I was booked in the Spring Park Hotel by a client who, needless to say, no longer rates as such. After three tube rides from Central London to get the the hotel I was on my way back home within ten minutes of arriving.

After getting lost upon leaving the tube station and finding myself in a near ghetto (lugging several hundred pounds worth of video equipment behind me) and fearing for my life, I eventually found the hotel which, on the outside didn't appear too bad, neither did the reception area; pretty much what I'd expected for £40 per night in London.

But what awaited me on the floors above had to be seen to be believed! The room (which wasn't en suite) consisted of a bed (which admittedly, looked clean and was made up), a wardrobe which looked like it had been retrieved from a tip and painted white, badly; a bedside cabinet, again looking like a rescue job with a top covered in cup rings and cigarette burns; a filthy dirty, threadbare carpet, a kettle that was filthy and, had I had any desire to use it would have to have sat it on the floor as the only available electrical socket was on the other side of the room from the 'hospitality tray'; a hand basin that had certainly not been cleaned for several weeks if not months; and to top it all, a stain on the wall near the hand basin that, on closer inspection, appeared to be a lump of dried vomit! The bedroom window didn't need a net curtain as privacy was assured by way of the thick film of dirt.

Against my better judgement I decided to check out the shared bathroom. Words cannot describe what confonted me. The whole bath was filthy dirty and the rim was covered in limescale that had gone way beyond the 'brown' stage. This was black and thick with mildew. The toilet handn't seen even a dash of Harpic for years, probably. Oddly, the door had several holes punched in it, presumably from people trying to get out!

Please, please, please DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, STAY HERE. Sleeping on the streets is a far healthier option.

This place (quite rightly) gets some pretty dire reviews but yet i`ve been back a couple of times. When I worked for my previous employer, expenses were so tight that when working in London, sharing a twin room in a dive such as this was as good as it got.

So what are the bad point? the other reviews spell these out just as well as I can. The dirty rooms/windows/beds/bathrooms, the state of the "decoration" - with added holes kicked and punched into walls!, the dire breakfast in the dreadful club/breakfast room...

Ok then, what are the good points...there must be some good points... The location is excellent for easy access into central London and having a tube stop only a minutes walk away is great. The parking is ample and although not technically secure, feels safe to leave your car parked up. Mid-week, we`ve never had any noise issues except for the main road and straining heating system. Last time I managed to leave an expensive piece of equipment in the room, the staff recovered and looked after this until I was able to pass by and collect.

There are other better and just as cheap options near to the center but for the price it does what it says on the tin. Just remember, if you are paying youth hostel prices, expect youth hostel quality.

Me and my partner stayed here when visiting London to watch Arsenal. It was booked and paid for as a gift (yeah thanks for that Mum in Law) so I didnt see any reviews beforehand...wish i had taken time to look and I would hve cancelled.

For a start I think we were lucky compared to the other reviews. Being a week night, the hotel was reasonably quiet, in fact we didnt see any other guests.

The first thing that hits you is the unbearable heat. The heating is on full all night long. Even though it was January and freezing outside, we slept with the window as wide as it would open.

There was no plug hole in the sink, just a large hole in the bottom, I was frightened to death of losing my toothbrush!

The room was generally dirty with stains on the sheets.

I would says £15 is the most Id pay for the room. YUK!!!!

I booked this hotel plus other events through London discount, to celebrate my partners birthday, the other events were all good and we had a wonderful time, but the hotel was a HELL HOLE.. more like a homeless shelter...

The room was fithy, dirty and smelly. The furniture and bed looked as if they had come from a skip!

There were holes punched into the door and walls.

The carpet was thread worn and looked as if it could do with a good clean.

The shower /bathroom was caked in limescale and there wasn't a very healthy smell.

To make things worse the night club ( described as a lively bar) was making the floor shake!!!

We decided not to stay and left.. homeless in london was better than sleeping there, didn't want to risk life or health.. we did book into the Premier Inn ( much better and only a few pounds more)..

PLEASE DON'T STAY HERE!!!