I just stayed there for 5 nights in October. I had reservations for Jr. Suite on SPG points. On arrival I was upgraded to Chelsea room, which was very spacoius. Bathrooms were huge as well, as compared to what I have seen in other European hotels.

Since I was travelling with two kids (2, and 5), I took the cab from LHR to hotel, but not the black cab, which can cost you a lot. A friend of mine gave me some contacts for private cab companies. They charge 48 pounds for one way trip, plus parking on arrival.

Taxi Company numbers that I was give by my friend in London
AK CAbs
02084503000
02084523333

Clock taxis
02084500999
02084500990

NW Cars
02082082152
02082082153

Star
02084523344

I like it very much, stayed three times, every time upgraded, going again in June
drumbo

Excellent news then. Thx for the additional trip reports. The Park Lane will work perfectly for us then as long as we upgrade to a suite. We just bought a house, so our trip is getting postponed till next spring 2009. Due to all the purchases we had to make for the new house, we're up to 145000 pts now instead of 80K points. Yahoooooo! We've never hit much higher than 105k pts before. Hopefully the room rates for the Park Lane won't be 20k points in Spring '09 like the Park Tower is now.

I don't think we could stomach a 20+ hour flight to Australia anyway so London and Edinburgh are at the top of our short list for a 2 week trip from the east coast. I love the museums and my wife loves shopping. It's the perfect place for us both on Starwood points.

Steve R

Category changes are due to come out in February as mentioned in other threads.

I would not get to excited because you can expect the points to go down in value with the us dollar. Who knows what it will cost in 2009. Better book asap

FYI, just noticed this hotel is on this week's Starpicks list, 127 GBP/nite.

Uh oh... I haven't logged on here in a while. The points are going up for hotels again in Europe? That stinks. I guess I can book for 2009 summer already? If the Park Lane will take a reservation that far in advance, we'd have to be stupid not to book it now.

Thanks for the heads up! This could have cost us ALOT of points by not reading this NOW!

Grateful,
Steve

I booked an award stay for Oct 2008 for 48K starpoints before reading this thread. I chose this hotel based on location. Can anyone confirm if it has had a total refurb? I am thinking I should changed to the Belgravia, But I don’t think it has a convenient location as the park lane does.

Different strokes is what you'll hear on this forum, I suspect. I prefer the PL b/c of what I like to do in London - others like Belgravia or the PT.

In any event, I am unaware of the PL having had a complete refurb - I usually stay there 2 or 3x per year.
Best, Dave

No it has not had a total refrub. But there are lots of great, updated rooms.

I have never had a really bad one yet. If you aren't happen with what you get, ask the front desk for something better.

Can't beat the location, or the neigbourhood!

Cheers,

Thanks, I chose this hotel based on location, close to the tube, close to the park, buckingham and kensington palace. Are there any rooms or floors I should ask for (refurb rooms, ac rooms)?

Your reasons for choosing the hotel are the right ones, IMO. As for floors, I think you'll find them to be "brighter" - if they have exterior views - higher up.
Second, you might want to ask for a Studio Suite, which I find to be the best combination of space and updates.

Many of the more traditional suites are interior rooms, unlikely to be updated, and kind of drab.
Best, Dave

What's your view on the Sheraton Park Lane compared to the Intercontinental Park Lane or the Hilton Park Lane, assuming no upgrade?

I agree. Some of the rooms overlooking Pic/Green Park are nice.

Cheers,

I don't know the other two. At least I haven't stayed there. They are all within spitting distance of each other. Just on Park Lane instead of Pic. So I can vouch for their locations at least.

They also appear to be much newer. I like the charm of the art decco style Sheraton Park Lane.

Cheers,