{"id":8943,"date":"2020-11-06T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2020-11-06T23:15:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T23:15:03","slug":"my-review-of-the-westbury-mayfair-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2020\/11\/06\/my-review-of-the-westbury-mayfair-london\/","title":{"rendered":"My Review of The Westbury Mayfair, London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thanks to American Express I could have a free \u00a3400 stay at Marriott hotels. My original plan was to enjoy some sun at Ritz Carlton Abama<\/a>, which unfortunately ended up being cancelled due to England’s lockdown rules. So I booked a Luxury Collection hotel – the Westbury Mayfair<\/a> in London for a staycation instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amongst the UK hotels on the offer’s participant list, The Westbury is probably the lowest-rated one, but also the cheapest – it can be had for \u00a3200 a night, which means you could stay two nights for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hotel is fairly centrally located, and right at the centroid of four tube stations – on the other hand it means it’s not very close to any of them, and you should expect a 10 minutes’ walk to the stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was given a Luxury Room on the top floor – it’s said to be one of the best in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a non-suite it’s a very spacious room. And with the small living area many hotels will probably call it a Junior Suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key design is intriguing. They look like traditional keys but are digitally encoded. There’s no key hole on the door, but you insert your key into a panel on the wall to open the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to Covid most in-room facilities are removed. You could request them to be sent to the room though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bathroom looks very nice with those marble walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best part, of course, is the balcony. It’s large enough to accommodate a group of 5 to 8 people, and it’s not a common privilege to have such a big balcony overlooking Mayfair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breakfast is served in the Polo Bar but you could also have it sent to the room for free. Apart from the usual Continental \/ Full English sets there are also cooked-to-order options such as Eggs Benedict and waffles, however I’m not sure if they are included in Platinum’s free allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food qualify is ok, and service could definitely be improved. My avocado was missing on the first morning, then orange juice and scrambled eggs on the second…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that 5% optional service charge will be added to your final room bill, which is the first time I see it in Europe. I find the stay very acceptable, especially considering my low expectations after seeing its mediocre TripAdvisor \/ Booking ratings. I’m hoping that hotels are allowed to re-open from early December, so that I could still try the other luxury Marriott hotels in London with the Amex offers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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