I Stay In The Worst Rated Hotel In London
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- I stay in The International Hotel, London owned by Britannia Hotels and it's the Tenth consecutive year that Britannia has come bottom of the pile in the annual survey by consumer group Which? It's received some very bad reviews on Tripadvisor with reports of mice, floods and some calling It a very scary hotel, Is it as bad as some people say?
Let's find out!
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If you really want to visit the worst rated hotel … you wanna head to the minster garth in Beverley East Yorkshire! Have a look on trip advisor 😬 Bet you a fiver Tim to last a night in that place!
I have watched every episode. We'll be visiting sometime in the next 24 months and I'm tempted to stay in one or two of these just for the hell of it! Lol it'll probably be The Grand in Scarborough. The scenery is too beautiful to ignore. 💘
Hi Tim would you ever visit the pontins sites again?
It's one thing to criticise the hotel, which is fine, but what I find mind-boggling is: what sort of person stays in a hotel room and then decides to start peeling the wallpaper off? Just a totally stupid thing to do, but the person doing it obviously thinks it's really clever, because nobody can see them doing it.
I think t skip isnt 4 rubbish, its where they get their furniture from 😄
I think that piece of wood over the window on the 13th floor was to prevent people from throwing themselves out after seeing their room .
No, it's H & S again. It's to stop people running about, and going through the window. I had to fit a similar thing in a school boarding house.
Thats a lot of stairs to run up from the basement.
@@grumpyoldgit3403 I think they were being sarcastic
@@JP-rh7eb Try telling my boyfriend that. He doesn't care if I start to feel tired. He'd just shrug. 😄
@@grumpyoldgit3403 Did you just use a bit of unfinished 19 by 38 too?
The basement is truly a "backrooms" level. It's like the entire hotel is an early 90's time capsule.
Came to say this. Liminal space
Backrooms is just what I was thinking!
Honestly especially that horrendous orange ground floor and green basement 💀💀🤮
Yes my thought too. Absolute backrooms vibe
Check out innercity apartment hotel in Perth. Worst hotel in Perth
You should 100% do a “white sock” test for the worst rated hotels, walk along the corridor of your room and see how dirty the socks are afterwards. Imagine how bad this one would have been! 😂
Try that at any of Britannia's Pontins sites and you'd need to get the bleach out afterwards....
Good idea!!
Lol great idea
or maybe a UV torch... then thinking what that torch would show up... missing the bin would be least of your worries... so maybe not UV !!! ;oO
- will also guess their fire safety standards will be... well.... hmm.
I agree! As someone that won’t walk around a hotel room in bear feet, I can only imagine how gross a white sock would be.
I used to work in a hotel that had basements this bad. its really disheartening for a housekeeper cos they can clean their best ultimately we become like "what's the point, look at the state of this building" so you did your best for the guest staying, but it was very frustratingly not good enough for the prices guests are paying.
I hope people that review don't criticise the housekeepers, cos often they are underpaid, understaffed, and underappreciated - especially when working in old hotels like this that feel like they are falling apart.
Brittania have taken on too many hotels and are unable to keep them to a good standard. Good that you show us these vlogs and hopefully people who see them wont use these places. Thank you xx
I think the problem is Britannia has taken on many of the Grand Hotels, ones that used to be only accessible to the wealthy often in seaside or major cruise port locations, since the Jet age these hotels have lost their wealthy visitors and at the same time we’re getting old and required a huge amount of maintenance, Britannia has purchased them and at least for a while saved them from being demolished, but can’t charge the huge prices needed to support their upkeep.
Honestly, we should be happy Britannia can even somehow make a viable business out of these buildings from a bygone era. If people started going to the hotels they'd not be in the state of disrepair they are.
