Pavilion Hotel

BED BUGS. Seriously. All over. My entire room was covered in them. They were walking on the sheets by the second night. I slept in the shower stall and left at 6AM for the airport. It was dirty and disgusting and I cannot recommend ANY OTHER PLACE more than this place. The pictures make it look cool but BED BUGS. It will cost you more to throw out your mattress and luggage, and pay an exterminator than it will to just stay at the Savoy. DISGUSTING. One week later and I am still covered in bites, terrified to sleep in my bed and with no luggage.

This was a horrible hotel. The management very rude and hostile towards Americans or maybe it’s just non Muslim women. The bed was a living nightmare of discomfort where I actually went out and bought a sleeping bag for padding. Also a death trap as the basement room I was in had only one way of egress, up the narrow wooden stairs. The guy running this hotel was so arrogant where no matter how nice I tried to be he was cold with a flat affect. Also all the funky décor is dusty and dated now. Do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else.

If I ever needed a half star it was here, 3 seems a little harsh yet 4 seems a stretch too far.
We stayed in «Cosmic Girl». I have never stayed in a boutique hotel before so admittedly I have no yardstick for comparison but I came away feeling like they almost had something really good going on but not quite.
The main feature of our room was the bed base was constructed from frosted glass blocks which were then illuminated from inside. This would have been awesome except it seemed like at least one of the bulbs inside the bed was blown and when you turned on the «in bed» lighting the result was far from spectacular, you would struggle to find your way to the bathroom by it.
Ah, the bathroom. It was small but adequate, the shower was decent, my only gripe was it looked like it had taken two goes to cut the tiles out so the fitted around the cistern, but rather than removing the first set they were all in situ for the world to see. I guess at least it is a lesson for me when I come to tile my bathroom…
Breakfast consisted of a muffin, a croissant, some muesli with milk and a glass of orange juice. It’s left outside your door so no need to get up at a set time, but nothing to get overly excited about.
Bring your own hairdryer if you happen to be a girl, there isn’t one in the room. If you are a guy planning to surprise your other half then you should probably bring one too…
In summary I would say this place is a great idea which is slightly under executed. It felt like the place could do with a little TLC and then it would be really good. I wouldn’t say it was dirty by any stretch of the imagination but things like the chrome décor or the crystals in the chandeliers could do with a once over. A few lightbulbs need replacing, small things I know, but things which would make all the difference.

