London Winchester Hotel

( 3 stars , London , United Kingdom )

+ breakfast - The cooked breakfast was not very good quality but service was good.

We were delighted with the Winchester, the staff were helpful and friendly, the rooms were clean and modern and the breakfast was great. Altogether a fine experience which we hope to repeat. We have been to London many times before and I think this is the best B&b we have stayed in.

+ We liked the location very much which is situated near the main London station - Victoria, where you have good opportunity to going all around. The view from the room was very nice. The breakfast, room and hotel staff were perfect! - It was a bit noisy

The room was not spacious as indicated but very clean and the staff is very nice and helpful. Bits and pieces which could be improved but Breakfast is excellent (congratulations to the cook) and location is perfect.

+ the staff were very friendly and helpful in every aspect. We were made to feel very welcome, and only had to ask if we required anything. The food was also very good. - You try climbing all the stairs when you've had both knees replaced !

+ It was in a convenient location. The breakfast was delicious. It was clean and attractive. - the room was too small

Upon check-in, we were alarmed to hear the clerk tell us they had not been notified by venere.com of our reservation. We doubt this, as we had no such difficulty elsewhere with our venere bookings. When we reviewed e-mails after our trip, we found the Winchester had not sent us a direct confirmation, as all others booked through venere did. But they found a room for us the first night at the price quoted, and had us transfer across the street to another hotel in their organization for our second night in London. Apart from this problem, the hotel seemed all right, though nothing remarkable. Our room was extremely cramped, however. I believe the price was 89 pounds, which seemed high for what was provided, but I imagine is not out of line for central London. Breakfast was well done, with silverware and a wide variety of food.

+ It was very central, the hotel was tastefully decorated, the staff were very helpful, the condition and cleanliness of the room was very good. The price of the room included a full english breakfast which was always served hot and very quickly. It was e

+ The hotel was very clean and always incredibly warm (sometimes uncomfortably so!) and the staff very pleasant. - lack of lounge facility

We found the hotel to be an ideal base for visiting London, the staff were friendly and made us feel very welcome.