Stayed one night in this hotel. Rooms quite small, but very clean and within easy distance of Regents Park, Baker Street and other transport. Okay for a night or two and doubtless a typical tourist class hotel in over priced London.

Booked this hotel for a mid week break in London. Really liked the townhouse style of hotel and its great location near Baker street tube station and Madam Tussauds. Tour buses also go from the area. The hotel itself has a few down points, as other reviewers have noted. The Carpets! where do I begin... They are in a bad state. If they replaced them this would be a really nice hotel. We had booked a twin room for two nights but they only had a double, so they offered us another room free of charge, which was very nice considering we weren't bothered. Bathrooms very clean and modern. Rooms are small but do the job. They offer really nice tea/coffee all day in reception which is a nice touch after a long day sight seeing. Would recommend it for its location and price but wish they'd just get new carpets!

Nice area with few shops and restaurants and very nice parc across. Easy access to the underground. Breakfast was nice. Cheese, toast, croissants. Toilets are very nice, which room also is. All in all really nice hotel. :D

This is a great hotel, especially for the price and location. It's located near beautiful Regent's Park, the tube, restaurants and a laundromat. There's also a mini grocery and an internet cafe nearby. Robert and Simon at the front desk were very helpful, changing my room when requested (due to construction noise - the new room was fine) and going out to purchase clothes hangers when I requested more than were in the room. Beyond that Robert was very helpful in suggesting itineraries and places to visit and overall he was very friendly, making our trip even more enjoyable. The negative points of the hotel were not many and were not significant or sustaining. I would definitely stay at the Americana again. Our stay was in the first half of Feb '08 (this review is way overdue) when there was construction in the building next door so, as I mentioned, our first room was noisy but Robert moved us to a new room which was nice and quiet. The room faced the street which I didn't find to be loud despite what others have written. The rooms are small, only one person can really walk between the bed and the wall at a time, but unless you plan on spending a lot of time in your hotel room I wouldn't worry about it. The elevator is a neat, old style one with a gate, but it's small and doesn't go to the very top floor. If you have a large suitcase you might not be able to fit a second person into the elevator at the same time. Regarding the television, I remember that some people wrote that the stations were limited and that there was no remote control in the room but we had quite a few stations and there was indeed a remote in the room. All in all it was a great deal. After hours of online research, the Americana was the cheapest, yet still decent, hotel that I could find. So if you want to save money this is the place to go. The free breakfast is also a great draw. I'm from the US and only remember that I paid $130 US dollars per night for two people in a double for ten nights through Otel.com. I think that might have converted to 65 British pounds per night at the time.

Room was tiny & very basic, but was clean. Great location - 5 mins walk to Baker St underground which will get you to most places easily. Oxford Street about 20 mins walk. For the price, it was fine but beware if you like to lie-in of a morning - building work next door was very loud & started about 8.00 every morning. Likely to be going on for next few months..