This was my first visit to London and my boyfriend booked 3 nights at the Ibis Euston through their website (3 night deal).

We had an early morning flight from Belfast so we arrived at 10am and were able to check in at this time, which was great news.

The room was small but adequate for our short stay. Spotlessly clean, comfortable bed, powerful shower, clean towels on a daily basis, flat screen TV and complimentary tea and coffee. The only fault was no hair dryer in the room but managed to borrow one from the reception for the duration of my stay.

The hotel is literally across the road from the tube station and only a few stops away from the centre of London.

Great hotel if like us you're planning to spend most of your time sightseeing and really just need somewhere to put the head down. We would definitely consider staying again.

I've stayed in Ibis hotels in Paris in the past and they were excellent for the money, and I am pleased to say my experience at this London branch was consistent with what I found in Ibis's native France.

The Euston property (now renamed Euston St Pancras) is literally metres away from Euston railway station and about 5 minutes walk from St Pancras International. Excellent therefore if you are travelling in from the North of England, Scotland or Eurostar as the main rail terminals are literally on your doorstep. Euston itself serves the Northern and Victoria Lines of the Underground so the West End is reachable by Tube in less than 15 minutes.

The lobby area is bright and cheerful and I found the staff friendly and willing to help. Confusingly the hotel is divided into two sections, the smaller of which is accessed by a single lift which seemed to take and age to arrive and was always overcrowded - this was the section that I was staying in. However, the rooms were clean and spacious with a wet-room type bathroom (shower only). I would have preferred a bath, but this I suppose is the Contintiental influence of the Ibis chain.

Food I can't comment on as I always eat out in Soho - it's usually much better value than the hotel's own restaurant - plus there is a big cluster of Indian restaurants in the Euston area (on Drummond Street; literally yards from this hotel) which are very good. Drink was quite reasonably priced for a Central London hotel - which was a surprise! Although there a few quaint little pubs dotted around the area.

Gripes - well the air conditioner in my room was difficult to control, and my window was on the main road, and although it was double glazed the noise from the public address system in Euston Station was leaking into the room. Annoying trying to watch TV whilst hearing that the Virgin Pendolino service to Glasgow Central is now boarding on Platform 5......

Overall is what Travel Inn used to be like before it went upmarket (and in my opinion overpriced) as Premier Inn. At £85 a night per room this is good value for Central London. Thorougly recommended.

The Ibis Euston is a comfortable hotel, very centrally located in the heart of London. It's very much what you come to expect from an Ibis hotel anywhere and that's comforting. Breakfast is good. Conference facilities are good. Choice of wireless broadband (through Orange) or LAN. It costs £9.99 for it and included in that are movies for 24 hours. Reception staff were not the friendliest - I think they were being trained.

Hubby and I stayed at the Ibis Euston for one night when we came to London for a Concert with some friends. We had three rooms booked - one for one night and two for two nights.

We were in room 6201 on the second floor. The room looked into an inner court yard so it was nice and quiet.

We wanted somewhere where could shower, change and go out. It was really easy to get to. Straight off the tube and the hotel is behind the station.

Check in was quick and efficient. The rooms were basic and clean and all that we needed - a bed, a TV and a shower!

Beds were comfortable, rooms were clean, bathroom was clean with a nice big shower pod. There is showergel in a pump system on the wall of the shower and a bar of soap. Didn't need anything else as we took our own toiletries.

There was one towel per person to cut back in washing for environmental reasons which is fine by me, but if you want another towel, just ask reception.

We had breakfast at the hotel which was cereal, pastries, fruit salad, yoghurts, sausages and bacon turnovers. Nothing out of the ordinary.

I would opted for the express checkout as there was quiet a que in the morning.

We came back from a day of shopping and showered in our friends room in the otherside of the hotel as they were stayiing for two nights. They had an older room as it had a conventional bathroom, not a pod. But again, it was simple and clean.

The lounge area was nice and the bar seemed busy.

There is parking at the hotel. We had to pick our car up from North London as it had been in a graphics place and they charge £15.00 for 24hours in their underground parking which was secure. Ideal!

It does exactly what it does on the tin with no frills - just clean and tidy and a place to get your head down.