I arrived at the hotel late in the evening and it looked truly spectacular perched on a hill overlooking the Thames. The public areas looked equally impressive but I felt deflated when I opened the door to my room and saw its size, absolutely tiny! Also the view from the window was of a central courtyard which was very disappointing... more

The Hotel tries to sell itself as exclusive but whereas the public rooms are good and the view from the dining room is spectacular , looking over the River Thames, the bedrooms and food was not up to the standard one would expect for the price paid. In particular the Hotel lays great store by its Chef and admittedly we... more

The Petersham is not the normal business hotel the booking agency shuffles us off to. It's a 19th century mansion overlooking the Thames in Richmond, probably the most expensive place to live in England. The place exudes olde-worlde charm and one half expected to see Miss Marple alighting from the lift or indeed George, Harris and J (not forgetting the... more

We stayed here the night before we went on honeymoon. We had been to see the hotel and some others and chose The Petersham because it felt 'warmer' and the staff were so friendly. We were given a room with a large balcony that went around the side of the hotel as well as the back view. The view itself... more

I wouldn't normally write a review but we were so disappointed with what we hoped would be a treat that I thought I should warn other potential customers. We booked to have dinner here to celebrate our anniversary and from the start were treated like we shouldn't be there, even if we were the youngest dining that night (mid thirties!!)... more

Fantastic location & view. Not cheap but certaily special. Very good food for the price. Our bathroom was on the small side but certainly nothing to moan about. Try to get a room overlooking the river. Helpful staff especially re. what to see & do locally. more

My wife and I stayed for three days at the Petersham in September 2008. We did enjoy our stay and the location is lovely but, we did have some problems along the way! On arrival we had to request our tea & coffee facilities, I have never stayed in a hotel in the UK that did not automatically put tea... more

Overall, the hotel is very nice. Good location, clean and tidy and some of the staff were very pleasant. Chances are you will have a pleasant stay. However, there were a few issues and I will leave it up to you whether or not you feel they are important. The car park was full, so I had to park at... more

Staying here for work was 'interesting' the staff were friendly but a few things didn't happen like ordering cabs for me to get the station a good 20 minute walk away so i ended up missing trains etc... The rooms are cosy but are pretty small and with no air con were pretty hot even in a summery 25C. Molton... more