This is well placed, travellers hotel. The room I had was the smallest I have ever stayed in, but the hotel did carry that warning when I booked it and to be honest it had everything I needed. Generally the place can do with updating decor wise but it served my purposes well. Breakfast was good and staff were friendly.

For the review this hotel received I am highly disappointed. You can't please everyone but at least try and not with cheap smiles. The rooms are old and dingy at best and it's not just the one I am in. On check in day the doors to several other rooms were open and you could see in them. That was of course as you tripped over the garbage and linen bags strewn about the hallway. It was cleaning time apparently. The air conditioning made a terrible grinding sound and eventually stopped blowing strong and merely a small stream of air came out. Having a little knowledge of these systems I knew exactly what the problem was. I called the front desk and advised them of the issue. Of course he couldn't believe be but had to come up and check for himself only to tell me he doesn't know anything about air conditioners. Then he told me it was working fine because he could feel the small stream of cool air. I opened the unit up and showed him how it had not been cleaned in some time and the filters were clogged. I told him the relief lines were more than likely clogged because it was causing the back-flow and condensation, which is why the unit was frozen over. He told me it was working. When I became angry and irate at the issue and his challenging me, the customer who was sweating in a hot room with a "working" unit, he capitulated and said he could turn the central unit on, which he did. Then the other unit, the frozen one, made horrific noises all through the night. I would recommend this place to anyone, even on a budget. Dirty rooms, bad maintenance, and bad service! Funny, considering the term "the customer is always right" was coined right here in jolly old England not but a few blocks from this location. I guess they didn't get the memo.

The Elysee Hotel is located on Carver Terrace, Paddington, Bayswater. It is within walking distance of Hyde Park. The area is quiet but has all you need within a block or two i e pubs, cafes, grocery. The hotel has a pub attached and also serves breakfast for a fee. We didn't take advantage of this. The rooms are very small but not cramped. The bathroom was good with a nice shower and extra storage room. It had a flat screen TV with lot's of channels. There is an open wardrobe for hanging cloths, a bedside table with shelves an well as a deck and chair with shelves. If you aren't going to be in your room much it is ideal for the price. It was very clean and the beds were very comfortable. The staff was very attentive and helpful. We would recommend it and would stay there again.

A good mid-range hotel in an area of hotels. Clean and friendly. Breakfast was buffet basic, but sufficient and I got milk free scrambled eggs for the asking. The room we were given at first was very small, and we are very tall, so we inquired/complained and the manager changed our room to something bigger after the first night. A good location - a very short walk to the Tube, good restaurants or Hyde Park. Charging for WIFI seems a London hotel given, but again the management was open to reasonable negotiation. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a basic clean and friendly hotel.