Royal Park Hotel

I came here when visiting a client not far away. This hotel has more of a mini boutique hotel that seems a bit outdated but classy nonetheless. The amenities were limited and the keys are old fashioned. The bathroom was very small but well appointed, however, it definitely needed some touch ups. Overall it was quaint and close to the Paddington Station, which was very convenient.

So close to a 5 star!
The tall front reception girl was friendly but standoffish. She wasn’t warm and accommodating as the rest of the staff and wasn’t entirely clear on what our reservation included. I did request the heater at night on night 2, was perfect for me and my husband was still cool. The chocolate chip mini scone in the room has won my heart. I was expecting a more British staff with British charm, but a majority of the staff seems to be Eastern European. A mostly friendly and helpful lot. The bellman was British and amazing friendly, love him! Breakfast in bed is the best thing ever; my favorite part of the stay!!!

Visited for Afternoon Tea, booked because it was close to the Serpentine and Hyde Park. Afternoon Tea turned out tone really nice and good value (given the location) at £20 a head (including service charge). Staff were pleasant — taking us to sit outside in the little back garden — and my mum and me had a nice time.

I have gone to the Royal Park Hotel for afternoon tea a couple of times. The staff is delightful, the food is absolutely delicious and the service was fantastic. The dining room is elegant, yet simple. The sitting room with sofas is wonderfully comfortable. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.
The location is also prime. Right near Hyde Park and Paddington Station, it’s in an ideal location.

Situated right by the Paddington station, the location of this hotel cannot be beat. It’s maybe .25 miles away from the station, so even if you’re shuttling luggage with you, it’s completely manageable.
The front desk personnel were incredibly friendly. They helped us with our bags to our room, and informed us of their offerings of afternoon tea and breakfast.
The room itself was pretty small, but considering you’re in London, that’s pretty much the norm. The bathroom was very nice, and everything in the room seemed very fancy. They even had a jar of cookies to welcome us. There was free wifi included in the room rate, which is always a plus. The elevators were significantly on the smaller side, so if you’re carrying luggage, you may need to take more than one trip.
The service was great, the location was amazing, and the stay was wonderful.

Beautiful small hotel near Lancaster Gate in Hyde Park. The hotel has a parlor with multiple couches and a small dining room. The guest rooms are not huge, but I wasn’t planning to move in. Okay, yes, I was, but the room would’ve been perfect me especially since the bath — Oh! The bath! — room was amazing. Well, the shower and the actual bath were amazing. The toilet and sink were just that. The shower had a lot of power (ha! See what I did there?!) and plenty of hot water. Well, until the boiler blew up the day we were leaving. I wasn’t upset since I took 2 showers the day before. The bathtub was really, really deep and long… um, now you need to use it to clean up your dirty minds! It was great for a nice relaxing bath. The hotel also provided nice bath products for people to take use while we were there.
The bed hugged me as I slept and the pillows were like soft, supportive clouds underneath my potato-​like head. If I could have stayed in all day, I would have slept and taken showers and baths all damn day. But there were museums to see, tubes to take, and tea to have.
Each day, the housekeeper cleans up the room (duh.) and leaves behind a bottle of water and 2 cookies. It’s like a The Hydrating Cookie Fairy visited each day!
The desk staff (actually all the staff) are so nice and helpful. They trip over themselves trying to make sure you are okay. I really felt like it was genuine too. IT was nice to come from my room and be greeted by nice people. They all wanted to help to make sure that our stay was nice.
At 7p each day, they have a happy hour thing where they give you a glass of champagne and there are some canapés or something fancy like that. I’m like, free champers?! Count me in!
The room service prices are not astronomically high, but some of the food is eh. The fish and chips were very good, but the chicken sandwich is not worth it. If you want an adult beverage, order it from the «bar,» also known as a liquor cabinet in the reception area; it’s cheaper than the mini-​bar in the room.
The Royal Park is very close to the park and about a 30 minute walk to the V&A Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum in Kensington. It’s also between the Lancaster Gate and Paddington tube stops so it’s easy to get around.
Overall, this place is great!

