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1 maart 2024
I usually stayed at the Lanesborough when I goto London, a classical 5 star hotel with butler service that always guarantee me an outstanding stay. This time, I had a one night transit in London and decided to make use othis opportunity to try out out a new hotel that is also within Park Lane / Hyde Park area, the recently renovated Dorchester London. Several months ago while staying at the Lanesborough, I dropped by this place to have a drink and was wowed by the beautiful décor so I made a mental note to try. Just happened I had a one night transit in London so I decided to try. The Dorchester Collection is a group of luxury hotels that are located in some of the most prestigious cities. In London, they actually have two, the 45 Park Lane which I had tried before many years ago and the Dorchester London. Arrival Thankfully, my flight was right on time from Hamburg and I booked a hotel limo. Upon arrival, I was soon whisked away in an excellent and brand new Mercedes S Class. I arrived about an hour later in rainy weather and the bellhop was on hand with an unmbrella. Check-in was expected smooth as they have been expecting me. My booking was directly on the website with breakfast as the only benefit. I only booked a standard deluxe room. Their Guest Manager Mrs Katarina welcomed me to the hotel and I took this opportunity to request for a late check-out as my flight the following day is 10pm at night. I was expecting maybe they will give me one or two hours late checkout as I am only a first time guest and was very pleasantly surprised to be granted a late check-out until 6pm the following day. Perhaps me being a Lanesborough regular guest might have made them put in the extra effort to extend me a late checkout. Room Mrs Katrarina personally showed me to my room, a renovated Deluxe room. Along the way, I noticed the entire hotel has been renovated, including the hallways and corridors. They managed to do this in stages without closing down or disturbing the guests which was quite a feat. Upon entering the room, there is a short foyer flanged by a very complete minibar housed in a gold tone cabinet. It’s slightly smaller than my usual junior suite but the room was sumptuously and gorgeously decorated. It simply screams luxury. There is a superbly comfortable King Size Bed, a small sofa sitting area, a work desk and a very large state of the art Bang & Olufsen TV. Very Very nice indeed. There is a window which looks to the backyard, no view. A minus but not that important to me as I am only here for one night. The only area of this room I was not impressed with is the bathroom, not because it’s not as beautifully finished but it lacks the separate walk-in shower that I am so used to. The rainforest shower was directly above the bath tub and it’s quite a hassle to climb into the tub as it’s a very deep tub ( the hotel left a leaflet to proudly proclaim it’s the deepest tub in London ). The tower racks are heated and there’s dual sin
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