Hotel Lily

you get what you pay for, but

but window did not close, only one towel per person, shower was very hard to adjust, breakfast service not friendly. knobs on furniture were not screwed on

not a good choice

dirty, bad maintenance - elevator buttons broken, broken windows, telephones not working, random charges for useing desk phone. No towels, no soap or shampoo.

you get what you pay for...

London is one of the most expensive cities in the world; so I guess I should have known what I was getting into when I found a room with three beds, breakfast inclusive, for cheap. But still... Pros: Clean**, Included breakfast wasn’t completely terrible, Good location. Cons: Incredibly cramped, Deteriorating building, Poor service*. * Example 1 There was no ’do not disturb’ notice for the door. I assumed ours was simply missing, and asked the front desk for one. She literally wrote "Do not disturb" on a sheet of paper, put some tape on there, and handed it to me! Makes for a funny story at least Example 2 When we tried to drop off some stuff in the hotel safe at 9:30, the clerk said he didn’t have the key and we had to do that before 9. Previously no one had told us this. Seemed like a family run place, the guy with the key was probably his brother who was upstairs watching TV ** I mean really clean. You could tell they were trying to do the best they could with their decrepit old building

Traveler's tip on saving a few bucks

don’t bother trying in London. Or if you do, be prepared for shoddy accomodations.

Do NOT Recommend

3 words describe Lily hotel: Dirty Noisy Uncomfortable London is expensive in summer and we did not plan ahead. As we faced availability issues in other hotels and/or highly priced alternatives we opted for Lily. We now clearly understand why it was still available. If you are in a similar situation and can’t find other options seriously consider not going to London until next summer: Plan ahead...and don’t end up in Lily

Warning: Go back to the available options and keep looking...

If you are a teen or on your early 20’s and with very low budget this may be an option for you. Otherwise keep looking. We spent some days in July ’07 and had a very bad experience. Hotel Lily is filthy dirty, picture chewing gum in your blankets, broken windows, second hand soap with someone else’s hair included, no A/C, noisy nights, poor service and to top it all, a stinky restaurant. One word to describe it: Nightmare!

Hotel Lily

The hotel is ok. The continental breakfast consists of 5 pieces of toast and coffee. It is kind of old,and not spotlessly clean. But it is in a good area and a cheap place to stay. you get what you pay for.