easyHotel London City Shoreditch

Before booking with easyHotel, it's worth doing a little bit of research to understand the concept of the place, which is really very simple - these are basic, spartan, small hotel rooms offering people somewhere to stay at a budget price. That really is it. If you're booking a room here and acting surprised because there's no restaurant and everything seems very bare, you've fundamentally misunderstood where it is you're staying. It's not the Savoy, and nor is it pretending to be; however, it is preferable to anything of an equivalent price in the area. You get your own room and won't wake up in a shared hostel dorm room to tourists snoring. I was due to attend a friend's wedding in London and this was easily the cheapest option available. Given that I would be spending all of the day and evening at the wedding, all I needed was a place to sleep. I took a window-less basement room because they're cheapest and seeing daylight wasn't exactly my priority for this trip! It was extremely quiet and easy to sleep soundly. The room was very comfortably air-conditioned, the bed was firm and lovely, and the shower facilities were good. The free wi-fi was also speedy. As expected, the room was small but actually larger than that of some cheap chain hotels I've booked in London in the past. The bed was also small and if you're booking a double room for two, I would suggest that at least one of you needs to be reasonably petite. That's the only criticism I would offer (and it didn't apply to me). The receptionist was also really helpful and was able to offer instant help in locating a few shops locally. Special mention needs to be made of the mobile phone key they offer iPhone users, which allows you to let yourself in to your designated room via a pass on your phone - no need to check in on arrival. I was strangely pleased by how quick and innovative this was! If all you need is a place to sleep while you're busy enjoying London, you're fine here. If you're on a romantic trip and expect to spend a lot of time in your room, save up some more money and think about staying somewhere else.