The most uncomfortable bed ever. If this was priced as a guest-house you might make allowances but rack rates approach £200. At those prices this hotel should be closed down. It is immoral.

Booked at the 11th hour and got good rate for a London hotel. The room was a single and you couldnt swing the proverbial cat but bathroom o.k. bed was a small double , the room at back of hotel which was quiet. Location very convenient for Oxford street and west end.The centre light was dangerous in that it was so low that you hit your head on it if you didnt duck.the hotel and rooms could do with a good refurb but no doubt this would up price.

I would not recommend booking a twin room in this hotel. The beds were very, very uncomfortable. The hotel looks lovely in the brochure and is in a good location but the service is not satisfactory.

Stayed for many semi-annual visits at Durrants, around the corner on George Street. Still love that hotel but their prices went through the roof a couple of years ago. 10 is a good compromise. Stay here and have a drink in Durrants spiffy bar. Same period building, same fabulous neighbourhood ,,, don't miss the Marleybone High Street restaurants or the Wallace Collection ... and a clean comfortable room to boot. We did have a minor problem not being able to control the heat! Yes, it was too warm. But overall, we were happy to be back in Marylebone. Give10 Manchester a try. Fred in Toronto

Quite easy to find. Great location as it's only 5 min walk to oxford street (bond station). Staff that we met were all friendly. Room and hotel in general was clean but there were a few problems in the room...We had no shower curtain and no lock on the bathroom door. Additionally, we could not turn the heating off so it got soooo hot during the night that you have to open the window but can then hear traffic. We were lucky that there wasn't too much traffic or noise but it was still quite annoying. We only stayed for one night and I would say its more like a bed and breakfast than a hotel. The breakfast was simple but ok if it was included in the price like ours. Ok to stay there for one night but I wouldn't want to stay for any longer. Also we only paid £47 for a double room for the night so that was really reasonable. If you're looking at the full price though i'd find somewhere else.

Stayed here for one night, because I'd heard it had been refurbished. The only evidence of this was new numbers on the room doors. It is in a nice location and reasonably quiet. I thought I'd get a bit more character for my money than at my usual chain hotel - I was right there ... ! Inside my room (206) smelled stale, looked grubby. Blind wouldn't work (permanently down), no remote for TV, only 1 plug to share between bath and basin (and it didn't fit either), chipped enamel in bath. Taps didn't work in bath mode - only switched the shower on. Grubby carpet in bathroom. Sheets and towels clean, but bed uncomfortable. Minibar missing - I wasn't bothered about a Minibar, but the cupboard door with the label 'MINIBAR' was hanging on one hinge, and opened to display several pieces of loose wood and screws, which pretty well summed up the hotel for me ...

Not a particularly imaginative name but at least there’s no doubt about where it is. That might be useful actually as apart from a couple of small plaques by the door there is nothing that would make you think that this is an hotel. Perhaps they are embarrassed, and in some ways they have reason to be. I’d probably put this in the bed & breakfast category and think their three star rating flatters them a little. There is a pleasant looking lounge in the reception area and the corridors are nicely decorated. They have one of those miniscule lifts with a maximum 5 person limit sign that in reality you could only get 3 people in, and they would have to be very good friends. It somehow manages to move so slowly between floors that you hardly get the feeling of motion at all. Better to use the stairs for a couple of flights. I had read that the rooms were small so booked a double which turned out to be just about large enough to swing the proverbial feline, I hate to think what a single room would be like. The bathroom was similarly sized but everything seemed to work OK except for the window which was somewhat ingeniously held up with two empty toilet roll tubes. Despite its size the room was fairly well furnished with a proper wooden wardrobe, an easy chair, a writing desk and chair, a small TV, a radio and a fan which was quite welcome. There was also a tea & coffee tray, a hairdryer and an iron, oh and of course a Corby trouser press. Amid all of this there was just enough room for a bed which I guess just about qualified as a double. The lumpy mattress had obviously seen better days, possibly before the war, and creaked and complained like an old washer woman on laundry day every time I moved. The rack rate shown in reception for this room was a laughable £300 and even at the £90 I paid I felt it was overvalued. I only stayed one night and I booked it for the convenient location, I might possibly do the same again but would have a good look around first for an alternative.

