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Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park: Traveler Reviews

4.0 of 5
78-84 Sussex Gardens, London W2 1UH, England (Formerly Royal Sussex Hotel) (Bayswater / Notting Hill / Lancaster Gate )
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Service
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4 of 5 stars
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Staffordshie
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“First impressions count!!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2013

Upon arriving to check in at 2:50p.m. we were informed that owing to maintenance issues with our room, we were being transferred to a sister hotel and a taxi would be called. When we queried why we had not been notified beforehand since we could have checked in any time from 2pm, we were told that Reservations had tried to call us. My husband had no missed call or message on his mobile. 5 minutes later and whilst we were still standing at the hotel reception, Reservations called! In our opinion it is unacceptable to inform a guest that they are being transferred 50 minutes after check in time!
When we queried whether or not there were any other rooms available in the hotel, the Receptionist had to call Reservations to find out and told them that we were 'refusing' to leave. Another room was then found for us.
The room itself was cold and you could not fully open the bathroom door before it hit the bed! There seemed to be a problem with the bed in that it sloped into the middle so that it was impossible to stay on your own side!
We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of food available for breakfast but unfortunately it was quite cold.
The gym was out of order.
We can cope with small rooms for a 1 night stay but first impressions count. We would not stay at this hotel again owing to the problem that we encountered when we tried to check in and the fact that no-one had the courtesy to contact us beforehand. There was no regard as to whether or not we had booked this hotel for its location which we had. It just seemed to be assumed that we would transfer elsewhere.

  • Stayed February 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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AparnaSabharwal, Manager at Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, responded to this review
February 14, 2013
Dear Guest,

Greetings from Metropolis London Hyde Park.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you on your arrival at our property. We are sorry to hear that you were not informed about the transfer situation prior to your check in. We did have few maintenance issues due to which we unfortunately had to take some rooms out of service.

We are all the more sorry to hear that you had an uncomfortable stay with us as your room was cold & the bed was not comfortable enough. We can very well imagine the discomfort caused to you . Your feedback is of great importance to us as on the basis of it we will try our best to enhance our standard of service.

We certainly wish to make it up for the errors on our part and request you to kindly give us another oppurtunity to restore your faith in the Shaftesbury Group. Please write to me prior to your future visit as I will ensure all goes smooth from the time you arrive to Check in.

Kind Regards
Sincerely
Aparna
dm@shaftesburymetropolitan.com
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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Warm and friendly reception! Great location!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2013

I have had many stays in London in a wide variety of hotels but feel very lucky to have stumbled upon this one. After a long journey, it was great to arrive at the hotel to a warm and friendly reception. The hotel staff could not have been more helpful - helping me to organise my itinerary and even going so far as to draw me a map! Our room was clean, comfortable, spacious and well equipped. The bathroom was lovely and the bed was super comfortable. The hotel is a very short walk (only 5 mins dragging a heavy suitcase) from Paddington Station and we were able to use this hotel as an excellent base from where to full explore London. Breakfast was excellent and terrific value for money. For the friendliness of the staff, the comfort of having a warm, clean bed to come back to after a long day and a great breakfast to look forward to ... I will certainly be making further bookings at this hotel. Highly recommended!

  • Stayed February 2013, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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AparnaSabharwal, Manager at Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, responded to this review
February 14, 2013
Dear Guest,

Thank you for choosing Metropolis London Hyde Park for your recent stay in the city.

We are pleased to read that you had a lovely stay with us. It was such a great pleasure for us to welcome you . Your excellent feedback has been shared among our team and they all thank you for the same.

We are glad to hear that you will be choosing to stay with us in future. Please do write to me prior to visiting us again as I will be more than happy to make arrangements for your comfortable stay.

Kind Regards
Sincerely
Aparna
dm@shaftesburymetropolitan.com
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Diana and Colin Howard, chinese new year weekend”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 11, 2013

My wife and myself stayed at the Metropolis hotel at sussex gardens from the 8th feb to 10th of feb 2013 as we were visiting London for the chinese new year, we have stayed in many London hotels and never had a bad one, the metropolis was a nice experience with adequate rooms including a very comfortable bed and very good shower, breakfast was excellent, the staff were very courteous and friendly, we would stay there again without hesitation, the hotel is in a good location 5mns walk from paddington tube and around 20mns walk to regent street, we would like to thank all of the hotel staff for a very nice stay.

  • Stayed February 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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AparnaSabharwal, Manager at Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, responded to this review
February 12, 2013
Dear Guest,

Thank you for choosing Metropolis London Hyde Park for your recent stay in the city.

It was indeed a great pleasure for us to serve you. We are pleased to read that the location of this property was well suited to your plans , plus you experienced a satisfactory service from our team. We all are greatful to you for taking time to write & forward your valuable feedback.

We look forward to welcoming you again. Please do write to me on the below mentioned email address prior to your future visit as I will make arrangements for your comfortable stay.


Kind Regards
Sincerely
Aparna
dm@shaftesburymetropolitan.com
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Wonderful work by your team - Monica & Vlad‏”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2013

The location is great - a short walk from Paddington station. Room was very functional.

My special appreciation towards one of your employees (Monica) for working with me when I was checking in to the hotel on Feb 6th. I had come off a long flight earlier than the standard check-in time. I would specially like to thank Monica for her patience, positive attitude in working with the internal team and getting the room ready. Extensive travelers like myself come across all kinds of front desk staff, however it is individuals like Monica who ensure that your hotel has my loyalty and I come back to stay with you when my travel brings me to London.

I also wanted to express my appreciation for Vlad who went out of his way to make sure that I was comfortably settled in my room.

  • Stayed February 2013, traveled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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AparnaSabharwal, Manager at Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, responded to this review
February 11, 2013
Dear Guest,

Greetings from Metropolis London Hyde Park & thank you for choosing to stay with us.

We are grateful to you for forwarding us such excellent comments about our staff . We are pleased to hear that you had a pleasant stay because of the quality service you received from our end.

Your comments have been shared among our team & they all thank you for the same. It was indeed a great pleasure for all of us to be your host.

Kindly write to me prior to visiting us again as I will ensure you are comfortable & once again experience a satisfactory service.

Warm Regards
Sincerely
Aparna
dm@shaftesburymetropolitan.com
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Seahouses, United Kingdom
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“shocking”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 8, 2013

my son and his girlfriend are on there way down today from newcastle,they are getting engaged tomorrow.They have just had a phone call telling them they are being moved to a sister hotel,god knows where,the reason being there is no hot water. when i phoned the hotel to cancell booking,they said no still come,we will send someone else there.i told them to cancell and was told to ring bookin agent Its a totall disgrace,staff seem like a bunch of liars.

  • Stayed February 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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AparnaSabharwal, Manager at Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, responded to this review
February 14, 2013
Dear Guest,

Greetings from Metropolis London Hyde Park.

We are extremely sorry to hear that you had a phone call informing you about the transfer situation.

I would like to discuss this further and thereafter will investigate with the staff here as to what exactly happened .

Please feel free to write to me on the below mentioned email address . I will await your response. It will be a pleasure for me to assist you in this matter by explaining you clearly about the whole situation.

Thanking You
Kind Regards
Sincerely
Aparna
dm@shaftesburymetropolitan.com
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Address: 78-84 Sussex Gardens, London W2 1UH, England (Formerly Royal Sussex Hotel)
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Region: United Kingdom > England > London > Bayswater / Notting Hill / Lancaster Gate 
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