6/10 Okay
Michael
1 June 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Staff are friendly and helpful.
The building, old and a bit tired, is elegant, with marble in the foyer.
On our second visit we got a renovated room. The bathroom hardware had been replaced (waterfall, hand-held and bath faucet), which was pleasing. The room was large, tastefully decorated with marble and timber, bed was very comfortable. Great air. Free bottled water. The power points were not working and it was fixed that day.
Some negatives. Pillows are hard and high.
The website promotes the hotel as a dining and entertainment hub, with four restaurants and various bars and clubs. In fact there are two function room-style restaurants on floor 1, whose use is confined to breakfasts, plus a bar that opened in May 2025, with loud disco, no customers, and serving Lebanese food. I can’t speak for the clubs etc but there was no energy of that kind during either stay.
The other major issue is location. Contrary to the claims made on the website, the hotel is located in a wasteland of run-down, dirty, local-style eateries (almost exclusively populated by men), gyms, hole-in-the-wall takeaways, vacant allotments and abandoned construction sites. Huge highway right outside. There is no restaurant or cafe, or even an approachable takeaway. So there is no inducement to leave the hotel.
No view: glass high-rise next door, vacant lots.
Windows very dirty (being cleaned soon).
Pod coffee maker with no pods.
Mini-bar containing 3 cans of soft drink. No wine or spirits.
Michael
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025