The Pride Of Paddington Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Good location,"
• "The location is almost perfect."
• "Located in the heart of Paddington, right in front of the Paddington train and underground station."
• "Location by far can't be beat. We took hot showers and walked across the street to the Paddington station to the Heathrow Express this morning, simple."
• "Also, the location couldn't be any better, is a 3block walk to Hyde Park and a half block to the subway, + lots of buses."
• "It's located right across the street from Paddington Station and within walking distance of the Lancaster London."
• "A really great location"

Cons:

• "For me the atmosphere was a bit hollow and busy."
• "From time to time you can hear the train noise from the Paddington station but I think there is no train between midnight to 6:00 am."
• "Good location just 3 minutes walk from the railway station but noisy at night for sleep u can get the free ears pluck for free at the reception."
• "It was crowded, cramped and loud."
• "It is impossible to stay near the place because of its loud music played especially during pandemic time."
• "Like many places in London, the rooms are a bit small."
• "The room was so hot and the window was open to outside with all the drunk people from the bar mingling right outside the window."

Staff

Pros:

• "The staff are friendly and welcoming."
• "Great staff,"
• "The staff was friendly and efficient."
• "The staff was really kind, the shared areas (bathroom, shower,..) were always clean, the people there were very respectful."
• "The staff are so welcoming informative making both our visits Saturday and Sunday very memorable."
• "Incredibly friendly and helpful staff."
• "Staff were friendly and my meal was very nice and cooked well so very satisfied."

Cons:

• "The reception could use more people. Took a while to get my keys and sheets."
• "They were completely unaccommodating when we wanted to change a dish."
• "Hate to say it but surly European staff.. Grumpy and unfriendly.."
• "Service isn’t very welcoming or attentive either."
• "Poor service, staff didnt understand what kind of coffee I wanted."
• "Service is poor, I mean really poor,"
• "All in all besides the actual person who checked me in, the staff was very rude."

Food

Pros:

• "Good food good service good price (for London)."
• "The food is also great!"
• "Breakfast incl in the hostel price, so a good deal."
• "Great food,"
• "Tried their fish and chips, and it was good."
• "Food was very good."
• "The food was good and the portion was definitely big."

Cons:

• "Stay away from the chicken Tikka. It is over priced and truly terrible."
• "The vegetables were cold and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt and crispy."
• "The food at this pub is the worst I have had in 20+ years of living and traveling across Britain."
• "We ordered the chicken for £19.50 and it came with one tiny wing that was extremely dry."
• "The potatoes and broccoli was raw, the beef was really chewy."
• "The Christmas food menu was appalling and not even worth £10 let alone £30."
• "Batter on fish was rock hard and burnt with very little fish inside."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Plenty of power sockets for charging phones/laptops."
• "Bathrooms are ok."
• "The bedrooms and bathrooms were clean and comfortable."
• "The hostel is super clean and comfy."
• "The rooms where warm, had lockers and comfy beds."
• "Check in was super quick, room is renovated and excellent with almost everything you need for a short stay."
• "My family loved this hotel. The location is so convenient."