Dolphin Inn - The Lodge

The location is very close to the station. Reception is open 24*7, so checking in late was not a problem. Rooms were pretty clean and tidy. For this cost, place was very good.

The beds fealt a bit small in size. Guess for a lodge, it might be the standard size.

It’s near paddington station and has several bus stops near so it’s well connected, you can get buses to central London, Camden town and nothing hill from there, the access to the accommodation is secure, you can only access with your card

The room had no air conditioning, only a small fan and a window, there was a heat wave and we were melting in the room, it was really hard to sleep due to this; the bathroom was also very hot as it had no window, only and extractor

For a single room in fairly central London, it was a good size, and well equipped. It was quite a bonus to have a decent sized fridge in the room, especially for someone like me who enjoys tea with fresh milk, which I obtained from the nearby, 24-hour Tesco Express, which was barely a 5 minute walk away. The shower in the en suite was a decent size, good water pressure, and hot water. Probably could have done with an extra shelf in there for stuff, but it was a very useable bathroom. The restaurant was down in the basement, as they often are in these London hotels, which is a bit dicey for anyone who's not great with narrow stairs and a low ceiling. Still, the food options were good: the cooked breakfast was very tasty; there was a good quality coffee machine that offered lattes, hot chocolates, americanos, etc, along with a good selections of juices; plus cereals, yoghurt, etc. The only nit-pick was the toast was a bit chewy; not entirely sure how they toasted it but it wasn't very crunchy. Nice enough. The staff in general were polite and helpful, but the restaurant staff were particularly friendly. The location was only a few minutes walk from Paddington tube station, which was very handy for getting about. Was pretty quiet overnight, which was helpful, as I stayed in June when it was hot and needed the window wide open. The hotel is in a nice little square alongside other hotels, so feels pretty safe. 24 hour reception or access with your room card, so getting in and out was a breeze. Would happily stay here again.

There was a TV in the room, but the signal was so terrible it was more for decorative purposes. I think only BBC News worked. Mind you, Wi-Fi signal was good so I was able to use my laptop quite happily instead. As I arrived late into the night, I wanted a snack so went to the aforementioned Tesco for some food bits, but then realised I didn't have a bowl so asked to borrow one, but was told they couldn't / don't do that, which seemed needlessly unhelpful.

Great location lots of things to see and do in walking distance. Good value for money and staff were friendly.

The room was to hot and only a little very noisy fan to help and it didn’t so didn’t sleep well at all. And the bathroom area smelled horrendous and didn’t want to go in it.