A Grade II listed 19th-century town house on Sussex Gardens, minutes from Paddington Station and Hyde Park, with en suite rooms and cooked English breakfasts.
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Admiral Hotel at Park Avenue occupies a Grade II listed 19th-century town house at 143 Sussex Gardens, a Paddington street long known for its hotels. Paddington Station is about 500 metres away and Hyde Park a five-minute walk, so the direct trains to Heathrow and one of London's great royal parks are practically on the doorstep.
Four room types cover everything from a compact single to a quadruple for families, and each one has an en suite bathroom, satellite TV, a fridge and tea and coffee making facilities. The bedrooms have been refurbished and decorated with modern artwork, and some have balconies with city views.
Mornings start in the open-plan restaurant and bar area, where continental and cooked English breakfasts are served. A 24-hour front desk, a concierge service and luggage storage make early arrivals and late departures easy, Wi-Fi is free throughout, and private parking can be reserved on site. It's a practical, well-connected base for first-time visitors, families and anyone with a train to catch at Paddington.
Admiral Hotel at Park Avenue has four room types, all non-smoking and each with an en suite bathroom with bath or shower, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Every room also has a flat-screen TV with satellite and cable channels, a fridge, an electric kettle, a desk, a telephone and heating, plus a fan for warmer days.
The main difference is size and capacity: the Single Room measures 8.9 m² and the Double Room 12.1 m², while the Triple and Quadruple rooms offer 17.7 and 20.4 m² for three or four guests. The building has stairs only, so if you'd prefer fewer steps it's worth asking for a lower floor.
The Admiral keeps its services simple and genuinely useful. The front desk is open 24 hours, with a concierge service, wake-up calls and luggage storage for early arrivals and late trains, and rooms are cleaned daily. Wi-Fi is free in all areas of the hotel.
Breakfast is served each morning in the open-plan restaurant and bar area, with continental choices and a cooked full English. Private parking is available on site with advance reservation and at an extra charge, and fax and photocopying can be arranged for a fee. The whole building is non-smoking, with CCTV in the common areas, smoke alarms and a safety deposit box.
Admiral Hotel at Park Avenue stands on Sussex Gardens in Paddington, a Westminster street known for its many hotels, between Paddington Station and the northern edge of Hyde Park. A café, a fish bar and a brasserie are all about a minute away on foot.
Paddington Station is roughly 500 metres from the door, a walk of three to five minutes. From Heathrow, the Heathrow Express runs non-stop to Paddington every 15 minutes and takes about 15 minutes from Terminals 2 and 3, while the Elizabeth line also links the airport directly with Paddington and continues across central London. By car, Heathrow is around 27 minutes away in light traffic, London City Airport about 33 minutes and Gatwick close to an hour. For the Tube, the Circle and Bakerloo line entrance at Paddington is about two minutes' walk, the District and Hammersmith & City lines also stop at Paddington, and Lancaster Gate is around six minutes away. Great Western Railway trains from Paddington head to Oxford, Bristol and Cardiff, handy for day trips. If you're driving, reserve on-site parking before you arrive.
Hyde Park is five minutes away: walk along the Serpentine, stop by Speakers' Corner or, before Christmas, visit Winter Wonderland. About nine minutes on foot, Paddington Basin leads along the canal to Little Venice, where the Grand Union and Regent's canals meet among waterside cafés and pubs, and narrowboat trips run from there to Camden Lock Market in around 45 minutes. The Victoria and Albert, Natural History and Science Museums are less than 1.5 miles away, roughly half an hour on foot across the park, and Oxford Street is about ten minutes' walk. Summer brings long evenings and festivals but also the biggest crowds and highest prices; spring and early autumn are lovely for the parks, though a waterproof jacket is wise.
