I have never seen so many depressed tourists...and i was one of them! I got suckered by false advertsing 'tasteful rennovation.' Perhaps Ali, the manager of this (---------)thought 'tasteful' included ripped carpet, curtains pulled from the rail, skirting boards missing, stains on the bed covers...or perhaps by 'rennovations' he meant the black marks on the walls caused by annoyed residents' boots as they relaised they've been done in good and proper. We're forwarding a complaint along with photos we took. Recommend everyone else does the same.

This hotel is quite possibly the worst hotel we have ever stayed in and I would NEVER recommend anyone to stay here. Our experience put a complete dampner on our weekend in London. The first room we were shown was tiny and consisted of two temporary camp beds covered in scratchy brown blankets. We had booked a double so we asked to be moved. The lift was broken on the way down and so we had to cart all our stuff downstairs. The second room was no better. The curtain was falling down, the carpet scruffed, two double temporary camp beds this time still with the same scratchy brown blankets that were covered in stains, the door to the bathroom was broken, there were black marks all over the walls, the tap in the bathroom was broken and the room was tiny. I have never been so upset with a hotel booking. We reported our concerns to the receptionist on duty but she said it was a 2 star hotel and that was standard. This hotel is nowhere near a 2 star hotel. Ive stayed in much nicer youth hostels for a fraction of the price. Outside in the corridors the carpets were scuffed up and coming apart on the stairs and there was a general shabby decline everywhere. Breakfast was a basic continental breakfast only and there were not enough tables for all those wanting breakfast. We paid £79 for the night and I can honeslty say it was the worst £79 ive ever spent.

Big mistake booking here, not worth taking low budget hotel before reading some reviews, only good point is the location but everything else is awful, rooms and breakfast is a joke!!!

Stayed here for 1 night in May 2008...Thankfully just 1 night! WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE! We got a room in the basement right beside the breakfast room. it was so hot...no ventilation really...just a tiny window that opened on to a stinking yard! The room was extremely dusty, I could hardly breathe on checking out next morning. The bathroom stank of urine, the towels were tiny and extremely grey in colour and ragged! Continental breakfast was a joke...toast...sorry warm bread! 2 types of cornflakes resembling rabbit food! No glasses to put the orange juice in...and when we requested some, they arrived on a tray swimming in water, and hot to the touch! On finding no seats to consume such a breakfast we declined! I complained when checking out to a rather sullen receptionist, who informed me that there were no other rooms when we checked in...even though we booked a month in advance? I booked through www.travelrepublic.co.uk...they see happy to accept a letter of justification from the hotel, and my views as a customer seem to amount to nothing. Do not stay here!