Beverley House Hotel

The only plus side is the location.

Negative points

1 Reception non existence. sit and watch TV or playing games and refuse to help at all. Leaves desk at eight at night then you are stuck. On departure the reception refused to contact taxi service so had to stand in the main road with all luggage to obtain taxi service by stopping taxi as they drive by. Two elderly ladies had to carry their luggage down flights of stairs as the reception refused to render any assistance.

2 Rooms terrible stale and not ventilated. Had to finish making up the bead one day out of the 4 days as the bedspread was bundled up in the corner of the room. (this was at nine in the evening on our return to the hotel)

Single bed linen on double bed does nor work. We slept more on the mattress as on the sheets and on top of it all the linen had holes in it as well.

3 Breakfast What a disaster This hotel do not understand the meaning of continental breakfast. What you get is

- A water downed artificial juice which tasted like nothing ever tasted before.

- Over Boiled cold eggs as blue as it can be.

- Cerials with no taste at all.

- Cheese (one variate) slivers so thin that in the event of lifting them they tare apart.

- Meat slivers from the lowest grade and standard possible.

- Only sliced bread which you had to toast yourself no other option of buns or muffins, fresh fruit or even yogurt available.

- One platter of the same cheese and meat every day

- Dining room without table cloths and packed with to many tables and chairs for you to move around when 50 % occupied.

In conclusion

The world rate South Africa as a 3rd world BUT I can assure you that our one star Hotels are better than this three star dump (hotel)

I had a short layover in London on my way home to the US. It was decent enough for my needs -- clean, well kept, and most importantly for me, it was just around the corner from Paddington station where I had direct access to Heathrow via the Heathrow Express. The major drawback, though tolerable for my circumstance, was the lack of elevator. My room was small but since I was alone, I could deal with it. Had there been 2 of us, no way!! I concur with other reviewers about the breakfast. Also, there was no air conditioning. For me, not a big deal as I prefer fresh air. Would I stay there again? Possibly. I think if the hotel offered an in-room mini fridge to where I could store beverages and restaurant leftovers for later snacking, I would be more inclined.

I booked The Beverley City hotel as a last minute act of panic. I wish I had chosen any other London hotel.

The room was tiny, had a bad smell, the bathroom was filthy (and unhealthy, I am sure), and the breakfast was poor. They ran out of bread 20 minutes before the breakfast ended, and provided no alternatives - there was nothing else to eat.