OK, I just ran all these tests this morning...
Kitchen
DL: 0.78 Mbps
UL: 1.44 Mbps
at Router
DL: 7.13 Mbps
UL: 1.44Mbps
Under Kitchen
DL: 1.20 Mbps
UL: 1.44 Mbps
Office (directly above router)
DL: 1.55 Mbps
UL: 1.44 Mbps
Kitchen(again)
DL: 0.34Mbps
UL: 1.46 Mbps