Guest User
June 1, 2024
Stayed one night as location suited us, close to Heathrow with excellent train/tube service. Arrived at about 10:45 and from outside the building looked very unloved, more like a big pub than a hotel. The entrance smelled like a pub and it seemed very small and rundown. There was nobody on reception, after about 15 mins and asking two members of staff someone finally turned up. She was dressed in jeans, a faded black sweatshirt and bright orange nails, not the professional look you expect from a hotel/receptionist. We were too early for check in so left our bags and returned a few hours later. When we returned there was a group of undesirables outside the pub who were in a bad state. Again there was nobody on reception, the first impression anybody should get entering a hotel is how they are greeted and on both occasions there was nobody, reception should be manned at least all daylight hours. The carpet on the stairs and hallway to our room was absolute filthy, I cannot express enough just how dirty it was. There was a room just through the door at the top of the stairs were all the bed linen seemed to be stored. The door was wide open and about 3 girls were sitting inside having their lunch. On the face of it our room seemed ok, usual amenities, safe, iron/board, tea and coffee making facilities, tv etc. the room was large and the bed was comfy. The en-suite was small by comparison and the shower cubicle was absolute disgusting, covered in mould and rust. Breakfast was ok but not all the buffet was covered, the fruit salad and pastries had no covering. The hotel felt like it was being run by a group of inexperienced, unprofessional kids, everybody was dressed in jeans, was there even a manager?? Would I recommend this hotel, no not in its current state and we will not return.