Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences

We booked this hotel for its kid friendly reviews. It was perfect for our 20 months old! The suite was very spacious and having a kitchen was key. Each unit also has a small washer and dryer!
Our son would wake up at 2 am hungry and I was able to prepare hot food for him. Being in a different country is hard enough for us adults so I wanted to make sure our boy felt comfortable. The staff was extremely polite and friendly. The rooms were very clean and the hotel was very well kept.
Upon arrival, we ordered room service since we were starving. I have to say, it was one of the best meals I had during our 10 days in UK. The Hotel breakfast was good but it was the exact same menu everyday.
I really like the location as well, about 8 min walk to Buckingham palace.
There is also a restaurant in the hotel «Bistro 51». We had one meal there and it was really tasty. We were looking for a restaurant to have our last meal and with a small child, eating early is usually a must. The concierge was able to ask them to open at 5:30 instead of 6 just to accommodate us! Now that’s pretty awesome. I love our experience during our stay. Can’t wait to go back in the future. Highly recommend it if you are traveling with family!

Welcome to Downton Abbey Season, err, I mean the Taj Suites and Residences at 51 Buckingham Gate. Akin to the series, a wonderful period piece dropped in 2015 where even the footmen and maids look the part of actors (I’ll get back to this).
Make no mistake, Taj 51 exudes contemporary luxury with outstanding British service. Your car pulls through the brick archway guarded by sculptures of elephants, past walls covered in plants, into a flower filled courtyard. Exit and immediately, without care, enter the lobby. Footmen retrieve your bags, offer you warm towels. Sign the registration papers, presented in a leather binder (no silly iPad), discuss your needs (Mr. Carson, Mrs. Patmore, oops, a butler, personal chef, room service, dinner, tours), then you’re whisked to your residence.
For this stay, an 1,800 sq ft. 3 bedroom residence. Full kitchen (flatware, silverware and glassware provided) with all modern appliances, open concept living /​dining room, large, plush bedrooms and very modern bathrooms (the rejuvenating multi head shower is a must after a day of walking the streets of London).
Excellent attention to detail. Excellent finishes, very comfortable furnishings.
Exceptional location, a mere 100 yards from Buckingham Palace.
Outstanding service. Twice daily housekeeping and turndown service (the chocolates are delicious). Generous amount of bottled still and sparkling water provided daily. Welcome fresh fruit tray a nice touch. Following the first night stay, needs are anticipated (slippers at turndown on the side of the bed you get off, more still over sparkling water depending on consumption, ice bucket at your nightstand if water was taken with ice, etc…)
Oh, about the actor thing. It’s not the States. No EOE. Every footman was 6’2″, blonde with well styled hair, slender, with perfect posture and smile. Every maid was perfectly contoured, not a hair out of place, beautiful skin, with a very pleasing, charming demeanor.
Blows away the «big boys» of the hotel world.
Exceptional value at just below £1,000 per night.
Highly recommended.

Best service of any hotel I have ever stayed in! By far.

Brilliant! Wonder location, people and location. A bit of money, but well worth the price. We’ll stay again!

Best service of any hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Imagine being in a luxury apartment with Buckingham Palace as your next door neighbor.

Best service and Best Sports Massage Therapist located at this hotel!
My partner and I chose this hotel based on prior trip advisor reviews. I must say they are correct. We spent nine nights at the hotel. We had the one bedroom Kings suite. The suite was nice and roomy. Upon arrival we received a welcome basket and fruit. Thomas and Alex assisted us with most arrangements. The service was spectacular. The suite had a washer/​dryer and kitchen!
The highlight of my vacation was meeting Martin, the best sports massage therapist in the world! I mean he is the BEST! You can tell caring about people comes natural for him. He is true healer. I had an awful knot in my shoulder for more than one month. I had 3 massages in my home town with only some relief. After Martin was finished with me, the knot disappeared. I am usually skeptical about getting massages from hotels. I like deep tissue massages. Most hotel therapist do not know the appropriate techniques for healing muscle tightness and knots. I would recommend seeing Martin even if you are not staying at the hotel! If I lived in London he would be my full time therapist. Everyone needs a good massage!
I also recommend staying at this hotel the service we received was excellent. Every staff member was kind and knowledgable. We will definitely be back-​Thanks to all of the staff at 51 Buckingham Gate!

GUYS what a place for anyone, the service is out this world yes its expensive but by f**k you get value for money (sorry about the swear word if thats not allowed someone tell) was introduced to the duty manager & he was not just attentive but you felt he actually cared (no i didnt just tell him my bugie had died). Guys go check it out especially with that certain someone special in your life you will get double if not treble boots bonus points. call me i’ll tell even more sorry if this is long winded