Im Sommer 2009 dachte ich, bis auf Weiteres mein Stammhotel für London-​Besuche gefunden zu haben: das günstige, moderne und komfortable Mehfil Hotel in Southall/​Middlesex. Leider fiel im März 2010 einer der Hauptgründe für den Aufenthalt in Little India (Southalls Spitzname) weg — ein paar Tage vor meiner vorletzten Reise schloss nämlich der Bollywood-​Kinopalast Himalaya Palace für immer seine Pforten.
Kurz vor meiner alljährlichen Reise zum Great British Beer Festival Anfang August 2010 entschloss ich mich, die Reservierung im Mehfil zu stornieren und mich nach einer zentraler gelegenen Alternative umzuschauen. Ich fand zwei Tage vor der Abreise bei (
für sehr preiswerte 53 Pfund das Pavilion Hotel, das ich bei diversen Bewertungsportalen nachschlug — unter anderem natürlich bei Qype. Wie der Zufall so wollte, war das Pavilion ein guter alter Bekannter: Seit der begeisterten Bewertung eines Qype-​Kollegen wollte ich dort immer schon mal hin. Gesagt, gebucht!
Das Pavilion heißt Fashion Rock’n’Roll Hotel, weil es dort 30 unterschiedlich dekorierte Themenzimmer gibt. Die tragen keine Nummern, sondern Namen. Etwa Casablanca Nights, Green With Envy, Better Red Than Dead, Honky Tonk Afro, Funky Zebra, White Days Soul Nights, Silver Salon oder Cosmic Girl. Auf der Hotel-​Website findet ihr Bilder zu jedem einzelnen Raum.
In anderen Portalen kommt das Pavilion übrigens teilweise nicht so gut weg wie bei renio. Einige Horrorgeschichten machten mich skeptisch. Sie erweckten kurzzeitig den Verdacht, dass es sich beim Fashion Rock’n’Roll Hotel vielleicht doch um eine drittklassige Absteige handelt, deren Zimmer mit Ramsch vom Sperrmüll vollgestopft und mit originellen Namen aufgebrezelt wurden.
Dem war zum Glück nicht so. Schon der Empfangsraum hob sich ganz ohne Sperrmüllcharme sehr angenehm von preislich vergleichbaren Budget-​Absteigen ab.
Mein Zimmer hieß Monochrome Marilyn und war mit Schwarz-Metallic-¬Monroe-Tapeten sowie einem Bett mit schwarzer Glanzdecke versehen. Manche der Ausstattungsgegenstä¬nde wirkten nicht ganz taufrisch, waren aber dennoch gut in Schuss und durchaus geschmackvoll kombiniert.
Klasse für Langschläfer: Mangels eines Frühstücksraums wird einem morgens um sieben ein Tablett mit einem Mini-​Continental-​Breakfast vor die Tür gestellt, das man sich nach Belieben jederzeit ins Zimmer holen kann.
Für Kaffee oder Tee gibt es im Raum einen Wasserkocher mit den notwendigen Zutaten.
Ich will die Nachteile dieses lustigen kleinen Hotels nicht verschweigen: Mein Einzelzimmer war wahrscheinlich das kleinste, das ich je in London hatte (und das will was heißen). Einen Koffer hätte ich auf dem Boden nicht mehr ausbreiten können, zum Glück war ich nur mit Handgepäck unterwegs. (Größere Einzelzimmer kosteten laut Hotel-​Website 85 Pfund, Stand 2010.)
Das Badezimmer hatte in etwa die Größe und die Anmutung eines Camping-​WCs. Die Dusche befand direkt neben der Toilette, was dazu führte, dass beim Duschen gleich die komplette Plastikkabine unter Wasser gesetzt wurde.
Das Hotel punktete bei mir übrigens schon vor dem Aufenthalt: Eine E-​Mail-​Anfrage wurde innerhalb eines halben Tages beantwortet, was wahrlich keine Selbstverständlichkeit ist. Die Antwort war ebenfalls erfreulich: Ja, das Pavilion hat kostenloses WLAN.
Stammgast werde ich hier dennoch nicht, aber der eintägige Aufenthalt hat durchaus Spaß gemacht.

Great hotel in the heart of London. highly recommend

Pavilion hotel is situated near Hyde park and is a fairly unimpressive building from the outside. Once you venture inside you are greeted with a sensory delight. The décor is beyond fabulous, every room is themed to perfection, rich lush colors and beauty surround you. Laces, silk drapes, well appointed rooms. They room we stayed in was themed around hot air balloons, there was even a gold balloon chandelier and Victorian paintings as well as a blue velvet bed! The hotel owners are friendly enough, and the rates are reasonable. If you enjoy taking photographs (Would be a great background for a model or photographer building their portfolio) or even just the excitement of a plush room, then this is the place for you!

The street is full of typical London narrow buildings, all hotels, hence the small rooms. Very small rooms…
Mine (Harlequin) was probably the smallest ! There was barely room for the bed (hard springs!) and a huge cupboard. The so called bathroom was a plugged shower with no water pressure (either frozen or burning). The window was sealed.
One star for the good location, one for the affordable price, nothing more.

If you like kitsch and glam, this is the place to stay in London. I stayed in the room called Enter the dragon and it was quite small and cramped, but really nice. The major downside was the bathroom, which was extremely small and smelly.
The hotel is very convenient for tourism and the whole area is pretty much tourist centered. You will find good restaurants and pubs in the area too.
Check it out, it is definitely worth it.

