February 20th, 2008
The hotel is in a great location near East Croydon railway station and over the last few months I found myself staying a couple of nights every week. I recently won the wine draw and was upgraded to their Executive suite which was a welcome treat, but the trouble with the hotel if you stay there for any length of time is, it is just so boring. The restaurant serves the same buffet style food every night and while you can get bar meals or room service, the quality is variable.
The rooms are quite dated and for the business traveller who needs to charge laptops or telephones up, there is a distinct lack of power points. Those that do exist are positioned just under a very large metal bar, which actually prevents you getting anything in. Despite booking a King Size bed every time, I regularly get a room with two twins beds pushed together. This is quite annoying after a while especially when it comes with two single duvets. Not enough to wrap around you on a cold winters eve I find.
In essence though, because there are very few hotels in Croydon, your choice is limited and out of those that do exist, Croydon Park is one of the better options. However as mentioned, don’t expect an exciting time or interesting food.
Score: 2 Stars. Last visited February 08.
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