The Pilgrm

I honestly have a very mix review about this Hotel. Overall, I really like the hotel unique and simple interior & ambiance. It's not over the top, but it gives a unique ambiance yet very functional. I really like the location because it very conveniently located near the paddington station. Room was VERY clean, and the bathroom just spotless. Bed & pillow was very comfortable, i honestly easily adapted with the bed and helps to fall asleep easily. At the lobby you could get a nice coffee and bread. They give you water bottle and lets you to refill at the refill center outside the room; so less plastic to waste. I also like Marshall bluetooth speaker prepared in the room to give our own personality for the room with the music of our choices. Staff was really nice and they made you feel very homey and just easy going. love it.

Now comes to the part that really deducting the good score that I intended to give this hotel. I booked a single room; and unfortunately.. the single room was located on the 4th floor. At the time of my stay.. the elevator was broken. I have to carry my BIG luggage by stairs for a whole 4 floors on a steep stairs VERY dangerous if you loose your balance. I stayed there for 4 days, and I must say.. going up and down the stairs after spending a whole day walking exploring London was not fun at all. The last day after I filled the suitcase with additional stuff that I bought during my 4 days in London was adding the stress to bring it down to lobby for check out. Another thing that I reduces the good point I have for the hotel was the fact that the single room was VERY small. I've traveled a lot to countries that has small spaces for a hotel room, such as Japan (especially Tokyo) and Singapore; but by far, this is the smallest single room i've been to. There are no enough space for storage for the luggage and I constantly knock things down every time I tried to move around or take something from somewhere. If you are planning to bring a suitcase (a big one like mine), do avoid this room. But if you pack light only for a short transit, then it'll be ok for you. Even the small desk next to the bed was full from the hotel's own amenities. Funny thing was, the bath room was really spacious and convenient. I the end I store some of my stuff there. I would stay here again though, but this time.. maybe not in a single room, and probably on the low floor.

very clean comfortable bed lovely bedding

unfortunately my room looked out into scaffolding and a wall

Staff friendly and helpful. Good atmosphere and food in the bar. The bed was comfortable after a long flight.

on arrival the room looked dark and smaller than expected but we soon got used to it