Athena Palace Hotel London

The staff were very nice and helpful, however it was further away from the Centre of London than had been advertised on the search engine used. It was small, cheap and clean, ok for a base for one night.

For a cheap hotel it was ok. No curtains on the windows (which were not external windows, rather were part of a sky-light system which other rooms also looked into), which was a major drawback. Continuous light flowing in. Breakfast was basic, but definately edible. Location was a bit out of London, but an easy 5 minute walk to the Turnpike Lane tube, lots of buses and plenty of shops nearby. Staff were helpful, but didn't always follow through with what they said they would do. I had to ask for an iron 3 times, and couldn't get the Wi-Fi to work either. Room size was big for London, but on the flip side, the bathroom was very small.

Just because this hotel isn't in very central london area dosen't mean it will be 2 or 3 star hotel. we loved this hotel, everything was so good. the hotel is 2 min walk to turnpike lane underground station which is on piccadily line (central london) the trip from turnpike station to piccadily circuis is about 8 minutes. im going back next year.

We were going to an arsenal match so the location was perfect. Staff were very friendlyand helpful. Breakfast was very basic though they offered plenty of toast tea or coffee Would definately stay again

Staff were very nice and helpful and did their best to accomodate my needs. The area of Turnpike lane isn't excatly a great area; it doesn't seem very safe especially at night. My room was rather old, especially the bathroom. I had also phoned the hotel before booking to confirm the facilities and was told that all rooms had a kitchenette. My room only had a fridge and sink. I did speak to hotel staff regarding this upon arrival and their were no rroms with a kitchenette available, but they did offer to bring a microwave into my room but I passed on this offer. If you bring your own laptop, you will have free Internet available in your room. Price was good and also included a basic breakfast no cereal just juice, tea/coffee, a pastry and toast.The hotel has recently been reopned I think and this does reflect in your stay, staff seem to be quite inexperienced but do try and assist you!

Genrally it was ok, although there was no tea facilities or hot water the following morning