London Chigwell Prince Regent Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Stayed here as we were travelling home from central London to stop off at Sheesh. First of all when we arrived we were checked into a room that had a horrific smell coming from the bathroom - it actually smelled like something had died in there. There was also no toilet roll in the room and the bathroom was dirty. When we complained at reception the lady was very polite and moved us immediately and upgraded us for the inconvenience. This room was better however it smelled very strongly of paint fumes. There was only one bath towel and one hand towel provided. To make things even worse when I was getting ready to go out that evening I hung my dress on the hook on the back of the bathroom door only to discover it was covered in paint! My dress was completely ruined. I told reception the next day but they said there was no manager available to speak to me about it and they said they would call me. I’m still waiting. Awful experience. I definitely won’t be returning and I have no idea how this place is supposed to be 4 stars. It’s more along the lines of a 2 star. less

The event staff were AMAZING. Went above and beyond before, during and after the event. Great customer service, attention to detail and responsiveness. The reception staff seemed disinterested and to not like each other, sniping at each other visibly. The rooms were great, spacious, well kept, good bathroom. For a huge hotel that seemed relatively quiet we were placed SUPER far away. 2 separate lifts and about 500 metres walk at least to our rooms, doesn't seem far but trust me it is. Breakfast was fantastic. Worth paying for in your room rate and not on the day however. Really good quality, and variety. Would recommend this place and was happy with our stay and the value for money. less

A popular Hotel. I was impressed by the e mail to welcome me and the follow up e mails. My room was spacious and comfortable. Most importantly it was warm and obvious how to control the heat which responded. What wasn't obvious was how to work the shower and I struggled with understanding the controls. I went for room service for dinner which was a little pricey but came promptly. I was not very impressed with the food and thought the portions small. So, a fairly good Hotel with fairly average food is how I would sum up my experience. less

Overall was an ok experience, I wouldn’t rush back many better places. They were very accommodating of dietary requirements of 7 vegetarians, 1 egg free and 1 gluten free afternoon teas, however the eggless one had no cakes, scones etc only a few sandwiches nothing else. I had explained beforehand that the eggless tea was for the birthday person so was very very very disappointing. The afternoon tea is the same price as one in central London, not too pricy but not of the same quality for example some pieces of bread were broken and stuck onto a sandwich to be used up. I’m not sure if the cakes are made in house. The scones and cucumber sandwiches were lovely. The staff were very attentive to start with when they brought out the food and tea but we never saw them again after that. We had to keep walking to the bar eg when we wanted water or the bill or to pay which is pretty poor service. We’re also not sure if the staff understood very well, when we asked which food was eggless they weren’t sure and told us everything was after so I wouldn’t trust them if you have severe allergies. The biggest let down was half a tea for the birthday person, especially with full charge. less

I thought I would try your hotel again (in the hotel currently) to see how true your email from previous discussions was. Lets just say it is worse than last time with the following being the low-lights – Service in the bar – attitude of the 2 children behind the bar was poor, jovial but swearing under breath. Exceptionally slow service, 20 minutes to get a drink. Group of 3 stood at the bar waiting to order food for 30 mins (not exaggerated) Yes your computer system was down but this is no excuse for the above Room service – I ordered a breakfast in my room, rung reception where the phone was picked up then put down disconnecting the call, tried again where it wasn’t answered at all. 3rd time finally answered, put through to the restaurant where someone answered with a mumbled ‘brasserie’ (sounds like no interest at all), I explained and she said ‘doing it now’ and hung up……. Lets just say I’m not impressed On a plus note Check in was polite and quick I look forward to your further reply on this. less