Royal Hyde Park Hotel

Situated within frolicking distance of Hyde Park, the three-star Royal Hyde Park Hotel is your basic budget property, offering 40 bare-bones rooms and affordable rates. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, a private bathroom, television and safe.

The basics

• Excellent location near Hyde Park. The hotel’s main perk is its easy access to Hyde Park, Tube stations and a variety of shops and restaurants.

• Clean, comfortable rooms. Although rooms at the Royal Hyde Park are on the small side, guests report that they are clean and modern.

• No elevator. The hotel has rather steep stairs and no elevator.

• Noisy. Rooms at the Royal Hyde Park can pick up noise from the street and other guests (pack earplugs).

• Breakfast is included in the room rate, although some guests complain that it is basic and that the hours are too early.

• Weird extra charges. Some guests report that the hotel charges extra for things like the television remote.

• Free Wi-Fi throughout.

Location

The Royal Hyde Park Hotel is located (naturally) a short walk from Hyde Park, in the residential district of Bayswater. It’s close to Kensington Palace and a number of restaurants, and offers easy Tube access for exploring farther afield.

• Tube: The Royal Hyde Park is a five-minute walk from both the Bayswater (Circle and District lines) and Queensway (Central line) stops, and just a 15-minute walk from Paddington Station, where you can pick up the Bakerloo or Hammersmith lines as well as several trains.