LSE Bankside House

Location is excellent. Rooms are comfortable and clean with more than expected toiletries. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Overall a great place to stay at a fab price.

The hotel is located on Bankside, 5 minutes walk from the Thames and the "new" Globe theatre and directly opposite the Tate Modern. There are cafés, supermarkets and various restaurants in the immediate vicinity. If you are travelling from Gatwick Airport, you should take the Thameslink train to Blackfriars station. Then leave the station in the opposite direction (follow the signs for Tate Modern/Bankside) and you will be at the hotel in just under 3 minutes on foot (note: Google gives different information here and recommends getting off at London Bridge, which is a 13-minute walk). The hotel is only open to travellers between June and October. Otherwise it is a student residence. The hotel therefore basically has the charm of a youth hostel. And so most of the guests tend to be under 30. Everything is kept very simple, but - it must be emphasised - very clean. The beds in the rooms look like cots at first glance, but they have good mattresses and are therefore very comfortable and you can sleep very well. The breakfast - in a kind of canteen - is very extensive, with both English breakfast and Continental breakfast. The coffee and the cappuccino are very good. There are also plenty of croissants and pain au chocolat, as well as muesli and lots of fresh fruit. As I said, you shouldn't expect luxury, but you can get good accommodation for little money in this expensive city. I would like to emphasize the friendliness of the ladies at the breakfast buffet. Coupled with a pinch of humor, they serve up the fried eggs or beans. The housekeeping staff were always very friendly, polite and smiled when you greeted them. There was also a very nice young man at the reception (blond hair and glasses) who was very accommodating and helpful.

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The location of the accommodation was superb for getting out and about. I was with family (child 8) and we walked to a large proportion of the sights my granddaughter wanted to see. Staff were polite and friendly. The all you can eat breakfast was of excellent quality and really set us up for our days out. Value for money wise I don't think this accommodation can be beaten and I would certainly use again if it was available next time I visit the smoke. Also the availability of a luggage room made a huge difference on the days when we arrived and left, making both days very much part of the holiday rather than having to tow luggage around with us.

It was perfectly positioned for what we arranged to do. So impressed by the little extra touches, generous amounts of tea and coffee making facilities in our room. Also generous quantities of shower gel and soap-all good quality. Breakfast was great and plentiful. We stayed two nights and there were some different choices each morning. All the food was great quality. All Staff were excellent. We were able to refill our water bottles regularly which was great!