Mint Hotel Westminster
30 John Islip Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom, SW1P 4DD
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expert-rated hotels in London- Recommended for:
- Business travellers, Culture vultures, Great views / scenery
Expert review of Mint Hotel Westminster
Great business hotel with fine river views from the suites.
The new-build Mint Hotel, previously known as City Inn until a re-branding in December 2010, isn’t much to look at but it's great to look out from. The upper floors have great Thames views, especially when lit up at night. It is also well-organised, with decent-sized rooms that had all the facilities I needed.
Location:
Just behind the superb Tate Britain gallery (there’s an alley - the Art Street - from the riverside to the hotel), the Mint Hotel Westminster is set on a back street about 10 minutes’ walk from Pimlico Underground station. Apart from the gallery and the Thames, there isn’t much here, but Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey are an easy walk north.
Bedrooms:
Get a suite on the 12th or 13th floor if you can: the floor-to-ceiling windows give on to a bend of the Thames for stunning, almost perilous evening views. I thought the power shower was a bit feeble, but otherwise the rooms show good attention to all the necessary details – comfy bed, free broadband, tea- and coffee-making facilities, iMac, flatscreen TV with DVD and CD player, clear pricing policy (£4 tray charge to deliver meals up from restaurant, for example).
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Public areas:
The adaptable modern design is given a bit of character by changing displays of works from the Chelsea College of Art, but the public areas still feel a little too functional to be entirely relaxing. You just know it can all be subdivided and reorganised when the next conference is in town.
Eating and drinking:
When I first ate here, the City Café menu was full of rather outlandish combinations of ingredients: it seems to have now settled down into offering more sensible options. But there have always been good cocktails in the scarlet Millbank Lounge, which specialises in whiskies.
Leisure facilities:
The gym (open 5am to midnight) has cardiovascular and resistance-training machines.
Service:
Business-like, but friendly and accommodating.
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Who stays there:
The hotel is set up for business, but good weekend prices draw savvy leisure travellers.
Price advice:
Definitely one to consider for that bargain weekend break: during the summer you can get a great room rate including breakfast and VAT.
Pros:
Well-organised, friendly service
Great river views from the upper floors
Good room amenities
Cons:
Characterless building
Tucked-away location
More information on Mint Hotel Westminster:
- Price from:
- Type:
- Hotel
- Address:
- 30 John Islip Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom, SW1P 4DD
- Amenities:
- Fitness Centre, High-Speed Internet, Restaurant, Room Service
- Neighbourhood:
- Westminster