This is my new favorite best London hotel ever. And I’ve stayed at the Ritz and Brown’s and Grosvenor House and plenty of other posh ones. I loved the Royal Park because they talked me in off the ledge after I had taken the wrong bag at Heathrow and stupidly never checked until I got to the hotel (hey, it was the same tapestry pattern and even had the same black luggage tag, what were the odds?). Anyway, they called my car service, gave me a cup of tea to calm me down until the driver got back (London Heathrow Cars, also awesome) and all was sorted out.
My room was enormous, big comfy tester bed, nice size bathroom, view over the mews to Paddington Station. Clean and bright, beautiful décor. Great staff service, helpful and cheerful. Only issues: no room in fridge for my necessary food and water supply (diabetic), and the TV was small and far from the bed. Also, breakfast enormously pricey. Otherwise, fantastic, and the staff was uniformly friendly, helpful and excellent. I had never stayed in this area of London before, and now I’m never staying anywhere else.

I’m torn about writing a bad or a good review about this hotel. If I were writing the review after my first visit in 2007, I’d probably give it a five. For 125 GBP we were given a suite with a four poster bed, cutely decorated, clean and with it’s own sitting room. Loved the look of the hotel, the cute lobby with the beautiful fireplace — everything was great. But then… last week we decided to go to London after Hurricane Irene canceled all flights to NY. We decided to go to the Royal Park because we love to central location, the proximity to the park and we knew we’d get a great room, so I thought. After a horrible night in Manchester, a 4 hour drive to London driving on the «wrong» side of the road, we arrived, exhausted, sweaty and cranky.
When we arrived, the hotel looked to be going through a makeover. We were told they were in the process of expanding and getting a 5 star rating. We were escorted to our room which was TINY, barely fitting a double bed. Once our luggage was open, we couldn’t get to the bathroom or open the door to get out. Though it had great views of the cute mews in the interior block and it was clean, it was not what we were expecting, especially at 170 GBP for bed and breakfast! I decided to say something to the clerk on duty, hoping that we could get an upgrade and forgo the breakfast option for a bigger room. The response I received was not what I expected. I was told because I booked online — through their website — he could not make any changes to our reservations and there was nothing he could do… now, I know a lot of people in hospitality, and I have never heard of hotel not able to modify or doing nothing to accommodate a guest. after 2 hours of calls to our room after the clerk called the manager who was off site, they agreed to move us to a larger room for 25 gbp more. which is fine, that’s what we wanted — just a bigger room. I’m not sure if it’s because of the renovations or what, but I still don’t understand why we got the run around just to get a larger room. They did try to make us happy, but it was so stressful when all we were there for was to relax after the stress of having our flights canceled and being delayed form going home for three days.
I can’t say we will be going back here again after this last stay, which is such a shame because we had such a great experience the first time.
oh — and the wifi is spotty.

This hotel was awesome!
I sent them a note via their website because I was having a tough time finding a room to accomodate 4 people and that was close to Paddington Station. They were fast and friendly in their replies. They offered to turn one of thier Suites into a family room for us, adding 2 single beds in the sitting room, for no charge.
When we arrived they were fast and friendly to get us checked in and up to our room, with 2 broken suitcases.
They pointed us in the right directions to the tourist spots and eateries and recommended things for us to do.
I would highly recommed this hotel to anybody who wants beautiful accomodations along with awesome service.

The Royal Park is close to Paddington Station and Hyde park. The rooms are very nicely appointed, comfy, and quiet. But the best part of this wonderful hotel is the staff. When my wife had her passport stolen, the staff were exceptionally helpful; they even got us an extra night stay at a discount price. We will always stay here when we are in London!

My husband and I, when we are staying in London alone, stay here. The hotel is intimate, charming, luxurious, and the staff pays attention to detail. The hotel’s interior has been refurbished nicely, and respects very much its architectural period. The location is great for a walk to Kensington Gardens, even Knightsbridge. Walk around the corner and you’re at Paddington, so you really can go wherever you like from here. A perfect boutique hotel for a romantic stay!

This hotel is your typical boutique hotel on the face of it but actually is so much better than the norm. It has 48 rooms with no dinning room so you need to be prepared to eat out. Breakfast is served in your room but why would you want to leave it anyway. I cannot put my finger on why but everything about this place is relaxing and stress free and I will certainly return at the first opportunity.