base2stay™ press reviews
base2stay™, a new concept in London boutique and budget hotels launched in April 2006 to much acclaim.Don't take our word for it, see the impressions of journalists below:
The Business Travel Magazine - May/June 2008
Travel + Leisure (US) - May 2008
U Magazine (Hong Kong) - 25 April 2008
Espace D (Canada) - April 2008
I Viaggi del Sole (Italy) - April 2008
Living Magazine (Holland) - April 2008
HTR Magazine (France) - March 2008
"This concept is a hybrid of the trendy boutique hotel - at competitie prices - and long stay offers....guests receive the winning trio of new midscale hotels: comfort, technology and freedom."
Time Out - Guide to London 2008/9
"Opened in 2006, base2stay looks good, with its modernist limestone and taupe tones."
link: The Sunday Telegraph - Fiona Duncan
2 March 2008
link: thebabywebsite.com - Febraury 2008
Caterer & Hotelkeeper - February 2008
Diario las Americas (USA) - Jesús Hernández
3 February 2008
Qantas Magazine - Sally Howard
February 2008
"base2stay has...bargain prices in user-friendly Earl's Court. The decor is slick enough for any trendsetting couple - browns and creams, black-and-white framed photography, flat-screen televisions.."
Caché+ - Fiona Klonarides
January 2008
The Observer - Tom Robbins
13 January 2008
link: ecofriendlytourist.com - January 2008
"the user friendly guide to green holidays"
The Business Travel Magazine- Jan/Feb 2008
"Blends aspects of boutique hotels with serviced apartments. 67 units in Kensington, London, with maid and laundry service."
Time Out London - 12 December 2007
"base2stay is a newish budget hotel with smart modern rooms, all featuring kitchenette, flat-screen TV and free internet services without any costly added extras."
Edmonton Journal - Alison Appelbe
24 November 2007
"Rooms at the 'new concept' hotel base2stay, in fashionable South Kensington, include a hidden mini-kitchen that signals permission to bag in your microwave-able dinnner and bottle of wine. The rooms are sizeable, chic and well serviced."
South Wales Echo - Sarah Robertson
17 November 2007
"From now on, I'll be reluctant to stay anywhere else in London"
Home Miami (USA) - John O'Connor
November 2007
"From the moment you enter the hotel in London's fashionable Kensington district, you can tell it will be exceptional."
Diario Las Americas (USA) - Jesús Hernández
11 November 2007
link: Family Living (Sweden), November 2007
New York Post, 9 November 2007
"It is what it sounds like -- a good base to stay. Clean and spacious rooms (ground-floor rooms have little gardens out back) have kitchenettes rather than minibars. The young and friendly staff will encourage you to explore the neighborhood for dining options and there are lots of good ones a short walk away, as well as a tube station that links in to every major line."
TravelMole - 31 October 2007
"Boutique and lifestyle budget hotels, such as.....base2stay, have raised the game by providing an affordable but luxurious alternative to their more traditional cousins."
USA Today - Christine Sarkis - 19 October 2007
"In London. you can find affordability, style and technology at base2stay, which touts itself as a synthesis of boutique and budget hotels. Its "aparthotel" rooms come equippped with mimi-kitchens and wired workstations."
Easy Living - November 2007
"base2stay in London is a chic yet astonishingly well-priced hotel also perfectly located for exploring Kensington's museum land - and there are bunk beds for the kids."
link: The Times (South Africa), 7 October 2007
link: The Sunday Times, 7 October 2007
In Britain - October/November 2007
"Finding a place to stay in London that doesn't break the bank can be tricky, so why not check out base2stay? The idea behind base2stay is that they have taken the best elements of a serviced apartment plus boutique and budget hotels and created accommodation perfect for one night or a fortnight."
Elle (France), 24 September 2007
link: The Street.com, 11 September 2007
The Observer - Sarah Turner - 26 August 2007
"This groovy budget hangout in Earls Court opened last year. Rooms come in every shape and size...with a mix of bunk beds, singles, doubles and family rooms - all furnished in space-enhancing neutral colours."
The Herald - Jennifer Davis - 25 July 2007
"For flexible accommodation try base2stay in Kensington, which combines the luxury of a boutique hotel with serviced apartments."
link: The Telegraph, 19 June 2007
London Travel Guide: Top 5 Hotels
link: Indagare, 27 June 2007
link: The Independent, 2 June 2007
link: New York Times, 22 April 2007
link: Condé Nast Traveler HOT LIST 2007
New York Times - Sarah Wildman - 16 April 2007
"It's not about being cheap", said Mr Nadler of base2stay. "It's value."
