Why I love Tune Hotels, Westminster, UK

 

I have just came back from a 10-days holiday in London. My choice of accommodation was set much, much earlier as I had heard that a Tune Hotels will open a branch in London since early 2010. I have stayed in 2 other Tune Hotels before the one in Westminster which were the Tune Hotels Kuala Lumpur and Tune Hotels LCCT, near the airport. Both was a one-night stay as it was a kind of a transit where the former was before a trip to Singapore by bus for the Nuffnang's Blog Award show (Nuffnang office was 50 meters away) and the latter was for a trip to Phi Phi Island as the flight was very early. Then, I was also invited to Tune Hotels Damansara for a foursquare day meet up (I didn't see the room then as it was fully occupied).

Before anyone says I am bias or getting paid to blog for this, let me make it clear I am not getting anything out of this. I paid nearly RM200+ per night (which comes up to 40 pounds per night) for this stay as I couldn't get the 1 penny offer they had. And I actually don't mind paying this amount as I know how much a London hotel cost. And as for the stay I had in the previous Tune Hotels, I didn't enjoy one of them (the one in LCCT) as I think it was too small. The one in Kuala Lumpur's downtown is quite OK although I think the location is a bit dodgy.

What is perfect about Tune Hotels, Westminster is its location. The real estate mantra of Location, Location, Location can never be as true. 

How much do I love thee? Let me count the way :-

1) 10 steps (across the street) from the nearest Tube Station;

2) 10 steps to a few bus stops;

3) 500 meters to the nearest bus station/train station (Waterloo);

4) A Costa Coffee (a coffee chain in UK rivaling Starbucks) which is within the same building though not affiliate at all with Tune Hotels;

 

5) A Chicken Palace with good halal fried chicken and wicked lamb ribs (BBQ) across the street;

6) A 24-hours Costcutter mini mart which have all type of drinks (it is an off-license), snacks, fresh fruits and all your household need, across the street;

This is the street near Tune Hotels where on the left is the Chicken Palace and Costcutter

7) A Chinese restaurant at an intersection about 20 meters, just across the street;

8) A few Indian food restaurants within walking distance (on the way to Waterloo);

9) A few Thai restaurants and pubs (The Horse is just next door) within walking distance;

10) A few places of interest within 100 meters radius notable the Imperial War Museum;

11) 200 meters from Southbank which housed The London Eye, The London Aquarium, a few theaters, a few bridges. It was the Thames River Festival when we were there and we managed to catch the fireworks and I even have a video for it;