- Telephone number given online did not work
- Nobody available at the hotel when we arrived, despite a scruffy note on the door saying reception would be open
- Shoddy, messy, dirty front of hotel (little door)
- Rude staff over the phone once contact made, little English spoken
- Charged more than the full nights stay even though we had to find another hotel!!

We have now contacted Budget Places.com regarding a refund. Very dissapointed.

Dirty? yes! But at least, no wall-to-wall carpets and, as far as we could tell, clean sheats & no bugs. The location is great and the area safe, so we kind of took the filth with humour. Upon arrival, we had a thorough do-it-yourself cleaning session with the help of antibacterial wipes (cost us 10 minutes and two pounds for 2 packs of wipes). OK, the blackened chewing gum on the floor remained there and I therefore left my socks on most of the time. The shower curtain was indeed moldy, but the water hot. The toilet seemed ok clean, we nevertheless gave it an antibacterial swipe, too. The staff was ok & mostly friendly and since we arrived in the afternoon, we did not have any problem with the check-in.

Good and affordable breakfast is served just across the little (car-free) square and Bond street underground at two minutes walking distance. Overall: The Ivanhoe is cheap and a bit strange, but we spent the money we saved on shopping & good food in town. I hope they soon get a grip or sell the place to someone else, because you actually could turn this into a pearl. Although it turned out to be an enjoyable London weekend for us, we will certainly look for another place to sleep the next time around.

The only decent thing about this rat hole is that it's location is fantastic. 1 block from Oxford Street and all the shopping. Aside from that, AVOID THIS HOTEL AT ALL COSTS!!!!
We're pretty sure it's never been cleaned in the past 10 years. It was so bad, that when we checked in (after a fight with the 'receptionist' on the phone, because the front door was locked with a scrap piece of paper taped to it saying 'call this number', all of which was never mentioned anywhere on the booking details, and we were forced to go find a phone to use to call) there was dirty towels, full garbages and just general grime all over the room from the previous visitor. The bed had been made up, but we weren't sure if it was fresh sheets, so we didnt even get under the blankets for fear of finding filth, and ended up using towels for blankets. (in addition, we had to go ask for towels and toilet paper because there were neither when we got into the room)
The bathroom has mould everywhere and hair all over the floor and walls from previous vistors aswell.
Basically, aside from the decent price, this place is absolutely disgusting and we would HIGHLY recommend not setting foot in it.

I booked this hotel through London30.com, and I also sent a follow-up email to the hotel itself to confirm my reservation (having never used London30 before), and they said everything was fine. Four months later I show up there and and the hotel door is locked and no one answers the phone. I call a number on the door and am told someone will come to let me in. An hour passes, I call again, and finally a man appears and says, Sorry, but you do not have a room here. I get angry at this point, show him all my documentation (I've very careful, plus have lived in Europe and have visited in perhaps 20 times, so am no beginner), and he says, yes, but that doesn't matter, the owner has several hotels and he'll move people around, so you have a room a 1/2 mile away. Why no call or email, I asked. This man, having gone through this with many travelers, said, "The owner does not care." So i had to move all my things, and then scramble to meet my son who was meeting me at that hotel (and his cell was not working), which caused a few more hours of hassle. When I got home to the States, I immediately contacted the London30 site and got no answer to any of my complaints. So, I'm warning all travelers to avoid that site, this hotel, and the other hotels owned by this owner who "does not care" - one of these is the hotel I was moved to, Berkeley Court Hotel on Upper Berkeley Street; 3 of 4 more are part of his chain, but I don't know which. All reputable hotel search sites should also strike these hotels off their lists, as I tried to get London30 to do. I am not a fussy traveler and have never complained about any hotel or anything before, but this was so outrageous I feel obligated to pass on my displeasure and this warning.