Photo Review: DoubleTree by Hilton - Tower of London King City Suite

 

DoubleTree by Hilton - Tower of London

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Date of stay: September 1-2, 2023
Address: 7 Pepys Street, London EC3N 4AF GB
Room: Booked Queen guest room, upgraded to King city suite

Nightly Rate: 52,000 Hilton points

Getting to the hotel: From Heathrow Airport, take the Piccadilly Line and get off at Barons Court. Change to District Line and get off at Tower Hill. The hotel is a few steps away from there.

Video on YouTube

Hotel Exterior

Hotel exterior

Entrance

Reception

Reception

Concierge

Check-in

We got our room keys around 2:35pm, right after having afternoon treats at the Executive Lounge. Unfortunately, they forgot to give us the DoubleTree cookies during check-in.

Elevators & Hallway

Elevators

Elevators directory

Hallway, 7th floor

King City Suite, Room 755

King bed

Phone, alarm clock, USB ports

Large TV

Hotel info card

Closet with safe, slippers, etc.

Living room

Chair and coffee table

Dining table with a cake and a card for our anniversary (weeks away). Thanks guys!

Nespresso machine

Work desk (sadly wifi was slow)

Coffee and tea making facility, cookies, chocolate powder are inside one of the drawers👍

Complimentary bottles of water

Bathroom with large bottles of Crabtree & Evelyn bath amenities.

Bathtub

Walk-in shower

Guest restroom

Orientation map

This is how the 7th floor plan looks like using the Hilton app.

View of Four Seasons (yet to re-open) and a little view of the Tower Bridge.

View of the Tower Bridge at night.

Executive Lounge, Ground Floor

Entrance

Seating

Seating

Seating

All Day Refreshments

Coffee and tea

Cookies, fruits

Softdrinks, water, soya drink

Water and juices

Afternoon Tea

On offer was a tasteful coconut cake.

Happy Hour, 6pm to 8pm

Canapes, cheese, fruits, desserts

Spring rolls, meat sausage, salad, Crudités

Pinot Grigio white wines, Luna del Sur red wine

Breakfast

Juices

Breakfast Restaurant, The City Cafe

Seating

Seating

Seating

Below are some photos from the buffet:

They also had vegetarian sausage among others 👍

Gluten free products 👍

Amenities & Outlets

Fitness Suite, 2nd floor

Fitness Suite, 2nd floor

Fitness Suite, 2nd floor

Vertical Bar

Savage Garden rooftop bar

Savage Garden rooftop bar

Extras

Restrooms, ground floor near the luggage room.

Exploring the Area

Tower Bridge

Tower of London

Shard

CONCLUSION

I had originally booked a stay at the Hilton Canary Wharf as it also has an Executive Lounge and the rate was much cheaper than at the DoubleTree Tower of London. Of course, the downside is that it is far from the city centre. In the end, I redeemed some Hilton points and stayed in this hotel. We were just so happy with our stay. Aside from the upgrade to one of their suites as a diamond member, we loved the location as the hotel is steps away from the top attractions including the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Also, the breakfast buffet at the main restaurant had an extensive offering and the evening canapes in the Executive Lounge was lovely too. The cake for our (advanced) anniversary celebration was very much appreciated. Only thing we did not like was the wifi was slow. Overall, it was a very enjoyable stay and we would surely stay here again when back in London.