Chessington Safari Hotel

Direkt am tollen Adventure-Park. Das Hotel ist darauf ausgerichtet. Zimmer sind ganz gut. Die speziellen Themen sind jedoch billig umgesetzt. Die Hotelgastronomie bestätigt leider in schlimmster Form alle längst überholt geglaubten Klischees der furchtbaren englischen Küche. Überteuert und einfach schlecht.

Extremely busy - but then it was the Halloween Celebration. The Reception Area was overwhelmingly teeming with families and noise when we arrived, this is not the place to stay if you're looking for a quiet ambience, but it is primarily a family destination. Our check in was handled by pleasant but very young staff. We weren't directly informed of the need to book in for breakfast, but were asked for Photographic ID, which I've never encountered in the UK before, and felt was unnecessary especially as we'd prepaid Our room looked out over the animal reserve at the rear and the view was very impressive - having not done much research prior to staying this was a bonus. (We were actually attending a party nearby). We could see Giraffe, Zebra, Ibex etc from the comfort of our room, which was spacious (there were just the two of us) but would easily accommodated four on 2 additional put-you-ups. The bathroom was a bit whiffy, smelt like there may be a drains issue, although everything looked clean. If you're hoping to eat in at the restaurants - I would book early, as we heard families being turned away as they were full. The general age of the staff appeared to be around 19, and perhaps this affects the level of customer care. Overall, I think children would have a great time here, but parentally some flexibility might be needed re when and where to eat.

The hotel need to sort out the smaller bar (not sure of the name, wasn’t in the main hotel). Had hardly anything available and the poor bar man was running between bars getting stock - really poor and quite a few people were not pleased.

Great Hotel - themed room was amazing

Clearly you stay here because of the theme park. It’s frustrating as it would take much to make it great. Had a lovely dinn r at thleast safari restaurant but a ropey breakfast at the temple Buffett. The room in the Azteca was ok, could do with some touch up on the walls and round the wardrobe but is very dusty plus a dripping tap it’s like a down graded version of a premier inn The kids loved it though, the themed room exploring the hotel so for that it was worth it. Had some issues with getting a decent breakfast time as I didn’t get an email to tell me to book in advance but the restaurant helped me out and had more options than the Booking screen.