Mina Hotel by PLI

We booked this hotel based on how near it was to Paddington Station. The photos looked nice, but upon getting into the hotel and then the room, it was anything but nice. First, no lift(elevator), so it was up three floors on very narrow stairs, and questionable hallway doors connecting the floors. Meaning, you had to watch your step upon opening the door with a quick step down. The keycard did not work, but at least the codes for the front door and room did work. No AC in the room. It is an old building, and during any other season, it would have been fine, but it was heat wave and the fans were not really cutting it. There was about about two feet from the foot of each bed to the wall, so getting around could be tricky. No refrigerator and the bathroom seem to have some kind venting issue because smelled like sewer gases inside the bathroom. In all fairness, the beds were comfortable, even if the walls and nightstands were peeling. We had neighbors that arrived a day and discovered their room was dirty. Had the stay been inexpensive, it would have okay at best to stay in London, but it was around $200 USD per night for three nights plus taxes and fees. No room service and messaging the hotel went no where. We had to stuff our trash in the street trash cans. Travelers be aware what you getting at this hotel. I suspect there are other similar hotels like this. I wish I could leave a positive review, but it was not pleasant stay. Check the amenities and details in the future.

Great location, very near the tube and main high street. Room was clean and perfect for us as we were only staying overnight. The staff were lovely I would stay here again

Great clean stay. Did not see any staff but that doesn’t bother us. Easy access. Room was a tad hot even with a fan provided. Would stay again.

Very easy to find, a short step away from Paddington, so handy. Once you get your head round tbe instructions to enter and the codes you need for the doors, it does what it needs at Lkndon prices. My only two criticisms were that there were lots of small shampoo bottles but no shower gel, also the TV wouldn't connect to BBC 1or 2. But very grateful for the air con fan in the room on a very hot day.

It was infested with ants. I was locked out of my room because the code I was given was incorrect. Beds were okay, but bathroom gave off a bad smell. Next door room could see directly into my room, making me feel unsafe to have my window open. 4/10.

Yes, the room is absolutely tiny, but I had everything I needed. And most importantly, I slept through the night because it was so quiet.

There were plenty of shops & restaurants nearby. Convenient for Hyde Park. email for check in was sent when we arrived at property luckily a reception person was there to assist us. 2 double rooms booked - only 1 towel in each room. Rooms were OK but budget hotel. Picked a couple of hairs from bed & bathroom - not ours! Reception was not manned so could not request extra towels. Reception person queried early check in which had been paid for in advance . check parking availability because many road parking is for 4 hours max.

Our shower leaked and meant water went through to the floor below. This meant a maintenance person had to come late in the evening to fix it - this meant we couldn’t shower before bed even though it was the hottest day of the year! Also worth mentioning that the room was extremely hot, in fairness it was during a heatwave but worth noting if you plan to stay in summer.

The room itself was adequate however upon arrival there were no towels until the very next day! The shower door was not functioning correctly. The property itself is in a good location

We stayed here as 1 adult and 2 teenagers for one night. We had trouble accessing the room as the code that was sent was wrong. Luckily a staff member was around to reset the code. The room was cosy but comfortable.

This is a situation of you get what you pay for. It's a tiny budget hotel room. The room itself is fine. Of course there's no air conditioning and in a heatwave in London you're going to be miserable and not spend any time in the room. But there's a full length window that can be opened to create air flow that makes sleeping at night possible. Also, the shower is very cold and that is a very good thing. We got lucky and happened to run into a staff member on the first day that had extra towels. So we did end up with extra towels for our 6-day stay. Otherwise, we never saw a living human being again, other than meeting several people on the steps who couldn't figure out how to get into the hotel. Check your email. That's where the code for the door is as well as the room number and the code for that. Otherwise I have no idea where reception is and neither does anybody else. The location is very good. Quick walk to Paddington Station lots of restaurants and shops nearby. Easy to catch a cab or the tube to get where you want to go.

I was alone in this trip and it was perfect, 2 minutes from paddington station. I stayed for 4 days (highly recommended for solo traveler)

Great location near shops. The room was clean and it was easy to contact staff.

Perfect location for getting around London. Room was spacious and clean. We stayed during high temperatures and the room was like a sauna despite having fan on and window open. No-one at reception when we arrived so took a while to be able to leave/store luggage (as stated on website) but all check in info was sent via email which was great and easy for when we returned later. Would stay again as very central & close to transport links etc.

The hotel was okay. Great location! So close to the tube station and shops, cafes and restaurants. We never met a single member of staff. It was all through messages. Had password key numbers to enter the property and to your room. Room was okay. Bathroom could have been cleaner. The pillows were awful very lumpy beds were clean but just uncomfortable. But overall stay was okay.

Location is great, room was fine, we had a twin room and literally just needed somewhere to sleep so was perfect for what we needed it for. Main entrance and stairs up to our room are dirty and need some touch ups, no shampoo in our room, attachments on the wall were empty. Beds were clean, but the whole having no staff and self check in wasn’t ideal, but again was fine considering we just needed something easy for two nights

Room was not big enough for 6 people- it might physically have the floor space to sleep but it was not practical at all. Facilities were dates- fridge that was very impractical to open due to the carpet, no where safe to boil the kettle due to the cramped facilities. Had to purchase loo roll. Shower door didn’t close properly. Good location for the tube, bedroom was extremely hot- fans were available but there wasn’t anywhere to put it for everyone to benefit.

Good (enough) is best way to describe this hotel. Absolutely zero interaction with any staff in person, room had everything it needed but poorly maintained, wallpaper falling off walls, cracked tiles etc BUT quiet enough, centrally located enough & bed comfortable enough. Room was on 3rd floor with no lift so not for feint hearted but considering the price paid it was all that was needed. Wouldn’t rush back but if I needed a place to sleep/wash/rinse/repeat this wouldn’t stop me considering it again. Location is probably its best feature!

Wrong codes for door outside and room. Luckily a customer was coming I. At same time and got us in Nice quad room clean and decent Shower leaks everywhere and you shower with the basin full of water as it doesn’t drain quickly enough

Just needs a better check in system but i would def stay again great area