As part of a romantic weekend in London, we chose to stay at the Dixon, an Autograph Collection hotel of the Marriott family.

Itinerary followed:

Back on this very pleasant weekend in a very good London hotel.

Booking

I proceeded to book this hotel through the Marriott Bonvoy app, to join my wife who had some meetings in London just before.

We choose this hotel because of its acceptable value for money (about 150 € per night, a rarity in London) and its interesting design.

Its location is a bit of a step down, but London is a very well served metropolis by public transport and we will have no problems getting around.

Let’s go for a 3 nights stay at Dixon.

Arrival

A few hours before my arrival, I see in the Marriott Bonvoy app an upgrade to a Suite, the highest room category in the hotel. Excellent!

I arrive at the hotel by subway to the City station, located on the other side of the Thames, and will therefore take about ten minutes to arrive at the hotel, on foot. My wife has already completed the check-in process. I nevertheless stopped at the reception desk to declare my identity, and to confirm the Ambassador breakfast benefit as well as the late check-out at 4pm, which was done immediately. Perfect arrival experience.

Room

The assigned suite was located on the first floor of the property in the historic building. Please note that the standard rooms are located in the modern part of the property, built inside this historical part.

The entrance is quite large, and leads to a lounge to the right of this entrance. This lounge is completely separate from the rest of the space. It is a nice place to relax but it is (very) cold.

The rest of the space is in one piece, with the very comfortable Queen size bed, and a small armchair, all in a very contemporary decoration that I really like.

The adjoining bathroom is nicely decorated, and the sink area is very spacious although it lacks a second sink to accommodate two people.

The shower is huge with an incomparable pressure.

To finish, a video tour:

Hotel facilities

The hotel is equipped with a fitness room, located in the basement of the hotel. I won’t use it this time.

However, no pool or spa.

Food options

If the hotel is of good quality, then so is the restaurant, Provisioners. We had both dinner and breakfast at the hotel.

Breakfast – Provisioners

For hotel guests, breakfast is served at the table. A small buffet is set up in the middle of the restaurant. It is small in size but of good quality.

Hot and cold drinks are served at the table.

Hot options are available to order at the table at no extra charge.

Everything was of good quality, without being the best hotel breakfast ever. The service was just perfect, very attentive without being intrusive.

You should know that the place is quite nice, as the restaurant also serves as a neighborhood restaurant and cafe for locals who come there for a meeting or just to work.

Dinner – Provisioners

We had dinner one of the nights also at Provisioners. The menu is not sophisticated but on the bistronomy trend. We will have a pressed lamb and some sides, and an excellent dessert.

Not too expensive for a hotel restaurant.

Departure

The departure formalities at the hotel were perfect, but a cancellation of our flight to Paris at the last minute made us stay a good hour longer, to manage the IRROP. We are rebooked on Alitalia via LYC and LIN.

Bottom line

Not much to say about this stay: a historic building, rooms with top design, polite service… The only reproach would be its location a little far from the attractions, but not so much. Finally a good leisure hotel in a very Business location.

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