Travelodge London Farringdon

This travelodge seriously lets the chain down. The location is not ideal (although on a bus route between Kings Cross and Farringdon stations). The building is a 60's concrete block which appears to have been converted to a travelodge from another hotel. Unfortunately the conversion seems to have been made with the minimum of expenditure and the hotel is bleak, unwelcoming and all of the public areas are worn and grubby. The rooms have been given the minimum travelodge "makeover" and clearly contain fixtures and fittings from its previous life. The bed and bathroom were clean but a bathroom light was u/s and the basin partially blocked. There was no hot water on the first night due to a "boiler fault". A new flat screen TV had been fitted. The hotel faces south west and there is no air/con. Do not stay on the front of the hotel. Even at the back the rooms are very stuffy and noisy and sleep is very difficult. Breakfast was fine with plenty of well cooked food for the price. (The dining room is awful). Staff were pleasant unless there was a problem at which point little assistance was forthcoming.

All in all this hotel should only be chosen as a last resort or limited budget.

Me and my friend stayed here on the 6th June, i had booked it a few months in advance so paid L49 for the room. I had looked on tripadvisor before we arrived so was not expecting a lot from this hotel. When we arrived the hotel from the outside looked pretty grim. We checked in ok and when we got to our room, the room was dirty and the shower didn't work, so we trekked back down to reception and told them. They did not seem surprised at all and quickly gave us a different room . In the 2nd room the window didn't open and the heat in the room was stifling, also the shower worked this time but there was no hot water. So back down to reception again, the 3rd room we had was marginally better but at least the window opened a bit and the shower was warm. The room was so old and the bathroom was pretty disgusting - we were only staying for one night though and we were hardly in the room only to sleep so we didn't just to put up with it.

I don't know if it was my imagination but i was itching all night and still am today - 2 days afterwards.

I would seriously not recommend this hotel to anyone, spend 20 quid extra and actually get a cleaner nicer room.

Yuk.

The hotel is easy to find and within walking distance of Kings X - probably about 10-15 minutes brisk walk. We tried a couple of routes and thought the best was - take Gray's Inn Road opposite KX, walk down to Acton Street (past another Lodge). Turn left down Acton Street and right at the end onto King's X Rd. The Lodge is a couple of minutes walk just around the bend on the left.

Our room was a reasonable size for London, made smaller by the horrid woodchip effect wallpaper which made the walls feel like they were closing in. We had a double plus (double + single)which meant that if you are a party of 3 you all have a proper bed. The room was clean and well appointed for budget with small bath and shower. The basin taps didn't work properly. This was clearly a room in dire need of an update, but as we were on a saver rate we may have been allocated it. Hopefully, the flexible rate rooms are more recently re-furbished. The road was noisy - no escaping that if it bothers you. I was a bit worried that all the fire doors seemed to be propped open.

Overall, great value on the cheap rate if you just want somewhere to sleep. I wouldn't be happy if I'd paid more than L50.