Glynne Court Hotel

( 2 stars , London , United Kingdom )

I booked the room based on the nice picture on their web page, and on Lonely Planet's nondescript characterization as "fairly typical in this price range." The room was on the top floor. It was as ugly as anything you've ever seen and must have been entirely furnished with castaway junk. The matress sagged in the middle and flew up into the air at each end. The linens were filthy, and included other people's --- hairs as well as ashes. The walls and floors were stained and filthy, as well. And on the ledge outside the window were bunches and bunches of rotting pahrathas. The desk clerk refunded my money - I had paid in cash. But in the end, they charged my credit card anyway, about 85 dollars. (I later learned from the credit card company - MBNA, one of the worst, by the way - that had I obtained a written receipt for the money, and then for the refund, they would have had to refund this charge). DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER STAYING IN THIS FILTHY REVOLTING DUMP. In the end I got very, very lucky, however. They had an opening at the Luna Simone Hotel, over by Victoria Station. It is clean, handsome, comfortable, and within walking distance of many important sights, internet cafe, tube stations, and the waterside. FANTASTIC.

I was booked into a nearby hotel who sent me round to the Glynne because they found they had no room for me - although I had paid £70! £20 more for it than the Glynne charge. one window pane was broken and covered with cardboard. there was no coffee or tea in the room, there were only hand towels, and the shower was dreadful. the room window had to be left open all night to try to get rid of the smell from the stained carpet. to top everything, breakfast was served on a tray to the room complete with a paper plate, and plastic cutlery. It is the worst room I have ever had to sleep in. I can't believe people pay £50 for a single room there.

This is by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. My mom and i booked it through a student travel agency and the pictures on the website made it look very nice. When we arrived however, there was no sign of anything that was on the website. At first we were put in a room on the first floor which had stained carpets, a broken two drawer dresser, curtains that were falling off the curtain rod, chipped and cracked window panes, and a less then attractive bathroom which came with only face towels and soap that had already been previously used. After complaining, we were moved to a room on the first floor which was only better because it had wooden floors. The chairs in the room looked like they had been found in a dumpster... they were completely covered in dirt and stains. The bed covers were also so dirty that i jumped over them and onto the sheets everytime in hopes that i wouldn't get any of their germs on me. Let's just say i had to take some tylenol pm to get any sleep that night. The only bonus is that the man working behind the reception is very nice... and actually helped us call around to other hotels. We ended up having to pay for one night so we stayed but we ran out of there as soon as possible the next morning and missed out on the free breakfast which consisted of a few pieces of bagged bread thrown in a toaster located by the reception window. (darn) Bottom line, the place is nasty. Don't stay there.

Bit surprised to see the other reviews. I found it clean and comfortable, with very friendly, helpful staff. Stayed in nice quiet single room with large bathroom at top, out to the mews at the back. Stair carpet needs cleaning/replacing but otherwise no complaints. The paintwork seems freshly done and when I was there, there was flooring work taking place on the first floor, so maybe a lot has been renovated since the earlier reviews. Would definitely stay there again. Great location and not much traffic noise.

We booked a room with an ensuite but on arrival it was not available. We were put in a very small room(you had to climb over the bed to get to the other side of the room) which had not been cleaned. The bed linen was dirty and the smell eminating from the sink was revolting. The shower didn't work and nor did the tap over the bath. You had to fill the bath from the hand basin using a tupperware container. There wasn't a plug in the bathroom. We were forced to pay for the two nights that we booked for when we decided that one night was enough.