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 | Best Western Phoenix Hotel London: A very nice place to stay
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Last summer (2007) we stayed there for the second time. Just a few steps from Bayswater tube station, this is a very nice hotel.Their doubles are adequately large (which for London means you can move without bumping into each other), nice bathroom and a good, continental breakfast. Their singles are smaller of course, but still large enough. They cost, however, almost as much as a double.(For about 6 Euro you can take a friend along).
The hotel has a locked luggage room, where they let you store your bags after check-out. Many hotels let you do this, but often they tell you to put your bags somewhere near the reception. They may be there when you come back or they may not. In the Phoenix hotel you need someone to open the door for you or to give you the key, a much safer way for storage.
The hotel is just a few meters away from Whiteleys Shopping Mall, very convenient for last minute souvenirs.
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| Best Western Phoenix Hotel London: You must get a tub at the Phoenix!!!
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I chose this hotel based on the location I wanted for this particular trip to London, and the fact that I had Best Western Gift Cards to spend!! It was really nice to be within walking distance of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, have a Tescos Express a few blocks away, not to mention the Bayswater tube station.
However, I will mention that the rates to use the telephone were absolutely horrible!! I mean, most hotels are going to charge you crazy rates, but given that this hotel is part of world wide chain, I would expect to at least have free local calls!! So don't forget to buy your phone card at one of the little shops on Queensway, and if you can, use a payphone!!
Also the breakfast is continental, if you want a big British fry-up, the full meal deal is 10 pounds!!
What I really liked about this hotel was the bathtub, of all things!! It was long enough to lie down in, and the bathroom was really clean!! They also had full sized bath towels, which is one of the little things in a hotel that I really appreciate. Also, the single room that I had looked out the back of the hotel, not exactly a pretty view, but very quiet, which also was greatly appreciated!!
UPDATE: I checked into this hotel again, a year and a half later, and it turns out that the great bathtubs are not available in 'single' rooms. So I have a shower this time. Which wasn't bad, but I was bitterly disappointed not to have the tub!! Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averagePhone: 44 20 7229 2494Directions: Coming off the Bayswater or Queensway tube, go north on Queensway, turn left on Porchester Gardens for one block. Its on the south side of Kensington Gardens Square(which is also good to tell your cab driver, since most of Kens. Gardens Sq. is one-way)Website: www.bestwestern.com
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