Bingham Riverhouse

We'd eaten at the brilliant restaurant before and I booked a night there for my husband's birthday. The room we stayed in, Baudelaire, was gorgeous: fabulous river view, that lovely copper tub, and a bed larger than my first flat. It was so comfortable - it had that air of what the Norwegians call "hygge". And food superb, of course. Thank you to the staff - we felt welcome, relaxed and spoilt throughout.

Booked direct through the Bingham Riverhouse website so was able to take advantage of "free" breakfast and car parking "book direct" offer. Have stayed previously and the front of house team are, by and large, v friendly and professional. Three night stay was fantastic and reasonable value by London standards. The only reasons I've not awarded a 5* review are as follows: 1) Room was street facing - only room available when I booked - and street noise comes into play at night. 2) The cooked breakfasts are a delight but the breakfast service was a bit hit and miss with the single server often disappearing from the dining room for long periods. 3) The Bingham offers a Club membership scheme and on the Friday morning I had to endure the loud and inane conversation of a group of wide boy estate agents who were annoyingly making their presence felt (in the library space set aside for Club members) while hotel guests were enjoying an otherwise peaceful breakfast in the adjoining dining room.