Hotel in Detail:
Apartment guests and residents staying at Plaza on the River Residence benefit from the use of the exclusive hotel facilities in the neighbouring four-star deluxe Riverbank Park Plaza hotel. The Plaza on the River apartments offers all-suite accommodation with hotel facilities. Guests are treated to a welcome basket on arrival.Suites are modern and contemporary with full height windows. All suites are of course en-suite where you will find under floor heating, heated towel rail, phone, robe and slipper, double sinks, hairdryer, top brand toiletries and anti-mist mirrors. There is hardwood flooring in the living areas.
All suites have individually controlled heating and air conditioning, mood lighting, carpeted bedrooms, kitchens with complete range of appliances including a washer / drier, dishwasher, microwave oven, fridge and coffee machine. Amenities include iron and ironing board, cable plasma screen TV with movies on demand, CD / DVD players, High-speed wireless Internet and modem/data/printer port, minibar, US / EU power sockets, two-line speaker telephone (with voicemail, private number and direct dial), ergonomically designed work desk and personal safe. Guests are also provided with personal business cards, umbrella, morning newspaper and a pillow menu.
A choice from one, two or three bedrooms. Some suites come with paved balconies. All suites apart from the studios have a TV in both the bedroom and living room.
Room service is 24 hours maids attend rooms twice daily.
The room service is actually quite special with the option to order both a butler and a chef to prepare and serve your in-room dining within the suite.
Onsite is the Chino Latino Brasserie, Bar & Lounge serving Asian and Mediterranean cuisine and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant is stylish and modern with illuminated floors made of granite slabs. A feature here is the wine cellar which is on clear view to the guests. Thanks to the use of screens and partitions a sense of intiMacy is created. Bread is freshly baked within the restaurant. There is an excellent choice of drinks which includes regional sakes, Japanese beers and modern eclectic wines (some sold by the glass).
Complimentary continental breakfast.
Restaurant open: Breakfast - 7:30 till to 10:00, Lunch and dinner - 11:00 till 23.00.
The bar area is very trendy and the bar itself is raised and backlit. With sofas for guests to relax on this is a stylish setting. Also serves lunch, dinner and snacks. The menu includes an eclectic mix from sushi and sashimi to classic Caesar salads and charcuterie from the display counter at the brasserie entrance.
Bar open: 11.00 till midnight.
Food served: Lunch noon till 15.00, Afternoon tea and snacks 15.00 till to 18.00, Dinner 18.00 to 23.00.
Plaza on the River Residence offers a range of meeting and event rooms and facilities with a capacity of up to 1000 guests.
Other notable features include a 24 hour reception, 24 hr security, concierge, security services, Laundry and dry-cleaning services. The Plaza on the River offers its guests a Personal shopping service. For the more energetic there's a state-of-the-art fitness or for a more relaxing time try the steam room or sauna.
A nice feature is mobile, lockable wardrobes for storage offered by the residences.
WiFi is accessible from all parts of the hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: Vauxhall 0.3 miles (0.5 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 2.5 miles (4.1 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 6.7 miles (10.8 km).The Plaza on the River Club and Residence apartments enjoy a great position just on the South side of the River Thames between Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. Landmarks such as Big Ben (0.6 miles), the Houses of Parliament (0.6 miles) and the London Eye (0.25 miles) are in view from the hotel. The hotel is also well located for the mainline train station at Waterloo (0.9 miles). Nearest attractions include the London Aquarium (0.3 miles), Cleopatra's Needle (0.5 miles), Tate Modern (0.6 miles), Cabinet War Rooms (0.6 miles), Westminster Abbey (0.7 miles), Imperial War Museum (0.7 miles), Trafalgar Square (0.8 miles) and Buckingham Palace (1.3 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 66 / 11 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.3 out of 5 by 6374 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 248 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 6374 reviews)
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 86% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 90%. Therefore although the hotel is above average for London as a whole this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 353rd from 853 London hotels, and 117th of 138 five star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.9 miles, 1.4 km) would be the 5 star 51 Buckingham Gate Taj Suites,
with rates that start from about £500 and which has a 96% guest satisfaction rating.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the St Regis London. 1.7 miles
away (2.7 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 80%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £49.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (18 Albert Embankment, SE1 postcode) which we list extend for a 1.1 miles (1.7 km) radius. The star rating breakdown shows 6 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 21 four star hotels (average rating 86%), 21 three star hotels (average rating 79%) and 2 two star hotels (average rating 63%). Top rated of the local hotels is the 41 Hotel (5 star) at 98%.Base Rates: We show you the average starting rates (base rates) in the area and break it down by star rating. Trouble with this is that base rates do not include special offers and limited low rate deals. However they remain a useful guide to general rates.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 46 of them. Looking at all the base rates of the 50 local hotels the average rate is £176 per night. Rates range from £70 at Victoria Inn Hotel (3 Star, 70%) and the highest rates top out at £500 at 51 Buckingham Gate Taj Suites (5 Star, 96%). The following are the rate averages per star level: Five Star average: £290, Four Star average: £198, Three Star average: £99 and Two Star average: £49.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Plaza On The River Club And Residence 17th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 5th (joint) for the 6 five star hotels in the area. 15th of 46 (1st of 6 five star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 9th of 45 when judging value for money (41 Hotel was top).
The Plaza on the River runs a free shuttle bus service to Waterloo, Westminster and Victoria.
PLEASE NOTE: The Plaza on the River and the Riverbank Park Plaza share the same address and building. The Riverbank Park Plaza offers 4 star hotel facilities while the Plaza on the River offers 5 star apartment/suite facilities and as such is marketed under the Prefered Hotels of the World brand.