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Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0QT
Good
Overall rating from 45 reviews

Guest reviews of the Thistle Westminster

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 23 December 2008

No overall comment. (107709332)

Good
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 24 November 2008

An average London hotel - nothing particularly good or bad. Inevitably expensive for the experience delivered. (107260900)

positive comments Position (close to parks, shops, restaurants, Buckingham Palace etc). Staff friendly and helpful.
negative comments Corridors/decor shabby. Room service menu limited and food expensive and of average quality.
Good
RAYMOND from Horsham, GB (Mature couple) 10 November 2008

Good experience (107704476)

positive comments Clean and comfortable. Easy reach of Victoria Station
Excellent
Steven from Kirkby, GB (Family with older children) 30 August 2008

Excellent room and location. Would book again. (107266954)

Good
from Kent, GB (Group of work colleagues) 14 August 2008

A comfortable stay. I would stay again if visiting for a short break. (108008106)

positive comments location great for theatre visits and close to victoria station. easy to travel around. A comfortable night stay.
negative comments Water not very hot in my room,and one of my party's room didn't have tea/coffee/milk so had to ring for it. Also a running tap all night that wouldn't turn off. Need to get to breakfast early as it wasn't very hot and a little overcooked.(minor problems!)
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 05 August 2008

No overall comment. (108052460)

positive comments Location; Rooms; Bed
negative comments Noisy (road noise)
Average
CHIH CHUNG from Taipei, TW (Mature couple) 29 July 2008

No overall comment. (108006574)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 20 July 2008

Overall as we only had paid the lower amount, I thought it was value for money, clean, accessible and did the job. (108015899)

positive comments Good deal on Active Hotels-
negative comments Very poor staffing levels.Not many spoke English. Four times the cleaners came into our room in the morning whilst we were still in bed.The hotel was full so we had to eat our breakfast in the bar area instead of the restaurant. Breakfast was adequate, self service buffet. The night before the bar shut at 1am which is unusual.
Excellent
Anne from Portadown, GB (Mature couple) 14 July 2008

Excellent hotel, cleanliness and staff very friendly, competent and professional. Extremely impressed overall (108051532)

positive comments Excellent service from the staff, very clean, extremely good value, room very spacious for London
negative comments room a bit dark but this did not in any way detract from the overall experience
Average
Anonymous (Mature couple) 12 July 2008

No overall comment. (108090124)

positive comments Good clean centrally located hotel
negative comments Shower did not work and despite advising reception was not fixed . Breakfast buffet warm !
Average
Gail from Banbridge, United Kingdom (Same sex couple) 11 July 2008

No overall comment. (97960999)

positive comments The hotel is in an excellent location
negative comments I will be sending a letter direct to the hotel
Excellent
Jose from Talca, CL (Solo leisure traveller) 23 June 2008

Buen hotel, pero puede mejorar al ofrecer mas servicios incluyendolos en la tarifa. (97179955)

positive comments Buena limpieza, ordenado y buen personal.
negative comments Se ofrece Wi Fi con cargo adicional y el desayuno no se incluye en la tarifa.
Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 17 June 2008

Really enjoyable and would definitely stay here again. (99026215)

positive comments We got a great deal for one night bed and breakfast and dinner for one night for £99. We felt this was a brilliant inclusive deal especially as we booked just two days prior to our stay. The hotel is very central and the room deluxe room included in this deal was really nice. Staff were really accommodating.
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 04 June 2008

No overall comment. (97689641)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 29 May 2008

No overall comment. (97317160)

Average
Alexander from Geneva, CH (Group of adult friends) 21 May 2008

A number of other users gave this hotel a very poor review and after staying there I feel they’re totally deserved. I’ve seen far more competent and friendly staff in a two star hotel than was on show here. Their only selling point is being one of the cheapest hotels in London in their star bracket; unfortunately though it’s a truism that you get what you pay for. (97520508)

positive comments great location
negative comments Extremely poor quality of staff. Rude. Incompetent. Loud. Inappropriate behavior. All this on every level of staff, from the lady who tried to clean our room while we were still sleeping to the manager who could barely figure out how to check us in.
Average
Anonymous (Mature couple) 20 May 2008

No overall comment. (97439004)

Excellent
Jill from Nottingham, GB (Other) 16 December 2007

Most impressive part was the reception staff who couldn't have been more helpful. Bed was very comfy and room was furnished to a high standard. (97583114)

positive comments Double glazing was very effective
negative comments Room was quite narrow
Poor
Anonymous (Young couple) 06 December 2007

No overall comment. (97153653)

