Andaz London Liverpool StreetvsPortobello Hotel
Andaz London Liverpool Street and Portobello Hotel are both recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Andaz London Liverpool Street is preferred by most professionals compared to Portobello Hotel. Andaz London Liverpool Street comes in at #23 in London with praise from 16 publications such as Travel + Leisure, DK Eyewitness and Condé Nast Traveler.
Andaz London Liverpool Street Show All Reviews
40 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7QN
From $267/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Rough Guide
"A consistent winner on the designer hotel scene... the five restaurants and bars keep the place buzzing."
Michelin Guide
"A contemporary and stylish interior... Bright and spacious bedrooms with state-of-the-art facilities."
Concierge
"Hyatt Hotels & Resorts rebranded it under their new "big boutique" Andaz label. And big it is, with 267 bedrooms, five restaurants, and four bars, including a pub and Japanese and fish restaurants."
Time Out
"The new approach means out with gimmicky menus, closet-sized minibars and even the lobby reception desk, and in with down-to-earth, well-informed service and eco-friendliness." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This magnificent 19th-century railroad hotel was formerly the Great Eastern Hotel. It is now a concept hotel with boutique-inspired credentials."
Gayot
"Using a fresh, simple and personalized service model, this property attracts everyone from business travelers to romantic weekenders to style-seeking creative types."
Travel + Leisure
"With its 19th century red brick Victorian exterior, this financial district hotel was one of the original London railway hotels." Full review
BlackBook
"Settle into your deconstructed, relaxed, mi-casa-es-su-casa joint in the midst of London's most bustling hood."
Zagat
"A grand Victorian exterior conceals striking contemporary interiors at this boutique hotel next to Liverpool Street Station, where check-in via iPad sets the hip tone."
Frommer's
"The Andaz really has the best of both worlds -- tradition and modernity coming together beautifully under its elegant Victorian roof." Full review
Portobello Hotel Show All Reviews
22 Stanley Gardens, London W11 2NG
From $257/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"An attractive Victorian townhouse in an elegant terrace."
Frommer's
"The quintessential Portobello Hotel tale is the night that Kate Moss and Johnny Depp allegedly took a champagne bath here. It sums up the hotel -- glamorous, bubbly, and expensive." Full review
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Since windows are not double-glazed, request a room in the quiet rear.
Concierge
"The very definition of shabby chic, the decor is half high-Victorian, half colonial, with claw-foot tubs and a great deal of red velvet."
Fodor's
"One of London's quirkiest hotels, the little Portobello... is seriously hip, attracting scores of celebrities to its small but stylish rooms that are decorated with joyous abandon." Full review
Time Out
"It remains a pleasingly unpretentious place, with a more civilised demeanour than its legend might suggest." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This long-running, popular hotel combines Victorian coziness with sumptous extravagance in its individually decorated bedrooms."
Gayot
"Two elegant, six-story Victorian terrace houses have melded together into an eclectic hotel that serves as a magnet for visiting rock and movie stars."
Travel + Leisure
"This Neoclassical mansion hotel may feel more like a posh home than a hotel, but its hassle-free ambience draws an eclectic smattering of musicians, models, poets, writers, and actors." Full review
Zagat
"This hip Notting Hill boutique hotel has a reputation as a celebrity hideaway, and its individually designed rooms are suitably dramatic."
Lonely Planet
"This splendidly located, 21-room property has been a firm favourite with rock and rollers and movie stars down the decades." Full review