The bedrooms are awful. While sheets were clean, the carpets and other floorcovering were not. The furnishing was spartan and noise inside and outside made it impossible to sleep. The doors on the 'bathroom' would not open fully due to the lack of space.

The hotel is clean, confortable and very very well located, nice neibourghood, close to the British Museum, Russel Square metro, St Pancras Station etc. The staff is very kind, except for the "maitre" of the breakfast room, who is always in a bad humour.

Well, everyone else is correct -- the Tavistock is cheap and conveniently located for tourists. But that's about all it has going for it. Substandard rooms, terrible beds and the worst breakfast I've ever had (how do you screw up scrambled eggs?). There are plenty of other hotels in the same area -- do a little more research and sleep better. This is essentially a hostel with your own bathroom.

Cheap hotel with great location. The bathroom floor was stained and looked dirty, the room tea and coffee facilities were terrible. Some staff are rude, particularly the breakfast staff. The breakfast was terrible, the full English is served buffet style and is served cold. Even the toast was cold and rubbery. The tables are n't cleaned after someone else has eaten at them, we could n't find a table with a clean table cloth thoughout our five day stay. You would often find the crumbs of someone else's breakfast on the table, and the milk was not changed from diner to diner. I personally saw cutlery being dropped on the floor and being placed back in the drawer for use by someone else. I handed back a dirty knife to waiting staff which went straight back in the drawer without being cleaned. The staff don't speak very good English. The only other good point, the beer at the bar seemed cheap!

Good Location, but ask for a high floor. We were given room 111 and the poorly double glazed windows did not manage to keep the noise of people talking in the street out never mind the constant police, ambulance and fire engine sirenes. There was a distinct deep fat fryer smell to the room (too near the kitchens?)When we asked for a move after the first night the staff were happy to oblige and promptly moved us to 803. Rooms are small and basic. A bit mean with the tea and coffee and complimentary toiletries consist of a couple of small bars of soap. Breakfast was a poor continental ( no cold meat,cheese, yoghurts etc.) or a reasonable English Bufffet. I'm not saying that I wouldn't stay there again but I would have a good look at what else there was available before booking.