Safari Currency Exchange - Paddington

ALWAYS double check exchange rates in the end. We agreed on 1.27, but when I came home, I realized they gave me 1.35, which is more than 6(!) percent worse.

EDIT: I definitely do not confuse you with another exchange, I even used google maps to get there. The money was indeed counted in front of me, but the wrong exchange rate was applied. I unfortunately do not have the receipt, but it is not too hard to divide x by y. I am also 100% sure about the exchange rate we agreed on since it was roughly 2.5% above forex rate, which would have been acceptable.

What might have happened is that I was given the "special" rate for old USD notes, even though I only exchanged brand new notes. I brought both, but when I was told about the much worse exchange rate, I decided to keep the older notes. It seems he then used the exchange rate he last typed into his pocket calculator. I can not tell if it was done on purpose or not, but it was quite an expensive mistake for me.

Really convenient place to leave your luggage. No hassle & our bags were well cared for. Only issue we had was it doesn't open until 9am and our flight into Heathrow arrived at 6:30am so we had some time to kill before we were able to drop our bags off. Would still highly recommend though.

The location two minutes away form the train station. My bags were secured and properly tagged. I have used Bounce App.

Very convenient location for leaving luggage if you’re planning on getting a train from Paddington later in the day but don’t want to carry all your stuff around with you!

I did have to pay in cash but I honestly didn’t mind that when I realised the guy serving was just popping out when I arrived and went out of his way to unlock and set up everything again just so I could drop off my bag which I greatly appreciated!!

Easy to find, kind personnel, perfect service, FAR cheaper then luggage deposit inside Paddington station (just 6 pound a day)

They're friendly. But I was surprised by their higher rating since they offer a limited currencies and they won't change US $20 bills

The rates where far better than in any other exchange place around, and the person in the counter was really nice and helpfull, totally recomended if you are near paddington.

Great Service, highly recommend. The bags were stored in a safe location and the staff were very helpful