view from the balcony
by christine.jLet me tell you:It does exist!
Our flight was rescheduled to the very first one in early morning and we arrived at the hotel at 10 am. We asked if we could leave our luggage, but were told our room was ready for us.As our son was coming down to London to see us, we had booked a double with an extra bed for the first night. It was a large room with three real beds, not the kind of small, folding bed I've had before in London hotel rooms. There was even space enough for a table and chairs. We also had a balcony, but as it was February it was too cold to sit outside. But in summer this must be great. The bathroom was also large with a nice tub.
The hotel let us stay in the room after our son had left, they simply took away the extra bed, giving us even more space.
Breakfast is served, it's not a buffet. Our rate included continental breakfast, English breakfast was £ 8 extra.The hotel's rack rate includes English breakfast.
The Westland is about five minutes walk to Queensway station and 10 minutes to Notting Hill Gate. It's opposite of Kensington Gardens, an ideal location for an early morning run. By booking ahead I got a very good rate, 87 Euro per night on average for the room.
Update August 2009:
I stayed in the Westland Hotel again, this time I was on my own and it was high season. I had a twin room for single use, more expensive than in off-season but still a reasonable rate for London - 120 Euro, about £ 100. The staff was just as nice and helpful as the first time. I arrived early and had to wait for five minutes, while it was checked if my room was ready. It was and I could drop my bags. On my last day I could leave them in the hotel.
This is really a great hotel!
