I had to get a place to stay on business for 1 night - am I glad that it was only the one night!

It's actually 2/3 houses knocked into one ( quite common in the UK) but it's a bit of a stretch to call it a hotel. On arrival I entered the reception to see/hear someone having a very loud argument on their mobile phone in what sounded like a Russian accent - seeing as he was also wearing the obligatory leather jacket and had a thick moustache I don't think I was too far off the mark. After manoeuvring around his flailing arms I reached the desk and met a polite young girl but, unfortunately she also had a very strong eastern european accent and I didn't quite understand what she was saying. I was charged for the room and given a key, expecting to find my own way through the maze of corridors to my room.

Now it gets interesting. A dusty, tiny room that didn't appear to have seen a cleaner for some time, I then looked in the bathroom - not surprisingly, the shower has seen much better days, with mildew and broken tiles and enough hair in the plug to make a very fetching wig. A quick check of the bed and that seemed okay, but whilst unpacking a pair of my socks rolled under the bed. I knelt down to get them and I found someone elses worn socks!
And an empty whiskey bottle!
and a newspaper from february 10th!
Gross.
I left my socks as each attempt to retrieve them resulted in my getting a handful of dust and some other foreign object!
I was just glad that i'd brought an extra pair as well.

After risking the shower I decided to go out for a bite to eat. Having lived in this part of London for 12 years in the 70's - 80's I knew my way around but it's changed and not for the better. I thought it wise not to venture too far as it doesn't seem at all safe anymore.
After a quick bite to eat I went back to the "hotel" (make that "dive") and hit the sack.
When I woke the next morning I reached over to turn the alarm off and noticed what looked like blood smears on the wall by the bedside unit where my alarm was!!

Breakfast was interesting.....
A chav couple swearing (very loudly despite there being children in the room) every other word (so it's probabaly a social security hotel) and a menu that was different from anything else i've seen in a hotel.
Since when is a chicken fillet considered a staple component of a full English breakfast???

I felt really sorry for an American family that were staying there. It was Thanksgiving and they were staying at a dump. I hope they hadn't plannned on staying there for the whole trip.

So, from this review you gathered I wasn't very impressed with the place - I post this as a warning to anyone else thinking of staying there.
DON'T!!