I try and make this my go to London hotel when on ...

I try and make this my go to London hotel when on business. Even though staying in the square mile is encouraged by my employer for convienience the short commute from Lancaster Gate to Bank is a good trade off when you receive excellent service, great breakfast and modern rooms.

Location wise it opens many options and a walk to Queensway for some local independent eateries or stroll across Hyde Park to Knightsbridge is all doable. In my opinion there will be no need to travel back into central for food and drink; try the Nipa Thai in the hotel (don t forget to get your discount card from reception) or Bombay Palace a 10 minute walk away - both very good.
Just out for a drink with colleagues then the Mitre pub is nice place too.

The only downside is the room rates fluctuate by large margin compared to Hilton hotels so on some occasions the Royal Lancaster is over budget. It would be ideal if the hotel had flat business rates for frequent visitors as other hotels tend to do.