Four Points Flex by Sheraton London Euston
Let me tell you: These rooms are small. They’re so small (the smallest are 8 sq. m/ 86 sq. ft.) that you’ll wonder how they can be legal. There’s barely leeway for one person: To open your luggage, you have to use up your free floor space. Sometimes it feels like the walls and the bed are in a death match for dominance, recalling the compactor scene in Star Wars. You won’t get a closet, you’ll get knobs with coat hangers. Your sink’s wee size and shape will put you in the mind of an iPad. But there is a secure degree of comfort in this setup, like sleeping off jet lag in a giant’s pocket. And this is why it makes our recommendations: This place is crazy affordable (most nights, in the low £100s) at a predictable corporate standard, with nominal nods to artful decoration (birds and ferns on two-tone wallpaper) instead of utilitarian walls. The shower in your baby bathroom is hot, the TV is large, and its Bloomsbury location is good for Tube connections and leafy strolls. Sure, the overworked staff is often addled, but their hotel is one of Central London’s cheaper Marriott Bonvoy options, which matters to some people. If you don’t need more, you can’t find the equivalent for less.
Let me tell you: These rooms are small. They’re so small (the smallest are 8 sq. m/ 86 sq. ft.) that you’ll wonder how they can be legal. There’s barely leeway for one person: To open your luggage, you have to use up your free floor space. Sometimes it feels like the walls and the bed are in a death match for dominance, recalling the compactor scene in Star Wars. You won’t get a closet, you’ll get knobs with coat hangers. Your sink’s wee size and shape will put you in the mind of an iPad. But there is a secure degree of comfort in this setup, like sleeping off jet lag in a giant’s pocket. And this is why it makes our recommendations: This place is crazy affordable (most nights, in the low £100s) at a predictable corporate standard, with nominal nods to artful decoration (birds and ferns on two-tone wallpaper) instead of utilitarian walls. The shower in your baby bathroom is hot, the TV is large, and its Bloomsbury location is good for Tube connections and leafy strolls. Sure, the overworked staff is often addled, but their hotel is one of Central London’s cheaper Marriott Bonvoy options, which matters to some people. If you don’t need more, you can’t find the equivalent for less.
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