London Hotels Insight provides up-to-date, independent advice for your perfect stay in London. We research guest feedback, meet management and identify hotels at the top of their game.

Sweet shop cocktails at The Grosvenor’s Réunion Bar!

April 18, 2012
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The newly refurbished Grosvenor Hotel which recently unveiled its Cora Pearl Suite (paying homage to the courtesan and an event which happened in 1870)  is now taking another trip down memory lane.  This time it’s the hotel’s Réunion Bar which has created a set of limited edition cocktails themed around old-fashioned sweets – a first among [...]

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Bag a £9 room at the new Tune Kings Cross.

April 16, 2012
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Tune Hotels have confirmed that their latest hotel in Kings Cross will open its doors on 9th July 2012.  The Tune Kings Cross - one of the top 10 most-anticipated hotel openings of the year - will be the budget hotel brand’s fourth London hotel under its motto of “five-star beds at one-star prices”.  The third Tune in Paddington is scheduled [...]

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Hotel minibar paradise – a wishlist.

April 13, 2012
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The hotel minibar is possibly one of the most irksome things known to mankind.  Part of that is the pricing regime; no matter how exclusive the hotel, how beautifully furnished the room, how good the service, something in us says that £2 for a Mars Bar is just too much – we’re being had, someone [...]

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Win your own crown jewels at The Milestone.

April 11, 2012
Milestone Hotel London

It maybe nearly two months away but London hotels are rolling out their Diamond Jubilee packages thick and fast.  If you are still to make plans for this joyous occasion you might want to check out the Milestone Hotel’s ‘Hidden Gems’ package for the chance to own your own crown jewels! The boutique five-star hotel [...]

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St Ermin’s Hotel ticks all but one of the boxes.

April 9, 2012
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The 4 star St Ermin’s Hotel is located just minutes away from Westminster Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament.  Built on the site of a former 15th century chapel, the hotel is steeped in history: it is of course the hotel which Winston Churchill used for his special ops executive meetings during World War Two [...]

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Down the Rabbit Hole at Jumeirah Carlton Tower.

April 6, 2012
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This Easter The Rib Room in the 5 star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel – recently featured for hosting one of the Faberge Eggs in the Big Egg Hunt - will hold a special party to keep all the family entertained.  The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ party promises to have children grinning like a Cheshire Cat!  Take the kids [...]

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Mad Easter tea at Royal Horseguards Hotel.

April 4, 2012
Royal Horseguards Hotel Afternoon Tea

The five-star Royal Horseguards Hotel is one of the most reliable London hotels for afternoon tea.  Having sampled a host of the hotels’s themed teas before, including Guy Fawkes Day which featured TNT gunpowder truffles and Valentine’s Day which included a chocolate fondue, I feel well-qualified to say that this is one hotel which really puts [...]

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London boutique hotels round-up – March 2012.

April 2, 2012
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With winter rapidly becoming a distant memory and spring well and truly in the air for London’s big Olympic year, now is a great time to enjoy a stay at one of the UK capital’s world-class boutique hotels.  March saw a number of interesting developments in the boutique hotel scene and April is looking set fair to [...]

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Interview with Dawn Thomas of The Mercer Street Hotel.

March 30, 2012
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Our tongue-in-cheek review of the “women only” service at the Duke’s and tips for hoteliers on what women want caused a fair amount of buzz.  So we were excited to meet Dawn Thomas, the Hotel Manager at the Mercer Street Hotel, to discuss some of the challenges of her job. LHI: Dawn, thank you for having us today!  Can you please tell us a little [...]

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Top 8 hotel pet hates.

March 28, 2012
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I’ve had a rant or two on London Hotels Insight about toast and other subjects and have even sounded off about my top 10 hotel rip-offs.  This time, I thought I’d vent a bit more with eight of my biggest pet hates about staying in hotels.  Not all of these will matter to everyone, but if any hoteliers see me coming I [...]

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DoubleTree refurbishes fifth London hotel.

March 26, 2012
Doubletree by Hilton

Not content with buying and re-branding the two Mint Hotels in London, the DoubleTree brand recently announced the takeover of another hotel to bring its London collection to five.  The new hotel was formerly the Hesperia London Victoria and has been given a partial facelift together with a new name - the DoubleTree by Hilton London-Victoria (quite a mouthful!). Check best rate for [...]

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Majestic afternoon tea by Buckingham Palace.

March 23, 2012
Rubens Hotel Afternoon Tea

From the moment I arrived at the Rubens at the Palace, the clouds parted from the sky and the sun started shining as if the hotel staff had arranged the weather for my arrival…I later learned that it’s that kind of place! I’ve visited the hotel before - both for our Free WiFi Touchdown and later to inspect the hotel’s [...]

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Sheep invade London hotels…

March 22, 2012
Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street

One of the wonders of London is the plethora of hotel mascots. From Kaspar the Cat at The Savoy (who sits at the table whenever there would otherwise be thirteen guests) to the rubber ducks at Apex Hotels (waiting for guests’ in their bath tubs) and at The Stafford (in normal and super sizes, depending on [...]

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The Sheraton Heathrow gets a facelift.

March 21, 2012
Sheraton Heathrow

The public areas of the Sheraton Heathrow Hotel have been transformed following a multi-million pound refurbishment.  The airport hotel, which has 426 rooms and bills itself as one of the most convenient Heathrow hotels, now boasts two brand new bars, a restaurant, slick reception and lobby area along with a new self service café and [...]

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Just the right Tune at Liverpool Street.

March 20, 2012
Tune Liverpool Street

We have been keeping an eye on the Tune Hotel Liverpool Street since before it even opened and following our hotel tour back in January, we checked in recently to see what it was like to actually spend the night inside one of the cheapest hotels in London. On approaching the shiny new hotel you can’t argue [...]

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Turn tea into diamonds at Andaz Liverpool Street.

March 19, 2012
Andaz London 1901

The 5 star Andaz Liverpool Street is offering diners the chance to turn their afternoon Royal Tea into diamonds and no, I am not joking!  The hotel is giving one lucky person who partakes in the Jubilee Afternoon Tea series running at the hotel between 1st February and 30th June a pair of rather expensive (£1,250) [...]

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