Shabby place, old furniture, uncomfortable bed, ancient (kind of mouldy) bathroom, boring breakfast, need I add more? The only good thing about the place is its location.

This is a £60/£70 per double room per night hotel and is 10 minutes from Oxford Street. It is clean, the staff are helpful and usually smiling, the rooms are en suite with a full size bath, there is a trousers press, tv, tea and coffee and reasonably comfortable beds. It was too hot when we were there in November - but you can open a window! The decoration gives the impression that the place is in need of some renewal. The distressed pattern of the wall decoration in the lounge mixes with the actual wear and tear to make it look worse than it is. We would stay again and you cannot say that about a lot of £70 hotels in central London.

Have stayed at 10 Manchester Street many many times. The rooms are a good size for London (with room for a table and two chairs) and the location is superb. The street itself is relatively quiet, traffic-wise; although there is a building site behind the hotel, work stops at 5pm and then it is quiet. In my experience all rooms have windows that open and a bath (plumbing is tiresome though), a fan or air conditioning unit and a CD player. The rooms are decorated in neutral tones and are mostly well maintained. There is nothing in the hotel that makes you go 'ugh' and I have always been happy to spend time in the room (not something you can say about all London hotels). Breakfast is buffet continental and adequate but nothing fancy. [If you want fancy breakfast try Patisserie Valerie or Paul on Marylebone High Street or the Royal Institute of British Architects (yes really) on Portland Place. And for a great view of London visit The Heights (above St George hotel next to the BBC on Regent St)].

This hotel was totally disappointing and very overpriced for what it offererd, though what London hotel isn't! The bed was the worst bed we have ever slept in, and the room was in urgent need of refurbishment. We are frequent travellers and happy to enjoy the delights of 3 star hotels, but this struggles to make 2!

I have read the comments but for this hotel they were not soo good. What can I say - I disagree. I was sceptic that my agent booked this hotel, but when I checked-in I was pleasently surprised. Girl on the Reception Desk was efficient and very friendly. Room was clean and confortable, I got B3. My travel agent got a rate of BP 67.00 and that is worth it. If you pay over BP 100 or 120 maybe not. Definatelly it is hard to find a decent place in that area for less then that. Breakfast is buffet but very limited and staff is just cleaning the tables. So, do not ask them anything else except for the toast. It seems that is how things work there. For expesive London and this area this is a good deal.

they say it's a four star hotel, that have internet and satelite channel, i'm still trying to find them. The rooms are quiet good, but the badroom need to be rebuilt. But the worst thing is the sprung mattress... impossible to sleep because you notice all the metal springs. The best thing is the location, near oxford street and selfridges. The breakfast is the poorest I have ever seen

Location excellent - easy walking access to Baker Street tube, Madame Tussauds etc. Lots of traditional English pubs and eating establishments in close range Lovely Italian just around the corner. Hotel only did continental breakfast but it was a good selection. Anyone who really needs a full fry up can walk on to Baker Street and get fed in a cafe. Rooms were basic but adequate. Decor, fixtures and fittings all need major attention and beds were quite uncomfortable. But we weren't using the hotel for anything more than somewhere to base from and sleep, and it was good value for both of these. You would be hard pushed to find anything as good at the price, and I would stay again.

