Edward Lear Hotel - London, United Kingdom 

MARIA ISABEL GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
Posted: Fri, Mar 20 2009
El establecimiento superó nuestras expectativas. Teníamos miedo de que el baño no estuviese en la habitación pero había habitaciones con y sin baño. El único problema es que no tiene ascensor y la presión de agua no era excesiva si tenemos en cuenta que estábamos en una cuarta planta. Por lo demás, excelente, sobre todo el desayuno.

MARIA ISABEL GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
Posted: Sun, Mar 08 2009
El establecimiento super? nuestras expectativas. Ten?amos miedo de que el ba?o no estuviese en la habitaci?n pero hab?a habitaciones con y sin ba?o. El ?nico problema es que no tiene ascensor y la presi?n de agua no era excesiva si tenemos en cuenta que est?bamos en una cuarta planta. Por lo dem?s, excelente, sobre todo el desayuno.

MK
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 2008
Don't stay here. Location is good but rooms are tiny. No elevator, so if you are on an upper floor you have to carry your own luggage up steep and narrow stairs. We were on the 4th floor.

Great Cheap Hotel in London
Posted: Mon, Jul 07 2008
We two gents went for our first trip to London/UK from May 3-10 and booked the entire stay with Edward Lear. As a frame of reference, we do not, nor can we afford to stay at more costly hotels. What we seek is clean, cheap and convenient to the locations we want to explore. As an example, we have stayed at Hotel Harrington while in Washington DC. in September 07 Edward Lear is a small older hotel converted from a Victorian residence, and we were originally concerned because it is a five story walk-up (no elevators) The there is only one room in the category we booked..a single standard (shared bath) . It was a large room with two single beds separated by a nightstand. It's located on the first floor!...We weren't told this when we booked, but we were very pleased, because we had asked for a lower floor; (we're in our 50s and 60s and not into jaunting up 1 flight, let alone 5!) Serendipity! Ask for room number 3. It did have a sink in a closet. Other amenities in the room included a phone, very small TV which was a bit two far from the beds, though we didn't watch much anyway. There were no chairs - given the size of the room, at least one would have been good, and two would have fit. There was a small stand with an electric coffee/tea pot well stocked with tea, coffee, sugar and creamers. There was a small closet which held what we had brought easily. The window in the room offered no view - just light in the day..and looked out over the basement kitchen glass ceiling...and thats about it. The shared bath was right down the hall...only two other rooms on that floor...and during the whole time i only ran into one fellow bather who got to me just ahead. It's small, with a shower...towels seemed to pile up during the day on the floor as there was no place to deposit a dirty one. The three rooms share the floor with the front desk, computer room, ( which gets busy in the morning and evening..plan to wait if you didnt bring a lap top) I was amazed at how quiet the hotel seemed. We got good nights rest, every night of our stay, and only once heard someone come in late. Housekeeping was done every day while we were out with no issues at all. Everything was refreshed, replenished, and straightened. Staff was congenial and helpful when we needed information. The breakfast is huge...nicely presented, and well cooked. As an American, the tomatoes and beans threw me off, but i got right into them, and by the end, ate the whole thing!...There are only 6 tables (four tops) in the dining room, which is smallish, and served by a dumb waiter from the basement kitchen. We got started early each day..weekdays it opened at 7 30 and weekends 8 am. Table is set with LARGE trivets upon which your plate is set..sort of balanced...I thought that was funny..also, more silverware than is needed...an extra knife - for butter and jam, etc..but crowded the table. There is also a selection of juices, milk, cereals, etc. Locationally, we couldn't have asked for better..great shopping is very near by..Selfridge's right around the corner..don't miss it - you can walk. Hyde park and Marble arch tube is a block away. There is a movie house around the corner as well....an Odeon we were shocked that we were asked to select seats based on price, and proximity..take the cheap seats...the theaters are small. Gay gents - the Quebec bar, London's oldest , since 1946, is in the next block...(and some of the original client?le were there the two nights we stopped in). For Americans, we paid the equivalent of 7dollars for a large coke, and 6 for an equal size beer..go figure. Take the tube to Leicester Square, check out the cheap theater ticks (go to the official booth which is a stand alone building in the square, not around the perimeter) We saw Spamalot and had a great time. From Leicester, walk over to Soho for lots of other bars...and drinking in the street...everywhere in London, pubs spilled out with people drinking in the street. Try the Geisha Bar for upscale decor, and very quiet. next door is a more typical bar catering to all kinds of gents. We didn't venture further - we could have all night..bars are open apparently 24 hours. We purchased a London Pass...we feel we did well with saving on some of the attractions. Check it out...and take the transportation option - you will save even more. Practically speaking, we were able to do about 3 major things a day on it, by hustling. Also we did some driving..we took the tube back out to Heathrow, got off at Hatton Cross Station and walked across the street behind sixT and picked up a rental car at Car1Hire or something like that, which we had prearrange...we drove to Knowle, Sissinghurst, and to Bath over two days and then back into London...we retained our hotel room during our absence. Re Heathrow, we flew US Air - into Heathrow Terminal One and were through customs in 10 - TEN - minutes. I could write a book..first time was a great time and would love to go back..and would stay at Edward Lear again, as well. Sorry i don't have photos to share..what was I thinking..I didn't take any at all of the hotel..:(