£90.84 Avg/night
Rate based on Check-in 17 Feb 2013 Check-out 18 Feb 2013

Hotel Rafayel

5 stars
34 Lombard Road, London, SW11 3RF
Hotel Overview
Reviewer score
3.4
out of 5
5 reviews
clean,but a little bit small

nice staff, hope the room could be larger. and location is ok, bus 170 t0 victoria See full review

  • staryxj
  • 19 Jun 2012
Reasonable value

Booked into this hotel based on the ratings. Shame about the location and although paid for river... See full review

  • Edinburgh on business
  • 27 Jan 2013
One of the world's first environmentally-conscious luxury hotels, Rafayel on the Left Bank is set to prove that hotels can embrace cutting-edge green technologies and minimize their environmental impact without comprising on 5-star luxury, quality or comfort. Incorporating the latest technological advances in LED lighting, air conditioning, VDA efficiencies and rainwater harvesting will enable the hotel to reduce the 70kg carbon footprint of the average London hotel guest by an astounding 20%. Hotel at Rafayel want each and every one of guests to enjoy the most luxurious, relaxing and decadent stay imaginable. Hotel Rafayel boasts 65 luxurious "smart" rooms, 15 apartments, conference facilities, bakery, an exciting new champagne bar and riverside restaurant, brasserie, corporate boardroom, library, conference facilities for 150, penthouse and river view event spaces as well as the latest well being spa treatments and gym. The building's simple configuration of curved blocks provides a stunning, and unmatched, 360 degree view of London from a large roof terrace where guests can enjoy panoramic views over the river and city skyline.

Hotel Rafayel Rooms

The Mississippi Rooms - Standard Rooms
A double bedroom with one double bed includes media hub/office facility, free cable and Wireless and ceiling to floor windows.
The Yangtze Rooms - Superior Rooms
Superior room with one queen bed includes media hub/office facility, free cable and Wireless and ceiling to floor windows.
The Amazon Rooms - Deluxe Rooms
Deluxe room with one king bed includes media hub/office facility, free cable and Wireless and ceiling to floor windows.
The Amazon Rooms - Premier Deluxe Rooms
Premier Deluxe room with one king bed includes media hub/office facility, free cable and Wireless and ceiling to floor windows.
The Nile Rooms - Junior Suite Rooms
Junior Suite with one king bed includes media hub/office facility, free cable and Wireless and ceiling to floor windows.

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Hotel Map

51.4705 -0.1774
Area served
London, Battersea, Clapham Junction, Clapham, Wandsworth.
Nearby airports
Gatwick and Heathrow Airport.
Area description
Located at 34 Lombard Road, Battersea, on the south bank of the River Thames, adjacent to the London Heliport, the hotel may have a tranquil waterside location, but you don't have to go far to experience bustling city life and urban amenities. Battersea Park, with its contemporary gallery, is just a short walk along the riverside, and nearby Battersea Rise and Battersea Square boasts a broad variety of eateries, cafes, markets and shops. Rafayel is proud of its spot in Battersea, the so-called "weak link," which it arguably is not. It is a little-known secret but the tube, Clapham Common, is only 7-8 minutes away through free shuttle service. You can then take a direct connection to Leicester Square, Charing Cross, and Tottenham Court Road where you can get the central line to Bond Street, Bank, Moorgate or Barbican.

Nearby points of interest

  • Stamford Bridge: 1 mi
  • Wandsworth: 1.2 mi
  • Earls Court Exhibition Centre: 1.6 mi
  • Gloucester Road: 1.7 mi
  • Natural History Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Sloane Square: 1.8 mi
  • National Art Library: 1.8 mi
  • Science Museum London: 1.9 mi
  • Pimlico: 2.1 mi
  • Harrods: 2.1 mi
  • Royal Albert Hall: 2.1 mi
  • High Street Kensington: 2.3 mi
  • Victoria station: 2.3 mi
  • Kensington Palace: 2.4 mi
  • Kennington: 2.4 mi
  • Stamford Bridge: 1 mi
  • Wandsworth: 1.2 mi
  • Earls Court Exhibition Centre: 1.6 mi
  • Gloucester Road: 1.7 mi
  • Natural History Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Sloane Square: 1.8 mi
  • National Art Library: 1.8 mi
  • Science Museum London: 1.9 mi
  • Pimlico: 2.1 mi
  • Harrods: 2.1 mi
  • Royal Albert Hall: 2.1 mi
  • High Street Kensington: 2.3 mi
  • Victoria station: 2.3 mi
  • Kensington Palace: 2.4 mi
  • Kennington: 2.4 mi
  • Royal Mews: 2.4 mi
  • Victoria Palace Theatre: 2.4 mi
  • Hyde Park Corner: 2.5 mi
  • Buckingham Palace: 2.6 mi
  • Tate Britain: 2.6 mi
  • Queen`s Gallery: 2.6 mi
  • Westminster: 2.7 mi
  • Brixton Academy: 2.7 mi
  • Cutty Sark: 2.7 mi
  • Park Lane: 2.8 mi
  • Lancaster Gate: 2.8 mi
  • Vauxhall: 2.9 mi
  • Houses of Parliament: 2.9 mi
  • Brixton Art Gallery: 2.9 mi
  • St James's Park: 3 mi
  • Queensway: 3 mi
  • Piccadilly: 3 mi
  • Hyde Park: 3 mi
  • Shakespeare's Globe: 3 mi
  • Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum: 3 mi
  • Marble Arch: 3.1 mi
  • Big Ben: 3.1 mi
  • Lambeth: 3.1 mi
  • Bond Street London: 3.2 mi
  • Regent Street: 3.3 mi
  • Admiralty Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Paddington Station: 3.3 mi
  • Trafalgar Square: 3.3 mi
  • London Aquarium: 3.3 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Museum: 3.3 mi