We booked this as a quaint (albeit expensive) stop on our last night in London. As our final memory of the trip, it almost ruined the whole vacation. The rooms were a good size, but run down. It was an unusually hot day, but the complete absence of ventilation made it unbearable. The climate control was a set of two oscillating fans from the immediate post-war period. The phones did not work to make room to room calls. Our morning wake up call was construction two feet from the windows (which barely opened). If we had planned on watching tv, it would have been on a small portable tv. The bed was more a concrete slab than a mattress. The night we checked in we were told breakfast was included. We changed our plans to eat out in the morning and ate at the hotel instead. After we ate, we were informed, no, breakfast was NOT included, and it would be 8 pounds each. US$16 was a bit steep for a bowl of cold cereal, cofffe and a danish, even in London. They cut it down to only 4 pounds each after complaints. Overall, even if you alternative is more expensive and less conveniently located, stay elsewhere.

We were booked into another hotel but bumped just before we left home. This was supposed to be a 3-4 star hotel but it barely rated 2 stars if that. First of all the staff spoke little English and gave us a key to a room which was already occupied. After some difficulty in persuading the receptionist that it was indeed occupied, we were given the key to a 'suite' ie a large dark room with a good bed but poor lighting and gloomy, dingy curtains plus a miniscule sitting room with a large wooden animal and an l-shaped bathroom with stained carpet and a shower that was challenging to say the least! Towels and bedlinen were clean. The TV was a small portable which was the only thing suggestive of 'satellite' and the minibar was an empty switched off fridge. Breakfast on the first day was like being in Fawlty Towers - no bowls, plates, cups, orange juice, croissants, butter, jam - my husband ended up in the kitchen asking for a bowl for his cereal and a spoon to eat it with!.. Breakfast on the second day was slightly better as we were first up (7 am) but there were still tables without cups and the half-used jams from the morning before had not been replaced. We returned to the hotel 15 hours later (our son was running in the London Marathon) to find that our room was not made up - the story was that we had left a Do Not Disturb sign up - we hadn't. Fortunately for the peace of the hotel there were enough clean towels, teabags and milk for us to use left over from the previous day so that we did not have to complain. When we were leaving there was an appalling noise coming from the back of the hotel - we assume that this was the building site mentionned in other reviews - and we were happy to flee. Never again!

Stayed at the hotel for 4 nights during Easter. At first we were given a tiny room with a very small double bed. I went down to the reception to ask for another room, and there was no problem getting a bigger room with two well-sized beds. Friendly staff. Clean room. We paid 65 pounds per night for the room, and considering the excellent location, I must say this stay was absolutely worth the money. Old hotels in London often look a little shabby, and so does this too. Carpet all over the place, even in the bathroom, but again - location and price makes this a good deal. The trouserpress in the room has probably never been used, considering that there was no electrical cord on the thing. The minibar was empty, but whatever; the fridge didn't work anyway. Ask for quiet room - the small one was on the quiet side, but the other one faced the construction site - very noisy during the day (but very quiet during the night). All in all; if you get a good price, this is absolutely a good place to stay in London. Almost everything within walking-distance !

Yeah the hoel isn't the Ritz and it's no where near worth the £175 per night that is advertised in Reception but if you book it like I did through Laterooms for £50 then I suppose you can't complain. Its central, smack bang between Baker Street and Oxford Street and the free breaksfast was worth it - if like us you stocked up for the day of toast and fruit! £50 for a night in London???? To be honest if I was visiting London again I'd stay with friends.

Everything said by previous reviewers is true BUT if you pay (as we did) under £70 for a double room then you get what you pay for and the location is marvellous.Treat it as the quaint but shabby former nurses home it was - more a hostel than a hotel- and it will be fine. The young staff are charming.The breakfast is terrible value. We understand the anger of those who expect 3 star boutique standard, and pay for that.Caution - our room was on the front, away from the building site at the rear.Guess it will be potentially noisy at the rear for lie-a-beds....

Maybe not as classy as we expected but the staff was friendly. We asked for a few sachets of instant coffee and because the housekeeping staff had left they brewed up us a fresh pot in the kitchen. Our room was a nice size (we had a twin). And the location was quiet.

