Henrietta Experimental

If you’re visiting London, I’d suggest you take a hard look at Henrietta Experimental. It’s in Covent Garden, which is centrally located but not overwhelmingly touristy, relatively speaking, because this is London, after all. The hotel has two branches, one at 14-15 Henrietta Street, the other across the street. Our room was across the street, and if it wasn’t newly renovated, it certainly looked it. It was a lovely room, looking down on Henrietta from the third floor, with a window seat, desk, refrigerator, a very comfortable bed, and a generous bathroom. The housekeeping staff members were helpful and friendly. The hotel is about a five-minute walk to the Covent Garden tube station (Piccadilly line). The Henrietta is also within walking distance of many West End theaters as well as many must-see London sites, including Trafalgar Square, Westminster, and Buckingham Palace. And the tube will get you to the others. Also, you’ll find a slew of good restaurants and pubs in the area. This was our fifth visit to London; we’ve stayed in Knightsbridge, Mayfair, and Belgravia. When we return to London, we’ll head straight for the Henrietta.

Beautiful rooms with comfortable beds! The staff was friendly and food at the restaurant was delish!

+ Great location + Helpfull staff and easy check-in + Nicely decorated room with a modern bathroom and great shower. - I would have preferred having a coat rack or a hook in the room to hang jacket/handbag. There was a closet but would have liked that option as well. Overall a great experience. Didn’t have breakfast included but we ate in the restaurant on our last morning. Choice of breakfast buffet or à la carte with a good selection of options. Fast service and good food.

The area was nice and very convenient. There are craft markets and restaurants on the street. There were some minor issues: We would have appreciated knowing the elevator wasn’t fully operational in advance, it only worked on some levels and we had to carry our luggage up. When it was operating it could only fit one person and one suitcase at a time. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom was nice but the shower stall was small and with the shower head directly in the middle there was no space to move out of the water to lather, etc. We had two rooms, one was cleaned well & one less so. We also noticed stains on the hand towels. Not major, but they do market as a luxury hotel. On the positive side they made a mistake with our laundry and fully took responsibility and provided the service at no charge.

no complaints!