2/5 Jeroen van S. 1 year ago on Google
As
a
family
of
5
we
had
two
rooms:
1
upstairs
and
1
downstairs.
In
the
downstairs
room
you
have
to
keep
the
blinds
closed
24/7,
because
you
have
0.0
privacy
when
you
open
them.
A
large
window
through
which
people
walk
by
day
and
night
and
look
in.
The
noise
starts
early
in
the
morning.
The
general
smoking
area
was
right
in
front
of
our
door,
and
people
found
it
necessary
to
use
it
24/7
and
we
could
literally
hear
every
cozy
or
less
pleasant
conversation.
Whether
it
was
11
p.m.
or
4
a.m.
You
also
hear
doors
banging
about
24,000
times
a
day.
Don't
worry,
after
a
week
(if
you
manage
to
stay
that
long)
you
will
hardly
hear
it
anymore
because
then
you
have
already
gone
crazy.
In
the
room
upstairs
you
have
more
privacy,
but
you
can't
hear
each
other
talk
because
of
the
road
right
next
to
the
room.
There's
a
tunnel
that
tough
guys
love
to
drive
through
with
their
tough
but
noisy
cars.
The
staff
ranges
from
uninterested
to
friendly.
The
area
is
lively,
but
I
can
imagine
you
can
feel
uncomfortable
there
alone
at
night.
It's
not
all
that
terrible.
Compared
to
other
London
hotels,
I
found
the
room
itself
quite
good
(except
for
the
lack
of
privacy
if
you
want
some
sunlight
in)
and
clean
(by
London
standards).
The
location
is
quite
far
outside
the
city
center,
but
quite
easily
accessible
by
train.
St
Mary
Cray
train
station
is
within
walking
distance,
and
Orpington
Station
just
a
few
minutes
with
the
bus,
and
will
take
you
to
London
Bridge,
Waterloo,
Victoria
and
Charing
Cross
stops
for
£4.5.
Opinions
are
divided
about
the
quality
of
the
beds,
but
I
think
they
are
fine.
There
is
an
Aldi
and
Lidl
within
walking
distance
so
you
can
do
your
shopping
quite
cheaply.
Unfortunately,
there
is
only
a
toaster
and
microwave
so
that
will
be
eating
potato
waffles
and
microwave
meals
during
your
stay.
In
summary:
It's
not
very
bad,
but
certainly
not
good
either.
If
you
go
here
with
low
expectations,
it's
probably
not
that
bad.