My wife and I just returned from a stay at the Manchester 10 Hotel, an advertised three star hotel. First the good news. It is well situated. Now the bad news, it was completely unsatisfactory regardless of price. I’ve stayed in at least twenty hotels in London and this was by far the worst. The web site describes rooms “furnished to the highest standards.” Our room had stains on the rug, mold on the bathroom caulking, and remnants of old fixtures on the walls. The carpet and furniture were worn through. The web site again - “satellite TV, trouser press, hair dryers, mini refrigerator and coffee preparations.” Reality - a 14” TV, no press, a door labeled “minibar” that revealed an empty box, and a coffee maker for which no coffee was ever provided. Shampoo and soap were never replenished so we bought our own. Lighting was very poor. At various and unpredictable days we had a single bedspread for our double bed, two single bedspreads, a double bedspread, and a blanket. The staff needs training. I could go on. On the last day I observed a group walking through the hotel and asked the staff who they were. I was told they were the “owners’ and were preparing for renovations. They said the owners wanted to upgrade it to a three star hotel!!! I thought we were in one but they said absolutely not. Now I'm not sure how the star designation is overseen. Don't stay there. You can easily find an equally well located hotel for a comparable price.

I booked this hotel through Last Minute(-). It was listed as a 3star plus hotel. This hotel was pure awful. The rooms were cramped and dirty. The en-suite had an "antique" shower that did not work; it also had carpet on the floor which was badly stained. In the bedroom the curtains were stained and the windows rattled all the time. Whoever wrote the list of facilities available in the rooms should become a fiction writer. The back of the hotel is a complete building site and noise can be heard from it all day. The breakfast served at the hotel is very very poor in choice, with small boxes of cereals, small bread rolls or bananas as your choice for breakfast. There wasn’t even toast available! This hotel cost me €327 for 3 nights in a double room, which was prepaid. Because this hotel has a 48 hour cancellation policy, we would have lost what we had paid, if we tried to move hotel. I would find it hard to rate this hotel as even a 1-2 star. It was pure awful, avoid at all costs.

Yes the location, (Oxford & Baker) and price were excellent, but that was about it. The bed was terrible, thankfully full days walking around London made anything possible. The shower was mearly a dribble from the shower head. Cleanliness was not top priority. The towels, although clean, smelled as though they had been dryed by a deep fryer. The curtains were thick with dust and we had to change rooms upon first arrival as there was what appeared to be fresh blood on the carpet. There must be better hotels within this great part of London.

Very nice accomodations, guest suite with internet and coffee, newspapers, TV downstairs. Nice large rooms. Side street but close to lots of things, so it can be quiet. It can be somewhat noisy if your room is on the street side, but just street traffic. Very good service.

Spent 5 nights here and cannot recommend it at all. Our room was small but handsomely decorated. Unfortunately, it was not at all comfortable. The bed was hard and extremely creaky and the pillows were thin and flat. They did have two per person, at least. We had one double bed but only one one nightstand and lamp! Towels were adequate but the shower was a pathetic sprinkle; it took me ten minutes to rinse the shampoo out of my hair. The bathroom was carpeted and had a faint smell of stale urine around the toilet which was mostly covered by an incense-like floral scent (source unknown). A single armchair in the room was wicker and not very comfy. There were no bureau drawers to store clothing, just an armoire with space for hanging clothes and a desk with two side drawers. The room was stuffy but it was too noisy outside to open the windows. There was a table fan that rattled badly but my husband fiddled with it and got it to work, so we used that as white noise to cover the traffic sounds. The staff was pleasant but not helpful. I asked for an extension cord so that I could use a lamp on my side of the bed but they claimed they didn't have any. They also had nothing to make the bed softer---just a Vellux blanket to use as a mattress pad, which didn't do a thing. I would never stay here again.