Amenities

  • Bar/Lounge
  • Business centre
  • Conference facilities
  • Fitness centre or spa
  • Fitness room
  • Health club
  • Meeting/Banquet facilities
  • No smoking rooms/facilities
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • Safe deposit box
  • Spa services
  • Wheel chair access
  • Wireless internet

Meeting facilities

Meeting Info
Rafayel on the Left Bank provides the perfect setting for any occasion, be it conference, business meeting, product launch or social event. Professional team of Event Managers will take care of every detail, ensuring that your event will be one to remember. Offering you outstanding service and stunning facilities are pleased to provide A state-of-the-art boardroom for 12, fully-equipped and featuring the most modern networking and audio-visual facilities.

Dining

The Banyan On The Thames
The Banyan on the Thames Restaurant serves an extensive grill-based menu. The Rafayel's stylish riverside bar offers freshly mixed cocktails and a light bar menu. Set inside London's most exclusive eco-friendly hotel, Rafael on the Left Bank, Banyan on the Thames is a chic restaurant overlooking the river and the London Helipad in Battersea. With so much action right outside its sound-proofed windows, this is a fantastic place to watch the world go by. And super-tanned sun-lovers adore the riverside roof terrace for summertime dining. The Hotel Rafayel is popular with an international, glamorous yet ecologically-sensitive set of travellers, and the Banyan on Thames is open to serve them - and you - breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu is a melange of European, Asian and Mediterranean flavours, fusion cuisine at its finest. Banyan on the Thames makes the most of the peace and tranquillity of its ideal riverside location.

Hotel Policies

Check-in:
1400
Check-out:
1100

Terms and conditions

Extra charges may apply for children. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the quoted rate.

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use. All information has been provided by this hotel and not by ebookers

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Guest Reviews (5)

Ratings and reviews for Hotel Rafayel

Overall score

3.4 / 5
5 out of 5
Amenities:
3.8
Room cleanliness:
4.2
Hotel staff:
3.4
Room comfort:
4.2
Location:
2.2
Value:
3.2

20% would recommend to a friend.

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Reviewer score

3
Edinburgh on business
Business
Edinburgh
27 Jan 2013

Reasonable value

Booked into this hotel based on the ratings. Shame about the location and although paid for river view would not have spent the extra £60 for a ropey view of the Thames! That being said the room was clean but you need a masters degree in engineering to work out the shower!

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
5
Location:
1
Value:
3
Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Hotel Rafayel

Reviewer score

2
Ed dissapointed
Fords, New Jersey
2 Jul 2012

Needs that special something

It is not well located. Needs attention to detail. Had to ask staff to make any calls. There is a heliport next door. The hotel only has rooms for rent on the 1st and 2nd floors. They did accomate us in an appartment on the 6th floor. It was decent but the washer machine locked up with my wife's clothe's inside and they were soaked and stained. spent last night triying to dry them.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
2
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
3
Location:
1
Value:
2
Time-saving tip: Not Applicable

Make sure you have change for the bus for the way into town. You have to buy a ticket at the machine on the bust stop.

Review of Hotel Rafayel

Reviewer score

4
staryxj
Shanghai
19 Jun 2012

clean,but a little bit small

nice staff, hope the room could be larger. and location is ok, bus 170 t0 victoria

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
3
Value:
4
Review of Hotel Rafayel

Reviewer score

4
Peter Barth
Bern
13 Oct 2012

Gutes Mittelklassehotel etwas in die Jahre gekommen, fünf Sterne doch etwas überbewertet.

Personal eher zurückhaltend freundlich, Lage ist sehr gut, Busstation in der Nähe und in 15 Minuten im Zentrum, Zimmer war sehr gut und gross, super Bad und Fitnessmöglichkeiten. Einmal gesehen, zufrieden, thats it.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
4
Location:
4
Value:
3
Shopping tip: Long walk from hotel

Bus

Review of Hotel Rafayel

Reviewer score

4
rockchimney
Bischofsheim
7 Sep 2012

voll in Ordnung

Wenn man mit Bus und U-Bahn (!!) unterwegs ist macht die Lage (ein bißchen vom Zentrum entfernt) auch nichts aus. Das Zimmer war super. Alles sauber, edles Design. Die Mitarbeiter alle sehr nett und um das Wohl der Kunden bemüht. Teilweise schwer zu verstehen. Oxford-Englisch mit indischem Akzent und das in ganz schnell... Das Hotel bietet einen "kostenlosen" Shuttle" vom Hotel zur nächsten U-Bahn-Station an. Allerdings hat der Fahrer dann trotzdem 5 Pfund von uns verlangt.... Alles in allem ein gutes Hotel.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
5
Location:
2
Value:
4
Entertainment tip: Not Applicable

London Eye Auch wenn die Preise erstmal abschrecken (18 Pfund pro Person) lohnt es sich allemal. Eine Umdrehung dauert ca. 45 Minuten und man sieht sehr viel. Wir sind abends gefahren, was das ganze sehr romantisch gemacht hat. Ganz London liegt einem beleuchtet zu Füßen.

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