The Chamberlain, London
130 - 150 Minories, City, London, EC3N 1NU
The Chamberlain offers a warm, friendly atmosphere with all the modern comforts you expect from a premiere 4 star hotel. The Chamberlain's restaurant and pub-st... more
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8/10 Overall rating
| Category | Average Rating |
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| 8/10 | Check-in process |
| 8/10 | Your room |
| 8/10 | Working order of facilities / equipment |
| 8/10 | Order and cleanliness of the hotel |
| 9/10 | Performance of staff |
| 8/10 | Overall experience |
| 9/10 | Overall value for money |
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 22, 2007
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Claire l ( Young couple)
from Birkenhead , GB on July 31, 2008
The general cleaniness of the room and the spacious of the room was really good. Getting there is really easy too and has good links to other areas in London.
The air conditioning in the room was really loud and you had to have it on all day before the room started to get cool.
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Howard ( Solo business traveller)
from Brigg , GB on July 10, 2008
"very good" (108085450)
clean, comfortable and reception friendly and helpful
Too expensive the breakfast
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Anonymous ( Same sex couple)
on July 8, 2008
"We were very pleased with the hotel and the location!" (97913945)
Clean room & bathroom, large room, quiet although on the street, good breakfast, attentive staff, good location very near 2 tube stations. My 13 yr old son was most impressed with the TV in the bathroom!
Inadaquate airconditioning. Some correspondence needed to be sure of breakfast included during weekends.
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Sarah ( Young couple)
from West end , GB on October 3, 2007
Such a friendly atmosphere through the hotel. A lovely bar, gorgeous breakfast and the rooms was totally as promised - very very nice!
The view to the back is nothing to write home about. But this is a minor thing as we were staying to go out and see sights.
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Stephen ( Mature couple)
from Rotherham , GB on July 3, 2008
"Very comfortable, with excellent service" (99803689)
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Anonymous ( Other)
on June 18, 2008
"Excellent" (97835095)
The hotel was excellent in every way-good location, friendly staff, lovely room
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Jan ( Solo business traveller)
from Oslo , NO on May 23, 2008
Excellent location.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on April 10, 2008
Comfortable bed, Telly in the bath & bags of room.
No tea/coffee making facilities.
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Christine ( Mature couple)
from Llanfairfechan , GB on September 26, 2007
"Unfortunately the guests in the room above ours were extremely noisy in the early hours, it sounded like they were trashing the place. When we had breakfast we were only allowed 1 Full English breakfast, which when queried at reception was due to incorrect input on the computer. We were not offerred a reduction in the price. Aside from that we would return and would recommend The Chamberlain to anyone" (97358953)
Venue good for our purposes. Very comfortable and clean. Room a good size good facilities, plasma screen in bathroom was popular.
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Andy ( Young couple)
from Witney , GB on April 9, 2008
"Overall, the hotel is well run, not 'fussy' and very comfortable and warm. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable about the facilities and how to get around. Our room was just right, the bathroom - well equipped" (97523975)
The location was ideal for us, the room was very comfortable and furnishings were perfect.
The cooked breakfast arrived cold - ugh.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on March 25, 2008
"This is the best hotel I have stayed in. Very comfortable and clean. Brilliant room service. Convenient for tube although a little far out from the major attractions, however, the hotel was so good that the location did not matter. The hotel staff were fantastic. I will stay again next time I am in this part of London." (97892970)
Wonderful room. Very comfortable, spacious and quiet.
Concrete view.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on March 6, 2008
Quiet location at the weekend. Felt very safe. Excellent quality of fittings and fixtures. We were upgraded to a room with patio balcony so were very pleased with value for money!
The breakfast was good but the service seemed a bit choatic and slow.
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Michael ( Mature couple)
from Maidenhead , GB on February 28, 2008
The quality of the hotel in general and the cleanliness, decor and facilities.
Reataurant food and service.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on February 18, 2008
"Disappointed in a taxi driver who didn't listen to fact we wanted to go to the Mansion House 'for a function' I said to booking staff. The diver took us to Mansion House station - then had to double back for our proper destination - I had to pay full cost and he wasn't sure where it was. Suggest you change the firm you use! You are very expensive - and I would not rate you above a good 3 star hotel" (97197417)
Was quiet and suited us
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Klaus ( Solo business traveller)
from Muntinglupa , PH on January 8, 2008
"Value for money" (97652766)
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on January 4, 2008
It was new Years Eve so bar was open at 2.00am which was good Close to the River, good accessability. Also we got upgraded to a roof terrace room which was a nice surprise.
