From the moment we stepped out of the taxi the Hotel felt special, the staff were excellent, the rooms perfect and the breakfast would set you up for the day.

I stay in London on a regular basis and will be making this my home...

I stayed at the Athenaeum from Dec. 27 to 29, 2003. The staff made me feel welcome immediately, which I very much appreciated when I arrived in my jet-lagged state. My room was on the small side, but had all the comforts I expected and a few little luxuries as well. A terrific experience!

Good location on Piccadilly; very comfortable; professional and welcoming staff.The bedroom was an example of how 'designer' can sometimes mean 'horrible' ? it was comfortable, fairly recently refurbished, but just not very attractive. On the day I stayed, there was no running water for several hours ? not the hotel's fault, but it didn't help.It's a really nice hotel, and doesn't have that 'chain' feel of so many London hotels. But given the acclaim it's received (five red AA stars, for example), I think I'd expected it to be more special than it actually was.