Hyde Park Court Hotel - London, United Kingdom     

Hmmmmmmmmmm! Ok let me firstly state that my main criteria when booking thi hotel was its seriously close proximity to Hyde Park as i was attending the o2 Festival and didnt want to have to stumble too far. So, on paper it sounded great - Great prestigious Norfolk Sq location, recently refurbished and relatively cheap (?75 bb)! Full credits because as described the hotel was in fact in Norfolk Sq however this hotel was far from refurbished - no wonder there are no pictures of the rooms on their website?! The room was tiny, and i mean tiny - so tiny that if this room was in a new build house the planning authority would not even give it status to be marketed as habitable room - by far it would be a small study. The room measure no more than 6ft x 6ft with a pod add on bathroom. Ok, no for the bathroom - imagine and easyjet toilet with a shower in it, im not joking! I have taken pics and will post when i get time! Hygiene was not great either and breakfast was extremely bland. linen was clean though and the tv kind of worked although the hairdryer wast not working! I know ?75 doesn't go far in central Ldn but one expects certain standards when booking a 'Double' room - main one being large enough to fit 2 people in. If one of us was standing up the other had to stand or sit on the bed to fit! Crazy but true, don't like leading neg reviews but had no choice here really. Staff were ok, didn't see much of them but the booking procedure and check in/out went smoothy so thats a plus i suppose.

Review of room 304: Pro's: - Clean bedding - Good location - Reasonable breakfast (croissants, cereal, juices, tea/coffee, water melon) Con's - Tiny room - 4" wide "Double Mattress" on a single divan base - Minuscule, dirty shower room - Broken hairdryer We paid ?75 for 1 night so my expectations weren't too high, but I do expect a decent bed and a clean bathroom. I'm adamant you could do far better for your money.