“A good location - but expensive”

I stayed at the Radisson Blu, London Bond Street for 4 days when I recently visited London to attend a concert. It is in an excellent location with many shops nearby and easy access to Bond Street station. It is also easy walking distance to various concert venues, which is primarily why I chose to… more

I stayed at the Radisson Blu, London Bond Street for 4 days when I recently visited London to attend a concert. It is in an excellent location with many shops nearby and easy access to Bond Street station. It is also easy walking distance to various concert venues, which is primarily why I chose to stay here. I was surprised that the hotel classes itself as a “Boutique hotel” as it is clearly part of the chain of “Radisson Blu” and having more than 140 guest rooms automatically precludes it from being classed as “Boutique”. The only real thing that could be considered “boutique” was the very small lift that fits no more than 4 guests at a time – even less with luggage! The rooms were adequate, but not really worthy of the high cost per night – but I guess one pays for the convenience and the location. The bathroom was spacious and included all amenities needed, but the shower screen was insufficient, and the floor was saturated and extremely slippery after every shower. There were no bed-side lamps and instead the glaring over-head downlights ruined the ambience of the room Breakfast was plentiful and presented extremely well. There was a choice of buffet or the à la carte menu which provided a reasonable selection. There was not a huge selection of fresh fruit or any yoghurt that I could see. All in all, it was a pleasant stay – a little on the expensive side, but would consider staying here again should the need arise.

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“Fabulous Hotel but “Tired””

The hotel in itself is lovely. The bar area, the tea room is excellent BUT the bedrooms are “tired” The rooms could do with a deep clean. I know the turnover is fast but a good hoover everywhere is needed. The carpets are soiled and it really does need a good hoover around skirting boards etc. That… more

The hotel in itself is lovely. The bar area, the tea room is excellent BUT the bedrooms are “tired” The rooms could do with a deep clean. I know the turnover is fast but a good hoover everywhere is needed. The carpets are soiled and it really does need a good hoover around skirting boards etc. That being said the beds although worn were comfortable. I’m not knocking the hotel it’s just “tired”. Breakfast was amazing.

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“Premium price, average room”

Very average room for the price paid. The first thing we noticed was the tired looking carpet in the hallway outside and into our room. There were no lamps on the bedside tables and we didn't have a dressing table just a blank space under the TV. The wall lights were bizarre and sometimes they didn… more

Very average room for the price paid. The first thing we noticed was the tired looking carpet in the hallway outside and into our room. There were no lamps on the bedside tables and we didn't have a dressing table just a blank space under the TV. The wall lights were bizarre and sometimes they didn't even work. The phone in our room showed no signs of life (no lights/noise to show it was on). The bathroom looked the part but the shower was old fashioned and was like standing under a dribble. The positives were that it was clean and just off of bond street. The breakfast was fine but I was told by my partner that it was much smaller selection than the other Radissons he had been to. If this had been a Travelodge and only paid £65 it would have been fine but we paid 4 times more and when you are being charged that much you have higher expectations. The stay did tarnish our weekend away and I'll just go to a premier inn next time. Big disappointment.

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