They will use them because the prices are reasonable.
high interest rates will fix this problem
@@ScottZ370 Perhaps the multi millionaire owners non dom tax exile status helps keeps things ticking along
I’m 36 and stayed here 1994 til 2000 with my parents every October half term. We’re northerners so London was an exciting annual destination. My dad was a geography teacher and chose it as the Docklands area was undergoing such a fascinating transformation (and still is). Every year a new tower had gone up around the hotel and we always got a ‘front view’ room. I visited again last year, almost purely for the nostalgia (although it was cheap too) and it has honestly barely changed. It was actually fine for the price (though the breakfast is pretty poor!). The basement used to have a pool and gym in it. You can see pics if you google it. Not a controversial statement but I think the basement is where they house asylum seekers and those in need of supported accommodation (or those just unlucky enough to get a room down there). There’s a very odd mix of clientele at breakfast. All in all though, it ain’t that bad for the price. I’m just amazed it hasn’t been demolished and swanky flats built on the plot.
Good point
We used to visit around the same time with our small ( at the time) children. It was a nice hotel probably a lot of business customers and cheaper at the weekends. It felt like a grand hotel for the price. The cheaper hotel chains such as Travelodge started to open and attract more tourists.
The location of the hotel was great for sightseeing. We only visited once after the IRA bomb at South Quay station not far away in 1996 as there was a lot of scaffolding and rebuilding going on.
well said, it was dated but it was ok and I would go back for nostalgia too
Like with some of the other Britannia hotels you've taken us to - it says a lot when your first impression of a room is 'well, hey, it doesn't overly smell that bad'...
the more amazing fact is every single one we have been to is having work done on it.
you just wonder if any ever get finished
lol
Man, that basement just got worse, and worse, and worse, AND WORSE. By the time that part was over I half expected our host to round one of those blind corners and see a set of twins in blue dresses telling him to play with them.
I heard this hotel breaks LOADS of fire safety laws right now... PLUS imagine having that coupled with a room with no window.. nightmare!
many hotels do actually
Having driven past this hotel almost daily since it was built, I can say that the huge skip out front has been a permanent fixture for as long as I can remember!!
I've stayed here twice; once when I was 18, the second time when I was 33. This is an honest truth - the place hadn't changed at all between that time. Same furniture, decor, beds, and ornaments...all quite dirty in places.
It was just really dated mostly and was in urgent need of a refurb; seeing your video Tim it's clear they're trying to turn this place around which is great to see... hopefully Britannia will give similar treatment to their other hotels!
wow
I love hotels such as these and can only imagine what a task it must be to clean and carry out maintenance on a hotel that size. From watching the videos, Britannia seem to invest heavily on upgrading the exteriors and lobbys/communal areas (for good first impressions) though neglect the actual rooms. What also surprises me is the lack of staff for a hotel of this size and people wondering about away from the lobby areas. I'd like to know what the room occupancy rates are at any one time and balance sheets for this particular hotel.
I have enjoyed your luxury and unusual hotel stays but I like the 'worst' ones best. 😄
15-20 years ago as a young adult, this was my favourite hotel to go. With the awe of Canary Wharf around it, rocking up to the on-site parking, and that grand entrance, it felt pretty special. Relations were broken - making it our last stay - when for breakfast they shunted us to a side-room with unsuspecting tourists and provided a very slim selection. It’s clearly suffering from lack of investment - shame as it has such a premium location and structure - the potential to be great once again.
I’ve been using this hotel for my London trips since 2012. However my last stay in 2019 was not good. Despite only paying £99 for one room I was placed in the basement area where the corridor was practically unlit except for a few wobbly lights on the wall, uncarpeted, dated, dreary, almost like the area for staff quarters or workmen. My room was without a window and a massive step up into the bathroom which was similar to a Travelodge bathroom. I wasn’t pleased and upon complaining I was told the hotel was full with several tourist coaches of guests. I had to put up with it. Previous visits I’ve had some real nice rooms on the upper floors. Only the bar and lobby area I found nice. Anyway your room here looked ok Tim.
yes the lobby is nice! but glad they are sorting the basement but have a feeling the rooms will still be the same
That has to be a fire hazard.
Really strange hotel. It's like it was almost a 5 star hotel when it opened in the 1990s but they haven't bothered to update it since, hoping the initial atmosphere of the place would carry on forever.
