LHR: Melia White House Hotel

Hello folks!

You won't believe this, but I had the distinction of being the very first crew to check in at the Melia White House hotel! We were received very warmly by the Director of Sales, Kati Sadchikova. She even took us around on a personal tour of the hotel grounds and the amenities.

The hotel is located east of Regents park, one small block north of Euston Road (behind a church). It is near the Great Portland Street Tube stop, which services the Circle, Hammersmith, and Metropolitan lines.


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The hotel is very well appointed. The lobby is impeccable, with marble floors and a clean design. Interestingly, there is no ramp, so you need to schlep your bags down a couple of stairs to get to the counter.





The small size of the rooms at the Melia White House are the biggest disappointment. They are a very tight squeeze in all respects. You no kidding only have about 18" of space between the foot of the bed and the opposite wall. The desk takes up the entire window wall, and there is almost not enough room to scoot the chair back far enough to sit down at the desk. The other beef is the pillows, which seemed very flat and unsupportive. The bed itself was fine, but not the best I've slept in. The thermostat is on the wall, but the fan speed is by the bed.



The bathroom, in keeping with the theme for the rest of the room, was small, but very well appointed.



You get free internet, wired and wireless. They'll give you a code upon check-in. If you're using the wired (ethernet), it's really tough to find where to put the code. You need to click on an obscure link at the bottom that says something like 'I already have a code.'

There are the standard meal discounts. I would think that we'd eat there a bit more than at the Metropole since most of the restaurants are a bit of a walk.

The gym is adequate. They have 3 treadmills, one elliptical, 2 bikes and 1 rower. There are dumbell weights, with the heaviest only being about 45 lbs or so. They really need to get at least a lat pull-down machine as a minimum, so let's bug them to put that in.

One of the best deals that they are giving aircrew is 2 for 1 at the bar from 4pm until 6pm. So, don't forget to stop by and kickstart your layover with a pint or two.





The Melia White House is a change of pace from the Metropole, and about a 5 minute extra van ride. Overall, it is a well appointed hotel that is conveniently located. The room size is the biggest detractor, but at least they are comping the internet. Have fun and be sure to post your comments on the hotel so we can get extra observations...