Travelodge London City Road

We stayed at the hotel for 2 nights (23-25th Oct). We just wanted a clean cheap basic hotel to get showered and sleep in. The hotel was quite secure as you had to use your card to enter hotel after 10pm and had to use your card to enter the lifts to the rooms.

Rooms were very basic but clean no iron, hairdryer, toiletries, there was tea and coffee but not very much but you only have to ask for more at the reception same if you need more pillows and they do have a hairdryer and iron if you want to borrow one. We stayed in room 641 when we arrived we were supprised as other reviews had complained about noise and the heat the room was quiet no road traffic noise and the room was a nice temp there is a heater on the wall which was controllable.We must of been in the middle of the hotel because the view was other rooms and a wall. So far so good. That was untill Friday night. We got back to the hotel after an evening out at about 11.30 we were disturbed by slamming doors and youngsters going out to the clubs eventually all went quiet at about 12.45am fell asleep then was woken at 4.15am by inconsiderate Americans why do they have to shout they were carrying on the party in the corridoor outside our room I got up and asked them politly to keep there voices down dorrs slammed went quite then again at 4.40am 4.50am 5.20am whan again I told them unpolitly to shut up. They were going from room to room two bokes and two women you only need to use your imagination to know what they were up to. Finally it went quite at 6.20am you could even hear them in their rooms!! Saturday night was slightly better Americans must have left. We did hear a group of English lads going out at about 12.30 and we heard them come in at 6.00am and a girl who had lost her card thet was trying to wake her mate up but we did manage a bit more sleep. To be honest it reminded me of holidays in Teneriffe.

We did not use the restaurant. My husband went out sat morning to get a paper and came back with a bacon roll and cappicino from a little cafe near subways, it was the best bacon roll that i had tasted definatly recomended.

Mooregate tube station a few mins walk to the right of the hotel(as you leave) we bought Oyster cards much cheeper.

We drove to London and used the NCP car park No 20 Paul street there were loads of spaces its not protrolled but my husband checked the car sat morning and is was fine it is £9.20 for 24hours it was a bit difficult paying but that was our fault as we didn't have change and our card would not work in the machine but we registered over the phone and payed that way. It's about 5 min walk from hotel but its at the back of the hotel through side streets.

All in all we would have been delighted with the hotel if it hadn't of been spoilt by loud Americans guests, if you are thinking of staying here and expect to go out clubbing please spare a thought for us older guests and keep the noise down in the coridoors.

We wanted an economy hotel for three nights and in City Road location. The bus stop immediately outside Travelodge had many routes and regular buses (I picked up a bus map at Euston station and bus 205). I asked for a quiet room with shower and got 7th floor. We had the window closed due to the noise. Room was very clean indeed but basic - no hairdryer, telephone, pictures. Small hanging area and tea/coffee facilities in the room. I purchased the breakfasts in advance which is a little cheaper. Very basic breakfast but had cereals, oranges and grapefruit, yoghurt, cooked food, toast and croissant. 3 lifts all functioned swiftly - the hotel was very busy. Large dining area but it filled by 8 am. on Saturday. North of the hotel is Old Street (Exit 4 for East side of City Road South). I picked up a useful local map in the underground station for the Old Street area. Moorgate underground on the south side too.