Reply To: The best Central London Marriott options

[Harry T]

I am also Marriott Ambassador. I have stayed at Marriott Park Lane, Sheraton Grand, W Leicester Square and London EDITION. I liked all of them, aside from MPL where I had awful service – this included someone attempting to charge me for breakfast when I was a Platinum member and also in an Executive Suite. The highlight of MPL was when they booked the pool for us but then we couldn’t use it because they let a family book the pool for two people and then turn up with their two kids as well. This apparently meant that our booking was rendered invalid and we couldn’t enter due to covid rules – of course, the family were also dive bombing into the pool. We then had to traipse back upstairs in our swimwear, slippers and robes. There was no attempt at service recovery. I have stayed at a large number of five star and luxury properties across the UK and Europe, and this was the worst service I have experienced at a hotel of their purported calibre.

London EDITION is considerably superior – I have stayed several times and the service, hard product and F&B is impeccable. If you are over 40, you might get perturbed by the spartan and moody decor, but if you can look past or embrace that, then you will find a high quality hotel with excellent staff. The food is very good in Berner’s Tavern (we have done breakfast and Sunday lunch) and I really didn’t mind paying for their breakfast. The lobby bar has a great vibe and very good drinks.

The other hotel I would recommend in London is Great Scotland Yard (yes, I know it’s not Marriott) – make sure you book via Emyr (Hyatt Prive) for lots of extra benefits.

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