@@ajs41 That describes every Britannia hotel I’ve come across 😬
@@curiousmichael Interesting. I've never stayed in one, so far. I must have walked very close to this one in Canary Wharf though, since I like ambling around that area.
Delighted by the "Keeping Up Appearances" reference. Hyacinth would be so pleased and might just issue you an invitation to one of her infamous candlelight suppers!
She would certainly need her cleaning cloth, she would immediately give that room a going over. I would too.
Legend has it poor tim is still lost amongst the basement corridors. Bless him. Certainly was a maze. Good vlog. Certainly gives me eerie vibes. Hopefully the whole hotel will be better once restorations are completed. Look forward to the next vlog. Xxx
Tim should have added the Crystal Maze theme to the basement section of the video for comedic/dramatic effect
😂😂😂
The hotel opened with 442(ish) bedrooms... it now has 601, and the building as far as I am aware has not been extended. I believe they converted all the function rooms and leisure club areas into bedrooms - there are photos online of a rather than ballroom that has since been split into bedrooms which are still accessed by the wide stairs so it looks so odd now lol
Did it open in about 1994?
@@ajs41 Yes
@@crazyshedlife Thanks. I wish I'd visited the Canary Wharf area at the time. The BBC TV show Bugs has lots of shots from the area around that period.
The weird round pin plug is usually for when you want a floor lamp on a lighting circuit. Lighting circuits use smaller wires than the ones for normal plugs, so there's a special plug to stop you plugging in something that'll overload it.
The ZA sockets are 15A round pin, as opposed to the 5A round pin (they're
smaller) for a lamp socket. Both are old British standards from before BS1363 replaced them. 15A are still used in theatres in Britain, presumably originally to differentiate between dimmed outlets and hard power.
Used in theatres because they're not fused. No one wants climb scaffolding or a 30' ladder to change a plug fuse
@@Mitch-Hendren aye i never thought about that, that makes sense. Most of our bars are at 13' so it wouldn't be so bad but definitely worth avoiding
Some insider knowledge for you… Britannias policy is that if someone checks in for a booking and there are upgraded rooms available they automatically do so it gives people the incentive to return. This explains the upgrades you will be getting 😊
yes I heard that ... people think its because they watch the videos lol
As soon as the bed in a room is that bad, the hotel is a wright off. The reason for hotels is to provide a comfortable place to sleep, if they can't do that then they are useless.
Yep they have 3 things to get right. Good bed. Good shower. Comfortable temperature. That’s it. Everything else doesn’t matter. Fail on the bed and it’s consigned to the never again pile.
From what i've seen from your other videos of Britannia hotels I think i'd rather sleep in the skip outside under the canopy
Stayed there 20 years ago this year for a few days because we needed to be in Canary Wharf for a large part of a week. What struck me back then was the value...cheap-ish compared to every other hotel in that area. And honestly, 20 years ago, it was in good nick and VERY busy. I'm shocked to see the state of it now. Looks like it's on skeleton crew and is being treated as a minimum viable product. Such a shame.
If I was shown that tour of the basement without context, I would be hard-pushed to say whether it was a UA-cam hotel review or an episode of Most Haunted; I half-expected Yvette Fielding to show up and inform us that we were about to go to night vision!
Did u see the bathroom door open 😳
@@WalkWithMeTim oh my goodness, no! I shall re-watch! Perhaps it's the ghost of the stripper in the 'art' on the walls beside the bed? That was an off-putting feature to begin with!
The labyrinth of corridors in the basement is like something out of the backrooms, very eerie.
very!
I went here in the late 90s as a teenager for my grandparents' anniversary meal and was blown away by the entrance and how grand it was!! The food was amazing and the communal places were just so grand that I always said I'd take a girlfriend back there when I was older! I'm glad I didn't as if I'd taken my gf there I'd never have been married for 15 years as my wife would not have stayed in those rooms!
certainly a hotel of two halves! Very impressed by the reception area but then it goes a bit downhill. But, for the price you paid, taking into account the location, I would certainly stay there if it was just for a convenient one night.