Good
Robert from Amsterdam, NL (Young couple) 25 July 2007

All in all a good Hotel, nice helpful staff, very nice room... Only let down was the very noisy and not very efficient airco... I stay in London a lot and it seems to be a standard to run London Hotels very hot ambient temp wise. Normally you can counter this but sadly the airco wasn't up to it. Luckily this wasn't a hot summer or it would be very warm in that building... I'd still give them 8/10 as everything else was fine... I'd definitely stay here again... (97084702)

positive comments Location, style of the room, very nice shower, The bed, the 24 hour room service...
negative comments We were in Room 110...The air-conditioning unit was very noisy and the fan control appeared to have little effect on the noise at any speed.. It was a humid weekend so leaving the window open was necessary to maintain a comfortable temperature... Quieter better cooling airco would turn this from a good hotel to a really great one to stay in Central London... Ice machines on a couple of floors by the lifts would be a nice feature, you could get Ice from the Bar but at 02:00 in the morning the bar is closed...
Poor
Ian from Essex House, United Kingdom;GB (Solo business traveller) 17 March 2007

Poor. I requested a non-smoking room, but I then found that this was not guarenteed. The hotel is deserately in need of reburbishment and is tattered around the edges. It does nor represent good value for money. (99714554)

negative comments Initially put into a smelly smoking room. Upgraded into a room requiring desperate decoration
Average
Daniel from Cardedeu, Spain;ES (Solo business traveller) 05 March 2007

No overall comment. (99524953)

Poor
GN from New Delhi, India;IN (Family with older children) 04 July 2006

Don't see how this was a 4 star. Nothing worked. Phones internally were usually not answered, the nos were not as stated, external phones didn't work,staff poorly trained and too few (3304910466)

positive comments Furniture,size of up-graded room,size of window
negative comments Service very poor,inadequate no of staff, shower leaked, hot and cold water didn't mix well, trash can was not emptied,mini-bar empty despite follow up,etc
Average
Michael from Sydney, Australia;AU (Young couple) 29 June 2006

Staff weren't very helpful, even after we requested that they find our phone messages, they never got back to us. We had to ask that room service trays were removed after 24 hrs, newspapers after 6 days were still left in our room even up til we checked out, we had asked for these to be removed too !Room wasn't cleaned properly just barely tidied. Biscuits only replenished for 2 days then none. Toilet didn't flush properly either.Access to international phone line was cut off regularly obviously due to staff change overs, we had to request to be put through all the time even after explaining repeatedly that we had to able to contact Australia 24hrs a day as we run a business!! It is advertised that there's a mini bar in our room - well there's a sign where it should be!!!!!!!!!!! (3304885716)

positive comments its proximity to where we had to be in London and public transport
negative comments Cleanliness obviously isn't high on priorities and we didn't receive any of our phone messages that we know were left!
Good
Mollie from Truro, United kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 04 April 2006

We have stayed in this hotel before. It is convenient in that we can walk to various art galleries. The staff are pleasant and helpful. It is expensive; on this occasion we did not have a cut price offer. We would like to stay again but would hope for a pleasanter room. (3304328727)

positive comments It was a back room so fairly quiet
negative comments The lighting was not good and the room was dark so we had to keep it on all day.
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 28 January 2006

No overall comment. (3304013464)

Average
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 24 January 2006

No overall comment. (3304033019)

Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 24 January 2006

No overall comment. (3304072783)

negative comments service at breakfast was slow.
Poor
Anonymous (Young couple) 23 January 2006

In our first room the heater did not work but on the secound day we get a new one. The bathrooms in both rooms was not clean and the towels smelled... (3304053336)

negative comments The Bathrooms
Excellent
Anonymous (Family with young children) 22 January 2006

No overall comment. (2944123)

positive comments CLEAN,WARM AND COMFORTABLE.
Average
Moritz from Bonn, Germany;DE (Solo business traveller) 22 January 2006

Hotel is perfectly located next to Victoria Station and the 'Victoria Palace', yet slightly worn-out and staff seems not to be too ambitious... (3304069874)

positive comments Hotel is perfectly located for my purposes
negative comments performance of the front office and service staff,
Good
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 21 January 2006

No overall comment. (3304060470)

Excellent
ken from rotherham, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 19 January 2006

Exellent hotel in a great location within a short walk of Buckingham Palace and Victoria station, Bigbus London tour stops right outside, this costs £20 and includes a river cruise, overall the best way to see London on a short stay,plenty of pubs & restaurants within the area. Would definitely stay again. (3010165)

positive comments Although double rooms were unavailable on our arrival we were offered a more spacious twin bedded room by way of compensation, the concierge showed us the room at our request, as the room was on a corner it had a suite size feel to it, they also allowed us to check in early.
negative comments Public areas are very clean and attractive at first glance but on closer inspection some of the furniture is a little worn but this is a small complaint and didn't affect our stay
Good
Luis from Lalín, Spain;ES (Solo leisure traveller) 18 January 2006

