Good location, rooms are decent for the price. LOTS of stairs…read more.. The noise is unbearable. Lots of outside noise at night makes it impossible to sleep. Also lots of noise while waiting in their living room lobby area.

Harlingford Hotel deserves a personal four stars if for no other reason my wife gas come here…read moreacross three decades. Her first visit was in 1985 (same owners then too) she was back in 2005 and again with me in 2011. The owner was in for breakfast one day and was delighted to hear the story. He said the most loyal guest had visited from the age of 5 to 90. Here are reasons pertinent to choosing the Harlingford yourself: * It's affordable and pleasant. * It's a short bus or tube ride or a moderate walk from Soho/Leicester Square Theatre * It's a short walk to a couple of tube nexuses where you can jump on nearly any train line * It's close to attractions like the British Museum The hotel is a two-star hotel and will be a different experience than a Hilton or W Hotel. However the price offsets this difference as you're saving £100-200 per night! The free full English breakfast can give you a substantial and quick start to your day. If you are addicted to Starbucks there are two within two blocks. There are several nearby dining spots including an Indian restaurant named Depa and a city-class fish shop named North Sea Fish Restaurant. My hope is that travelers find this post when looking for affordable lodging in London. Please send me a Yelp compliment to let me know if this review helped you book a place to stay in London. If you're preparing an itinerary for your trip you may consider reading my travel blog http://travellingangeleno.wordpress.com/

Choosing accommodations is one of the most important things when travelling -- it is often the most…read moreexpensive part of a trip, and choosing the wrong one can ruin your vacation. In addition to price, location is important, but it can be a challenge if you don't know the city. When looking for a hotel for our five night stay, there were many affordable options in good areas of London, but in the end we chose 69 The Grove, a lovely B&B in the Vauxhall area of London, and it was a GREAT decision. 69 The Grove is so-called because the address is 69 Vauxhall Grove. It is in the Vauxhall area, which is just south of the Thames. While a bit further away from all the main attractions in London, it was just a five minute walk to Vauxhall Station, on the Victoria Line, and took just 20 to 30 minutes to get to wherever we needed to go. It was a perfect balance of being in a quiet residential area and having quick and easy access to the busier parts of the city. It was also within walking distance of many restaurants, parks, Westminster Abbey, Parliament Square, Lambeth Bridge, and other attractions. I absolutely loved the area. The price of our five night stay was $1,205.35 CAD (including all taxes), and a full English breakfast is included each morning, Monday to Saturday -- an excellent value. While the room was small, it had everything we needed -- a private bathroom, comfy bed, a mini fridge and kettle, and it was clean and quiet. If my budget allows, I want to make another trip to London, and I hope 69 The Grove is still in operation. It was such a pleasant place to stay, and I would not hesitate to go back. I highly recommend 69 The Grove. [Yelp collections: Europe 2024; London, England; Hotels]

Good location. Extremely dirty room and bathroom. My bed…read moresmelled like piss and there was no AC, I opened the windows during the day to let the room air out (I'm quite temperature sensitive) and when I came back the windows were closed as he made up my room. The bathroom was atrocious. A 3 foot by 8 foot shoe box which was extremely disgustingly dirty. The shower door was broken and the fan was so dirty it made me gag. Was woken up at 6:30 every morning by loud noises as the walls are thin. Additionally the owner was extremely weird and overtly friendly. He offered me a visa to live in England within 3 minutes of meeting him. Saying he has a job for me. He forced me into a conversation about American politics and gun control. When I mentioned I was going to a restaurant with friends when he asked me what my plans are in London, he said he might go to the same restaurant on the same day (effectively inviting himself to come with me). The stairs up to the third floor were filled with whatever he was hoarding, making extremely unsafe in the event of a fire. He left the front door unlocked at most times and as a result I never felt safe inside the building. Additionally the English breakfast was bad. Overcooked rashers and frozen hard sausage links. The mushrooms were bland, the tomatoes were not ripe and very hard and the eggs were swimming in butter and also very bland. He did not season anything. The bread he gave me was under toasted and bad. He made sure that I ate some fruit like he was my parent, calling me "My boy". His "helper/server" during the one breakfast I went to had 0 clue how to operate as a server and it seemed like they were in a weird relationship. Overall extremely creepy and weird vibes. If the issue was just a misleading room description and dirty bathroom I would have been able to stay for my entire reservation, but the vibes I got from the whole operation were very bad. I left after 3 of 7 days and never looked back, trying to not let it ruin my trip to England.