My thoughts exactly
You should stay in a penthouse/suite at one of these worst rated hotels mate. It would be really interesting to see what you get
Good idea
I've stayed in one of the deluxe suites at this very hotel. Added bonus: water pouring through the ceiling at 3 in the morning!
@@leeosborne3793 lol brilliant alarm
@@ahyaan2552 It certainly woke me up fast.
Stayed here last year as I urgently needed a cheap room for the night. Was impressed by the entrance and lobby and thought wow £99 what a steal.
That was until I got to my room, which took me about 15 minutes navigating the hallways and corridors. You have to go left in order to go right on some floors and none of them are really unison. Couldn't beat laying in bed and turning over, only to see big red blood stains hidden by pillows on the sheets.
The upkeep of a building this size must just be impossible. Parts of it really are in a bit of a state. But I must admit, I expected worse.
I'm just so relieved that you weren't tempted to stick your digits in any of those seriously dodgy socket holes. You have learnt your lesson Mr Tim 🤣😘
I worked on this building as a contractor when it was being transformed from an unsold office block into a hotel.
The story was Britannia bought it from the original owners quite cheap who were having trouble selling it on.
Everything wallpaper chairs tables was all brand new and expensive. Still there today but all past its sell by date.
The owners buy antique dressers mirrors tables pianos etc.
They place them in corridors and open spaces to make the place look classy which they once did.
But thirty odd years on with jaded wall paper worn out carpets it all looks grubby. If they kept the rooms and corridors
up to the same standard as the reception area, bars and restaurant it could be 5* rated such a shame.
Thanks for the insight
Another great vid Tim, keep them coming. I've never seen a 'clean' Brittania hotel ever, and I could see what was in store for us with this one when I saw that the letter 'I' was broken and hanging down on the main sign for the hotel outside the main entrance. Manky and filthy, and I wouldn't even stay there if you paid for my room Tim.
It's a great shame Tim, from the lobby entrance and other areas it could be quite nice. So tired and screaming for some TLC. Another good video.
Totally agree
I remember staying at the International back in 90s, for a work jolly, and I don't think it's been updated much! My view out of the window was excellent though, as development in that area wasn't as dense, and I could see right across London. That basement, though...It looked like you entered "The Backrooms"! Cheers,Tim.
I believe that socket is a 5A BS546 socket. While BS546 is the predecessor to the common BS1363 plugs and sockets we use today, they still find use in lighting installations. The smaller 5A version, like in the video is used for domestic and commercial installations as specific lamp sockets (often controlled by a light switch) while the larger 15A version has seen constant use in theatre installations, primarily to provide a means of differentiating between 'hot' and dimmed circuits.
I stayed there several times for work in the mid 1990's and the hotel is just as I remember, including the décor. Obviously fairly new then and the service was good. The "dubious pictures" are a later addition. The hotel was very popular with overseas tour groups. I was told that the building was originally designed as offices which is why there was a queue for the lifts when the hotel was full. I used the service elevator a few times!
I don't remember basement rooms. I suspect they may originally have been part of the car park.
Some comments say there used to be a swimming pool, maybe that was in the basement.
You’ll need to start booking Britannia hotels with a pseudonym soon 😂 you must be becoming Britannia’s most loyal customer 😂😂😂
lol ive spent loads
@@WalkWithMeTim you need a loyalty card 😂💳
Get a free orange juice at breakfast
The wood across the window was to comply with building code. There must be a guard across the window at a specific height for windows below a certain height off the floor. This is to prevent somebody from falling out of the window by leaning up against it.
your room giving me vibes of the Linton Travel Tavern, aka Alan Partridges 'sordid little grief hole'!
