2-Star Hotels in Greater London, United Kingdom

Overall a nice hostel for solo travelers to seek for a place to have a nice rest during their journey. The room is clean and quiet and lockers are provided for free for us to store our belongings. The common kitchen is opened for 24 hours and the environment inside is pretty nice. Worth for a try if you are traveling to London and searching for a place to rest!

Excellent for economy & solo travel. All nice staffs & flexible management. All as pictures shown in website. Bed is clean, tidy & comfortable. Soft closing door & auto lock are perfect. Well equipped kitchen & dining area at lower ground level with big & bright windows. A whole wall size big screen & 2 big sofa at movie room. window of 4-bed female room facing main street, not busy traffic but not really quiet. only the sockets on the room table of the room.

The hostel provided a comfortable stay overall. The staff were friendly and efficient. The bed was comfortable, however there was quite a bit of noise on one night with people coming in late and making noise in the nearby pods. The shower is quite basic and you have to keep a button pressed in order to operate so it is quite difficult to wash your hair! I also got locked in one of the shower cubicles as the door handle was a little loose but I finally managed to get out. Some of the toilets were a little bit dirty during my stay which was a little off putting. There are no mirrors in the main pod area which would be helpful for getting ready. The location is very central with lots of shops and restaurants nearby. I would return if I were in the area and would make a recommendation to others but caveat to say this is a very basic stay.

The room was basic but clean. The bathroom was also clean whenever I used it. The service was a little slow but the staff were very busy and doing their best. The high point was definitely the breakfast,as others have said. Low point was the noise (doors banging, loud conversations in the corridors) which went on until after midnight and began again at 6.30am. Great for the price and would probably book again for a single night if sleep isn't essential for the next day's activities!

From Heathrow Airport to Russell Square station, the hotel is close to Russell Square station. So it is quite convenient. But from the train to the exit of Russell Square station you need to carry your luggage upstairs yourself for a little bit

When you book ask for a room at the rear of the hotel, otherwise you will have a lot of noise from the outside road. Very clean, and comfortable budget hotel. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The local area does not have many restaurants, shops, pubs etc. The underground train station is a 15 minute walk away and there are very good underground trains into central London. Excel is easily accessible on the underground and Docklands Light Railway, A good car park is available which charges £10 for 24 hours,

The hostel's entrance is within the Bar called Belushis, this is again shared for the hostel's reception and hostel's breakfast area. The bar is described as sport themed on their website, but I would say it's more of an alternative music theme instead, as the decor in the toilets, the passage and stage area are fitted with them type of posters. I arrived on a Sunday at around 7:30pm, there was a blonde Irish musician playing a guitar and singing, there were also playing womens' soccer on the 6 TV screens, but every one I saw was watching the musician. The ambience was very lively and enjoyable, as the musician was there and had good encouragement skills, when small~talking in between each song. St Christopher's Inn's check in desk was located next to Belushis's (drinks) bar, a small gap made it a detached unit, the bar tender was also the hostel's receptionist. A photo of your passport is suffice, for the required identification when checking in. (Do not try to use a railcard or an annual bus pass, as these 2 forms of photographic identification are not acceptable.) It's compulsory to pay a refundable £2 lending fee for the key card, which they give back when you give back their key card. Once in the hostel I explored, their entertainment room is called the 'Chill Out Room', the room is big with a big TV screen, the TV is connected to the Internet and is also an (internet) browser. There are also lots of movie DVDs and some boxed party games. There are 2 padded sofas and 2 padded armchairs, a kitchen including a kettle, attached to this room is an additional room for lockers. The dormitory I was allocated to had 12 beds, including 1 shower and 2 wash basins. (Out of the dormitory) beside the corridor there were 2 individual toilet rooms. The morning after I had breakfast, it's an affordable price of £6, which has a big selection of foods and is all self serviced.

Me and my partner decided to stay here for one night during our trip to London. For the price we was pleasantly surprised. Its ibis budget and not the Ritz Carlton but the bed was comfy and clean the room was basic with a working TV and a Shower with hot water and the hotels staff was able to provide a hairdryer for us to use free of charge. Staff were friendly enough and was able to provide little things like bottle openers. The shared dining space had a microwave and a coffee machine with complimentary herbal tea and everyday tea. However some of the rooms show the age there was an issue with plumbing in our room the drains had a bad smell when the water was running but the staff resolved it It could really do with a dust on the windowsill and behind the TV and on the counters. Breakfast was basic continental breakfast however everything was fresh and of a good quality not bad for the price. All in all enjoy the hotel for short stays and dont be shy to speak to the staff if you have any issues.

Okay location. Relatively close to the station. The area is nice and quiet but a bit dark and lonely to walk in at night. Great comfortable beds pillows and amenities. The room was very clean. Just wished they had A.C. conveniently located and priced.

I liked the room. The mattress was very hard, couldnt sleep properly. The heating was too much. Couldnt breathe