Charlies Hotel

The location

Bed it not the stander as I booked

Very close to the place I was going for the night

Was a very basic room no kettle or anything like that

Breakfast porridge was nice, I always like when I can get that for breakfast. It was really near the tube and music event we were attending at the Dome. The area around the hotel seemed safe and nice although a neighbour hurled homophobic verbal abuse at my son and I returning from our night out as we approached the hotel - I guess he wrongly assumed we were a couple. Not the hotel's fault of course that somebody nearby has sexual politics that are stuck in the stone age! Generally it seems a nice enough area though and fairly near the tube. Didn't have the car with me but I would have parked there and felt secure.

I know it's London and London prices but £100 a night seemed a lot for the room we got. It wasn't like it was terrible but it was also pretty grim to be classed as that expensive. I'm never a fan either of when the staff are 'just the caretaker'. As such she was friendly and helpful for sure but it's all rather handy for owners to simply place in front of you someone who has no authority in case of issues. We didn't raise any issues but did witness someone trying to and having to be dismissed by someone without the authority to do anything.