Hyde Park Towers Hotel - London, United Kingdom 

My partner and I just spent 2 nights at this hotel. We normally stay in the Ibis at Euston , but as we were attending a music event in Hyde Park we decided to stay in a location nearer to the park. Initial impressions were good. Both the outside of the hotel and the reception areas are well presented. It is also very easy to find from both Bayswater and Queensway tube station. We checked in easily and were placed in room 62 which is on the ground floor. In order to get to this room we had to go down a very narrow corridoor and over a metal bridge. The room was the smallest room we've ever stayed in. You couldn't even access the bed from both sides, and the bathroom was absolutely tiny. A number of things in the room look a bit grubby from wear and tear (carpets and shower screen to name two) but the room was clean. We also discovered that our room was on the corner of the building right next to the street, and the windows aren't double glazed so you heard everything that was happening outside. Also all the floor boards seemed to creak so there's no way to move around the room quietly. We didn't pay much for the room, and were only using the room as a base so we managed for the few nights we were there but we wouldn't have been impressed if we'd paid the going rate that was advertised. Good: Location - handy for shops and tube as well as Hyde Park/Kensington Bad: Size and outside noise

My husband and I stayed for two nights at the end of June on a bed and breakfast basis. The staff in reception are very helpful but the room was very small. We had a twin room en suite and it was difficult to walk round the bottom of the bed as it seemed to just fit the length of the room and was right up against the wardrobe. The room was clean but in need of a coat of paint to spruce it up a bit. On the second night somebody tried to gain access to our room during the night and we were awakened with the noise of the door handle being rattled. Luckily I was not alone and my husband shouted out and who ever it was went away. The fire alarm also went off during the night but was a false alarm. Breakfast was fine but if you wanted anything cooked you had to pay extra for it. The hotel is in a good location and very near to Bayswater tube station and Kensington Gardens which is probably its best feature. OK for the odd overnight stay but not for a long break.