Park Plaza Riverbank London

Appropriate for Business

Great hotel for anyone doing business along the south bank of the Thames River. Otherwise, keep looking--you will find a better location. Good service and an excellent business center open till 11 PM, seven days a week. Business center staff was helpful and competant. Good mini bar and an all-night room service menu. Room is big by English standards. You will either get a room with a spectacular view of the River Thames or an ugly view of the building across the alley. Good breakfast buffet--very reasonably priced by English standards. Decent upscale restaurant in the lobby. Closest tube station is the Vauxhall Station (about 1/4 mile west of the hotel) on the Victoria Line. You are only a few tube stops from Green Park, Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus. The tube is definitely the way to get from this hotel to the heart of London. Again, great bang for your buck, but if your business meetings are in north or central London, you will find yourself too far for comfort. If you are a tourist, you will find yourself too far from the action.

8 Aug 09 Review

Hotel staff was Ok not very cheerful. The room size was fabalous for the price we paid..free wi-fi internet, so bring your laptop. Convenience store right next door to purchase water..etc... Location to the sites are a little far, if you don't mind walking it's ok. closest tube was Westminster but it was closed. Do your research all tubes R not always open...buses run until 4am they run all day use them, instead of taxis if you can...Exchange your cash, Euro etc.. in the city and not in the airport you get a better rate. Enjoy LOndon

outstanding hotel

comfortable beds, great location, beautiful hotel and spacious rooms.

Very nice hotel

Very pleasant experience and a great loacation on the river.

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Good hotel for the price

The hotel is designed for an international clientele, which means it has all the necessary amenities. It is also has a trendy bar in the lobby, that is unlike the typical hotel bar. Also, try the bar in the boat across the street.

Very Nice Hotel at a Good Price

This was a very nice hotel for the price we paid. We stayed over a weekend and the rates on the weekend seemed to be quite a bit less than weekdays. Overall condition of the hotel is very nice with all the modern amenities and conveniences you would expect from a 4 star hotel. Only drawback was it is a bit of a walk from any major tube (subway) station or major tourist attraction. Not that it can't be walked (we did it several times) but it is just not right in the heart of the tourist area. But that also probably kept it a bit quieter and more reasonably priced. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Great room much larger than most european hotels.

I stayed at this hotel in august and tried to book it again over christmas but it was all full. the location is great and the rooms are much larger than most european hotels. Good location.

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Good option for the price

The room was clean with the exception of some hair on the bed - a pet peeve of mine. Decent location and a fairly easy walk to the tube station. Service at the restaurant was lacking, although the food was very good.

Nice hotel....

If you like modern, clean, & comfortable, and don't mind walking this is a great hotel. Staff V. friendly and helpful. Nice deep soaking tub in bathroom and seperate shower. Thin walls though could hear people speaking in corridors and adjoining rooms. Nearest underground is almost a mile away, and so are the attractions. London eye and Royal Festival Hall with it's eateries, etc are a mile walk. There's a fab cafe, restaurant a convenience store very close by though, and the hotel is free from traffic noise which made up for the walking.

Excellent value

I didn't quite know what to expect for the price that was quoted but for a hotel that was receiving a guest rating of five on a scale of one to five, I was willing to give it a try. This hotel is a nice hotel for the price. It is between the Vauxhall and Waterloo tube stations. The Vauxhall station is closed for upgrading right now and Waterloo is about a 10 or 15 minute walk. Not bad if you aren't dragging suitcases. I'd recommend a taxi from the station to the hotel if one has bags. The Waterloo Station is also a National Rail Service Station which makes it especially convenient. The room service menu is varied and not too expensive.......a nice treat for those of us from the USA dealing with a dreadful exchange rate.

Great hotel

This is a very nice hotel, especially by European standards. Our room was tastefully decorated, large, and had a very comfortable bed. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The only downside is the location...it's right on the river,which is nice, but there's only one pub close by and the walk to the tube is ~ 1/2 mile.

surprising shortcomings and expensive

Nescafe instead of real coffee in the room. Poor waiter service for food in the bar later in the evening.expensive Internet service.Nice concierge guys though . Very surprised that breakfast was not included in the package we reserved from the States.