Lords Hotel

There’s no lift in this hotel. If you are carrying large or heavy luggage, think twice. There’s no cups or kettle or any cutlery provided in the room; just 2 pieces of soap, a hair dryer, a portable heater and shampoo/body wash. The location is good; it is close to Kensington Palace and Portobello Road Market. The neighborhood is very quiet, clean, and relaxing. If breakfast is provided, you will need to go down to the breakfast room, write down your order, hand it to the staff, and wait to be served. The hotel is under construction, and I’ve encountered the situation shown in the attached photo.

I don’t know where to start the list… The room wasn’t the same as we saw in the pictures. It was small, the bed was tight and uncomfortable, the walls were too thin and we could hear every little step inside the “hotel”. The staff was rude, we said hello to them and they didn’t even react. The location isn’t the best, it is 30 minutes away from the city centre with bus. The worst part was the breakfast… we got a list to choose 4 items, included juice, coffee, fruits and toast. I attached a picture about the “delicious” toast, it was one slice of cheese in it and nothing else. No butter, no meat, nothing… and you can see the prices of the normal breakfast options, it is a robbery, especially we paid for this and it is not enough. At least there was a Costa Coffee within 3 minutes walk, so there was an opportunity to drink a normal coffee in the morning. So I don’t recommend this hotel at all, it was a nightmare, I am happy we only stayed for 2 nights.

The room is clean and the bed is comfortable. It is quite close to Bayswater station and there are a bunch of restaurants around. The breakfast offered was simple. But the 4 flights of stairs to my room would be a disaster if I am bringing a luggage. But no problem for backpacker like me.