Me and my friend stayed here in Nov 2018. We booked for 2 nights because it was competitively…read morepriced and claimed to be disabled friendly and close to the attractions we planned to visit. Photos of their disabled ground floor room weren't on their website. Because of the language barrier we found it difficult to find out the room layout and if there was a wet room, which it did. We arrived late at night and we didn't know the car park was concealed by an electronic gate. The first male receptionist (young guy) was friendly but didn't speak English well so getting instructions wasn't easy. Also the car park entrance isn't wheelchair accessible so we had to go around the outside of the building which was difficult in my wheelchair. The staff member did help with our bags which was good of him as we couldn't have physically managed without his help (this was our only positive point). We arrived late at night, checked in, paid for 2 days parking (£20) and was escorted to our room. The first thing we noticed about the room was the awful smell of stale cigarette smoke. It's a non smoking room but clearly people have been smoking in there for a long time and the room reeked, was very off putting and unpleasant. It was very annoying that I couldn't get my wheelchair to the bed due to the very bad lay out of the room. My friend couldn't reach the other side of her bed due to a large chair in the way, which she hurt herself on twice before we asked for it to be removed from the room due to my friend being partly sighted. The wet room had no grab rails or seat in the shower which is very dangerous, so I couldn't shower properly. The room was absolutely filthy (see photos posted on other review sites) and we had to go around the whole room (including skirting and headboards) with antibacterial wipes, which came out brown, it was disgusting. Our socks were filthy after a few minutes being on the floor. There were hairs all over the room, stuck on walls and in the beds. Cobwebs on the ceiling, the phone was so dirty we used our mobiles to call reception. Holes in all the bedding with stains and dried food spills on the furniture. Also the furniture is old, falling apart with sharp edges and needs to be thrown out. There was mold on the inside of the window, the shower curtain was covered in stains and marks, was so gross. We had to sleep on top of towels and use our clothes as blankets as the hotel had no spares for us to use, which was terrible. The night time male receptionist (older man) could hardly speak any English and was so incredibly rude, he shouldn't work there absolutely appalling attitude and the way he spoke to us was terrible. We were unable to check out in the middle of the night being in wheelchair it's almost impossible to find another hotel last minute with correct facilities. The breakfast was laughable and looked nothing like the breakfast photo advertised and they should be embarrassed, very disappointed. Complaining was frustrating and exhausting. We checked out after the first night as we were so shocked by the conditions and the hotel did nothing to rectify the situation. I have never checked out of a hotel early before, this was seriously bad! We had no choice but to travel back home and this whole experience ruined our whole trip. The hotel staff all telling you different things, manager never available and slow at replying. After weeks of calls and emails back and forth with Booking.com we finally got a refund. Absolutely terrible service and dirty. Cheap means basic and should be at least be clean. We highly recommend that you DO NOT stay here and avoid at all costs. Booking.com should remove them from their website.

My wife and I spent a couple of nights here in 2004. It's a kind of quirky place with corridors…read morerunning here and there, students using shared computer terminals and a bit of a 'buzz' with activity. Still, it is a peaceful place, in a great location. The price was reasonably good, especially for London. The room was nice. It's great to be in a place specifically for committed followers of Jesus, as this is. I think we got a discount because we work for a church based charity. It is now called the Highbury Centre.

Loved this be place!! First this is a great location! We…read morewere able to go every where from here.. Exploring the city, museums, London tower, London river, shopping and pub crawling in Soho! We walked everywhere !! We only took the coach into the city from the Stratford airport, best hotel to book. If you don't mind sharing a decent bathroom .. You will enjoy this private room lodging. Complimentary breakfast was the best !! Fresh food & coffee was more to ask for, I will recommend this place to you! You can't beat this location... And please don't get this place confused with the ruskin hotel In north England! This is the place you want to be :-)