Stayed here very recently in advance of a business meeting. I was paying the bill, but the room was booked for us through a colleague who got a greatly reduced rate - thank God! I stay in numerous hotels in connection with my work as a freelance musician, and a rack rate of 210 pounds for a double here is surreal for the facilities we 'enjoyed', even in central London. Tiny gloomy room - too small for two slender people to pass side by side. Lumpy bed, mattress stuffed with bricks; elderly and fraying bed linen (which was at least clean). Mould in bathroom ceiling; stained and rotting bathroom carpet; mouldy plastic shower curtain; cracked and dirty tiling; peeling paintwork; dribblingly inefficient shower; filthy windows and windowsills; noisy; overheated, but no double glazing, so it was night sweats or street noise - of which there is plenty (that's not the hotel's fault, of course). TV scarcely functioning. Breakfast was revolting - try the sweaty plastic cheddar - and the crockery was filthy - I picked up a dish and it brought two others with it, all glued together with nameless food stains. Ugh. Staff on desk reasonably friendly - staff at breakfast less so. OK place if you can get it for about 80 quid - which is a fair price given its location - but if you are going to spend 200 you'd do far, far, better at a modern chain hotel. Avoid unless you can get a BIG reduction.

10 Manchester Hotel is a small former home that has been converted into a hotel. It is conveniently located a few blocks from Oxford St near Selfridges for the shopper and near the Baker tube station. The rooms are very small and breakfast is not included. We found the room to be quite clean but the bathroom was tiny and the bedroom was so small that it was difficult to place two large suitcases without having to step over them to get around the room. Closet and drawer space was also limited. If you like cramped quarters convenient to shopping in London then it is OK otherwise look for something more roomy.

Terrible experience! Went to the hotel for our anniversary after deciding to switch from a "chain" hotel at the last minute after reading their website and seeing pictures. The room was tiny, not even room to move around once our holdals were put on the floor. No air conditioning meant the room was very stuffy, the windows rattled and as there was no double-glazing everything could be heard from outside. Also due to lack of curtains, our bathroom could be seen into from the opposite side of the road. There was a gap where the mini-bar/fridge should have been. The only cable TV was what appeared to be Spanish and they were tuned in properly. The only option of food was from an outside company that delivered to the hotel - a half an hour wait at very expensive prices. The staff would not bring water to the room and then charged an extortionate £2 per bottle - considereing we had to go down to reception to get it, it's not worth it's price. It appeared the bathroom had not been cleaned since the last guests had left and the shower temperatures were extreme to say the least. I also wrote a letter of complaint to the management - no response was received. I also left a review on their website - which never seemed to get published! This is less than a 2-star hotel and that is not reflected in their price or website. On a positive note the hotel is in a great location for all the attractions - but that is hardly a consolation.

Agreed that this hotel was extremely disappointing. Rooms were TINY and very shabby. Windows were rattling, all noise could be heard from street. Fan did not work, tv was not tuned in, shower had extreme temperatures and was very grubby. Bathroom was grubby in general. When calling down for water (as cups looked too dirty to drink from) we were told to go out and buy our own, until we kicked up a stink and were provided with bottles. Mini bar and stereo (as promised) were non-existent. We also wrote a letter to hotel and company we booked through and heard NOTHING back. Extremely disappointing. Do not waste your money. I would rather stay at home.

Dreadful experience. Have stayed in better B&B's at a 1/3 of the cost. Descriptions of this hotel on various web-sites are wildly imaginitive to say the least - "deluxe", "4-star",“stylish” to name a few. It was nothing like these descriptions at all and the room was not at all similar to the pictures of the bedrooms on web-sites. The furniture is old and in my room, uncomfortable garden furniture, the beds lumpy, and blankets and towels had holes in them. The plumbing is very dubious and the shower positively dangerous with dramatically varying temperatures. . There was no bathrobe as claimed, the mini-bar was empty. There is no bar and no restaurant. Thankfully Tesco Express round the corner does a great sandwich and mini bottles of wine - but be prepared to drink that out of a coffee cup as there are no glasses in the room. Breakfast was no better - whilst English Breakfast was offered by asking a waiter - no waiters/waitresses in sight so couldn't even get toast. The coffee had been stewing since the dining room opened - you're better off with the instant coffee in your room. The hotel is also noisy and cold. Not recommended and very poor standard for the money. On a positive note the staff were very friendly and helpful but that's not much consolation when all you want is a decent night's sleep.

