Byron Hotel

Very good

Liked: Good location. Very quiet and comfortable.
Disliked: Lift out of order throughout five day stay. Fourth floor with dodgy knee was a challenge.

Very good

Liked: Good location
Disliked: a bottle of water was given only once, you can put it on display every day, it's useful

Very good

Exceptional

Liked: Excellent location. Close to train station.

Pleasant and friendly hotel in...

Liked: We found the room last-minute for a great rate. The staff were incredibly friendly and even hauled our heavy bags up the stairs for us. The beds were very comfortable and the rooms were nicely equipped. The general area is very peaceful and the easy access to Hyde Park for our morning runs was a huge plus. The breakfast for 10£ offered good variety and one certainly won't find a cheaper breakfast in central London.
Disliked: The elevator was out of service as we visited, which probably explains the deep discount we got. Normally this would not be a factor for us, but we were way up on the 5th floor! This required finding your way through an absolute maze of stairways. As mentioned the fantastic staff carried our bags up and down to our room for us, which made up for this very small inconvenience. While the hotel itself was very quiet, the walls are quite thin, so without earplugs it was very easy to hear our neighbors coming home from a night out. With earplugs, I still got a great night's sleep.

Good

Superb

Superb

Liked: The staff was pleasant and efficient.
Disliked: The room was a bit run down. The floorboards squeaked with every step. Not a little squeak but annoying and probably also to the room below us. The bathroom walls need a new painting or coverings. You can see water stains all over the wall.

Nice, but noisy

Liked: The location and the overall state of the hotel and our room was very good. It was really clean and for us as a couple it was decently big. Everyday fresh towels and room check was appreciated and the staff were really helpful and friendly. 24h reception is a big plus if you arrive late or need to leave very early.
Disliked: We got a room (106) next to the elevator which led to some noise both very early and very late. The walls are not ideally insulated, which caused a bit of frustration as the bedrest was next to the elevator. Terrible noise from the room above due to the extra noisy flooring (even with the thick carpets). Biggest frustration was the exhaust hood from the kitchen (we think!) that had the engine close to our room - this led to unstoppable heavy noise from 7ish in the morning + smell coming somehow from the kitchen into our room. We are early risers, but on holiday we would like to have a lazy morning. This was not an option. The food smell before you even open your eyes was not a best fit for us either. While the hotel and staff are really nice, I believe the room allocation made in our case a big negative difference.