I spent a week end in London with two friends and we stayed at the Pavilion Hotel for three reasons: it was not far from the center, it was quite unexpensive for its location (100 pounds for one night in a room for three), and the deco looked really kitsch and original from the website. We didn’t regret our choice at all.
Every room is decorated in a different way, around a special theme. We stayed in the room Three’s Company, the room with three twin beds, decorated in a nice, cosy English way with a kitsch twist, with light, faded teal flooring and walls, floral curtains, beaded hanging and wall lights, and a bright teal ceiling sprinkled with gold painting. The room is quite small, but there is enough space for the three beds, a closet, an additional mirror and two (or maybe three) small nightstands. There is a large window, opening on a small balcony. There is also a marble chimney and a television. The beds are confortable, with sheets, blankets and pillows. The room included a small en-​suite bathroom with a shower, sink, mirror and toilets. The bathroom is plastic, the kind you find in mobil-​homes and boats, but confortable, we had warm water for the three of us.
Breakfast is included in the price. It is a continental breakfast, with, for each person, a croissant, a chocolate muffin, an individual pack of cornflakes, a glass of orange juice and a pot of milk. The room includes an electric tea kettle and a bag of tea for each person, as well as sugar, milk doses and powder coffee. You can schedule breakfast at any desired time, the staff will leave it on a tray in front of your door without waking you up in case you would like to sleep some more.
The staff was very nice, friendly and helpful. The room was perfectly clean. TV was working, with around 15 channels available. We didn’t order room service, but several drinks and foods are available.
The hotel is in a calm street, Sussex Garden, in a row of several hotel, next to bus stop Sussex Garden. There is a very friendly pub in the same street (the Monkey Puzzle) where you can have dinner and drinks, as well as several grocery stores (one of which is open ²⁴⁄₇) and a pharmacy nearby.
We had a very nice stay in this hotel and will certainly come back next time we go to London. I warmly recommend it.

Erst kürzlich entdeckt und ich habe lange gezögert, ob ich’s sagen soll…
Das absolut coolste Hotel in London, wenn man «groovy» London mag — schrill, schräg, ausgefallen — weil mir die Worte fehlen, und ich noch immer bedaure, dass wir uns für EIN Zimmer entscheiden mussten — schaut auf die webpage

… und dann versteht ihr entweder meine Begeisterung — oder ihr streicht mich von der Kontaktliste ;)
Das Beste sind die Preise, per Telefon verhandelbar — ab 60 Pfündchen für ein Einzelzimmer — wer nach London tatsächlich jemanden mitnimmt, der einen beim Shoppen stören könnte, kann mit dieser dann bestimmt wunderbaren Person ab 80.00 pounds nächtigen…
Das Hotel ist zentral gelegen, in den Nähe ist die «Paddington Station» und wer von Heathrow aus ankommt, ist eh’ ruckzuck da — um zu sehen und zu staunen!

I chose this place for it’s advertised quirkyness, and it certainly is that! I was placed in the Chapter and Verse room in the basement, which was ok seeing as the temperature was hideous outside, but my initial and lasting impression was of a junk filled house, with a shabby entrance and very little in the way of quality facilities. The bed was a divan whose legs had been removed, so it was practically on the floor, and there was no bath, just a shower in the cupboard, and a sink in the main room. I couldn’t see the internet access, and there wasn’t much room to speak of. Good points however, the shower was very powerful, and the TV worked a treat. It is only a short walk from Edgeware Road and the tube, and there are plenty of places to eat.
My main gripe is the fact that the man who spent most time ob duty, wasn’t welcoming, and neglected to tell me about the supposed bar, or explain what the breakfast consisted of or how it would arrive. I asked for 7.30 and at 7.45 I was just about to go and complain when I found a plastic tray with rice crispies, orange juice, a chocolate muffin and a croissant with some random Jam. No butter, no coffee (that was just the nescafe in the room) and no choice.
If I want quirky but scruffy, I will stay at home.