Our stay at Native Hyde Park was supposed to be for a short while after we closed down our London apartment and awaited our visas to relocate to South Africa. There were so many complications even after we submitted the applications, that we ended up staying at Native Hyde Park for almost a year in a studio apartment. Honestly, if it wasn't for the fantastic staff at this property, I would have gone stir crazy very quickly. We had chosen to stay at Native, as our apartment had been on the next street, so we were very familiar with the area and my husbands office was walking distance away at Paddington. We loved this location for our apartment and all the benefits of this location, apply to Native as well - Paddington Station, Hyde Park, Kensington, The V&A Museum, Oxford Street, Natural History Museum, Science Museum are all walking distance from here. Lancaster Gate on the Central Line is a hop skip & jump away. There are plenty of small restaurants in the area and Queensway is excellent for picking up groceries. Plenty of buses to connect you to all over London, with excellent frequency in this part of town. Deliveroo, Just Eat & Uber Eats deliver to your apartment. 24 hour concierge means there's always someone around to help and to receive packages. Housekeeping is once a week, but if you have an emergency, they are happy to help. We had the lovely apartment on the 1st floor with the humongous balcony (larger than the apartment), but unfortunately due to a company policy, it was kept locked. I love to cook and feed people, we still managed to do that in that tiny apartment. A reasonable sized fridge (no freezer), double induction hob and an oven. All the basic crockery and pots - they very helpfully provided me with more when I needed them. Our apartment had a pull out couch and we also ended up having a friend or my sister stay over on some nights over the 11 months. They gladly gave us extra bedding for the pull out bed. Given the length of time we spent here, everyone of the staff at the reception desk and a large part of the cleaning crew became great friends, almost like family. Their concern was evident - about the state of our visa process, my husband being airlifted from Ethiopia back to London because of a dog bite and lack of rabies vaccine in that country, we've been through so much together. We shared their happiness too, when someone got a new car, where they went on their weekends off. The staff is just so super friendly and helpful. I thought I'd written this review last year as soon as we moved to Johanneburg, but realised that I hadn't. The names I remember off the top of my mind are : Jazz, Andrew, Billy, Aniko, Roberta and Catarina. Thank you so much for being our family for 11 months.

Located near Paddington station, there are direct buses into the Oxford Road shopping district, and a tube station is just round the corner. However, it is far and isolated enough to still have a quiet and peaceful night. We got a loft, which was pretty nice. It came with two toilets, but only the upper floor had showers, so it was a little inconvenient. The kitchenette facilities are beyond what I have experienced in other apart-hotels, there was a full-sized fridge and even a dishwasher! Excellent place to stay when visiting London. The lobby also had a small pantry where you could grab a few tins of beans and some pasta to whip up a homely dinner after a day of sightseeing.

We stayed in the premium 2 bed apartment with our daughter. The staff were fantastic on our arrival and throughout. The room had exactly what we needed, all kitchen appliances, comfy big beds, it was clean and had brilliant views. The bathroom provided shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, although the shower gel bottle was empty (which didn’t bother us), but probably needs checking prior to guest arrival. The apartment’s in a great location, and we used the Just Park app to park about a 5 minute walk from it. A lovely, warm and welcoming hotel for all.