ibis London Blackfriars

Location (Southwark Station) Checking and check out quick and easy.

Definitely not worth the avg £180/night price. Look elsewhere!!! (Standard Twin) - Hotel was unwilling to consider cancellation of booking or partial refund, due to booking.com app glitch. No exceptions. Upon contacting the hotel directly they were also not very sympathetic nor accommodating to come to a resolution. (No problem, It’s booked...a couple days shouldn’t be so bad, I thought) - Room: 1970’s looking cheap decor, stucco walls, poor lighting, cheap college dorm room furniture. One tiny window Tv was literally maybe a 26” old school flat cheapo TV. Room was booked w/ two single beds (also part of the app glitch error mentioned above). Beds were the narrowest I have ever seen!!!!(Maybe the width of a standard sleeping bag around, 90cm?) There was nothing separating the two beds, and the gap in between was literally about 1 foot. Since I was stuck with the two single bed room, I had a friend stay the first night. With no gap or side table between the beds, and since the beds also slid quite easily on the hard floor, it made for a very uncomfortable night of sleep. Once morning came, the beds were literally about 4 inches apart. My roommate is a good friend, but never intended to wake up as if we were sleeping in the same bed! Room supplies instant teas and coffees, and mugs. But no spoons?!? I called downstairs to inquire, and they told me that I (as in me, physically) need to come down to the lobby bar, and they can give me spoons. Not very accommodating. No bottled waters, no safe in the room for valuables. Come on... Bathroom: If you like pre-fab plastic washrooms that feel like a slightly larger version of your standard airplane toilet, then you won’t be disappointed. No plug for hairdryer in the bathroom (need to do that out near the beds). Slow draining showers, toilet buttons funky to operate. Ibis strives to be a hip and easy going hotel chain, but in the end all I got was a super cheap feeling hotel experience.