Royal Horseguards Hotel

My wife and I spent September 25 - 29 in London and selected this hotel based on this and other websites. As this was my 1st time in London and my wife's 1st time since college I can't compare this hotel to others but I can say this hotel more than filled our requirements on this trip. Location - as other reviews have stated, the central location of this hotel is it's best attribute. We were short walks to most of London's main attractions - Buckingham Palace, Parliament Buildings, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly... more

Arrived at midnight from Heathrow on Oct 14, 2004. Hotel staff was alert, friendly and accomodating. When I booked the room with the Thistle 800 number they could not reserve a room with a Thames River view. This was accomplished with no problem on check in. I was aware that there was a L 20 premium for the rooms on the Thames side and this is what was quoted on check in. We were offered the choice of a non-smoking floor, which we took, even though advised that the smoking room was higher up and had a better view. However, when we got... more

I am of 2 minds about the RH. Beautiful hotel, polite enough staff, helpful concierge--but I can't help feeling that we went to a fine restaurant and were given a table by the kitchen. I purposefully booked through the hotel's own website, and not from a discount or room consolidator, only to find out down the line that I had some sort of "super-saver" rate anyway, which can often mean one step up from a cot in the basement. The website plainly stated breakfast included, but the confirmation notice said "Room Only"...Their error, so... more

The hotel was great. We stayed there at the start of September for 3 nights for our honeymoon. They upgraded us to a deluxe suite as we were on our honeymoon. We could not fault the hotel at all, apart from the works that was going on, on the outside of the building, which spolied views etc, as there was scaffolding up, but we were out most of the time, so it didn't ruin the honeymoon. Great location, close to all attractions. Highly recommend.

At least the person from Alabama had a view. In July 2004 one whole side of this hotel was covcered with plastic sheeting/scaffolding, so we could not open the windows or have any view. Too bad. If they had told us this, or asked if we wanted a riverview, i would have a better feel about the place. Otherwise, service was fine.

We stayed at the Royal Horseguards at the end of August. What a fantastic location! We could literally walk to many tourist attractions and the West End theatres. If we were going to someplace farther away, the Embankment underground station is minutes away. We had 2 executive rooms which were small but elegant. We also had one deluxe room which was also small but had some additional luxuries in the room. Our rooms were very quiet, however, we did not have a river view. The hotel staff was very helpful and the breakfast buffet... more

We will vouch for the rave reviews already listed here. Our room was spacious (even with the sofa bed unfolded) comfortable and clean. We were not charged for our 12 year old's bed or breakfast, so the total of 100 pounds a night for an upgraded room was reasonable. The location is just as described - draw a circle from the London Eye to Big Ben to St. James Park to Trafalgar Square, and you'll find the Royal Horseguards in the center of it. A nice little park sits between the hotel and the river. The government buildings in the... more

When booking, I had requested a quiet room with a river view; upon arrival I had to persuade the receptionist to honour this. He gave us a twin room (with the beds "zipped" together) on the seventh floor, which had a pleasing view of the London Eye, and down (or is it up?) river towards St Pauls. As some reviewers have noted, health and safety restrictions mean that you are unable to open the windows. Unfortunately the air conditioning system was rather basic and extremely noisy. So, during a hot, sticky night, we had the choice of... more

I thoroughly enjoyed my three night stay at the Royal Horseguards from 31 Jul to 3 Aug. First of all, the air conditioner was very welcome on our hot summer visit. The location is fantastic: less than a block away is the embankment tube station, and right up from that is Villiers Street with tons of excellent but moderately-priced restaurants. The hotel restaurant/bar is great as well--especially the breakfast. The views from the river rooms are beautiful--and though one reviewer wrote of noise from the train station next to the hotel, it is... more

We just returned from our 7-night say at the Royal Horseguards. We were there the first week of August. It is still under construction but only affects the outside. The hotel lobby is lovely. We were treated like royalty. We arrived in London very early in the a.m. and stopped by to check our luggage. We were fortunate they had a room ready to check in. Our room was an exec. Twin on the 5th floor. courtyard view.We could not choose non-smoking but noticed no ash trays, smelled very clean as if it was non smoking. It was a huge room. We... more