Astor Court Hotel

En résumé: hyper bien situé, propre mais vétuste.
Dans le détail, c’est un hôtel pour lequel j’ai obtenu un bon prix pour un 31 décembre, en ayant réservé via le Net à l’avance. Il est idéalement situé pour ceux qui veulent profiter à fond de Regent Street et Oxford Street, juste à côté du siège de la BBC, et au final est du coup assez central pour rayonner dans le coeur de Londres vers d’autres quartiers (même à pied).
Ensuite, il est propre. Les chambres sont assez grandes, les salles de bain ont une baignoire, et le lit dans une espèce de pièce-​alcove qui fait qu’il y a un véritable petit salon. Il y a l’habituel plateau pour se faire du thé ou du café, mais pas de mini-​bar. La salle de petit-​déjeuner (inclus dans le prix de la chambre) est au sous-​sol, ou plutôt les salles car il y en a deux suivant le nombre de personnes à l’hôtel propose un petit-​déjeuner correct, sans être extraordinaire. Et il n’est pas possible d’avoir un petit-​déjeuner à l’anglaise, dommage…
Mais, car il y a un mais, il est vétuste. La baignoire avait l’émail tout abîmé ce qui ôte toute envie de prendre un bain (dommage avec le peignoir de bain fourni), les fenêtres (qui né s’ouvrent pas) étaient mangé par l’humidité et abîmées, les toilettes (indépendants, chose appréciable) étaient du coup plus froid que le reste de la chambre avec leur fenêtre mal isolée.
Donc je reste tout à fait satisfaite du rapport qualité-​prix (surtout pour un 31 décembre), mais c’est un vieux bâtiment, pas un immeuble récent.

What the rating comes down to: wouldn’t go back. You don’t really have many options if you have more than 2 people sharing a room, but I’d try something else (AirBnB?) before coming back here.
The biggest plus was that there were suites large enough to sleep 4, but the layout of the rooms and the furniture was a bit strange. The circuits in our room also blew out when we tried to plug in all of our phones — whoops, old building. There was only one guy on staff at the time, so it took him a while to check it out and get things up and running again.
We booked this place especially because there was a lift. Turns out the lift was out of service for maintenance and had been out of service for a while when we had arrived. The reception was often crowded, and there was no secure place to store luggage prior to check in and after check out.
In retrospect, if it was more cost-​efficient, I’d stay further from the city center but keep close to a tube station.

Wicked cute hotel. Clean and really helpful staff. Big buffet breakfast and big spacious rooms with old fashioned décor and fixtures. Great location too!

First, the good:
The location. It’s about a ten minute walk (more if you’re dragging luggage during rush hour, less if you’re walking quickly late in the evening) from the Oxford Circus tube stop and a slightly longer walk from Goodge St. There’s a pub next door, although as far as I can tell it’s almost always closed. So the location’s pretty great.
The price. We booked on Priceline, and I think our total was $ 115/​night/​room. GREAT price for the location.
The breakfast. Fresh pastries, toast, yogurt, coffee and tea. Much better than I expected given the price.
The size of the room. It was huge — small bedroom, large sitting room. Hallways. I’ve never had a hotel room with multiple hallways before.
And the not-​so-​good:
The décor. Very, very dated. Almost painfully so.
The cleanliness. Our sheets were clean, which is good. The carpets were relatively clean. The bathroom floor? Not so much. I don’t like it when my feet stick to the bathroom floor in a hotel.
There was no electrical outlet in the bedroom. Also, no alarm clock. If there’d been an outlet, my phone could have been an alarm clock but after using it as a camera all day I really needed to charge it. So an outlet in the bedroom would have been awfully nice.
The windows didn’t lock. And we were on a first floor room. A bit disconcerting.
And the very, very worst thing, the reason this hotel doesn’t get three stars? THE BED. Horrible. Like sleeping on plywood. Seriously. But if you like a really, really, really (really, really, really) firm bed, you might enjoy it.
All in all, not a horrible experience, but I wouldn’t go back.

Location location location location.
Especially if you’re an avid shopper.
This hotel is very near Oxford street, and for me… .that’s AWESOME!!!
Paid around $ 150 for one night, for a triple room and breakfast for all of us.
Not too shabby, especially for the neigborhood, and for the hotel having a lift. Yay!

It’s what you would except for the price. Cheap but not perfect. Room was good enough, breakfast was good, there was no special service, and people at the reception were nice enough.

An odd little place, not what I would expect from a hotel, but with a seperate bathroom, cupboard and toilet, it was interesting! The bed was in an alcove therefor was quite cosy, and the TV had loads of channels, although a bit too far away to read for me while lying in bed :-) It’s a little dated, with the swivelly chair being too low for the desk, but it was clean and warm, and the bath was HUUUUUGE! The lift had 2 doors, one on the outside you operate yourself, but it only goes between the room floors and the lobby, not into the basement where the food is served. Definitely NOT one for the wheelchair users or infirm! Each room also had a doorbell outside! Perculiar!
The staff were polite, and the breakfast was ok, but with fake coffee and few choices of juice or cereal, I would put that aspect on a par with a Holiday Inn Express.
I would stay there again as it was a short walk from Great Portland Street and Oxford Circus underground, and there were quite a few restaurants around including a very interesting French place called Villandry. I ate at Chez Sainsbury’s this week though.

The location of this hotel couldn’t have been any better, around a 5 – 10 minute walk from Oxford Street and Regent Street!
The rooms were better than expected. With a bathroom, separate toilet, two twin beds, wardrobe and sitting area.
The reception staff were very helpful and provided us with tourist information ie maps and brochures etc.
Continental breakfast was served each morning ie toast, croissants, cereal etc.
Overall the hotel is great value for money and in a perfect location (especially for shopping!)