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Thistle City Barbican

3.0 of 5
120 Central Street | Clerkenwell, London EC1V 8DS, England
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Ranked #686 of 1,067 hotels in London
2.5 of 5 stars 863 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Main building(20)
  • Old street(19)
  • Reception staff(15)
  • Tube station(14)
  • Very good(14)
  • Twin room(9)
  • Star hotel(9)
  • Single bed(8)
  • Air conditioning(8)
  • Friendly and efficient(5)
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mattdwatson
Brighton UK
Reviewer
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW

After reading the reviews on here, I was understandably nervous about my upcoming stay - however for £50 on a Sunday night in (almost) central London I wasn't expecting The Savoy. Check in was polite and swift. My room (in the main part of the hotel, this seems to make a difference) was great. Typical Thistle decor (i.e. trapped in... More

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backpackingwelshies
Wales
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW

Can't complain about this hotel, it was everything we wanted. A 10 min walk to the tube it meant everything was accesable and we had none of the hiked up prices. The bed was extremely comfortable, tea &coffee in rooms aswell as a safe. The romm was a brilliant size as we only had a double and the tv was... More

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amy n
Birmingham, United Kingdom
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012 NEW

Bad value for money. The rooms are clean but shabby and need a refresh. The cold water tap only produced hot water so I could not get a drink of water during the night, which was made worse by the unbearable temperature of the rooms. The shower temperature was fine the first morning, but the second morning the water was... More

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Kelly M
London, United Kingdom
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW

I stayed here on 3 seperate occasions, in different rooms each time, first time one night, 2nd and 3rd for 4 nights each. The 1st and 3rd where on the 1st floor - and I had asked to be in the main building because I wanted to use the pool and didn't want to be going out in the cold... More

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Milosmum11
Lowestoft, United Kingdom
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW

My husband and me have stayed in this hotel a few times and have had no problems whatsoever, unfortunately we this time round we didn't have a enjoyable stay. Firstly when we got into our room and started to unpack we found that the safe was not working, I called reception and seemed to get cut off by the male... More

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paulspuppets
uk
Contributor
18 reviews
8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

on entering the hotel the reception is grandiose , and very misleading i was checked in then told i was across the road in another annexe which looked like student digs,very small room with stained carpets and shabby decor,the toilet door wouldnt shut if you were sat on the toilet and the main door wouldnt shut from the inside unless... More

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PDPatara
Contributor
12 reviews
32 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

Hotel booked for me by company, wouldn't book this myself. Both good and bad here. Good - Comfortable, clean, quiet, reasonable size room for London, good breakfast & friendly staff Bad - Not a good area, checkin took 15mins, pay for wifi, room a bit dated but ok (once I got rid of the two spiders at the side of... More

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barbius
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Reviewer
4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

We have just come back from a 1 night stay. Myself, my husband and 2 kids (4 & 6) were in one room and my mother in law was in a single room. At check in we had been allocated rooms in 2 different buildings, but after a little time the problem was rectified and we got rooms next to... More

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bertrum
brighton , west sussex
Reviewer
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

stayed only 1 night 04/02/12 tired hotel but not bad place to stay for the barbican or theatres. good value only for the fact that it was 50% off winter special. would not pay full price. no idea about breakfast as didn't have but felt the cost was a tad expensive compared to travelodge or premier inn chains.which put us... More

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David B
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

I stayed at the hotel for on night and found the staff very frinedly and eager to help. However the room was very very small, had no air conditioning and was in urgent need of some TLC. I ate in the main restaurant and again the staff were friendly but the food left a lot to be desired. I had... More

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