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"We went for a big family trip to London recently and the Grange City Hotel had been recommended highly to us by other family members. When we got there we realised exactly why as it was a fantastic hotel and I would recommend it to everybody now that I have stayed there. I will attempt to get over to you how brilliant it is and by the end of the review you should want to stay there while you are in London.
So when we arrived in London we found the Hotel very quickly as you simply get onto the tube and go to Tower Hill. When there you come out of the tube station you literally go to your left and you will see the Hotel. Trust me it is that easy and the Hotel looks great from the outside as it is big and a nice golden colour and the front doors are massive looking into a well decorated reception area.
The address is as follows;
8 – 14 Cooper's Row
London
EC3N 2BQ
The reception is lovely warm colours and very inviting with an area in the middle full of people and tills ready to help. To the left there is always somebody sitting there to help if needed and at the back there is a great big screen telling you who the duty manager on duty is which I find very good.
The rooms in the hotel are very spacious and the Hotel is huge so you can get lost finding the rooms but there is plenty of staff around to help if it is needed. The lifts are very impressive looking and all of the doors are a gorgeous wooden colour and everywhere just looks very nice.
When you walk into a room they are huge. Me and my fiancé had a double and the bed was huge and the bathroom was huge and there was even a small area with a desk in around the corner so you could do some work if you needed to. There is also an area with table and chairs which are very comfortable and a massive window which let a lot of light into the room which I always like.
The bed was very comfortable and the shower very warm. You even get some nice complimentary shower gel and shampoo which was very nice as we both used it.
When you stay in this Hotel you do get breakfast the next day. It is a continental breakfast and you can pay to have a full English one if you prefer. The room where you have the food is really big and there is so much to choose from. Breads and pastries, fruit, yoghurts, cereals and nuts galore. I actually went up three times as it was that yummy but I was very full after that.
We also had drinks in the Isis bar there on the Saturday night and considering it was London the prices were absolutely fine being about £3 for a drink and £4 for a glass of wine which is not that bad really. We also had a massive bowl of nuts which was only £1 and delicious.
I suppose I should tell you the room prices now and I bet you are thinking it will be very expensive. Well I can tell you that our room cost £70 for the night which is absolutely great considering you are staying at a 5 star hotel!!! The prices do vary depending on time of year but that was in July so quite a peak time I can imagine.
The last thing I want to stress about this Hotel is that the location in London is fantastic. It is right next to a tube station and the Tower of London is literally a five minute walk away. We found getting around London was fine and easy and we managed to see everything we had planned for the weekend.
In conclusion I really want to say that everything about this Hotel was brilliant. The prices for food if you wanted to eat lunch or tea was a little high at over£9 a meal but that is what you expect when you visit the capital. Everything about the Hotel is great and it is truly a five star gem in the middle of the city. I have now decided that every time I ever return to London, this is where I will be staying as I can't fault it.
Trust me if you stay here you will not be disappointed.
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