Review of Hilton London Bankside 5*

My partner and I stayed at the Hilton Bankside in July 2018 for four nights. The hotel is very central, although not particularly close to a tube or train station so a little bit of a walk is required when you need public transport. They put us on level one which was a bit disappointing as we had no view and a heap of whirring machines outside kept up a buzz. The room was clean, a good size, and the king bed was comfy. The bathroom was modern and had a volume control for the TV speaker in there — we didn’t have a bath, but the shower was really good and I loved the mirror over the sink that was hanging by a belt strap. We actually got engaged during our stay, and I kept the champagne bottle and cork from the proposal as souvenirs, and told the guy at reception to tell the cleaner not to throw it out just to be sure. For some reason this was lost in translation (as I don’t think the guy spoke good English despite being on front desk! ) and they kept all our plastic water bottles we’d put in the bin, and threw our champagne bottle and cork out! It was bizarre, especially since the champagne bottle was next to a ring box and flowers! Anyway I went down to reception and they managed to find the champagne bottle and cork undamaged so that was a relief! They also gave us a delicious dessert with “congratulations” spelled out in chocolate which was pretty kind. I would consider staying here again, but I would request not to be on the first floor. Hopefully this review was helpful :-)