Nothing, however when booking on line it is not clear if you get breakfast included.
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Jane ( Mature couple)
from Benfleet , GB on December 12, 2007
"I took 'pot luck' in booking this hotel, as we needed somewhere very close to Commercial Raod for an event we were attending. I had all the information I needed, but was delighted to find such a user friendly, clean hotel, whcih was central but offered very good value for money. Highly recommended." (97098234)
The staff were very friendly and helpful. We especially liked our roof terrace, which gave us views of the Gherkin and Tower Bridge.
Nothing, but we had been promised a 'walk in ' shower and it turned out to be over the bath.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 21, 2007
"High quality accomodation, albeit in a part of town that is otherwise pretty much closed at weekends. Reception staff were friendly, and very helpful and informative. Against that, service at breakfast was slow even though the dining room was not very full" (97271475)
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on November 12, 2007
Excellent room by London standards. Good overall experience.
Excessive internet charges.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 18, 2007
"good central location, nice friendly staff together with a traditional pub." (97586860)
spacious, clean, comfortable.
very poor view
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Michael ( Group of work colleagues)
from Bury , GB on July 13, 2007
"Good stay it was a pity I did not get to use the restaurant due to work commitments." (97891471)
Good position for my purpose
I would prefer the breakfast to be in with the price and not as an extra
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on July 13, 2007
"A good, traditional hotel with large, well appointed rooms." (97920077)
Quality furbishments.
A few small niggles in the room itself - air-con knob not attached so that it was impossible to adjust the temperature, tv in bathroom faulty.
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on July 11, 2007
"confusing check in process, pre authorisation not explained adequately. Room service standards differed wildly" (99165469)
centrally based
views of the stairwell/fire exit not ideal
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Simon ( Solo business traveller)
from London , GB on July 3, 2007
"Excellent" (99654247)
Accessible, Clean, value for money
nothing
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on July 3, 2007
clean room
we checked in @3pm,finally went into room at 4:30 pm, we waited 1hr 30 mins at the lounge so with the other guests.we were scheduled to see a concert at 6pm...we were in a hurry .
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Jennie ( Young couple)
from Brightlingsea , GB on June 13, 2007
"We only stayed one night and did not eat at the hotel but the room was immaculate and what we did see of the hotel looked immaculate also, with the reception staff polite and friendly. I would definately stay here again when the need arises." (99564567)
It was clean and the staff friendly.
No hairdryer in our room.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on June 12, 2007
"Breakfast was superb and was even brought to us in bed! overall, I really enjoyed my stay and would go visit the Chamberlain again." (99013245)
The cleaness
Room was quite small.
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Samantha ( Group of adult friends)
from Chelmsford , United Kingdom;GB on March 8, 2007
Excellent value for money.Luxury room, especially the tv in the bathroom!!
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Pauline ( Solo business traveller)
from Herne bay , United Kingdom;GB on January 18, 2007
warm and clean.
Door card did not work had to be replaced
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on January 4, 2007
"booking was fab and easy the staff were very helpfull with directions first impressions were great room was lovely but early morning staff weren't very helpfull and the wait for breakfast was ridiculous and no where near worth the money when finally recieved it i recieved an out of date yogurt with no spoons to eat it with was no cups to drink juice from and nothing much to choose from considering breakfast was worth £10.95 very poor." (3304764450)
our room was spacious and clean
didnt like saff attitude,being new years was lack of staff and extreamly long wait for breakfast.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on December 15, 2006
The rooms are smart, comfortable and quiet. Fast internet access
Potentially excellent restaurant ruined by inadequate staffing and long waits. This is a very under exploited resource. Slow registration on arrival. Rubbish Quadriga television.
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Ann ( Mature couple)
from St. catharines , Canada;CA on November 25, 2006
"In general, we were very happy with the Chamberlain. However, we did not realize when booking it that because of its location in the City, we would be prisoners of London Transport on the weekends, when neither the Circle nor City lines were running, and on Monday, when there were severe delays. I would recommend this hotel for people with business to do in the area, but not for tourists who want easy access to the West End." (3305383512)
The room was large, clean and quiet. I liked the Keiji brand of toiletries.
From a Canadian point of view, 11 pounds for a continental breakfast is highway robbery.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on October 17, 2006
Clean and quiet
room very dimly lit, breakfast poor
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Leo ( Mature couple)
from Amsterdam , Netherlands;NL on September 8, 2006
"The breakfast buffet was most of the time partly empty. To get a cup of coffee was sometimes a problem." (3305000142)
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Marilyn ( Solo business traveller)
from Delgany , Ireland;IE on July 1, 2006
Location
TV in bathroom was not working
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on June 26, 2006
"Great location, close to City for business, room was excellent and I would book again." (3304895176)
Location & accommodation.
