Leman Locke

Excellent location for tube and bus stops, but also plenty to see within easy walking distance (Spitalfields, Shoreditch, Tower Bridge, ...). We came in by Eurostar, and there is a direct underground line from St. Pancreas to Aldgate East. Dinner at the in-house restaurant Treves and Hyde was excellent. Free drinks to welcome us on our anniversary. We didn‘t cook in the apartment, but it was nice to have the option (and space) to make a hot drink. Apartment was spotless. Bathroom is well ventilated and towels dried well. Our room was refreshed once during our 6-night stay, which was absolutely fine for us. All staff were very friendly. We had one of the sky apartments on the 19th floor - which afforded us a view (albeit not really a spectactular one). The room was quiet - we weren‘t bothered by other guests or by noise from the (busy) streets outside.

The aircon didn‘t cool as well as we‘d have liked at night. Despite turning the temperature down to 17.5°C, we couldn‘t get the actual temperature below 22.5°C. This meant that our nights were (for us) too hot to be comfortable. The shower has no proper door and is designed in such a way that a wet floor by the shower is unavoidable. So you either get a puddle, soak through the shower mat, or find another solution (we ended up using the teatowel we found in the kitchen). Not a dealbreaker, but poor design. As others have already noted, cupboard storage space is limited. It only worked for us because my husband generally doesn‘t unpack. There definitely wasn‘t enough space for the stuff of two people for a week. My husband is tall, so we generally book ourselves into accommodation where the width of the bed is 1.80 m. Be aware that here‘s it‘s less, max 1.50-1.60 m (not really a fault, as this is as stated clearly as a „French double bed“ on booking.com. However, we’ve often found beds to be wider than the range given by booking.com, so we chanced it). @booking.com: exact widths in metres would be helpful, rather than descriptions or bands. The bed was also a little creaky. Not uncomfortable but also not the solid boxspring quality of other good hotel beds we’ve slept in.