Corus Hotel Hyde Park

We chose this hotel for the location, the wifi, and the breakfast. The location is great! It is right next to Hyde Park, and very close to the underground. We literally walked everywhere to see the sites--the only time we needed to use the underground was to go to and from the train to the airport. Of course some may find that to be too much walking, but the point is that it's a great central location. The room...well, I think calling it modern is a stretch. It's kind of like a room that was half-renovated. The room itself looks to be at least 100 years old or more, and the carpet is very nasty (luckily house shoes are included). In contrast, the TV and furniture are all very modern. The beds are very, very comfortable, and the linens were nice and clean. There is a decent selection of cable channels, but this is not why one goes to London, right? The bathroom is small and simple but serves it's purpose just fine. I loved the awesome water pressure in the shower that could probably strip paint at full power. We didn't deal with the staff too much, but they didn't seem very friendly or outgoing. The bar next door is a good place for a pint, and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Finally, the breakfast...we were very much looking forward to the full English breakfast here; however, I feel slighted by the third party vendor I used to book the room. Apparently part of the reason we got a better deal is that this vendor removed the breakfast from the reservation, but failed to make this clear. Be sure you find out about that if you're interested in the breakfast. All in all, we are pretty satisfied. London is very expensive. Taking that into consideration, this hotel with it's great location was a good deal.

check-in desk has bad service.

check-in desk had bad service. hotel need input their service.

Corum is very conveniently located, especially if you want to travel from Heathrow, since it is only a 5-7 minute walk from the Heathrow Express train station (Paddington). Additionally, it is barely a block away from Lancaster Gate subway station, which is on the Central line, a line that also includes Bond Street, Marble Arch, Notting Hill and other well known touristy stops. So access to all of London is a piece of cake. It is located right on Hyde Park, right across the street. I was initially given a room that was ridiculously small, but i did not mind, since i was there on business and only for 4 days. But then I tried to shower on the tiny bathroom and I just could not do it! The wall by the shower was angled inward and I could barely stand without holding on to the rail that was on the wall! I had to complain and ask for a room with a real bathroom. Within a few hours the management upgraded my room to nice little room with a full bathroom and Hyde Park view! Very happy! (room 504). Still a small room, and the bathroom could use some TLC, but overall I was very happy. The rooms included a coffe maker and tea, ironing board, iron, trouser press (!), flat TV, desk, mirrors. I did not use any of the restaurants. Rooms facing the main road, facing Hyde Park, can be a bit noisy at night; it's a busy street, even late. There aren't many shops, etc around, but everything is easily accessible via the subway. There was free WiFi in the hotel and the room, but signal was very poor, at times useless.

Excellent staff with warm reception at the desk, but the room is too small for my comfort plus no refridgetor in the room. But I guess a room that size cannot have a fridge.But overall the staff were very helpful.And yes! I will stay in Corus hotel again whenever I'm in London.

The hotel was in a nice location, right across from Hyde Park. The only thing was that we got stuck at the very back of the hotel by the alley, and the walls of the hotel were super thin. We were awakened each night (usually between 2 and 4 in the morning) of our stay to truck deliveries, loud talkers, and cars in the alley. The room itself was nothing special and maybe a little too small, but workable as long as you are able to get sleep.

A fine hotel to use as a base to explore London. Easy access to the subway and across from plenty of green space in Hyde Park. I found the room to be musty, however, probably due to the carpet needing to be replaced. The air conditioner will cool it down well but cannot really be set to maintain a comfortable temperature at night. The staff was fine but nothing extraordinary; sometimes language was a bit of an issue. Nothing terrible, however.

Ansonsten akzeptabler Aufenthalt. Wir konnten kostenloses WiFi geniessen. Ruhiges kleines Zimmer mit zwei Betten kein Frühstück inkludiert. Aber leider Kreuzweh nach zwei Nächten...

We have spent our 4-day Easter weekend in London and the most important issue regarding the hotel was the location. Corus Hotel Hyde Park matches this criteria for sure. It's located less than two walking minutes from Central line Underground station "Lancaster Gate", directly beneath the Hyde Park. That's about all I can say about the hotel, that's positive. On the negative side the hotel has very, very small rooms (at least for the standard room category we had). Taking a shower will challenge everyone taller than 1,70m because one can not turn due to some strange wall construction, the cleanliness of the bed was good, but the rest of the room, let's say it was average to be nice. Also I could not get a bottle of water at the hotel bar after 11pm, because they would not accept cash and my credit card seemed not to be registered with the hotel (although I paid the room in advance with credit card?). And of course you will hear the guests next door and cars on the street. I appreciate that all looks not that important, and if you're planning on spending just one or two nights in London for sightseeing it's a good place. BUT I would definitely not recommend this hotel for more than two nights, nor to any couple looking for privacy, nor for a business trip, family holiday or the like. Sorry.

**I stayed at this hotel for two nights in a single room** Amenities: This hotel provided free Wi-Fi with reasonable speed. Location: The hotel is close to the Lancaster Gate underground station on the Circle Line. The hotel is literally a 5 minute walk away from the tube. There isn't much around the hotel since it is in a residential area. Therefore, you will need to take the train to get anywhere in London. I found this a bit inconvenient because at times I was forced to eat the over priced hotel food. Room Cleanliness: Overall the room was very clean however the bathroom could use a good scrubbing. The shower had a lot of mold around the handles and I could hardly turn the knobs to turn the shower on because of the mold. Room Comfort: I had no complaints here the room was the standard size for a typical European hotel for one person. Staff: The staff was average. They did not go out of their way to make your stay comfortable at all. Every time I would ask them if they had good restaurants suggestions they would only suggest the hotel facilities or would tell me the nearest restaurants were ten minutes away but would never give a specific name. It was as if none of them lived or worked in London at all! Value: Overall, you do not get a good value for your money. I paid $300 for my entire stay and thought it was a total waste of money as I had received better service at two star hotels. I had to switch my room twice because the lock inside my room did not work. Also, my reservation did not include the breakfast and the hotel staff seemed so confused when I would say that I would pay for it out of pocket. Overall, the people at this hotel are just very socially awkward.