Nothing, however I did not eat in the hotel, so cannot comment on those facilities.
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Thomas ( Young couple)
from Cardiff , United Kingdom;GB on June 6, 2006
"The hotel is well placed, being near enough to the centre but not so near that you step out on to the street and get lost in a wave of tourists. The shower in the room was excellent, really woke you up in the morning. The service was a little intermittant, there was no room service during the early hours and housekeeping were a little keen waking us twice in the morning! However the manager was excellent at dealing with this. Check-in and check-out were smooth and painless. Overall a hotel well worth staying at, will definitely be staying there again." (3304785459)
Good location and great room.
Service was mixed.
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George ( Mature couple)
from St leonards on sea , United Kingdom;GB on May 10, 2006
"staff were helpfull and caring Breakfast seemed to be a bit light on food It would have been nice to have the oppertunity to been offered a boiled egg. Bedroom was clean and wel furnished. Nice touch T.V. in bathroom." (3304611001)
hotel was clean and well decorated with a large bathroom
the temperature of the corridors were very hot and the room on arrival was hot a/c took some time to bring the temperature down. Shame the window did not open.
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Clare ( Mature couple)
from West hill, ottery st mary , United Kingdom;GB on April 26, 2006
"Calm, quiet atmosphere with friendly, competent staff. Everything clean, comfortable and in working order." (3304229161)
Everything clean and well presented - even the back of the hotel. Beds comfortable, staff very helpful. Calm atmosphere.
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Yvonne ( Solo business traveller)
from Lauder , United Kingdom;GB on April 6, 2006
"Staff are very helpful and friendly Hotel is good value in a good/safe location Note - at the weekends the area around the hotel is very quiet (Sat/Sun) all the surrounding bars and restaurants are closed (they only trade Mon-Fri) Hotel is only a short walk from Towerhill tube station" (3304389388)
Tvs in the bathrooms are great
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Margot ( Young couple)
from Glasgow , United Kingdom;GB on April 1, 2006
"Good quality hotel in quiet area (at weekends) within easy reach of tube to central London. Spacious well equipped room, good breakfast, and polite helpful staff." (3304145542)
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Lorna ( Young couple)
from Callington , United Kingdom;GB on April 1, 2006
"The room was lovely and clean, shower was great-so powerful! and a small plasma tv to watch in the bath-great! Continental breakfast was ok, but when the buffet ran dry of a few things-we had to ask the staff for more. Overall this is a lovely hotel and the price of £80 a night was brilliant value for money- we would definitely go back!" (3304386526)
Friendly and helpful staff. Good location- a minute walk to Aldgate tube station.
A couple of minor problems with room-two drawers that were broken and sink did not drain very well.
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Anonymous ( Family with older children)
on March 29, 2006
"Good value for money, clean and attractive with old world charm. Great for those wanting to stay near the East End, Brick Lane or Tower of London. Would definitely stay there again." (3304426479)
Close to East End and LCY Airport
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Anonymous ( Other)
on March 21, 2006
"Excellent accommodation, visit after a course and overnight leisure stay. Only let down was the breakfast, could have a little more variety, both meat and cheese looked tired." (3304386715)
Delightfully clean, well equipped room.
I feel your continental breakfast let you down (quite a lot in truth).
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on February 4, 2006
"No further comments to make. Very comfortable. Good, helpful staff." (3304152613)
Very comfortable. Good, helpful staff.
Price. Ludicrously expensive for a leisure traveler.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on January 26, 2006
"It's a nice clean hotel, with a good standard of service and helpful staff. I'd stay their again." (3304146922)
A good location, ideal room size, a comfortable bed and no noise.
none that I noticed
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on January 14, 2006
"One issue is that your website says that for any changes to the original booking, you should contact the hotel direct. The Chamberlain Hotel was contacted direct but advised that the change must be done on the website, which as far as I can see is impossible. There is a conflict, and the hotel were very stubborn about this." (3304084290)
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on December 17, 2005
"The Chamberlain was a fantastic four star hotel with geat service, great staff & very clean. With an additional £10 we upgraded to a superior room which was a great size. This hotel was great value for money & I have already started recommending it to friends & work collegues." (3304009942)
Clean, bright & fantastic accommodation
Shower could have been hotter
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on December 14, 2005
"good tourism location, accomodation and price." (2216137)
everything promised was present and it all worked
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