I booked this Best Western through Hotels.com - knowing it was on Cromwell Road and right next to many things we could use (coffee shop, super market, tube stop, post office).
When we got there, the non-enthusiastic front desk staff told us that the elevator (lift) didn't work and would be fixed within hours and directed us to room 814 which was through some doors, down a flight of stairs, and through more doors. And once we entered our room, we discovered that it was about as big as a jail cell and with one window looking out into the rear of the hotel. It was an alley of sorts and they kept the mop and broom right outside our window. And the telephone didn't work either, so whenever we needed to speak to the hotel staff we'd have to go up stairs to do so. How quaint!
Though the lift never was fixed through out our stay, the air conditioning worked, and the shower was powerful. The wifi was free! And... outside of that it was all crap. The rooms at $160/night were terrible for the price. They really should look into lowering the price. We stayed at Kensington Rooms Hotel, two blocks away later on and it was much better! The rooms were modern, efficient, and the elevator worked.
Even though we didn't get bit by bedbugs, I'd likely NEVER stay here again, but I'd like to suggest to the managers to hire staff who hadn't been lobotomized or at least can manage a smile. And not to lie to their guests about an elevator that will never work. And lastly to make sure their guests have the basics - like a telephone that would function.
Stay here if you are wanted by the police, need to hide out, and don't want to be bothered. Don't stay here if you are accustomed to even the lowest level of customer service. read more