La Gaffe

This small and quaint hotel in the lovely area of Hampstead is an excellent alternative to the large chain hotels. It is only 5 minutes walk plus 20 minutes underground ride to the center of London (e.g., Leicester Square). The structure is old, but everything is very clean and well-maintained. Its Italian restaurant is excellent (note that well over 50% of restaurants in London are "Italian" but very few are authentic), and the staff is extremely cooperative. The only negative is that rooms are rather small.

I don’t know the history of this family owned hotel but they have made use of the space available. It is a bit spartan but they have added everything necessary in the room for our convenience. It wasn’t the Hilton nor the Holiday inn but probably the best example of a family owned business that has used the space as well as they could. I was welcomed by a family member who had me sign the ledger book (like one would have done 100 years ago). Then I was assisted up the stairs with my luggage. I was instructed as to how to turn the key to enter my room along with other basic instructions. The individual instruction was actually charming in a way that I was not use to nor was I expecting. I travel all over the world for a living and stay at high end corporate hotels year round. When I booked the hotel online I didn’t scrutinize the photos since I was in a rush and saw the price was very affordable. The restaurant was very good! I had breakfast both mornings and dinner once. All in all I enjoyed my stay and would return here if I needed to be in the area again. The location was good since most shops and pubs were within walking distance. The tube station was just down the street also. I always test the speed of the internet where ever I go. The download speed at this hotel was a blazing 190 Mbps! I have NEVER recorded a speed this fast anywhere! Not even at my home!! Netflix says 5 Mbps will allow you to stream in High Definition to give you an idea how fast this is.

Good value, but dated, poor soundproofing of rooms. Good service

We stayed one night as we were attending a reunion of old friends. Pleasantly surprised with the accommodation. Very central and close to the heath. Parking is a little bit of a problem but were advised by the hotel of free street parking 20mins walk. Very nice continental breakfast, next time would like to try the restaurant in the evening😺

Great little hotel and restaurant. Very friendly and efficient staff and first class restaurant. Rooms are smaller but have all the conveniences one could wish for. Great value for money and the Hampstead area is wonderful with the Underground a short walk away.ust

The staff were very friendly and helpful. though the hotel is Old building with small rooms. The rooms are not sound proof so you can easily hear the noises. My room was on street side and I could not sleep because of loud noises from the cars even about 2am! The hotel is located in a OK/fairly nice area but it is far away from many city attractions.

We have stayed for 6 nights during october. Excellent and personal service. very comfortable bed and good shower room. Tasty breakfast with great coffee. very close to Hampstead tube station.

Nice welcome and good location. Good value but room a little tired.

Hotel accomodations were great and the staff were absolutely pleasant.

What can I say? Such friendly and caring service. So hospitable. What a location (Hampstead) - AND affordable. This is now my go-to hotel in London. For London the rooms we had were spacious, newly refurbished, clean and functional. A good breakfast included.