Sophisticated hotel in classic Victorian town house
Located in a quiet spot near Hyde Park and Paddington Station
Refined rooms with plush accents and rainfall showers
Amenities include coffee/tea service, mini-fridges, and flat-screen TVs
Fine-dining restaurant serves seasonal dishes and has outdoor seating
Sophisticated bar and lounge serving drinks
Free continental breakfast served in pleasant breakfast room
Nice exercise room with modern cardio and weight-lifting equipment
Concierge and room service available
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Entry-level rooms are small
Some complaints of poor in-room Wi-Fi
Upgrade to hot breakfast costs an extra fee
Limited wellness facilities (small gym, no pool or spa)
Rooms lack minibars snacks (empty mini-fridges provided)
The Blakemore Hyde Park hotel is a 138-room, upscale property located in the wealthy Bayswater neighborhood, just a three-minute walk from Hyde Park. Decor is sophisticated throughout, and the hotel offers amenities not always found in central London properties. There's a fine-dining restaurant with outdoor terrace seating, a refined bar and lounge, and a pleasant breakfast room where a free continental breakfast is served (hot breakfast costs extra). Wellness amenities are limited, but a small gym has some cardio and weightlifting equipment. Contemporary rooms offer plush accents and modern amenities like rainfall showers, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, and free Wi-Fi, but entry-level rooms are small. Another alternative to consider could be Thistle Hyde Park, which sits right along Hyde Park, but decor there can feel a bit dated.
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Sophisticated upscale hotel in classic Victorian town house
The Blakemore Hyde Park is an independently run hotel situated within a row of classic Victorian town houses with cornice details, top dormer windows, and elegant lintels. Lobby decor is ritzy and sophisticated with marbled floors, a huge chandelier light, and wood paneling with gold details. The hotel's bar extends into a large lounge area where gray upholstered armchairs surround marble cafe tables. Compared to many of the non-renovated hotels in the immediate area, this property stands out as a fresh and elegant option. Clientele here are mostly tourists, particularly couples, but the hotel attracts its share of business guests, too.
Location
On a quiet street just north of Hyde Park
Blakemore is located on a relatively quiet street along a long row of Victorian town houses, which mostly hold other hotels. The Bayswater neighborhood is clean, wealthy, and largely residential, and popular neighborhoods, like Notting Hill and Paddington are in walking distance. The main attraction nearby is Hyde Park, just a three-minute walk from the hotel. Paddington Station, which offers tube connections (Bakerloo, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines) and regional access, is about a 10-minute walk away and can take guests to Heathrow Airport in under a half hour. Most city's major attractions are reachable via public transit in 25 to 40 minutes.- 10-minute walk to Lancaster Gate Station (Central Line)
Rooms
Sophisticated rooms with rainfall showers and modern amenities -- but can be tiny
Rooms are individually decorated in a sophisticated, contemporary style, often featuring earthy neutral tones, wood furniture, and sage-green accents. Neutral beige tiled bathrooms tend to be compact, but they're outfitted with granite sinks, LED lighting, and walk-in rainfall showers. Entry-level rooms are the most basic decor-wise, and can also be quite tiny (not for London in particular, but for a hotel at this pearl level). Higher-category rooms add more space, plush accents like button-tufted headboards and velvety fabrics, and other extras like separate showers and baths or furnished balconies.All rooms are air conditioned and include desks with work chairs, safes, and coffee/tea service (electric kettles), and irons and ironing boards. There are mini-fridges, but no minibars snacks. Rooms also offer thoughtful details, like a selection of magazines ("National Geographic," "Time Out London"). LCD TVs have media hubs and Wi-Fi is free, though guests sometimes complain the service is spotty in rooms. Bathrooms have hairdryers and free individual toiletries.
Features
Sophisticated restaurant, bar, and lounge and small gym
The amenities here -- which many central London hotels lack -- are part of what bump this property above the pack. The Terrace Restaurant is a fine-dining establishment serving seasonal dishes using local ingredients. The restaurant also serves afternoon tea and features some nice outdoor terrace seating right along the street. There's a sophisticated bar and lounge off the lobby and a pleasant breakfast room. A basic continental breakfast is included in the room rate, but for guests who stay more than a night the static menu can get old. A hot breakfast is available for an extra fee.The hotel also has a small but nice exercise room with weightlifting equipment, dumbbells, medicine balls, and three cardio machines (an elliptical, treadmill, and stationary bike). There are three meeting and event rooms and Wi-Fi throughout is free, though guests sometimes complain about poor connections in rooms. The front desk is open 24-hours, and the hotel offers concierge services, laundry service, and room service (limited hours).
