 I really didn t like the fact that you had to pay for your stay in full during check in I don t remember ever having to pay for a multi day hotel stay in full on check in Normally most good hotels will take your card details and usually block out a certain amount during check in and then you pay your bill on check out but not this one I spoke to the staff about it and they said sorry that s our policy I can only imagine the ownership of the hotel have a low opinion of their guests and they must think their guests will disappear without paying which is a strange assumption given that they take your card details during your booking My position on this is on a point of principle Only dishonest people expect others to be dishonest You have a pretty decent hotel don t ruin the guest experience by tacitly treating guests like scoundrels especially not at the prices you charge for your rooms 
 It s a lovely boutique hotel close enough to Putney High Street to walk into Putney very easily and even over the bridge into Fulham and Chelsea 