The Wellesley Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London

Very good

Received a warm and friendly welcome and appreciated the wonderful staff members throughout the stay. It’s a lovely personal experience thanks to it being a boutique hotel. Naz the doorman was particularly helpful to me - he helped me to find my taxi (who was lost) and carried my bag up the street with me to make sure I got in the car safely when I was on my own. Also it was a real pleasure to have a complementary luxury car service to take you anywhere within a 1.5mile radius - especially as there are some incredible shops and restaurants close by. If you could prebook the car service for restaurant reservations that would be even better. While the service was great, the rooms are disappointing for the price. While the bed is very comfortable, the rooms are small and not well equipped for getting ready. There was no dressing table or area that I could sit down with a mirror to style my hair and do my make up. Also as there are no tea or coffee facilities in the room, it may be a nice idea to leave a card in the room that must be completed by a certain time in the evening and left outside the door by guests, indicating if you’d like to be woken with a tea or coffee to the room. I feel this would compensate nicely and complement the butler service as advertised, beyond standard room service. As with many other reviews, if you dislike the smell of cigar smoke, you may want to avoid the bars in this hotel. The scent does cascade down the entrance and hallways in the evening. My husband quite enjoyed the smell, but as a non-smoker, I did not. You can tell the staff work hard to ensure it is contained as much as possible. There was a wonderful selection of wines and champagne on display, and the cocktails were fabulous. It would be nice to have a separate bar for guests who are not into cigars to enjoy.

I simply wanted to sit at an empty table to enjoy some tea, but when I politely asked, the staff member responded in a rude and hostile manner. To my shock, he began screaming at me for no reason and accused me of being rude, which was completely unfounded. Despite there being available seating, he insisted that I leave the area. This experience left me feeling humiliated and unjustly treated. It’s deeply concerning that a hotel, which should be focused on guest satisfaction and hospitality, would allow such a situation to occur. I strongly advise caution if considering this hotel, as the staff's attitude and handling of the situation were appalling and far below any reasonable standard of customer service.

Starting with the positives, The Wellesley is a lovely, small boutique hotel in a good location across from Hyde Park. The service levels of the staff are five star -- every touch point we had with a staff member was excellent from start to finish. The staff goes out of their way to engage with you and help to personalize your stay. The room was very nice but not exceptional in any way. And, if you're a smoker, this place is for you. The not-so-positives. The breakfast area (dining room?) felt like a spillover afterthought. While service was very good, the experience was transactional. The room is small and too brightly lit, the food was nothing special -- we did not want to linger longer than we needed to. The biggest and most perplexing issue we had with this property was its priority around smoking. They are proud of their cigar bar area, but across from this area is their bar and outdoor lounge that becomes completely consumed by cigarette smoking as soon as the sun sets. The smell permeates and contaminates the very small lobby -- entering the hotel feels like walking into a ******. There was no way we could enjoy a drink at their bar or lounge, which is a basic expectation and massive disappointment in a five star hotel. The smoke travels up to the nonsmoking rooms, and certainly filled ours on the third floor. The after dark smoking thing is completely incongruent with the charm and service of this hotel during the daylight. It's really too bad because the hotel is lovely in almost every other way.

Absolutely gorgeous hotel and the staff are just as beautiful as the hotel. Every last person from the GM, front desk staff, the doorman, the butler and concierge. I felt like we were treated like royalty. This hotel should be the model of every Marriott in existence. We will definitely be returning. I count it a privilege to have had the opportunity to stay on this property. They exemplified world-class service that truly exceeds any location I have ever stayed at.

Nice experience very personalised given the boutique nature of the hotel. Chauffere service is convenient. Nice breakfast as well. Will definitely be back with my wife and children next time. Also worth noting that the location is convenient for London