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Reviews of citizenM London Bankside

4 out of 5
citizenM London Bankside
20 Lavington Street, Surrey House, London, England

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 704 out of 1009 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 225 out of 1009 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 52 out of 1009 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 1009 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 1009 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelyne

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent modern hotel in one of London prime location. Outstanding staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Upon arrival we asked about eating options in the area. We received no help, no recommendations, no information. The rooms are tiny. They would be fine for a single person, not more. Big bed, yes. The common area, or living room, is clean. The rooms are clean. However, we found that attempting to reuse the towels from day to day is difficult since the towels don’t dry in time to use the next day if left hanging in the bathroom. The breakfast buffet is very good.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the breakfast options and easy location
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024
Response from Alex on May 26, 2024
Hello Sarah,Thank you very much for leaving us a message.I am so happy to hear you have enjoyed our amazing breakfast and our location. Is really easy to move around this area and you can find many nice options around.Thank you and we hope to have you with us again soon.Safe Travels,citizenAlex

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

William M

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A delightful concept hotel with highly efficient rooms. Very convenient to bankside area London.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Alex on May 26, 2024
Hello citizen Willian,Thank you for taking the time and leaving us a note.We are very happy to hear you have enjoyed your stay with us in citizenM Bankside. Your feedback is very important to us since we want to keep our standards and make our guests feel like home.Hope you come soon for another visit,Warm regards,citizenAlex

10/10 Excellent

KAYA C

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. The food and bar were also great! I love the iPad in the rooms controlling everything, made it a lot easier to navigate. The beds were surprisingly comfy, and the bathroom area was super spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I really liked the bed but here is no where to put a glass of water if you are the second person in the bend and you do not have a shelf/table to put it on. I would really like tea/coffee making facilities in the room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect for our visit. Close to all amenities important to us - pubs, restaurant, Borough Market, museums, transportation (under and over ground), buses etc. Also, for entertainment, the Menier Chocolate Factory theater was mere steps away. Neighborhood was very quiet which was interesting given the proximity to everything mentioned.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was excellent in their location for convenience and options - transportation options, restaurants, bars / cafes, proximity to Borough Market and historic sites. Very walkable and safe area.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alanena

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful decor, bed was huge and comfortable , amazing area close to everything you’d like to see. Will be returning again to London and this will be my Go to hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenni

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordanne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
10 minute walk to Borough Market and London Bridge tube station. Lovely big bed and clean modern hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sophie, GODALMING, witley, surrey

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No tea or coffee making facilities or room service. Nice looking communal space and atmosphere and easy self check in. Media in room was great.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from citizenAlex on Apr 12, 2024
Hello citizen Sophie,Thank you so much for your feedback about your stay, we appreciate that you took your time for this.Regarding the kettle, this was discussed for a long time among the company, but in the end we decided that the modern guest prefers a barista-style coffee and good conversation over being cooped up in the room with a small kettle. Our canteenM is open 24 hours a day, and we are happy to serve you at any time of the day. We are hoping to see you again with us soon,Safe travels,citizenAlex

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable. Nice bar/public area. Enormous bed. Room was ok for 2 of us sharing for 2 nights bu would have felt cramped if staying any longer. Atrium is tired looking with sad looking ivy trying to grow inside. Check in and out was fast. Walking distance to Borough market and th Tate and to the Thames. We could see the shard from the lobby on our floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very easy check in and check out .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from citizenAlex on Apr 12, 2024
Hello Chao,Thank you so much for your feedback about your stay, we appreciate that you took your time for this.We are very happy to hear you enjoyed our check-in system. We hear amazing feedback on how fast our check ins and check out are and guests are not missing that big lines as the traditional hotels.We hope to see you again with us soon,citizenAlex

8/10 Good

Tung

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room is too small.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from citizenAlex on Apr 12, 2024
Hey citizen Tung,Thank you so much for your feedback about your stay, we appreciate that you took your time for this.Sorry to hear you found the room size to be too small. We have re-designed the hotel with today's modern traveler in mind, and that meant taking away the usual hotel cliches and making the rest as great as can be. That's why our beds are huge and comfy, the movies and Wi-Fi free, and the showers truly jetlag busting. We added a large storage drawer under each bed and we kept clutter in the rooms to a minimum. And as always, our living rooms (not your ordinary lobbies!) and everything in them (books, art, TV) are all yours to enjoy every time you visit us. Safe Travels,citizenAlex

8/10 Good

Sheri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great area of London
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

lee

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heydi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was modern, clean and the service was outstanding!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faye

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very clean, excellent value for money, staff were very helpful. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

hillik

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Touchless check-in led to a "we don't clean your room by default; if you want it serviced, you must tell us." Room size is outrageous for a couple of tall people... It is also a good 10-mins walk from the nearest tube.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from citizenKen on Mar 25, 2024
Hi,Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback. Just to elaborate on our opt-in housekeeping service; this is a choice we have made for two great reasons, and we do completely understand it is far from the norm. The first reason is that we wanted to cut down on unnecessary cleaning and use of chemicals to help save the environment, and secondly, each time room cleaning is skipped we donate the cost (3GBP) to our charity citizenMovement. We don't add any charge if you do wish to have your room cleaned and our team are more than happy to help arrange cleaning when needed. Hope that helps to explain,

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enourmous and comfortable bed. Nice interior and toiletries. Friendly staff. Personally not a fan of the room tech, ie a bathroom lightswitch would be much easier than having to use the tablet to control lighting.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aimee-Rose

This is a super hotel. Staff were extremely friendly, checkin/checkout was super easy. Great location and wonderfully clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Automated check in- fabulous, why don’t more hotels have this. Very modern futuristic pod bedrooms - functional. Good location just behind the Tate Modern.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

ZAKIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No gym though
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Osanna Ka Yin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed at the CitizenM in New York and decided to stay in the same chain in London. Check in check out process is the same which makes it easy for us. Staff are friendly and helpful. Room is clean and the bed is comfortable. The area is quiet. We had a good time staying at this hotel.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Citizen M are just the best hotels
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Krisrina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ulrik

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sadaf

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
There was bugs in the room, the mattress was very uncomfortable, and the pillow was very much done.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

LORENA

Traveled with group
Best stay during our trip…
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hollie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Night's Sleep in forever.
The best I've slept in ages. The room was compact, but perfect. Silent, nice lighting and the best black out curtains ever.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kayley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant location for exploring this area of the city and enjoying nearby restaurants and bars. Hotel is clean, modern and has all that you’d need for a London break.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique and modern hotel that's a stone throw away from the Tate Modern and River Thames. The lighting and iPad controls are fun/quirky and the rainshower is great. The king size bed is very comfy but can be challenging for the person closest to the window to get across without disturbing the other person. Overall very pleased with our experience and would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lowri

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay, staff are so welcoming and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The smart technology in the room was great,.only thing missing was coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Tomoko

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean facilities and friendly staff support our stay. The location is good near lots of popular spots.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff always lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Amir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024