The Best Western Phoenix Hotel - London, United Kingdom 

Having returned from the Best Western Phoenix Hotel in Bayswater I recommend this hotel to budget travellers who want a clean accomodation in a tourist-friendly area of Central London. The building is a terrace house and the interior design is plushy, so don?t expect a modern/puristic styled place. Room: small but still reasonably sized (was able to move without hitting the furniture, no need to walk sideways).The room was furnished with a bed (clean sheets, good mattress), a desk with a chair and small tv on top, a small wardrobe and a tiny bench for luggage. There was also a hot water kettle for preparing tea/coffee. The bathroom though was very tiny (ca. 2.50 m x 1.50 m), and was equipped with a shower cubicle, toilet and a mini sink. It was ok for me as I?m just 5.5 ft. (1.65 m), but tall or big folks, think twice. The overall cleanness of the rooms was good. Breakfast: buffet: rolls, croissants, sausage, cheese, m?sli, joghurt, marmelade, jam, coffee/tea. Quality I?d say, was average. Staff: friendly, had no problems with any of them. Location: In Bayswater, you can walk to Paddington Station for airport connection (Heathrow Express, ca. 20 minutes walk), there are 2 Underground Stations near the hotel and it is a 3 minutes walks to Bayswater Road where buses go directly to Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and Victoria Station. The area is very tourist-friendly with many restaurants, money exchange, ticket shops, small supermarkets etc. nearby. To sum it up I?d say the Best Western Phoenix Hotel Bayswater is one of the better hotels of this price category though it doesn?t compare to the Best Western Hotels I stayed in in the States (might be interesting to know for people from the US). I found the standard of this one a little lower than the usual Best Western chain hotel, but then, you?re in London.

After reading reviews of the Best Western Phoenix in London, I was worried about staying here, but when I arrived and checked in, I was pleasantly surprised. The hotel is located really close to the Bayswater Tube station, which made it perfect for getting around town. The hotel staff was friendly, there was cheap internet access, and the included breakfast was pretty good after the other continental breakfasts I was used to having in other European countries. The room was terrific, I was staying with a friend, but we had requested a room with 3 beds, since there was no extra charge. Instead we were given a room with 4 beds, which was nice and spacious (again this is in comparison to the tiny hotel rooms we'd had in other countries.) The room was clean and had a fan, so it didn't get too hot. Overall, I would stay here again if I were in London.