Hi
looking to get away next week for my birthday just a couple of nights in london and on lastminute.com they do 'secret hotels' where you dont know where your staying til you've paid - all you know is the area and star rating. It says its giving you a really discounted rate.

has anyone done one of these secret hotels and was it any good?

If you have a look at this thread on Money Saving Expert (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=536015) it reveals the identity of some of the top secret hotels.  It sounds as though some are "bumped up" a star rating (ie. some "five star" hotels on lastminute.com are really four star) - but if you find out from MSE what the hotel is and look it up on tripadvisor, you should have an idea of what the hotel's like.

ok will have a look at that.

have you ever done one?

thanks

I think a friend of mine said if you google the description you can usually find where it is.

Hi Lorripop,

I work in London and have used these quite a bit, but I have the luxury of knowing a lot of the areas and so am able (looking at the Hotel descriptions) to guess which Hotels they are.
    In the main it's very rare that you get what we would think of as the 5 star hotels, they tend to be upper mid range and do very much vary! If you do get a particularly nice hotel then it tends to be because the room is one that is situated over a noisy bar area or building works are nearby etc <- now that's not always the case, but if you're planning a nice evening out and want a nice environment then its a consideration!
    The last one I booked in the Summer was a gorgeous modern hotel with sumptuous rooms but at midnight the noise was deafening as they had a DJ and pumping techno sound set and we hadn't realised (During the day and early evening it was a fairly quiet very nice Champagne bar) So it pays to do your homework.
    If you've spotted some your interested in then feel free to pm me the link(s) and I'll take a look and see if I recognise them and can give you a heads up. If you want to pm me the price bracket you were looking for and area I might be able to give you some recommendations also.

HTH?

have you tried here www.priceline.co.uk I use these a lot and have never been dissapointed.

When I find one I like I find thier website to find out what reduction I am getting and more about the hotel.

thanks husky girl - what i am trying to find is Langham at half the cost!! dont think these do the secret hotel though.

went on the maoney saving site and quite a few are the premier hotels or the hiltons which im view is similar style these days.

will check out priceline

thanks

The Langham is pure luxury and well worth the money!!! Location, hotel and service all outstanding! I Love it!