Having stayed at the fabulous Meridien in Boston, I was excited about our stay for 2 nights at this Meridien with a group of work colleagues. Our room 231 was tiny. bathroom was in the room, modern design ok, but the toilet cubicle was open top and botton so if someone was using it, you could hear everything. No extractor either. floor tiles cracked in the bed area, rug under bed all torn at edges. one of the dressing robes was completely ripped inside. Why was this not noticed ? Only mirror in the whole room was the shaving mirror..ridiculous ..for £300 a night. bar area downstairs tiny for a 5 star. breakfast possibly the worst I have ever had at a 5 star hotel. bacon totally salty, eggs that were runny and cold..yuck. we ordered club sandwiches the night we arrived and it took 25 mins for them to arrive and the chips with them were cold ! Staff were nice and the location is great but I would never stay again at this hotel and would check out the other hotels in the area. Very bad value for money !

Arrived early evening. Asked for an upgrade (booked on priceline.$300/nite for 4 nights) I got a free upgrade as a starwood holder and then elected to pay additional 4o pounds ($80.)per nite for a better upgrade. Each time they offered to show me the room before choosing. I took the additional $80/nite upgrade.
Room was very nice & large. 2 double beds.. a large bath, all marble. After some of the reviews I had read I was not expecting much but was pleasntly surprised.
The downstairs lounge/bar was overpriced but ok.
Biggest compaint would be there were no posted prices for the mini-bar and a small bottle of water wound up costing over$4. Dinner was too expensive so we found some nice places nearby .
The staff was extremely friendly, pleasant and very helpful. Gave us maps, directions and suggestions for dinner.
Would not give 5 stars but definately give 4 stars (5 stars to the service and staff).
Location was terrific.all buses nearby, could walk to so many
popular attractions..enjoyed our stay.

a) Stayed at Le Meridian Piccadilly on the 24th October, 2007 with my Wife and three Children-Childrens room was OK except it smelt of mould-desk light did not work and for £280 plus vat for one night-room needed total refurbishment-4/10

b) Our room being totally honest had no window-at £250 plus Vat-I immediately complained and the Hotel Check In Manager (Female) told me that actually they have clients who like rooms with no window (sort of incredible)-

c) She was helpful and did move us to a nice room next to the Childrens-which was fine-but did not make for a good start-

d) Overall the staff were no where near up to the standard of a 5 Star Hotel-the basement bar is very shabby and in my opinion the areas of the hotel I have seen need total refurbishment-

Its a pity as it has the potential to be a great Hotel-overall rating 4/10

I was given a theatre breaks voucher as a christmas present, and the company had about 10 five * hotels to choose from. Aside from The Ritz, I had heard of Le Meridien and was told it had a good reputation.

Me and my boyfriend stayed here for 2 nights, mainly because we had heard of the great pool. After arriving a few hours before check in to drop off our bags, we were told it was possible to check in early. Not only that, but we had been upgraded to an executive room. Well i had already booked a superior room so it seemed to be a great start. However, after arriving in our room, i must say i was hugely disappointed. Although not a bad sized room, the massive oversized bed took up the majority of it. Don't get me wrong, i love a big king sized bed, but this was absolutely insane. U could fit about 10 people in it and it made the room seem small. Bath was very small.

The reception area is lovely, and the staff downstairs were extremely helpful, if slightly intimidating. Although a young couple, we received the impression we should have millions in our bank to be able to come in. So even walking out in jeans to sight see we felt out of place.

The pool was average. But there was only the two of us in there. If there had been a few more it would have seemed quite small im sure. And the jacuzzi was out of order for the whole stay -slight let down. But there's also a sauna.

Breakfast was good, and we dined in the terrace restaurant that evening. I have to say its fairly expensive, but the food and service was out of this world. By far the best feature of the hotel - i would recommend eating there.

Also there's a nice bar in the foyer.

I admit, i thought this hotel was good, but after staying in a few 5* hotels and plenty of 4* hotels, it certainly didn't meet my 5* expectations. I'd class it an average 4*. If its a special occasion, i would recommend staying somewhere else.