Advantages: Cheap, provides privacy curtains on the bunkbeds Disadvantages: Very warm inside like a sauna! Poor customer services! Expensive storage
Smart Russell Square This place is around the corner from Russell Square, barely 100 yards walk. When approaching it, it isn't obvious that this is a hostel as it has NHS signs everywhere which made us panic in case we were walking into the wrong house and end up embarrassing ourselves! Luckily, it was the right place and finding the reception was simple. The check-in was very easy; we showed them our E-tickets with 2 reserved beds and paid £10 each ... ...an utter bargain! They handed us our linens for the duvet and pillow. I enquired about towels; they had towels for hire for £5. I was feeling a bit cheap and offered to use the dirty towels they had in the laundry basket! Luckily, the lady offered to sneak in an extra bed linen that I could use to dry myself! We had to pay £10 each a security fee for damage or loss of linens so that if you turn up in the morning, and someone has stolen your linen, ...
Annallon 14.08.2009
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