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150 Barking Road, London E6 3BD, England
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Ranked #319 of 421 London B&B and Inns
2.5 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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“Excellent value for money”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011
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After reading some of the reviews on tripadvisor about this hotel I did wonder what I had got us into but it ended up being a great weekend. The Hotel itself is situated in quite a rough part of London but then if you book a hotel in Upton Park you should expect that. It is only a 10 minute walk from Upton park tube station down Green street passed West Ham football stadium and then left onto Barking Road.

When we arrived the lady was very polite and we were quickly given our keys and shown to our room. I wasn't expecting the ritz being on a tight budget and only paying £90 for a double en-suite including breakfast for 2 people for 2 nights but when we got into our rooms we were pleasantly surprised. The beds were very comfy and had brand new bedding on. The rooms were clean could maybe do with a lick of paint but I have been in the Hilton where that has also been the case lol.

We went to the bar downstairs for a drink and ended up in there till closing. We met some amazing and interesting local people who made our stay good fun. The hotel is ideally situated for the tube (10 minute walk) and there are plenty of take aways round and about.

Breakfast wasn't fantastic but it tided us over and was fine. Most of the staff were friendly and polite. As for the reviews regarding the pub being noisy The latest it was open was 12 and I always say if you cant beat them join them!!

All in all I would stay here again although I wouldn't recommend staying here with children.

Janine

Newcastle

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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New Delhi, India
1 review
“payment issues”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011

be prepared to pay for 1 night ,even if you cancel booking.
the hotel has charged me 1 month in advance/for a night stay. even though i have canceled the booking..no other hotel does that.should have payed attention to the reviews.gunjan

Stayed August 2010, travelled solo
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“From the moment we got there to the moment we left, it just felt unorganised”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2011

To begin with I would like to say that the hotel was situated in a rougth part of London, and if you are planning on getting back to your room late I wouldn't suggest it. Especially as the nearest tube station is a good 20 minute walk even with a quick pace.

The hotel it self looked a bit grubby, although the rooms were clean. They were basic and offered tv which had terrible picture. There was a fridge, microwave and kettle, which can come in handy.

When we arrived at the hotel, we found our selves waiting for around 20 mins for the lady to find the room reservation despite the fact that I had booked the room nearly a month ago. When we finally got in to the room it was ok not massive and an old fashion decour but the bed was comfy and would be ok for one night. When we got back to our room at about 11 there was music playing in the pub below, despite only being a handful of people in there, the music was so loud the floor was vibrating and as our room was allocated directly above the pub it made sleeping difficult until it finally stoped at around 12.

The next day when we came down for breakfast we were down at 8 about half way between the allocated time (7.15-8.45), there was no one around, neither staff nor other guests. After a few more people came down some one found the kitchen and made them aware of our presence. The cook seemed to get quite annoyned when a few people came to the kitchen to ask what was going on. We sat down at the table in the back part of the pub and was served last out of 4 groups of people despite the fact we had been first down. My girlfirend who is vegetarian requested a vegetrian meal and was told that it was a complinmentory breakfast and as we weren't paying for it she would have to make do with beans and eggs. The attitude of the cook was very rude and it felt as if they needed one more person down there handling the guests. The breakfast it self was cold or warm at best depending on what I was eating, the toast was brought out around 10 minutes before the rest of the breakfast and was already cold before it reached the table. Despite the hotel claiming to offer a full English breakfast, I received only a single sausage, two rations of bacon, two eggs (one to make up for beans I didn't want) which were swimming in grease on the plate to a level I have never seen before, with an english breakfast. The glasses were covered in grit.

We narrowly evaded a embarrasing moment after we went back to our room, and snuggled back in to bed there was a knock at our door, from the cleaner at around 9 30 despite the fact that checkout was at 11. She even tried to open the door with her key until we made her aware that we were there.

Overall the only saving grace of the room was that it was clean and comfortable. The serivce was bad. Terrible idea having a room above pub which played music until the middle of the night. Food was cold and unapotising. Rembering that I was only there for less than 24 hours, partially because I couldn't wait to leave the next morning, I will not be staying again.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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staffordshire
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“the worst experience ever!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2011
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would NOT reccommend this hotel at all! We arrived there at 11pm at night to be shown to our room. It was not at all as advertised. The room looked like prison with bars covering the windows. It was dirty and rusty. My partner went to open the fridge to see what it was like and got his hand covered in pee. We noticed bottles of pee outside. We had a look at the toilet room and it was a disgrace. Once again the bin was filled with pee, the room was just a mess! There were stains on the carpets and the bar downstairs was soo loud. None of us had any sleep. As it was 11pm it was too late to find another hotel so we just coped with it for the night and left the next morning even though we'd paid for the next night. Definately would not reccomend!!

  • Stayed May 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Decent for the price”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2011

Stayed here as part of a group booking. Good location, excellent value. The rooms are basic with shared bathrooms. The hotel is clean and staff are polite. Well worth a stay just for the good value compared to other London accomodation.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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150 Barking Road, London E6 3BD, England
Price range (per night):* INR4,481 - 20,500

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