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Old Friend

129 Roman Road | Bethnal Green, London E2 0QN, England
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Old Friend
Ranked #344 of 421 London B&B and Inns
2.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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London
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

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Belfast
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012
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The hotel was filthy the window in my room was broken and would not close so it was cold and never got any sleep for two nites would never stay there again . More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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carpets were filthy, room was dusty, whole hotel didn't look like it had been cleaned in a while. shower was shared and never available. service was appalling. overall very unhappy with this hotel except for the location. not even a 'thank you' from reception when we checked out. More

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Surrey
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

I regularly go to London on business for a few consecutive days and if I can find a low cost room to stay in, I'll stay over other than pay the train fare home and back the next morning. They are usually models rooms and nothing to write home about, but this time I booked the Old Friend. Never again.... More

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Bologna, Italy
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

That was an really poor experience. The hotel is lousy and not really clean. Rooms are small and the "breakfast" is poor and sad. The owners forgot to turn on the heating in our room for two nights in a row.. so the room was freezing cold and the second night we had to turn it by ourselves. The last... More

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011

This hotel was an ideal base for a weekend trip to London (two couples in our thirties). It is a short walk from Bethnal Green station which is just one stop from Liverpool Street and two from Bank, which connects to most underground lines. Luckily I chose to ignore all of the bad reviews on this site and went with... More

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Stockholm, Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011
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person found this review helpful

We came on Thursday, and there was an excess of "air fresener" in the room... and later we discovered why...the room had a significant measure that generates the odor. We spend there 3 nights, and with no sheets or towels changed, on night number 3 the humidity of our bed was unbearable.Do not stop here. Sincerely , Silvana. More

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Brighton
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2011
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person found this review helpful

I booked this hotel 2 days before staying for £70- my husband and I had room 102 which is a double with en-suite. I work in Tower Hamlets and was meeting friends on a weeknight so stayed over to avoid a late night commute home. I chose this hotel for it's location to the Central line and my bus route... More

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Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We made our reservations a few days before arriving. When we got to the hotel, which is a little out of central London, but still very accessible through bus mainly, we were surprised by a surcharge for paying with a credit card (which was advertised NOWHERE). There was a kind man who then led us to our room. At first,... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2011
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person found this review helpful

horrific sleepless night, first room cockroaches crawling on floor, on head board and in the bed. so upsetting. they changed my room, next room felt dirty, hairs and skin in bed & what looked like blood splatted on wall. guy couldn't speak english, showed me to my room then asked for 50p. felt entirely unsafe, itchy and creepy. complained and... More

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129 Roman Road | Bethnal Green, London E2 0QN, England
Price range (per night):* INR3,622 - 18,057

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