Hotel in Detail:
First opened June 25 2014. The Dorsett Shepherds Bush Hotel is a Grade II listed building sporting the original façde of what was once the Shepherds Bush Pavilion (former cinema and bingo hall built 1923). The hotel takes modern Asian and Chinese inspiration in its design and feel and features a glass roof. There is a choice of two restaurants along with a bar, a gym and an in–house spa.Every guest room enjoys individually controlled air–conditioning along with a marble bathroom with hairdryer, complimentary toiletries, bath and shower.
All bedrooms come with a large flat–screen TV, minibar, iPod dock, work desk, tea and coffee facilities, iron with ironing board and complimentary WiFi.
All rooms have a daily maid service.
Interior bedrooms have views of the central atrium.
Deluxe rooms are larger than standard rooms.
Executive rooms and suites give access to the executive lounge. They also come with bathrobes and slippers.
There are 24 suites.
Executive Lounge:
Located on the ground floor and offers complimentary daily continental breakfast, morning and evening refreshments, complimentary wireless internet access and business facilities.
Dining Options:
Pictures Restaurant: Located on the ground floor, includes a private dining room and an outside terrace. Serves contemporary Brasserie dishes complimented with a selection of handpicked Asian inspired dishes.
Open: 06.30 till 22.30.
Jin: Atrium bar. Serving freshly ground coffee and loose leaf teas along with an innovative cocktail menu. Also serves wines, beers and spirits. Stylish decor located in the golden atrium. Jin bar serves a classic afternoon tea.
Open from 09.00 till midnight (weekends till 23.00). Afternoon tea 14.00 till 17.00.
The hotel serves a continental breakfast each morning.
Shikumen Restaurant: Elegant style restaurant. Serves high quality creative Asian dishes made from carefully sourced ingredient. A large, modern open space with many wooden space dividers influenced by the gate buildings of 1940s Shanghai.
Open noon till 23.00. (Sunday from 11.30), Dim Sum served daily until 16.30.
Onsite is the Pavilion spa with 4 treatment rooms (and 2 nail stations) specialising in holistic and Chinese treatments. Part of the spa includes a steam room and a sauna as well as a specialist infra–red sauna (for sprains, arthritis etc.).
On the seventh floor is the 24 hour gymnasium with cardio and resistance equipment.
There are 3 meeting rooms available the largest of which can accommodate 14 guests.
Other services include a 24 hour front desk, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning.
Hotel has a lift.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Shepherd"s Bush Market 281 yards (256 metres), Railway Station: Shepherds Bush 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 2.5 miles (4 km).The Dorsett Shepherds Bush Hotel might be some 3.5 miles from the very heart of central London but this west London location is an extremely bustling part of London. With the massive shopping centre of Westfield White City and its 100's of shops and restaurants just 5 minutes walk and the extensive High Street shopping of Shepherds Bush Green literally on your doorstep you are spoilt for choice of shopping. You also have the advantage of being by the A40 Westway which links with the M40 while the A4 Great West Road is less than a mile to the south and takes you out to the M4 and Heathrow Airport (which is just 10 miles to the west, about 30 minutes drive). You are also at the gateway into central London via either the A4 or the A4012 which links with Bayswater and Marble Arch. On your doorstep is the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, a major live events venue. White City is the area just to the north of Shepherds Bush and is home to the BBC TV studios and offices. Within 400 yards are three tube station, Shepherds Bush Market, Shepherds Bush Green and Goldhawk Road. Passing by the hotel are eighteen major bus links and London taxis are always to be found close by. Olympia Exhibition centre is 0.8 miles and popular areas such as Holland Park and Kensington High Street are within a mile of the hotel. Just a little further to Notting Hill (1.2 miles) and Hyde Park (1.5 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 317 / 8 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.8 out of 5 by 8303 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 3.8 out of 5 from 5773 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 397 of 1152 for hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 2554 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 77% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 4 star hotels is 81%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 538th from 846 London hotels, and 236th of 327 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) would be the 4 star Hilton Kensington Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £111 and which has a 70% guest satisfaction rating.
We can also point you towards a lower price option, the Notting Hill by BridgeStreet. 1.5 miles
from the Dorsett Shepherds Bush (2.4 km), achieving a rating of 80%
by its past clients with base rates starting at about £49. Looking for something near by with a solid past guest score? In that case the 4 Star St Paul's Hotel seems like it might fit the bill, it's only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from here. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 86%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 hotels nearest to this location (58 Shepherds Bush Green, W12 postcode) that we list cover a 1.6 miles (2.6 km) radius. They include 2 five star hotels (average rating 88%), 22 four star hotels (average rating 76%), 20 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 65%). Of these local hotels the highest rated is K+K Hotel George (4 star) at 90%.Base Rates: See a breakdown of the average starting (base) rates for the area. Base rates are a rough guide to starting rates as they do not include special offers and deals.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 43 of them. The average starting rates for the surrounding area are around £102 per night. They range from a low of £45 at Rockwell Hotel (4 Star, 82%) to a high of £258 at The Portobello Hotel (4 Star, 83%) and The Laslett (5 Star, 88%). The breakdown by star rating shows the following averages: Five Star average: £228, Four Star average: £91, Three Star average: £76 and Two Star average: £67.
Summary:
We use a proprietary algorithm to rank hotels based on user reviews but adjusting for contributing factors. We rank Dorsett Shepherds Bush 24th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 13th (joint) for the 22 four star hotels in the area. In terms of lowest starting rates this hotel is 35th of 43 (14th of 18 four star hotels.). Analysing both the base rates and overall rating for the hotel we rank it 32nd of 42 for sheer value for money (Best Western Chiswick Palace was top).
Even though this hotel is below the London average rating for 4 star hotels it still rates above average for similar hotels in the local area.
Background: Owned by Asian based Dorsett Hospitality International who have hotels throughout China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.