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by joellevand
Edgewater Park, New Jersey
March 10, 2005
From journal Seven Days in London
by gorboduc
Salem, Massachusetts
October 29, 2002
The Bayswater neighborhood isn't upscale, but it's safe, cheap ethnic food is abundant on Queensway (the main road through Bayswater), and the hotel is an easy walk from the Queensway and Bayswater tube stops.
The lobby is modern, done in peach wallpaper and black marble, with deep chairs to sit in.
There is a secure luggage room where you can store your bags if you arrive before the 3 PM check in. Even though the luggage room stays locked and the hotel is safe, it's a smart idea to take your valuables, like cameras, with you when you go out prior to check in.
The hotel has an elevator (with Smurf-blue carpet that's seen better days). The stairs, however, are quicker and more reliable.
Rooms are fair sized but not gigantic. They're clean and the beds are comfortable, though the peach walls and the carpet are shabby.
This acually generated some affection towards our room in my sister and me. Since the room was always spotless when we returned, with toilet paper carfully folded into neat triangles inserted in the bathroom cups, it was clear that the staff cared about the place. It was kind of like a scruffy puppy--eager to please, but not quite sure how.
The shabbiness may longer be the case, as the hotel was being renovated floor by floor when were there a year ago--they just hadn't gotten to our floor yet.
Each room has a bathroom with a tub (the water was hot on all but one night), a TV, a phone, a wardrobe, small desk, and a hot pot, tea, coffee, and cream in case you want caffine in the morning. The rooms in the back are kind of dark, so see if you can get a front room. They have large windows and overlook the pleasant private park in the center of the square.
Our package (with internet travel agent Go Today) included Continental Breakfast, which was served in the (you guessed it) peach 80's vintage breakfast room. The meal was self-service and consisted of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa (from a mix), slightly stale hard rolls, and butter and jam. Not gourmet, but good enough to get you going in the morning.
Standard rates, listed on their website www.bayswaterinn.co.uk are crazy--around 150 pounds a night. Our package, however, was $399 per person, and included airfare and six nights hotel, making staying here cheaper (and more comfortable) than staying in a hostel, if you're travelling with a companion.
Bottom line: If you can get a cheap package or a discount rate, Bayswater Inn provides a clean, safe, comfortable place to stay that's convenient to transportation and cheap eats.
From journal London on the cheap