I asked for a non smoking room and was given a room which stank of cigarettes, not just a little-bit It was a really strong smell. The window wouldn't shut and i could hear the traffic from the busy essex road outside. I asked to change rooms but all that was available was a single room. They insisted on still charging me full rate for a double room. The new room also reeked of cigarettes but was quieter being at the back of the hotel. The door to both rooms had a gap at the bottom. The hotel was very noisy- I could hear the guys above me urinating. The bed in the second room was covered in black hairs. If it hadn't been so late I would have found somewhere else .

I travel a lot for work so know that hotels can vary incredibly, however this hotel was a huge shock.
My wife checked in on her own as she was attending a course in the nearby business center and I was to join her when I flew into London the next day. She was given a tiny, dirty, dark and claustrophobic room which had intermittent electricity, clumps of hair on the floor, blue shower gel oozing down the walls of the shower and a mouse trap just outside the bedroom door. Not a great first impression.
She complained and was told that the mouse trap was normal, that the room would be cleaned (which it wasn't) and despite any of this, it was the only free room in the hotel so there was no other choice.
She reluctantly stayed the night (and avoided using the shower or lacking electricity) as it was a late check-in and she had little other option.
The next day I arrived and went directly to the hotel, hoping it would have been cleaned as promised to my wife but of course this was not the case. Despite my protest about the lack of cleanliness, my wife's complaints and the poor state of the room I too was told that there were no other free rooms.
I pushed a little harder and was then shown to a vacant room which had suddenly become available (very questionable) - this room I was shown was as per the pictures on their website and was like stepping into a different hotel. I told the staff that I would accept that room to which the reply was that it would be charged at a higher room rate per night!!
I decided at this point that this was enough and I decided that checking out immediately would be the only option.
We checked into the Hilton in Kensington for only 10 pounds more per night (110 GBP via lastminute.com) and got the excellent service I was expecting.

Simply put, avoid this hotel at all cost!

The location is good, free local parking after 1.30 on a Saturday and all of Sunday, 24 hour reception.

The photos on the website do not reflect the reality of the rooms which are finished to a very low standard. A tiny, dark room with see through gauze for curtains, no table and not even adequate lighting for putting on make-up. No bin in the bathroom. To top it off the boiler broke and nobody informed us as we came in that there was no hot water. The light in the bathroom was hanging out of the ceiling and when the handy man came to mend it he just jammed it in the space and did not fix it safely.

To be fair when we spoke to the manager on check-out he gave us a discount for our inconvenience and offered us a free night which we declined. If you have a low expectations this might be your kind of place but we wouldn't stay again.

Situated in Islington, this is a small, good, basic, clean and reasonably priced hotel. Rooms are small, but good enough for an overnight stay. Shower not brilliant, and window would not open. Includes breakfast. Indian restaurant serves reasonably priced food and wine, and food is good.