Alexandra Hotel

Location was excellent but hotel...

Liked: The location
Disliked: Room was not very clean and very noisy and curtains were hanging off and the handle was broken in the window dust on the wall fan and dust and dirt in the corners of the room .Walls were dirty and black moody spots

A cheap hotel for central...

Liked: Good location
Disliked: Attic room with 5 flights of stairs and no lift. No air conditioning only a noisy fan. No water in the room.

Passable

Liked: Staff were friendly
Disliked: The room was very small, It had a sloping ceiling so I found it difficult being a tall person

Short stay, good position but...

Liked: Perfect position, it served the purpose I needed it for.
Disliked: It was a very warm day but the radiator was so hot in the bathroom. When reception was called about the issue they said it is on a timer and there is no way to turn it off, but it never turned off and we were feeling unwell in there from the heat.

Poor

So so

Liked: Location
Disliked: So so

It was ok. You get...

Liked: Location was best thing about hotel.

Very good

Worst overnight stay in seven...

Liked: The best thing about the Alexandra Hotel is the location, as it is very close to Paddington Station. Apart from that, the water pressure of the shower was great.
Disliked: We were rather taken aback by the impersonal demeanour of the man on reception during the day. Conversely, the young man on reception at night was a lot friendlier. We were allocated a ground floor room which was approximately 8 degrees warmer than the temperature outside. We had the fan on high all night, the window fully open and still found a lack of ventilation in the room. It was a dilemma: close the window or breathe air and put up with the noise. We chose to put up with the noise. Mattresses are long overdue for replacement. There was no mattress protector on the bed and the mattress was stained. The mattress felt like I was sleeping on a life size kitchen sponge. I commented to reception that the door wouldn’t lock from the inside. He said the whole hotel was like that and the locks had been disabled. Not very comforting from the point of view of security. Breakfast was barely adequate. I asked if I could have some fresh toast, when I saw the mountain of precooked toast on a plate. One of the staff offered to warm a piece up for me.I declined. The table at which we sat still had egg shell on it from the previous guest. Never again!