Private room Vs post natal ward

[Nesski]

Hello! I'm considering going into a private room if available on the day of delivery, and was wondering if anybody has any experience of both and is able to explain the differences? I'm not looking for the full private package, just the room!

I'm due 23rd June, which is 2 days after Bojo's all-restricting lifting so will assume that it will be like pre-covid. I'll be giving birth at St Thomas' in London and it seems more expensive than other suite only packages (£950 per night but others are less than £450) and wanted to know whether:

• you get better support especially at night time
• partner can stay with me overnight (not sure if allowed in post natal ward?)
• better food
• overall better service?

Hey,
I gave birth in the lindo wing which is the private part of at Mary's hospital in London and not sure about st Thomas's as I've not been there but DEFINITELY get a private room! £950 is cheaper than lindo (£1450 per night) but I had my DH stay over too, food was nice and service generally good bar the odd midwife who was a bit snooty towards private patients x

I had post birth recovery in a private room. I was there for 2 nights £1260. Best money I ever spent.

From what I hear now it’s quite tricky with the private rooms in the hospital or private wing if the birth was on the NHS. Kingston Hospital doesn’t accept any NHS patients postnatally in the private section of the hospital (£950 a night with midwife or £600 for just room), Chelsea &westminster has 6 beds in the bay with no private rooms available currently as taken for covid patients so unless I have covid no chance. Kensington Wing at £1250 is on request only cannot prebook it and depending how many staff they have they agree or not, there are 16 rooms but no of staff critical.
So the only way to get the private care room is to go with private birth which I’m considering.
Do you know how many beds are per bay in Kingston Hospital on the postnatal ward ? I find 6 in CWH a lot...in my home country it is max 3 with adjacent bathroom.
Looks like home birth is an affordable luxury.