Dolphin Hotel

The location and the price are tempting, considering how expensive is London. It is very close to Paddington station, where I arrived by the Heatrow express. The staff is very kind, in special at the breakfast space, and breakfast is reasonable. I decided to go one day before and there was no problem to cancel the reservation.

This is an old hotel, with no lift, not very clean. The rooms are quite small. And to shower is not easy in the space of the bathroom. The breakfast space is also small, and there were always people waiting to seat. Do not expect anything fancy. All is simple and not very confortable.

Small rooms that require refurbishment

The only plus point for this hotel is it’s proximity to the main rail line at Paddington and the underground. The area does have a good variety of restaurants nearby that can satisfy most budgets. The breakfast is okay with sufficient options for the price paid,

The decor is old as are all of the appliances in the room, the vent fan in the WC and the refrigerator made more noise than the Paddington trains. The breakfast room is very small and guests are left in a state of limbo as to what they should do when all tables are occupied. I was staying in the main building but overheard two guests being redirected to an annex, the instructions on how to get to the rooms were lengthy and confusing for a visitor to London, I felt that they should have been escorted to their rooms or to the annex building at the very least.