We stayed at this property for almost a month. Overall our stay was OK and the staff were lovely.
The building is so different from the pictures on the listing that they might as well be from a different hotel. The building is tired and suffering from a lot of very badly bodged DIY fixes almost everywhere you look. The tiling looks like it was done blindfolded and the general standard of the finish was like it had all been done in a rush by someone who didn’t really know what they were doing. Our initial room (4a) was very dark and dingy, poorly laid out and all the walls are covered in freestyle Artex artwork. The windows looked directly into a service space on the roof with filthy ducting and building detritus. The toilet, sink and shower were also blocked so we were moved into a much nicer room facing Rivington Street. Although the room was much lighter, neither of the 2 windows would close properly meaning any noise outside (like the nightly 11pm bin Lorries) was very loud in the room. We weren’t too bothered by this but this is a very noisy area esp. at the weekend so be prepared. The kitchen was fine and having your own laundry facilities is a bonus. The cooker hood was missing most of its buttons, the microwave lcd screen wasn’t working and both rooms had an absolute bare minimum of cooking and eating implements so be prepared to improvise.
There is a very pungent smell in the foyer when you open the front door and this did not shift for our whole stay.
Terjemah