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Terrible customer service
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2.2 |
Guest name: awelfare, UK
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jul 2008
To start with the good points - the hotel is extremely well located (about 2 minutes walk from Euston station) and compared to other extortionate London hotel prices it's relatively cheap. From the outside the hotel looks smart and the lobby is modern and clean.
The bad points - first and foremost the customer service throughout the hotel leaves a lot to be desired. On arrival there was a large queue at reception - we had to queue for 30 minutes just to check-in. We thought we had just been unlucky hitting a busy period, but over the three days we stayed at the hotel there were always queues at the desk (one other guest even brought a book to read to kill the time queuing!).
Our room was clean, nothing exceptional - quite small, but this was to be expected. However the air conditioning vent was taped up (thankfully it was a typical English summer weekend so it wasn't required anyway) and the shower gel dispenser didn't work. We reported this to reception and were told it would be fixed during the day - this did not happen. We reported the same fault to reception the next day and an engineer was sent to fix the shower, rather than the dispenser. Eventually at the third time of asking the dispenser was fixed.
A chargeable laundry service is provided, although we were surprised to find that the charge does not include delivering laundry to the room - instead it has to be collected from reception, which means more queuing. We had to collect the laundry a 11pm when the queues had died down.
Our room wasn't cleaned on one of the three days we spent at the hotel, again requiring a call to reception - I was amazed that something so basic as cleaning the room and changing the towels could be forgotten.
Overall was one of the worst hotel experiences I have had in recent years, we wished we had booked into the newly-built Travelodge or Premier Inn which are equally close to Euston. The location is great but in my experience the standard of service is terrible.
My ratings for this hotel are:
1.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
2.0 Value
1.0 Service
2.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
2.0 Cleanliness
Good location for Euston......but that's about it! OK for budget stay
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2.3 |
Guest name: Sarah6969pink, UK
This hotel is OK if you want a budget stay....but be prepared as that is what it is. There are constantly long queues in reception and the staff are generally useless. I had a number of problems with my booking, resulting in being claled numerous times on my second evening (on my mobile) saying my credit card had been rejected and I needed to come backl to sort it......they had messed up and thought I'd forgotten to pay (despite the fact my room was still full of my stuff and my booking was clearly for 2 nights).
The room itself was OK. Small - but then you are in central London. Very basic but it was clean. Don't expect many towels or pillows or anything like that and if you need extras you must go and collect yourself in reception. However if all you need is a base by Euston you can't get closer than this hotel.
There is also internet use in the lobby for a small charge which is really useful.
Overall I probably wouldn''t bother stayign here again, unless I had a bargain price.
My ratings for this hotel are:
1.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
2.0 Value
1.0 Service
2.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
3.0 Cleanliness
Does what it says on the tin!
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3.0 |
Guest name: RoryMc, Portlaoise, Ireland
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jul 2008
Stayed here for one nite whilst over at the Jonathan Ross show. The location was excellent, being just 2 minutes from Euston Station, which provided easy access to Kings Cross St Pancras, for the train to Luton Airport.
The hotel was fine for a one nite budget stopover, at ?95 for the room. The reception was modern and staff were fine. The room was very small however, and the bathroom a bit dingy, with just 2 towels. No hairdryer in the room either...you got that at reception.
Overall, the experience was fine...a decent little budget hotel, well located to the underground..
My ratings for this hotel are:
3.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
3.0 Value
3.0 Service
2.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
3.0 Cleanliness
Excellent Value for Money!!
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4.7 |
Guest name: OrlaStitt, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jun 2008
This was my first visit to London and my boyfriend booked 3 nights at the Ibis Euston through their website (3 night deal).
We had an early morning flight from Belfast so we arrived at 10am and were able to check in at this time, which was great news.
The room was small but adequate for our short stay. Spotlessly clean, comfortable bed, powerful shower, clean towels on a daily basis, flat screen TV and complimentary tea and coffee. The only fault was no hair dryer in the room but managed to borrow one from the reception for the duration of my stay.
The hotel is literally across the road from the tube station and only a few stops away from the centre of London.
Great hotel if like us you're planning to spend most of your time sightseeing and really just need somewhere to put the head down. We would definitely consider staying again.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
4.0 Business service
5.0 Value
5.0 Service
4.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Hard to beat value for money
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3.7 |
Guest name: billyboy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I do not recognise the hotel described by Insanity-im from Seattle although I stayed there only last week. What I found was a hotel which provided excellent value for money, bedrooms which were spotlessly clean, of a good size, had comfortable beds, adequate storage space, complimentary tea and coffee and an up-to-date TV. Firmly closing the double glazed window and turning-on the individually controlled air conditioning which was almost silent, shut out all street and station noise. Compact bathrooms were sparkling clean, the showers were efficient and there was no shortage of hot water.
Booking was made on-line in advance and the room rate, payable on arrival, was 95 GB Pounds. The booking could have been cancelled up to 24 hours before arrival, without penalty. I doubt if a bargain such as this is available in any other capital city, especially given that these rooms accommodate two persons comfortably. Unexpectedly, and due to a Belgian Railways strike, we had to stay in this same hotel five nights later, without having a prior reservation. On this occasion the "walk-in" rate was 135 GB Pounds which, in my opinion, is still good value.
As to what is, and is not, provided in the bathrooms, it is quite wrong to say that there is no shampoo or soap but only toilet paper and towels. A small tablet of soap is provided when using the wash basin and a wall-mounted container of hair/body shampoo is provided in the shower cubicle. Yes, it is the case that no hand towels are provided. Each room has 2 bath towels only, but a prominently displayed notice tells guests that this is for environmental purposes and that additional towels can be requested at any time during the stay.
I would like to conclude, if I may, by providing some information for Insanity-im from Seattle, who tells us in his/her review that they went upstairs after breakfast to shower. Should they happen to read this review, they should please be advised that in the United Kingdom it is our practise (British spelling) to shower BEFORE breakfast. I feel sure that, in the event of their making a return visit, their fellow guests in whichever hotel they chose to stay, will appreciate it very much if they follow our example.
My ratings for this hotel are:
4.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
4.0 Value
4.0 Service
4.0 Rooms
3.0 Location
4.0 Cleanliness