Hotel in Detail:
A small deluxe hotel the Thistle Hyde Park a white painted Regency building, with a club-like atmosphere.Bedrooms are decorated in a Victorian style and feature high ceilings.
All rooms have marble bathrooms with bathroom telephones, Bathrobes and Hairdryers. Other amenities include satellite television, mini bar, coffee and tea making facilities, voicemail, dataport, safe, wakeup calls and air-conditioning. The hotel offers a room service.
The hotels 'Piano Lounge' Cocktail Bar serves afternoon teas and light snacks as well as alcoholic drinks. Monday to Saturday 11am - 11pm Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm.
The 'Grill Room' is the hotels onsite restaurant serving British cuisine with continental influences. The restaurant has a traditional English style with chintz drapes and leather armchairs. The Grill Room also serves drinks and light refreshments. Breakfast Monday to Friday 7am - 10am, Saturday and Sunday 7:30am - 10:30am, Dinner Daily 6pm - 10pm.
As you would expect the Thistle Hyde Park hotel offers concierge services which include assistance with trip and sightseeing planning. The front reception desk is staffed 24 hours a day.
The hotel has 2 meeting rooms for the business traveller with a capacity for up to 30 guests in theatre style. These have air-conditioning with natural light and audio and visual equipment.
WiFi internet access can be picked up in all parts of the hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Lancaster Gate 0.3 miles (0.4 km), Railway Station: London Paddington 0.4 miles (0.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.4 miles (7.1 km). You know you are looking a truly central London hotel when there are 4 tube stations in a half mile radius (0.8 km).The Thistle Hyde Park Hotel London is situated between Marble Arch and Queensway which are both excellent shopping areas and close to Paddington Station which has the direct train service to Heathrow Airport called the Heathrow Express. Hailing a taxi is not a problem with many ranking up on Lancaster Gate as well as passing by on the busy Bayswater Road. Just across the road is the wonderful Hyde Park with its wide open spaces, lake, horse riding and gallery. Nearest attractions include Kensington Palace, Portobello Road Antiques Market, Madame Tussauds, London Toy and Model Museum, Serpentine Gallery and the Natural History and Science Museums.
Bedroom Numbers: 54
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.9 out of 5 by 1721 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 3.6 out of 5 from 461 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 566 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1260 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible) and costs £28 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Thistle chain your closest choices would be:
Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel: is 249 yards (227 metres) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £119.
Thistle Piccadilly: is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 88% and base rates begin at about £146.
Royal Trafalgar Hotel (Thistle): 2.2 miles (3.5 km), rated at 87% and with rates from around £137.
Thistle Holborn: 2.5 miles (4.0 km), rated at 88% and with rates from around £133.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 78% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 4 star hotels is 80%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) . Thistle Hotels across the chain average 80% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Thistle hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 608th from 865 London hotels, 6th of 8 Thistle Hotels, and 258th of 333 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the Thistle Hyde Park Hotel and not too far
(0.1 miles, 0.1 km) would be the 4 star Signature Townhouse London Hyde Park,
where prices begin from around £216 and which has an 81% guest satisfaction rating.
We can also point you towards a lower price option, the Signature Townhouse London Hyde Park. 0.1 miles
from the Thistle Hyde Park Hotel (0.1 km), achieving a rating of 81%
by its past clients with base rates starting at about £216. Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 4 Star Roseate House London could be a good choice. The Roseate House London is only 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (90-92 Lancaster Gate, W2 postcode) which we list extend for a 0.4 miles (0.7 km) radius. Consisting of 2 five star hotels (average rating 90%), 20 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 19 three star hotels (average rating 70%) and 9 two star hotels (average rating 68%). Top 4 star hotel is Roseate House London at 90%. Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Royal Lancaster London (5 star) at 94%.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. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £100 per night. Starting from £11 at Smart Hyde Park View Hostel (2 Star, 70%) with top rates of £720 at Commodore Hotel (4 Star, 60%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £204, Four Star average: £142, Three Star average: £71 and Two Star average: £46.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We have ranked Thistle Hyde Park Hotel 21st (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 14th (joint) for the 20 four star hotels in the area. Our ranking for sheer lowest base rates is 45th of 50 (16th of 20 four star hotels.). We calculate an overall ranking combining the rates and rating scores. This hotel ranks 39th of 45 for pure value for money (Smart Hyde Park View Hostel was top).
Parking: available onsite (limited) charges apply.
Past Names: The Whites Hotel