakfast but the buffet is sufficient. We haven’t interacted much with the club staff so not sure about their rave reviews here yet
had V day dinner at Locanda locatelli last night and the food and service was phenomenal! We were sooo stuffed so they boxed us desserts to our room!
i like this HR better than Kyoto (which we stayed last month paying double the rate here and had a pretty mediocre experience for everything)
was let in at 9am after an early morning arrival. I left LHR T3 at 8:25...it’s that quick using HEX + cab
very impressed with everything so far as an Andaz regular and first timer here. No a la carte option for club breakfast but the buffet is sufficient. We haven’t interacted much with the club staff so not sure about their rave reviews here yet
had V day dinner at Locanda locatelli last night and the food and service was phenomenal! We were sooo stuffed so they boxed us desserts to our room!
i like this HR better than Kyoto (which we stayed last month paying double the rate here and had a pretty mediocre experience for everything)
Feb 15, 2019, 4:57 am
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Staying here as an explorist using my cert now. Got upgraded from a base queen to a square-facing renovated king so as good as it gets per WOH T&Cs
was let in at 9am after an early morning arrival. I left LHR T3 at 8:25...it’s that quick using HEX + cab
very impressed with everything so far as an Andaz regular and first timer here. No a la carte option for club breakfast but the buffet is sufficient. We haven’t interacted much with the club staff so not sure about their rave reviews here yet
had V day dinner at Locanda locatelli last night and the food and service was phenomenal! We were sooo stuffed so they boxed us desserts to our room!
i like this HR better than Kyoto (which we stayed last month paying double the rate here and had a pretty mediocre experience for everything)
was let in at 9am after an early morning arrival. I left LHR T3 at 8:25...it’s that quick using HEX + cab
very impressed with everything so far as an Andaz regular and first timer here. No a la carte option for club breakfast but the buffet is sufficient. We haven’t interacted much with the club staff so not sure about their rave reviews here yet
had V day dinner at Locanda locatelli last night and the food and service was phenomenal! We were sooo stuffed so they boxed us desserts to our room!
i like this HR better than Kyoto (which we stayed last month paying double the rate here and had a pretty mediocre experience for everything)
Feb 15, 2019, 6:40 am
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Feb 24, 2019, 7:46 am
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