No overall comment. (3304052097)

positive comments Para mi lo mejor es la situaciòn, la zona es buena para ver lo que es el centro de Londres, aunque puede haber otras muchas zonas que también cumplen este cometido. El desayuno que iba incluido en mi cuota me pareció de las cosas más destacables.
negative comments El mobiliario de las habitaciones está algo anticuado, y por ejemplo una silla estaba en mal estado.
Good
Andrew from Matlock, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 18 January 2006

Excellent location for major attractions, most within walking distance. (3304060805)

positive comments Clean room, friendly staff
negative comments Poor heating in room. Requested double room and got twin.
Excellent
PHILIPPE from Hendaye, France;FR (Mature couple) 17 January 2006

Tres bon hotel sur le plan qualité/prix. Trés bien situé. Aurait avantage à préciser la distance en mètre et en minute des principaux centres d'intérêt alentour: grands magasins, intitutions et monuments. c'est un point fort de cet hotel. (3304039849)

positive comments situation geographique petit dejeuner (bien que un peu trop cher)
negative comments programmes radio ou télé de musiques variées dans les chambres en accès libre.
Good
Susan from Chathill, United Kingdom;GB (Other) 14 January 2006

The location was excellent for Victoria theatres and station, and an easy walk from the Palace, the Mall, St James' Park and Horseguards. There were restaurants within walking distance in addition to the hotel one. The standard of accommodation was generally good, although the hotel was showing signs of wear and needing refurbishment e.g. paint worn off the cupboard in the dining room, and bathroom looking dated. The waterproof sealant in the bathroom looked like it had been applied with a spade. Breakfast was a good average. Smaller rolls would have meant less wastage, and some red fruit would have been nice, plus pastries. We booked on the net with an agency, so were happy about the price. We would have been unhappy with the hotel if we had paid the rack rate, as it wasn't quite attaining its four stars. As it was, we were happy enough with all except the variable water temperature. A concierge was on hand to keep our luggage safe after checkout. (3304085115)

positive comments One of the rooms we had was larger than average with an extra seating area. The location was great for Victoria and for Buckingham palace.
negative comments The water was often so lukewarm that it was impossible to bath or shower at certain times of the evening.
Good
brigitte from hellemmes, France;FR (Mature couple) 11 January 2006

j'ai passé un séjour agréable dans un hôtel de Londres dont le confort m'a étonné. Je tiens à le préciser car j'ai déjà connu des situations dramatiques dans des hôtels de cette capitale. (3304036695)

positive comments très grand confort de l'hôtel. excellent petit déjeuner. propreté de la chambre
negative comments des journaux français seraient bienvenus
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 20 December 2005

No overall comment. (2988797)

Good
Wendy from London, United Kingdom;GB (Group of adult friends) 20 December 2005

Everything was fine, though once we had unpacked all our bags, we tried to use the shower, but the hot water wasn't working. Maintenance came within 5 minutes, but were unable to sort the problem out, so we had to move rooms. This was a inconvienent, plus this also wasted 1hr 30mins of our time (from unpacking, to maintenance visiting, moving rooms, unpacking again). Somebody then brought us up new rooms keys, but when we came back from our night out, the keys didn't work. This resulted in one of my friends having to wait up to let our other room mate in. (2988832)

positive comments Spacious rooms
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 30 November 2005

No overall comment. (2990708)

Good
Tim from Bristol, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 29 November 2005

No overall comment. (2957723)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 02 October 2005

As we only stayed one night it is hard to make a review, everything was to our expectations, the room was comfortable,staff helpfull and polite, (2484543)

positive comments Comfortable overnight stay
negative comments None, already at a good standard
Good
nick from nr oswestry, United Kingdom (Group of work colleagues) 29 October 2004

I was told car parking was across the road, this was infact a good 15 minute walk away, breakfast, we had to wait twenty minutes for a table, the waiter who served us did not smell clean, and the quality of the breakfast was not good, the breakfast bar was empty to the fact that my colleague had to go without. Apart from breakfast though I thought it was reasonable if a little expensive but it is London. (1593634)

positive comments good location, clean room
negative comments breakfast was poor, car park long walk away
Good
JESUS from MEXICO, Mexico (Solo leisure traveller) 15 October 2004

No overall comment. (1585968)

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