Small row house type hotel on relatively quiet shaded street in a near park like setting yet convenient to Paddington station. Family run with helpful attentive staff. Clean throughout. Only downside is no room air conditioning for those sultry summer nights. A small room fan is provided but you’ll want to ask for another more powerful fan if you want to be relatively comfortable. Lobby is air conditioned. If you need a cab, ask the staff to book a black cab, not the private cab service that the staff suggests. I had a very bad experience with that company — bad enough to file a complaint with the Transport For London government agency — which ought to suspend their taxi operator license, in my opinion. This was my second stay and I would return again, despite the above comments.

The location is perfect. Just a short walk from Paddington Station to hotel. It would take around 5 minutes without luggage. The whole building blocks are all hotels and it's quite safe area. There are plenty of groceries and restaurants nearby. The room we had is 3 single beds and there is AC in the room, so it's comfortable during summer. Our room is 52. The first night we had a room with 1 double bed, 1 single bed, but the double bed is not a king size so it's not comfortable to share with 2 persons in that bed. Luckily, I spoke to Mel, the front lady and she could provide me the room with 3 single beds which is more convenient for us on the next day with moving luggages for us too. Thank you to her. Our new room is on underground though, it's opposite the breakfast area but there is no problem.

There are cleaning service everyday but no changing bedsheets. We stayed for 10 nights with same bedsheet since beginning. For ladies please prepare your shower cap. I didn't have much to say about dislike because overall is good.

We booked the Athena for one night in London after returning via the train from Bristol (into Paddington). We had an early flight the next morning. The Athena was a perfect accommodation for this one night. It is a quick walking distance from Paddington as well as several restaurants in the area. The room was a reasonable size, and the hotel is set back from the main street and fairly quiet. Compared to other London hotels in this area, the price was reasonable. The bathroom was clean, and the beds were comfortable.

The room had some dust and dirt in the corners and not all of the lights were working.

Unfortunately, the hotels in that area of London are a bit old, which is true for many of them. This was our second time staying there as a family. Initially, we couldn't find a room and experienced disappointment with a 4-day reservation at another hotel. On the second day, we immediately switched to the Athena Hotel. The rooms are varied, but we found a room comfortable enough for three people. The room was old but clean, and it had a noise-free, comfortable bed, which was adequate. The breakfast was satisfying, and if you need anything, the staff would come running even at night with a smile. The staff always respected our living and comfort area and always smiled. If you want a respectful and friendly staff, I think Athena is ideal. Additionally, the location is close to all rail systems. If we go again, our only choice in Paddington would be the Athena.

The building is designed to be designed to it in the form of old building rooms, but it is very good according to the dynamics of the region.

Breakfast was not included in the price. You had to pay extra to get breakfast. Location was nice. The property will be even better when construction along that bank of hotels is finished. We loved that we could store our luggage locked up there since we were too early for our room to be ready to check in. It is a lovely neighborhood only a few blocks from the Paddington station of the Underground.

Pillows were a bit on the hard side. My daughter had a decent pillow, mine was pretty firm and inflexible.

Great location, 5mins walk from Paddington station. I had a quiet room on the 4th floor at the back of the property, so could have the window open without being noise polluted. Staff are all super helpful and friendly. Unlike many other London hotels this one has a lift, which is even quite spacious!

The room is a bit small, but that's very common for the price range and type of location. The water pressure in the shower wasn't great.

The location of the hotel was excellent and the staff were pleasant. The rooms were clean and it was a nice touch to have tea, coffee and some toiletries in the bathroom. The rooms were serviced and bed made after each night which was pleasing and not expected. We did not have the continental breakfast but it looked nice and the breakfast room was busy. Nice hotel and would stay again.

We were in the basement and at times it was quite noisy due to people walking across the upper floor when tryingto sleep. However, we acknowledge that this could not be avoided and we were only there two nights.

Location very good. 10 minute stroll to Hyde Park. 5 minutes from Paddington Tube. Even though in the centre of Paddington the hotel was set back from the main road so actually quiet. Shops and restaurants/cafes round the corner. The hotel continental breakfast was basic but adequate. Room small but clean. We were given a fan in the room,which we needed due to the excessive hot weather.. I also took an extra smaller fan in the suitcase. Good all round basic hotel.

We did a lot of research before booking so knew exactly what we were getting. We booked the Quad room.Only downside was the small size of the room. But am guessing all small independent hotels in London will be the same as far as room size goes.

This is a very good value stay. The hotel is in a great location, just a 7min walk from Paddington Station and very close to a number of bus stops. The room was comfortable, clean and neat. While slightly small, I believe it is more spacious than similarly priced places in a similarly central location. The breakfast spread, while not extensive, was more than sufficient with decent options. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.

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The location near Paddington Station is excellent. The staff were very helpful and engaging.

The room was tiny. I could hardly turn around in it. However, it was clean and the bed comfortable. The bathroom was clean as well and nice shower. It seemed expensive for the size. I have stayed near Kings Cross for half the price and a nice room. I know Paddington is more popular so I may be off base with expectations.