Hi Tim,
Yes…keeping up with appearances is perfect analogy! Dated is one thing…dirty is another….I especially appreciated in London the nice tea and coffee service in the rooms. As a Canadian, this was nice as our dollar is not great in the UK and that saved on some of the take away coffee need. Thanks Tim….love your reviews! Cheers 😊
For me, a room with peeling wallpaper and chipped furniture doesn't appeal, no matter how glam the rest of it looks. Especially the bed being hard! I guess the older I get the more I want a bit of comfort and luxury. One of my favourite hotels is the Sofitel at Gatwick North Terminal. The beds are out of this world!! As someone with chronic arthritis who suffers in most hotel beds, I can tell you the beds at Sofitel are just the most fabulous. I wish I could find out what make they are and what toppers they use because I'd have one at home in a heartbeat. You should do a review of the Sofitel north terminal as one of the best hotels.
I totally understand this problem - holidays, rentals and nights away can be a minefield. Why not contact the Sofitel and ask for the mattress and topper specs? I've taken beds to bits before now to find product labels - sadly they have all been out of reach financially. I respect the Premier Inn team who came up with the "good night sleep guarantee" - which starts with a (very) comfy bed!
That furniture is moulded fibreboard. (My ex-husband had a furniture store) that's why it chips. Stag used to make their furniture with fantastic grade wooden fibreboard, but Brittany's has just got the duff stuff.
Brittania specialises in taking slightly tired 4* hotels with a lot of potential (with good management and refurbishment) and turning them into shabby 2* dumps that rank around the lowest in the city.
See the former Dragonara / Hilton in Edinburgh which they have run into the ground. It used to be a lovely place, now it's the worst hotel in the city centre (where demand in peak season is huge).
Those basements are terrifying. If I was sent down there I would take one step down and turn back around. No way in hell I’d even traverse those halls, let alone stay in a room down there!
Great video Tim you are always very fair on these hotels. I'm not sure I could stay there. The Brittania Hotels are never looked after properly.
Haha I burst out laughing at the scale model of the building. Could imagine an episode of Fawlty Towers based around Basil coming up with such a naff idea
Interesting vlog Tim. I almost booked a basement room in this hotel last year for the London marathon weekend, mainly because of the price and location, so glad I didn't.
Looks like a murder has taken place. Cast of blood on the walls. It looks really spooky. The park bench appeals a little bit more lol
Many years ago my dad had an antique dealer/house clearance friend and he sold loads of traditional brown furniture to American dealers who filled up containers to ship to USA, as they loved British stuff. Nowadays I think Britannia buys it all! Not sure about the rainbow walls, job lot of paint?
Put it this way I've stayed in way worse. A decade ago I must've stayed in every 2 star hotel across the road from Kings X, and they were dire, but usually clean where it mattered. Thing is they no longer give away their rooms for £50 a night. Places like this need renovation and they'll never get it, because there's no way I'd pay 100-150 per night to stay somewhere like this and slowly they'll all go out of business
Brings back memories. I used to work in the office block over the road 20 years ago and the corner lounge was where we often went after work on Fridays for a couple before going home. Looks like they haven't spent much money on it since then! It's an old building in Canary Wharf terms and I imagine it's due for demolition soon and they can't be bothered to invest in it much.
That's what I'm thinking, surely it's days are numbered but why oh why doesn't the group build a mix use tower with hotel and apartments there, they would make a fortune. Surely they own the leasehold. The mind boggles at the lack of ambition
Another great video Tim, shame you didn't get to find out if any of the basement rooms are being let out
Haha no way! I've been to this hotel. I remember it being amazing. But I think that might be because I went down for an interview after uni and it was cheapest. I still remember jumping on a bed in an identical room telling me I'd been offered an amazing job in Canary Wharf.
Your room was okay (although the bed looked rock hard!) but I was really taken aback by how bad the damp problem was. At least with places like the Grand and the Adelphi, you can say that they're old buildings and haven't had enough money spent on them but this building is relatively new and is clearly having real issues. The restaurant seemed decent, though.
Don't think that's damp, it's surely leaking pipes and air conditioning units
I stayed here in the summer of 2021 for a few nights and one of the things I remember most was how grand it looked on the outside, but how underwhelming things were inside. The room itself wasn't too bad, but I do remember the windows could have done with a good clean.