This is a hotel to consider if you like the location and don't want to spend enormous amounts of money on your London hotel. We stayed here 3 nights in October, 2004. Older hotel with helpful staff. Small, clean room. Very warm hallways. No air conditioning, so I would not stay here in the summer. Beds were a little worn, but okay. The breakfast was very good. Overall, 10 Manchester St. is nothing spectacular, but worth considering if you can get a reasonable deal. The rack rate was over 200 BPS; we got a room for 79 BPS which seemed about right.

Good points: I got a good last minute deal from Laterooms(80+55+85 GBP) for 3 nights (SAT/SUN/ MON in OCT 2004). The location was very good. (Close to Oxford St near Selfridges and 2 minutes away from all the facilities on Marylebone high street) Luggage storage room. Complaints: Stains on the bedspread, old carpets, noisy due to single paned windows, old bathrooms, rough towels, got burnt by the metal towel warming rack, RM 101 was quite small, breakfast is a definite miss.

Spent three nights here. Woken up by maid bashing on door at 9 am, not welcome when you are jetlagged, then she did it again half an hour later. Breakfast was indifferent, room was dingy and not very clean, with grotty old furniture. Sunday morning, hoping to get a lie in, woken by power drills on site next to hotel. No double glazing, what torture is this. To get in-room coffee cups clean, maid does them in bathroom when she cleans that. Ugh! Fortunately there are plenty of other places.

The location, Just North of Oxford Street is the most attractive feature. A brief five minute walk will get you to selfridges.Rooms are basic, with old furniture, and reminded me of a seaside bed and breakfast. Breakfast was principally continental but full english is available on request, and looked fine.The ground floor lounge has newspapers, comfy chairs, complimentary coffee and biscuits. Although this was welcome we found the coffee to be frequently stale with that unmistakeable burnt taste.Be careful of parking outside (except on sundays), and try to use the nearby NCP car parks.Why does the hotel have no alcohol licence? Take some plonk and a bottle opener.Its OK - but don't expect luxury, and push hard for a sub ?100 price.

Spent a night here Jan 04. Personally thought was very poor value for money - paid £150 for the night - was worth about £60. Really you can get infinitely better for your money. Room was very cold, bed was noisy and uncomfortable, no extra blankets in room, soiled carpet in the bathroom. I did ask to write an entry in the guest book on departure but - surprise surprise - they didn't have one. If this had been £60 for the night I could have at least thought 'oh well you get what you pay for' - but it really was a rip off. Look elsewhere.

The hotel is located on a quiet little street in a very convenient location close to most major attractions and transportation is also easy. There are many trendy restaurants and pubs around the corner in Marylebone high. The hotel itself is beautiful, the rooms are well kept but not very big. The dining room is nice, as is the lobby room which even has a terminal to access the internet. I truely enjoyed staying here and I think it's quite reasonable for the price.

We booked our travel at the very last minute and were happy (mixed with some New York skepticism) to find that 10 Manchester still had availability, as we'd read so many good things about this hotel. It's nice w/ little frills, aside from the Molton Brown shampoo and terry bathrobes, but clean and convenient. No air, but good breezes from the non-screened windows. (In this respect, we found there are very few bugs in London too!) Nice lobby area with lots of tabloids for reading and a computer where you can log onto the Internet for two pounds/20 minutes. Close to Oxford Street for shopping.

Stayed at 10 Manchester Street in May 2003 and was disappointed having read a couple of good reviews. I got a late deal (£70 per night) so they may have put in in a bad room (#9) but I thought it was more like a mid-price B&B rather than a good hotel.It is in a good location (5 mins from Baker Street), rooms were large and the place was clean - but I found it noisy due to traffic and the showers have a mind of their own. On several occasions scalding hot water was coming out of the cold water tap - then it would go cold - and then it would get very hot again. Turn the hot water tap on as well and you don't stand a chance!I wouldn't stay here on business - probably OK for tourists on a budget.

