Excellent value for the location, a two-minute walk to Hyde Park
Five-minute walk to nearest London Underground station
Roomy accommodations with AC, flat-screen TVs, and coffee and tea service
Attractive restaurant and bar with wood floors and beautiful architectural features
Two modern meeting rooms
Tasty breakfast buffet (for a fee)
24-hour room service
Computer available for guests' use
Fee for Wi-Fi
Fee for breakfast
Fee for luggage storage
Generic, dated room decor
No fitness area
The Lancaster Gate Hotel is a 196-room value hotel located in central London, a two-minute walk to Hyde Park and a five-minute walk to the nearest underground station. For the location, the hotel is hard to beat for price. The common areas have been renovated, and are attractive and modern. By contrast, room decor is generic and dated, but rooms are clean, fairly spacious for a central London property, and include AC, flat-screen TVs, and coffee- and tea-making facilities. Note breakfast and Wi-Fi are not included in the room rate. Travelers might also want to consider the nearby Hyde Park Suites, which offer apartment-style rooms with kitchenettes and free Wi-Fi, but the units don’t have air-conditioning.
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Scene
Well-situated value property with attractive common areas
The Lancaster Gate Hotel is located in a charming row of white Victorian town houses that is quintessentially London. The common areas, which have been renovated, are tasteful and well-maintained if a bit generic. In the lobby, black tiles edge white tiles under a rich wood reception desk, and cream-colored walls show off elegant white molding. Large windows let in lots of natural light, and a small rug sets off a sitting area, with brown leather couches and square-shaped ottomans. Off the lobby is a sleek bar, with wood floors and bar, brown leather bar stools, vintage architectural accents, and a pleasant seating area. The hallways, with loud red, green, and blue carpeting and yellow walls with white trim, reveal the hotel's more dated side. Well-situated in the Bayswater area, this well-priced central London property is a magnet for budget-minded tourists, and business travelers too.
Location
Across the street from Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, and a five-minute walk to London Underground
Located on a charming street one road over from the main thoroughfare that runs parallel to Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Lancaster Gate Hotel is in Lancaster Gate, in the cosmopolitan, hotel-heavy area of Bayswater. It's within walking distance of several transportation links, including several bus stops and two London Underground Stations, which comprise four total lines of the city’s metro system. From the metro, it's possible to get pretty much anywhere in London within 20 to 30 minutes. While there is no on-site parking, the nearby Queensway tube station has a parking lot.- Two-minute walk to Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park
Rooms
Fairly spacious rooms with AC, flat-screen TVs, and coffee/tea makers but generic decor
Given its location within an older building, rooms at the Lancaster Gate Hotel -- including rooms in the same category -- range in style, size, and layout but are roomy when compared with other rooms in central London. Rooms include the essentials and are clean, but the decor is generic, uninspired, and somewhat dated. Twin Rooms, for example, have plaid green-and-red carpeting, yellow walls, and generic wood furniture. White bedding is accented with dark green fabric that matches the drapes. Bathrooms are similarly generic with white tiling, shower/ tub combos, heated towel racks, and toiletries. Guests have complained about water pressure. All rooms have individually controlled air-conditioning, flat-screenTVs with satellite channels and pay-per-view movies, tea/ coffeemakers, safes, and hairdryers. Rooms also have work desks and small wardrobes. Mini-fridges are available in some rooms. Guests have complained about noise that comes through the thin walls, and that not all rooms have views. In-room Wi-Fi comes with a fee, and guests complain that it's slow.
Features
Attractive on-site bar and restaurant, but breakfast buffet and Wi-Fi come with extra fees
The hotel’s on-site restaurant and bar have kept the attractive wood floors and molded details in the spirit of the Victorian property. The hotel serves an English Breakfast buffet, which is not included in the room rate. The hotel also has two on-site meeting rooms, the largest of which can hold up to 50 people. Same-day dry cleaning and laundry service is available, as is 24-hour room service. There's a daily fee for Wi-Fi, and another fee for luggage storage. A computer in the lobby is available for guests' use.