Great vlog Tim, room looked decent, sleepless night then with that bed, spooky ďown in the basement, loving the new colour scheme, very retro. Thanks for sharing take care see you soon x
I slept in terminal at Amsterdam Schiphol a few years ago and during the night there were thousands of mice on the terminal floor during the night, quite shocking! Nice review, interesting basement!
Did they have clogs on?
Even found that recently at T2 Heathrow.
Oh wow!
These hallways were true backrooms material. Impressive.
Thank you so much for this upload !! I was very curious of this hotel ! I liked this hotel for the vibe of nostalgic charms of the 70's / 80's hotels I used to be familiar with ,very European !! But,looking as not well taken care of ! I didn't know of roaches/ mice !!? Maybe I tried to forget ? Lol As I read the most of reviews ! 😅 It's a shame as it's got so many potentials !! The views ,the floor plans decors , etc. ! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
Really enjoyed this! Great vid as always. :)
"Hello? Yes?" It's the 90s on the phone, they want their hotel back.
First thing I thought when you entered the room was “Shades of Hyacinth Bucket”. Well, apparently we think alike. Great video as usual. Cheers from Sweden
thanks Daniel
“ The bouquet residence….”
Tim, please could you include video of hotels showing how accessible and safe they are for wheelchair users? London International seems to have a lot of short stairs: how would they get a wheelchair out in an emergency?
Perhaps show how clear are the emergency exit routes and whether fire extinguishers are easy to find. Thanks.
Very interesting and informative.Thank you for sharing England in this way ..good and bad.Your terrific energy and enthusiasm always make the videos great to watch!Always Your devoted fan in America
thank you Tricia , love the devoted part :-)
Brilliant Tim I actually stayed here 2 months ago and was going to ask you to review it. We had a room in the basements and it was extremely stuffy. I sent a complaint and they offered me a free upgraded if I returned, no thanks!
wow
One could make an awesome Shining-like horror movie in those hallways!
Around 15 years or so ago I used to visit South Quay with work and even with a large corporate discount this was still a reasonably expensive option. I always used to get a room with a view across South Dock to Canary Wharf, it seemed to be a good hotel. Maybe it is rose tinted glasses view or maybe it really is showing its age given the lack of modernisation and maintenance.
Great watch Tim, was like an 80s throwback in the room!
Tim you should go and check out the hockey house hotel in Birmingham. It's disgusting their was bugs in the shower, hairs in the bed the carpet was dirty and just generally disgusting
Yikes
Christina ,do u mean hockley house in solihull x
@@susanreid9857 yh
I have no problems with Hair nor bugs because most bugs in the UK don't harm you they only crawl around, I even malt myself
I love how this is the only place on Earth that would be a recommendation rather than a warning.
This was a very fair review. The hotel clearly needs to pick up the pace on renovating, but things are clean in the active guest areas.
It needs to be demolished...
Great video as always! Honestly, this place looks good. I'd definitely stay here, as long as I don't get a basement room!
Great video 👍 ! This rundown hotel would be so perfect for a liminal space horror movie, with that maze of hallways in the basement. Better not get lost there indeed and end up in the backrooms - or worse, to stay in this shabby hotel forever with no way out 👀😬😛🤣!
Anyone else notice at around the 7.45/7.50 mark, when Tim's in the bathroom, that a door behind him opens on its own? One hand was moving whilst talking and the other holding the camera! :o
Yep, that was weird, very weird
Omg clip it and share
Omg omg omgggg
@@WalkWithMeTim There is something going on almost like you are attracting these "events" or maybe something is following you around, perhaps some form of guardian spirit
@@WalkWithMeTim I have sent the clip via your Facebook page if you want to have a look! 👻 I wasn't sure how else to send!
I don’t think Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet) would like you comparing her home to this hotel😂
The decor lol
Wow. Stayed there with work a few times about 25 years plus ago. It was gorgeous and fantastic views - way too posh for me. I seem to remember the same carpets and decor. Real blast from the past. Thanks 😊
Thanks for your video, Tim! I'm new to your channel and I'm enjoying your content! I would stay at this hotel, it wasn't that bad for the price in London (I'm Canadian and in my city you couldn't get a room in ANY hotel for that price). The basement was really creepy though, I wouldn't stay down there even if they renovated it! Cheers!