Just had to share a wonderful experience at 10 Manchester Street in London. Delightful staff, comfortable and as clean as my Mom's house(!), great location...in short, there probably are not enough superlatives to describe my visit to this hotel. If you have visited London, you know you can be severely disappointed by both the prices and accommodations. 10 Manchester is an extraordinary bargain--a more than reasonable price considering the London hotel market. I have written a longer, more detailed piece on this hotel and my stay there. I would be happy to share it with you. If anyone is interested, please feel free to use the email address. traveldiane@hotmail.com

The hotel is indeed welll located, minutes from Selfridges and the other way from Baker Street tube station. An ideal location for shoppingm, theatre of parks in London. Minutes from the West End, Soho and all that London offers. It is indeed a splendid Edwardian building, as I undertsand it was established in 1906 as a hotel (or hostelrie) and frankly it must have been amazing in its heyday. The problem today is that like so many English hotels, it is all a bit thread-bar and don at heel, although this one is close enough to average to be saved! Where shall I start? Well the reception made us wait 10 minutes while he stapled some paper together and other admins bits - rather than seeing to us with a smile. The entrance looked superb - blue Christmas ights and well lit - welcomingly warm (although more of this later) and well furnished - the artistic mrit used in the hotel brochure and PR shots is apparant immdiately but it is not shocking until you get to the stairs. Here the carpet is threadbare - why not sort this out? The hotel is oppressively hot everywhere - in the halls and the rooms. They could turn the heat down and shut the windows as the main radiators on the stairs well red hot with an open window above? The room was well proportioned, although advertised as a suite it should have been. However - it STANK of cigarettes - and I smoke socially but it knoked me for 6 - it was disgusting. We checked in around 9pm and could not be bothered to complain - instead we decided to treat ourselves and buy some cigarettes (although we gave up months ago) to mask the smell! The room looked good, on closer inspection the carpet was a bot grubby and stained, the bathroom a bit old and tatty - but in general OK - aside from the heat that made the smell worse and which then turned to artic cold at 12pm. If they took 1/2 a day per room over the course of a year, and spent say £100k (£2k per room) they could up thir prices by £20 and pobably gain a star or two. The lounge was sweet (too hot) and well furnishd - but lose the gas effect fire - it looked like my Grans in c1978. Overall we had a great weekend - it was just disappointing that the hotel could have really been amazing with some thought - even perhaps if they washed the voile at the windows (crikey it was SOOOOO dirty I almost gagged), come on hotel owners - make the Manchester Street a real treat in a crowded market - it would be so delightful to stay in a real boutique hotel and with Marylebone Lane and village on the doorstep, and surrounded by corproate or busienss hotels, there is surely a market?

Excellent location, with easy access to Oxford Street. Very tired entrance hall with thread bare carpets. Bedroom reasonable with clear signs of refurbishment. Ensuite, although clean......dated. No view from window. Very hot & bed the most uncomfortable we've ever spent the night in with the springs digging in everywhere........room 107 to be avoided unless mattress replaced! Staff helpful & pleasant.

First of all, this hotel is in a great location. Easily walkable to Oxford Street and all surrounding areas of interest. But if you think you're getting a bargain, be warned. This is a poor hotel which at the moment (end of 2005/start 2006) is significantly affected by major building work at the rear of the property. Huge cranes are working on the site and the view is appalling in the noise worse. Admittedly, there is little the hotel can do but with that to one side, we were still disappointed. The room was shabby and not at all in keeping with a so called "boutique" hotel. It was very small, a tiny TV and uncomfortable bed. The reception area was non-existent, just a very unwelcoming office behind a counter which resembled a taxi firm or a youth hostel. Certainly would not stay there again and be advised to shop around as you can get a far superior hotel for a bit more money - it will be worth it.