Oh dear. If it was possible to give a place NEGATIVE stars, this would be the place. Seriously, I spent one of the worst nights of my life in this hotel.
This place looked quite nice when I saw it online. It was affordable and just a 15-minute train ride from the airport. The website was very misleading! This was the seediest place I have ever set foot in! I was just appalled. It was absolutely filthy and the clientele was horrifying. There were several people in the lounge and at the desk, and I was the only female. The men standing in the lobby were staring at me and speaking to each other in God knows what language while staring me down. No one was even remotely friendly. The door to my room was very thin with one flimsy lock, the phone didn't work and the internet was down. I heard several fights in neighboring rooms and in the halls throughout the night and I was genuinely fearful of my safety.
I arrived at the hotel around 6 pm and was hoping to get a good nights sleep before my flight back to the States the next morning, which was scheduled for 10:00. Not to happen. I heard a man screaming at a crying woman at one point...I heard someone being chased down the hall and beaten up...and some people down the hall were having very loud, energetic sex to Motown Philly at top volume. Sleeping was not an option. Also, there was no clock in the room, therefore no alarm. I asked for a wake up call, but didn't exactly trust the management. I was so terrified, I felt like Tom Hanks in Big, all curled up on the bed and crying for my mom. I knew trains started running to Heathrow around 5:00, and I wanted out of there as soon as possible. With all the noise, no alarm and a fear of being murdered in the night, I didn't sleep a wink; I stayed up all night watching bad TV and counting the minutes until 5 am. I was at the station at 4:50, and I've never been so happy to see a train in my life! I very happily spent an extra 5 hours at the airport! read more