 Only two things to note checkin took an extraordinarily long time no line just whatever they were doing I am unsure After 14 hours travel we were so weary and just wanted to quickly get to our room Also due to the busy location convenient and the adjacent train station lots of litter crowds and sales stalls just outside the front door do not make a good impression coming and going Probably not within the hotel s reach to improve that lack of ambiance but it is significantly trashier than anyplace else we have stayed in London 
 Warm welcome and fantastic service in the breakfast room Food was well presented and offered quality and choice Breakfast room full of light and lovely view Our room was spacious with an excellent bathroom NO view In fact we looked right into close unattractive block wall and office windows Our room however was QUIET And the bellman noted that when I showed a bit of disappointment looking out the window We will fondly remember Amba for their kind and sparkling contributions to our 46th wedding anniversary At the end of a day out we returned to iced champagne artfully arranged glasses chocolate and a large chocolate raspberry truffle cake served on a gray slate with an anniversary greeting inscribed in white chocolate This was a grand gesture but we were REALLY surprised the next morning when two beautiful flutes of berries and sparkling champagne were delivered to our table with a flourish Well done Amba 