Motel One Tower Hill Review

Just around the corner from Aldgate Tube Station, Motel One Tower Hill is a good option for travelers on a budget who don’t want to compromise on style. The German brand offers a winning combination of a straightforward pricing structure, basic rooms with all the necessities, stylish public areas, and a central location.

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The hotel is at 24-26 Minories,main street leading down to the Tower of London, which is less than a five-minute walk away. Aldgate Tube station is a 3-minute walk away. Liverpool Street Station is about a 10-minute walk away, as is the Italian foodhall Eataly.

A lot of attention has been paid to detail in the hotel’s public areas, so guests get a good first impression when they arrive: There’s a lounge and bar, and a reception desk that glows in Motel One’s signature turquoise. The rest of the Motel One Tower Hill hotel is white, bright and modern.

From the friendly but not very talkative receptionists to the good-humored bartenders who make sure every drink is perfect, you can feel somewhat welcome as a guest. However, a little more cordiality wouldn’t go amiss.

Rooms are simply decorated with white textured walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, modern dark wood furniture, and splashes of color from gray and turquoise textiles. While the rooms have everything you need-including tea and coffee makers tucked away in a closet next to the beds, and a choice of soft and firm pillows-the lack of a phone, a closet (there are clothes rails instead), and a proper desk chair (there’s a stool instead) shows that you’ll have to compromise in some areas to keep prices down.

The black-and-white bathrooms have decent walk-in showers, stylish sinks, and fluffy white towels, but don’t expect a wide selection of toiletries. I booked a city view room and have to say I was a bit disappointed. If you looked out the windows from the bed to the front, there was a view of a major construction site and diagonally to the right a view of the Gherkin, which somewhat embellished the otherwise poor city view. Because to look out of the window to the left side one did not want and I decided also there to leave the light-impermeable curtain closed. Because the view from this window allowed the view of a concrete gray concrete wall of an office building in the brisk business was.

The hotel bar serves an extensive drinks menu, including the in-house cocktails (with names like “Industrialist” and “Manc-Hattan”). Food is limited to toasties and bar snacks. Breakfast costs £9.50 per person and offers a good selection of continental items, including cereal, fruit, yogurt, pastries, meats, cheeses, breads, and boiled eggs.