London Hotel Tips by PetraTravels

Geez... We were 5 people - 3 Germans, a Canadian and a Finn - and we all decided NOT to stay in this place though we had booked a dorm for 3 nights (and cancelling the booking meant losing the deposit) in November 2002. The reception was untidy, and the tiny room we got was filled with 5 cranky people (we arrived late and they were sleeping). It stank so bad that we took a hike after 5 minutes.

Unique Qualities: How do they get the photos look so good in the Internet? We booked the hostel from hostelworld.com.

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Theme: Hostel
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
Phone: +44 20 7229 0000
Address: 48-50 Inverness Terrace, Bayswater, London, Englan
Directions: Queensway or Bayswater are the nearest tube stations
Website: http://www.hydeparkinn.com

I had super bad luck with the accommodation in London. First, we (3 Germans, a Canadian and me) checked out the Hyde Park Inn and almost puked. Well, it was almost midnight so we had to crash somewhere, so we went in to the first place we saw - Hyde Park Hostel. Looks nice outside, but geez, the room... Rat poison on the floors, 10-bed dorms with pot-smoking Italians, beds from the 40's, repair work=duct tape, the door lock was so broken that it hardly kept the door closed, and the bathrooms - I won't even go there. Oh, and the breakfast: those steel mugs MUST be antique. Wouldn't matter otherwise, but please wash them sometimes!

Unique Qualities: The only good thing in this ***hole is (you always have to think positive, right?) the location. If you think I'm whining, check out the photo of the boys, taken 10 mins after checking in...

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Theme: Hostel
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
Phone: + 44 (0) 20 7229 5101
Address: 2-6 Inverness Terrace, London, England W2 3HY
Directions: Closest tube stations: Bayswater or Queensway. From Bayswater Station turn right and walk to the top of Queensway, then turn left and left again into Inverness Terrace.
Website: http://www.astorhostels.com/hydepark.htm