I stayed at Urban Villa earlier this week and was blown away by the sheer attention to detail. I really think they've hit the mark on all fronts. You might think Brentford is too far out for a London hotel spot ... if so you couldn't be more wrong. Close to Heathrow, close to the M4, close to Brentford Train Station and South Ealing tube station, it works for pretty much anything.
The hotel itself is modern in both its styling and approach and I wish more hotels were like this. No stuffy reception desk - just a friendly host with a macbook to seamlessly greet and check you in. The bar had an incredibly diverse selection of spirits and I wish I'd had more time to check them (all) out. The decor of the lobby and restaurant space has an edgy, cool feel to it, but manages to balance this with functionality and avoid clutter.
The room I stayed in was very spacious (pretty huge to be honest), clean and offered so many great features. USB ports just above the power sockets!! - in today's world, charging devices comes second only to wifi ... and boy was that FAST. Plus you didn't have to mess around with access codes, or sign up.
What is so impressive about Urban Villa is that everything has been properly thought out. There are none of the style over substance issues that let down so many boutique hotels.
To list a few of the other details that stood out: additional foldable chairs mounted onto the wall (another example of art and functionality), classy crockery and kitchen appliances (e.g. a shiny DUALIT toaster), full size ironing board and proper iron, spacious indoor balcony area for relaxing in, lovely soap/shampoo in large pump bottles rather than those piddly individual containers (Go environment!), stylish decor throughout, artwork that wasn't at all hideous and a TV mounted on a bracket that was level, worked properly and had neat cabling!
I had a great night's sleep in the spacious bed, and left it as late as I could to get out of it.
And when I finally got up, I have never been more happy to see a nespresso machine :D
Very highly recommended. I would definitely go back again. read more