we stayed at the May Fair, we would never stay there again, we couldn't sleep because of of noise from acrossed the street, the hotel was not inviting and the staff was not helpful!!!!!! they knew about the problems from previous patrons, but did nothing about it we had two suites and feel like we wasted ALOT of money on substandard rooms!!! we will go back to london, loved it, but we will look for another hotel!!!

Overall it was very good. As a base for a weekend in London it was perfect; closely located to Bond Street and a large number of theatres.

The rooms were modern, tastefully furnished and clean. The building work was only noticeable from the outside and nothing appeared to happen over the weekend, at least we did not hear any.

Where this hotel scored the most points was being well priced, stylish and modern. We were reluctant to spend a lot on a 'traditionally decorated' room in another hotel only to find it dated, 'floral' and lacking a decent shower etc. The Radisson is perfect if you have the same reservations and don't want to blow the budget.

My wife and I stayed for a Friday and Saturday night booked via lastminute.com.

Yes the hotel will be better when completed but the inside is finished and at the rate available on lastminute for a 5* in Mayfair its very good value.

We found the bars impersonal and noisey (try the bars at the Ritz, Connaught, Savoy and Claridge's - same prices but more history and great for people watching).

We had a delux room which was a good size with walk in closet/wardrode (lighting poor) and large bathroom.

The building work was intrusive on Saturday morning but not on Sunday.

The staff were very helpful and friendly.

For us the hotel is too modern (we prefer the more traditional London 5*'s) but if we need to stay in London while the reduced rates are available we would use the hotel again.

I read the previous reviews about the place being a construction site and chose to disregard them. It used to be an Intercontinental. "They can't run a 'five star' hotel under those conditions" I thought to myself.

Oh yes they can! When we arrived the road had been closed to allow a massive pantechnicon crane to do some work on the building, which was completely swathed in scaffolding. The reception is very minimalist, and we were soon checked in and went off to our room. As we entered the newly refurbished room, we felt the vibrations and racket of a jackhammer right outside the window. We went straight back down to reception and asked to move.

The next room was quieter, but there was no WiFi internet connection, mini-bar not working, only five TV channels, advertised shoe shine service not available, Scaffolding outside the windows. The lifts are slow and intermittent. When a lift does arrive, you will likely share it with a hard-hatted construction worker carrying slabs of marble. One bar was closed.

The location is excellent, being just off Piccadilly. We paid £99, a discount rate through lastminute, this is the "5 star Mayfair" hotel. But the hotel really should be closed whilst this work is carried out. We wish we had stayed elsewhere.

The hotel is supposed to be finished in September 2006. Stay away until then!