Corus Hotel Hyde Park

I would not stay at this hotel again, nor would I recommend it. The grand lobby smelled like curry! Small, dirty room -- so I was told that I was upgraded to look at a back alley and a dumpster...

I got a room right next to the elevator and could not sleep for three nights. Who puts a room right next to an elevator? How do you know if you're going to get that room when you buy the hotel for the night? Horrible. Plus, there were drunken Scottish women every night SCREAMING at the tops of their lungs and pounding on doors at 4am. One night, ok. But by the second night, shouldn't hotel staff have dealt with these anti-social people?

The hotel was in a good location but the features that Orbitz had listed were not included in the fee that I paid.

The room was extremely small and had no bureau or drawers to unpack and we were there 6 days. The staff gave no good suggestions for dinner. It was as if they did not know the neighborhood. On our own we found two very good restaurants.

There is no on-site parking. Nearest car park is 3 blocks away, charging variable hourly rate 24/7. I paid 1.60 pounds/hr. Hotel is just inside London's congestion pricing zone, costing 12 pounds, every day M-F your tag appears on the street. The only attraction in easy walking range from the hotel is Hyde Park. The room I booked was small, even for a single, and I paid a premium to move up for a night, before writing off the prepaid room and moving to a Premier Inn on the outskirts for the rest of my time in London. The whole charge for the room there was less than the combination of the room upgrade and the parking I would have paid at Corus. I had planned to base in central London, playing the tourist and driving my locally resident fiancee out to her school in the suburbs a few times, but this was not practical due to traffic and car fees. Instead, we stayed in the burbs and came into London to sightsee.

The room was small, but I expected that. What I didn't expect was tiny beds, smaller than my ship berth from earlier in the week. And worse than that, the shower has a wall jutting downward at about the level of your shoulders, such that you cannot stand straight up under the shower. A disappointment overall.

Staff is extremely accomodating and compensates some for one of the worst rooms we have ever visited. Location is great as it is close to taxi, bus and underground. Did not use restaurant services so can not rate.

I was really disappointed. It was not close to anything, and other than being fairly clean, did not have much going for it. The room was tiny and the bathroom was so small you could barely turn around in it. For the cost of the package, I felt burnt by the room/hotel.

Nice hotel with delightful staff. My Clean yet small room was okay for a single traveler. Too small for two. Newer carpet and furnishings in the room would help. I needed a bunk for one night and it fit the bill.

This was my second stay at Corus Hydepark chosen primarily for the convenient location. My wife and I were in London for 4 days. The first double room was totally unfit for two people. Access to bed only from one side and no closet at all. After complaining the second one was still quite small. The cleanliness was OK. The staff is friendly if not very competent. A recurring problem with the key card was not solved until the end. Had to have the manager coming with us to use the mechanical override. This is no fur star hotel. Probably our last stay.