I'm afraid I'm joining the many negative reviews. Having never written on trip advisor before and normally very satisfied with basic hotels, I feel forced to vent my frustrations. I'll keep it brief, but the room was about 40 degrees with no air conditioning available. There was a plug in fan which I had to leave whirring all night to... more

stayed here on a theatre break. room was fine - we could open our windows enough to enjoy a lovely breeze, comfy beds, clean room and bathroom, nice TV. kettle did not work but staff sorted it out immediately. no biscuits! breakfast was very busy but was managed excellently by staff. the only downside was the location - tubes a... more

I travel to London on business pretty-much every week. I usually stay closer into the city but was booked into this hotel because of Wimbledon (not many rooms to be had!). Was been booked into a standard single grade room - asked about upgrade on check-in, offered a suite - not necessary given I was only staying for one night.... more

This is definitely the worst hotel i have stayed at in London, and i stay there pretty much every week. I have not ever felt sufficiently compelled to write a review like this, so please take note. In summary: 1. Location - if i did not know London very well, i would have been intimidated to walk around the area... more

Our first impression of the Thistle-city barbican hotel was very good,entrance and lobby was very clean and staff where very friendly and helpful,though we where a little concerned by the location as it did seam a little out of the way.when we arrived at the hotel we where asked if we wanted to 'upgrade' our room for £30 for the... more

I have just got back from a weekend London break and had serious reservations about this hotel (selected by a local (Yorkshire) coach tour company) having read so many negative reviews. I travelled with seven friends, and between us we had reserved a triple and two double rooms. On arrival at the hotel we were quickly checked in ... initially... more

Have just returned from two night stay at this hotel and feel compelled to write, as this hotel is in my opinion completely mis-represented by these reviews. We were in a large group and having read all the reviews on here last week, we were seriously concerned about our stay. However the hotel was great - rooms good size, clean,... more

stayed here for one night 13th june. after reading these reviews before i left i was so close to sacrificing the £76 paid to last minute.com for their secret hotel and booking somewhere else. i am so glad i didnt !!we arrived after a day in london and checked in at 4pm , we were offered an upgrade for £10... more

The hotel was the least to say, terrible. The hotel had chipped walls and was not so clean overall. The streets outside where dark and the area is the worst to stay around. It seemed that the area was so dreadful that a man alone would rather not walk on his own. Very scary , dangerous - like area. Would... more