Sherman's Travel - Kete Sekules - Spring 2007
"This year-old hotel cuts the frills, but still looks good...free broadband, 2-head showers, and flatscreen TVs."
The Sunday Telegraph Travel - Fiona Duncan
1 April 2007
"Soothing views over the gardens or a pretty mews....each (room) has clean lines and a feeling of freshness"
Executive PA - Winter/Spring 2007
"base2stay is a new concept in urban accommodation that combines the best elements of boutique hotels and serviced apartments"
InStyle - Kate O'Donnell - April 2007
"It's the ideal stopover for weekending out-of-towners who want to save their pennies for hitting the shops."
Condé Nast Traveller - Lisa Johnson - April 2007
"The Kensington address, the grand, white façade, the black-and-cream reception...everything points to a classic boutique hotel"
Evening Standard - Ellen Widdup - 5 March 2007
"The hotel, moments from Earl's Court Tube, offers stylish, streamlined accommodation in 67 bedrooms which all have oversized showers and flat-screen televisions"
Australian Gourmet Traveller - February 2007
"Robert Nadler, creator of base2stay, has blended the perks of a boutique hotel with those of a serviced appartment....a sleek 67 room hotel offering pared-down service but maximum comfort and amenities"
Livewire - January/March 2007
'Hot Destination London...Top Hotels'
link: Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine
February 2007
jetStyle Magazine (MAXjet) - Winter/Spring 2007
"Does exactly what it says on the tin....it's a handy base from which to explore London"
Marie-Claire - Jennifer Cox - February 2007
'Gorgeous Getaways' "....a stylish, laid-back hotel"
The Sunday Tines 'InsideOut' Magazine
January 2007
Daily Express - Oliver Bennett - 13 January 2007
"The ultimate no-frills hotel"
Sunday Sun (Newcastle) - Sarah Robertson
31 December 2006
"London's new hip hotel which offers a new approach to the hotel trade by offering four-star accommodation at budget prices"
The Daily Telegraph - Tania Cagnoni
20 December 2006
'Bargain hunt in Belgravia - The Perfect Break'
link: The Washington Post, 17 December 2006
The Guardian - Sally Shalam - 9 December 2006
"While the plethora of luxury hotels shows there are plenty of people happy to splurge £350 or more a night, the biggest demand is at the two- and three-star end, where an urban night comes in at around £100. This has occasioned remarkable innovation from places such as base2stay in London and nitenite in Birmingham where paying less no longer means compromising on comfort or style."
Business Destinations - Susan D'Arcy
November/December 2006
"another impressive newcomer"
link: Daily Mail, 25 November 2006
link: USA TODAY, 16 November 2006
Harpers Bazaar, The Bazaar Travel Guide
Eleanor Southall - November 2006
"New value-for-money budget hotels are springing up across the capital, and this one in Kensington is the best of the bunch......the project is proving such a success that further sites are already being planned."
link: Travel + Leisure, October 2006
link: Scotland on Sunday, October 2006
link: Observer, September 2006
link: Mail on Sunday, September 2006
link: New York Times, September 2006
link: Sunday Times, August 2006
link: The Times, 8 July 2006
Sleeper Magazine - Matt Turner - Summer 2006
"...the beauty of base2Stay is that someone from outside the traditional hotel industry has given the public a greater choice in where to stay and what to pay by challenging preconceived ideas of what guest's expect."
"The rooms are stylish, spacious and comfortable."
Luxury Briefing - Stephen Bayley - June 2006
"This is a very neat idea, very neatly executed…at base2stay you stay in uncompromisedly comfortable, modern, wired rooms, send out to locals for 'room service' and savings are passed onto the guest."
link: itravelishop online review, June 2006
Sunday Express - Oliver Bennett - 28 May 2006
"… (base2stay) a new hotel that aims to quietly shake-up the British hospitality industry."
The Week - 27 May 2006
'Hotel of the week' "...affordable lodging without skimping on style or comfort."
link: easyJet in-flight magazine, May 2006
link: urban junkies, 19 April 2006
Daily Mail - Fred Mawer - 17 April 2006
"Now a new Kensington hotel concept, base2stay, is offering a service that could become the shopper's best friend. Rooms come complete with all the luxuries you'd expect from more expensive lodgings."
link: The Guardian, 1 April 2006
Luxury Briefing - April 2006
"...the ambitions for this mould-breaking brand (base2stay) are clearly considerable.' 'It (base2stay) is the brainchild of a group of investors who have used personal experience to combine the ease of booking a hotel with the individuality of a serviced apartment and at a compelling price point."
link: Globe and Mail, April 2006
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