Hi! Not sure this is a question so much as an observation... Agree tea making facilty would be nice, that said I find quite a few small hotels don't have this facility. We were only here for one night and had a very nice 'Persian' meal in the evening, breakfast in the morning and afternoon tea, cakes and sandwiches on the way out... All meals included a pot of tea so we didn't miss the tea making facilty... having said that if we are staying in a small hotel for a couple of nights or more we do, as you suggest, tend to bring a travel kettle unless the reviews suggest this facility is available or we've been there previously and know a kettle is available. As for the hairdryer... I haven't really got enough hair these days to worry about that! 😬

Gloucester Road

See my review: We booked one night away to the Cranley Hotel back in August for the month of October. At the time, the reviews were very favourable and it looked great. Nearer the time, however, the ratings went down and we had cause for concern even before we arrived there. Nevertheless, we remained positive and expected good things of this boutique hotel. It's in an excellent location, near to Cromwell Road and South Kensington and from the outside, looks charming and sophisticated. We arrived at midday, knowing that we could not check in until 2pm, so we left our luggage there and actually returned at 4pm, quite tired and wanting some relaxing time before going out in the evening. The Manager told us that we had been upgraded from an Executive Room to a Suite - so far so good... I put the key in the door, but it was already unlocked, so we walked in... there was a large bag of rubbish just inside, the bed was unmade and the light was on in the bathroom, so clearly, the room had NOT been made up since the previous guests had departed. It was quite musty and looking out from the French windows, there was a bike outside and old cans of soft drinks on the patio table... The Manager apologised and set to to get it cleaned but it really wasn't good enough... Overall, the room was pleasant but tired - the whole place needs a good spruce up - the decor was a bit faded and peeling in places and parts of the carpet were worn. It has so much potential. Included in our package was a glass of bubbly (not chilled) and "canapés" - actually postage stamp pieces of pitta bread topped with hummus, tzatziki etc... very odd - we were expecting some nice smoked salmon or vol au vents... We knew that only a Continental Breakfast was included but it was particularly disappointing. You order it the night before (goodness knows why)... we chose petit pain (only to find out that they were off the menu the next morning), croissants and pain au chocolate - very small and ordinary and the Danish pastries never turned up. The nasty Hovis thick sliced bread was meant to be toasted but had barely seen a toaster and was flabby... really no excuse, when you can now get decent Sourdough bread and other specialities quite easily... no fruit or yoghurt on offer either. Such a shame, as it could have been really nice. At least the bed was very comfortable and the bathroom was fine. Could try much harder, Cranley...

Better to use public transport if you can, as it's in Central London and parking will be extortionate.