Blakemore Hyde Park, London

Love the Blakemore, have been staying there every year for the last 6 years. Good to see some of the staff are still the same as the first year we stayed.

The Blakemore hotel was clean and tidy and appeared quite fresh and modern, unlike some hotels of this kind that are in need of decorating or a refurbishment. However, I have two criticisms the first being the TVs. I booked 2 rooms and one had a nice TV with many channel choices the other has a TV with 2 channels. When i queried this at the reception as i believed there was something wrong, i was told that some TVs have been updated and some have not so basically they are what they are. This wasn't a problem for me as our trip meant that we spent very little time in our room, however, our family in the other room spent more time in their room and it was most disconcerting. In this day and age and certainly in a hotel of this nature its not unreasonable to expect a fully functioning TV. If i had known this was the situation i would have booked a hotel elsewhere. The other issue was the breakfast area and facilities that are clearly not suitable for a number of guests all wanting to eat at the same time. If you eat breakfast at this hotel my advice is to plan your strategy and make sure there are at least two of you as there is only one coffee and one toast machine for the entire hotel which consists of 138 bedrooms. This means that if you want toast and coffee and or breakfast one or the other will get cold while you are queuing.

Staying on business and this is a Great hotel just 5 mins from Paddington station. Arrived late but was given an upgrade to a junior suite which was really well appointed and comfortable. Breakfast next morning was also good

Breakfast is good, room/ bed is comfortable. TheWe used the mini fridge and would have appreciated use of a microwave to reheat restaurant takeout.