I have to put in a word for George IV Regency Pub Hotel. I stayed there for
some time about 15 years ago (I came to the UK to work for Cisco) so I have no
idea what it's like today, but it was great at the time, provided, of course,
that "quirky, East End London, British, pub, lino, cheap" worked for you. It
was dirt cheap, very cheerful, served fantastic Sunday pub roasts, had the
smallest (but still "en suite") shower cubicles I've ever seen, and the in-room
tea making facilities were a fine study of tea bag autolysis. Not forgetting
the view from the window, of course, a fascinating example of exquisite British
brickwork, in traditional red clay, only inches away.
Yes, not your cup of tea for a polyester suit sales droid, but it had
everything a modern plastic hotel doesn't have, and it was notably better than
my temporary departing hang-out in Amsterdam, not least because there were no
fleas. But, as I said, I have no idea what it's like today; it's probably full
of Polish brickies, but then, they could well be the funniest, greatest guys
you've ever hung out with.
http://www.georgeivhotel.co.uk/
-- Per
