Ibis London City

This hotel is way below the standard of any I have ever stayed in. Having arrived in Russell Square by tube we found the hotel without too many problems, although it feels a little as though it is up a back street. First impressions were not good - the whole place looked as though it were in a time warp. We went to reception to check in and were given a room key and sent up to the room, only to get there and find it was still being prepared then rudely told to go back downstairs. We went to sit in the reception area where our impression of the hotel only got worse. The common areas were awful, very tatty with dirty sofas which may have been new once in the 1960s. ...  Read the complete review

Having to travel from time to time with work and more and more lately finding that I can no longer fit everything I need to do into one day and have to stay overnight and have been checking out different hotels near to the office. Ok who are IBIS, IBIS are part of the Accor group which can have its advantages depending on what type of travel you require and where you are travelling, eg in France you can book your hotel and train ticket as a combined package saving time and money. IBIS advertise themselves as being friendly and having helpful staff but we shall get to this later. The Ibis London City is conveniently located about 20 yards away from ...  Read the complete review