Reviews on Our London Hotels - The Corner London City Hotel and Melbourne House Hotel

We love travelling but we don't wish to spend an arm and leg on hotel accommodations. However, neither do we want to stay at the cheapest places which may not be the safest for us. Therefore, weeks prior to our trip departure each time, my husband works very hard reseaching the best accommodation we could find within a certain budget. We stayed at two places in London recently and would like to share our experience here: The Corner London City Hotel was the first hotel of where we stayed for the first few days of our vacation in London. The best thing we liked about this hotel was its excellent location.

Being close by to the famous attractions such as the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge, the waterfront and many good restaurants and shops, we enjoyed our walk and got a lot of exercises each day. Another thing we liked about this hotel was the breakfast buffet served in the hotel's nice dining room. It was a delicious hot buffet breakfast with a great variety of hot n cold food items at a reasonable charge.

We enjoyed the breakfast so much that we also booked our Valentine's dinner at the hotel's dining room. It didn't disappoint us at all! The Corner London City Hotel also has a nicely furnished sitting area on the main floor where hotel guests could enjoy coffee/ tea, read a book or play games.

The only downside we found with this hotel - our room was too small to have a side table or small table for eating our take away food. But after we talked to the manager, he was kind enough to make some changes to accommodate our needs. Overall, it was a nice clean hotel situated at an excellent location with good service and delicious food that met our budget!

The second place we stayed in London was the Melbourne House Hotel which has been converted from a rowhouse into a guest house. We noticed that there were a lot of renovations going on in London and many houses were undergoing the transformation from private homes to tourist accommodations particularly for houses near the downtown core of London. Close to Victoria Station, we were able to walk to buses and the London underground with just a few minutes' walk. We liked being in a different part of London and got to experience another neighbourhood. Not a big place, the Melbourne House didn't offer any breakfast service. Our room was smaller and located on the third floor therefore we had to climb a few flights of stairs before getting to our room with our luggage. If someone has a mobility issue, this would not be a good place for that person. Both places were clean, quiet and comfortable and we were happy with our stay there. RT, London, UK