Shaftesbury Hyde Park Paddington (The)

( 3 stars , London , United Kingdom )

Very satisfied I don't know about any other rooms but my room with a double bed was spacious, clean and well equiped. The AC worked fine and was quiet. I only mentioned that the internet didn't seem to work and it seemed that they had changed the cables and fixed it while I was out. I would love to get a similar room. next time in London. Great location. Five minute walk from Paddington Station. Minor point of improvement is that they could use less cleaning fluid and sprays. I had to air out the room a bit each night.

A thoroughly excellent no-frills but comprehensively equipped and spotlessly clean hotel, especially ideal for the business traveller. A real plus was that smoking is absolutely not allowed anywhere within the hotel! The continental breakfast buffet was extensive and also featured lots of fresh fruit. Thoroughly recommended.

+ clean, tidy and well presented. - 2. comfort - the smallest rooms i have ever seen and they are in the basement!!! my window shows me the wall!

Second visit Stayed here my first vsit (March 2008) for great location. Paddington is less than 5 min. away. Came back due to friendly helpful staff and comfortable safe rooms. Women traveling alone will feel very safe. Rooms are small, but all rooms in London are small. Very clean. Ensuite bath and refrigerator. They do have a/c, good this trip! Hot water in the bath takes a while to warm up. Did not eat breakfast at hotel so can’t comment. Will return a third time, hopefully this fall. Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay Bring own facecloth - considered too personal an item to supply at hotel. Get a tube map when you land - staff does not know area. (Seasoned puiblic transportation user here!)Get an Oyster card and top off - saved more than using day, 3-day and 7 day passes.

Nice and Cosy! Walk accross Hyde Park it saves getting two or three tubes and its a nice walk!

Impressive service level for this price, but problems with wireless internet Very clean, very professional, excellent level of service, so I was pleasantly surprised. Only problem I had was with the wireless internet, but as I was placed in a basement room this could possibly have been the reason. And it was great to only ne 3 minutes from Paddington station which is a 15 minute train ride from Heathrow airport - brilliant!

Second visit Bring own facecloth - considered too personal an item to supply at hotel. Get a tube map when you land - staff does not know area. (Seasoned puiblic transportation user here!)Get an Oyster card and top off - saved more than using day, 3-day and 7 day passes.

Very satisfied I don’t know about any other rooms but my room with a double bed was spacious, clean and well equiped. The AC worked fine and was quiet. I only mentioned that the internet didn’t seem to work and it seemed that they had changed the cables and fixed it while I was out. I would love to get a similar room. next time in London. Great location. Five minute walk from Paddington Station. Minor point of improvement is that they could use less cleaning fluid and sprays. I had to air out the room a bit each night.

Very small and noisy rooms The rooms are incredibly dark and noisy -- you can hear people next door and above having conversations. It feels almost like you are sharing a room. Traveler's tip for business travelers Their server doesn’t allow for any VPNs, so it was not possible to get on the network. If you are planning on business communications that require logging into your company’s network, you will have a problem.

good locaton The best thing about this hotel was the location. Great for paddington and great links to all over londonthe room was fine,if a little cramped. The shower wasn't working properly although to be fair it was fixed the next day. All in all not too bad. I'd go back.