Nearest Metro: Queensway (Central Line) and "walkable" distance to Notting Hill and Bayswater Station (Circle and District Line)
I like the location of Double Tree; just minutes to the Queensway Station (Central Line) or 10 minutes' walk to Bayswater Station and Notting Hill Station (Circle and District Line). Hyde Park is just opposite the hotel and we could enjoy a morning's stroll.
Upon check in, the reception gave us two warm chocolate cookies which made a really nice welcome gift. The room is clean and the décor is modern. They have my favourite brand, Crabtree and Evelyn toiletries They also have a coffee machine in the room. The Wifi speed is reasonable but you need a pass code to access. This pass code was only valid for 24 hours and we had to obtain a new code from the reception daily.
We stayed on the first floor and unfortunately it was facing the back of the hotel. It started to get really noisy very early in the morning when the workers went about doing their jobs. There were still some minor renovations going on and it was very disturbing. There were some days when we left the hotel early for some guided tours and we needed to take a nap in the afternoon before continuing the rest of the day. We requested for a change of rooms as we did not want to be woken up so early everyday but the reception cited "hotel is full". Later we went online and saw that they were still accepting reservations for the day.
This hotel has a great location and it will be a pity to write it off. I will suggest this hotel to travellers on business trips or short weekend getaways and try to request for higher floors at the time of reservation.
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