Central Studios Gloucester Road by Roomsbooked

Appalling room, damp, dirty, foam for a mattress. Smell of mould. Noisy, creepy. Broken toilet seat, mouldy towel hanging on rail. Constantly dripping tap. DO NOT STAY Avoid at all cost. Reality is nothing like what is advertised . Flea bites too

Just dont even book here. They double booked me even though I'd called in advance to double check. The guy on the phone called me a liar saying that I had a cancellation notice. I hadn't. I travel a lot for work, and this is the worst experience I've had with accommodation.

Not only was it dirty, dated and uncomfortable, we had to share a bathroom with several other lodgers and my 7-year old son had to witness a horrendous domestic incident between two other lodgers. Not suitable for children. The owners still charged me after we had no other choice but to leave following the incident, to find alternative accommodation for the evening. The price for one evening is not justified - shocking!

I needed somewhere to sleep for one night after a liquid reunion with an old friend. No frills needed. Cheap and cheerful would do. At £52 this fitted the ‘cheap’ requirement but the previous reviews were generally poor so I didn’t have great expectations regarding the ‘cheerful’ part! I was wrong. The accommodation is housed in two buildings, of which I was placed in the one at the rear of the car park (which can accommodate up to 8 cars) behind the main house on the Gloucester Road, and to gain access I needed to obtain entry codes for both the main door and the room key locker. One phone call to Roomsbooked, who handle all of the bookings for Central Studios, I had the numbers on my mobile phone and was in. What a pleasant and unexpected surprise. It was a small, neat and clean room with a single bed, wardrobe, fridge, microwave, Freeview TV, hairdryer, kettle, sink and tea/coffee making equipment. I’d had reservations about the shared toilet but need not have worried as there were two of them, well equipped containing both a toilet, hand basin and shower, so the likelihood of possible embarrassing encounters never arose. MOST IMPORTANT – if using the toilets MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR ROOM KEY WITH YOU, as the door to your room might close behind you and without the key you are unable to get back in!! Although there is a railway line right behind the property is seems to be very lightly used and caused no disturbance to a reasonable night’s sleep. I have noticed that the latest review shown here was in August last year so perhaps the proprietor has taken note of the comments and has had some work done since then. Overall I think that, for the price, I received good value for money.