Welcome aboard! Laurie. Thanks for the sub
Being right on the river - rats and cockroaches are probably hard to eliminate totally . I love your videos !
Yes good point
You should check out the Brittania Hotel in Nottingham. I would love to see your review on it. Thanks!
The 'really old' plug socket is a 5a lamp socket. They're usually connected to wall switches so all the lamps in the room can be controlled using a single light switch.
Absolutely love these vlogs. My god the decor pictures lol. Keep them coming these Britannia hotels are a total maze nobody about bizarre.
I stayed here about 8 or 9 years ago and it was great. It was a short stay but it was a lovely hotel, I really liked it. To see the reviews now absolutely baffles me, how could something that good get so bad so quickly?
No investment probably.
Stayed here in 2018, for the price and the location it was fine, we were at a late night gig just one stop on the tube, so didn’t spend much time in the room, but as a bed for the night it done us well. The car park on the other hand is hellish, it goes underground about 3-4 stories and is so tight, definitely one to avoid lol
Wow
4:46 - While that looks like an old mains socket, it's actually a lighting circuit socket. The idea being you have all the lights with those small, round pin plugs, which can all be controlled from a wall switch.
The corridors in basement remind me of the film The Shining 😮& Thanks Tim 🤗
I'm a coach tour driver and have the misfortune if staying at all of the Brittania hotels.
This particular hotel suffers with drunks at weekends. I've witnessed the police arriving en mass a few times.
Hi Tim ! Lol random chairs you make me laugh. Room didn't seem that bad . Another tired Brittania hotel God I wish a company would take over that actually cared. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
lol
Love your vids Tim, very entertaining but honest reviews... have to ask though, are there ANY Britannia Hotels you haven't gone to lol...already looking forwards to the next one and I really really like the out of the ordinary places you have stayed, such as the airplane in Sweden and the Yacht in London.
thank you
I’ve just read your comment on the “shorts” section and yes the door appears to open by itself at 07:43. Another interesting one.
I did some work there in the early nineties. It was a nice place in the middle of a regeneration area, It seemed to be open a bit too early, and in the middle of nowhere.
Nothing much has been modernised in thirty years. Britania Hotels should be closed down! Happy to take your money, but not so happy to spend it.
I like how you are down to earth and not on some youtuber ego trip. This kind of hotel is affordable for most people. And the location is great
Thanks
Great Vid Tim that basement was freaky and looked like it was never ending
It was!
Next time you fancy travelling try popping across the channel and have a stay at an HotelF1. We stayed at the one near Marne La Valley for 1 night before checking into our Disney hotel. Budget, automated and an experience to say the least!
We stopped in one in Liverpool a few years back, and it wasn’t too good then. Since then, I’ve heard / read that they have got progressively worse.
They are now a ‘by word’ for hotels to avoid at all costs.
Govt give them our Money to house the new ' visitors ' some from the likkle boats
I hope you're right and no one is being put into the basement. I don't think I would have stayed at the hotel if I was put down there.
We as a family have stayed in most high end hotels in London and we keep returning to the Berkeley Hotel. Great with kids and often have balloons and a soft toy waiting in the room for them. Food is good and Marcus Wareing does have a restaurant there also. A good base if you are looking for something high end or a little special.
Always great to see live and neutral electric wires poking out adjacent all those lifts 😮
The price of this place is really good for the area its in and I'd definitely give it a go. If you haven't already Tim, the worst hotel I've ever stayed in was Brittania Wolverhampton, definitely worth a look x
That's not the famous Jonathan's Hotel, is it? Or was that in Walsall?
We stayed here when we were building the ice rinks in London last year. Although it was basic, we found it to be ok! The only complaint being the bar which never seemed to be open!
I am starting to get complaints from my crew at work though, as every hotel I book them into for work ends up on your channel :-)
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Please do more worst rated hotels as me and my mum love to watch them, Keep the great work up Tim x