Days Hotel Waterloo

Very nice Hotel in the City Center of London. The rooms are clean not huge but for sleeping just fine enough. In the lobby there is even a small bar. For breakfast they offer English or Continental we had English which was OK.

This is easily the worst hotel I’ve ever been to. I stayed in July when the temperature outside was low 20’s. I’m not sure how, but inside of our non air conditioned room must have been about 32. Our room came well equipped with an oscillating fan and a window that would crack open all of 6 centimeters. The extra blankets provided were unnecessary as we slept on top of the covers all week.
Charging £150 a night for a room isn’t the only reason my review is so bad. I immediately noticed the torn, disgusting Capet in the elevator upon our arrival and was sad to see the Capet in the rooms did, indeed match the elevator.
The television did work, which was the high point of the room. The remote, however, did not. It sounded like it was full of gravel and was missing the battery cover.
The front desk staff were very friendly whenever I contacted them, offering me a styrofoam cup when I asked for an ice container for the ice machine. I had quite the opposite experience with the Asian gentleman working at the restaurant part of the hotel. My wife and I had just bought ice cream on the walk back to the hotel and were planning on sitting in the air conditioned common area to eat it. I grabbed a few spoons from a table and was yelled at, being told I had to ask permission from him to use the tables. And that «This is England, not…» He quickly stopped himself mid sentence and seemed to realize he was headed nowhere good with his incredibly rude and insulting comment.
The cleaning staff seemed to do an adequate job of changing the towels and making the beds, and were nice enough to leave behind the master key to all the rooms for us, so you know your personal items are safe during the day.
All in all, avoid this dump like the plague. Take your money elsewhere. You could find a dirty place with air conditioning, or a clean place with none, really anything is better than this place.

I arrived in London around 11am, and got to Waterloo by a little after noon. My room was ready so I was allowed to check in early. But — no rest for the weary — I left my room right away to do research and didn’t return until well after dark. By this point I was so jet lagged and tired that even if the room was horrible, I probably wouldn’t have noticed. But the room was fine enough.
I gather from the pictures that other have commented on the key-​for-​the-​light-​switch, which took my jet lagged brain a second to figure out. Aside from that, the room was fine. I had booked on Hotwire and ended up with a double room (two separate beds). The room was big enough to fit a desk, too. It wasn’t bad at all. And super close to the Imperial War Museum, too.
One funny note, this hotel is part of the American Days Inn chain, and the signage around the hotel calls it a Days Inn, but online they seem to call themselves just the «Days Hotel.». Still, it’s part of the chain, and if you’re someone who cares about points, it should still work toward it. Just FYI.
This place was fine, and a great location for the money. I was glad Hotwire put me here.

I searched for hotels with the best location for the best prices. This place is THEE place that best fits the bill! The room is small, without a doubt. It’s like a 10×12 room and a nice bathroom! The bedroom was very plain. It was pretty much a room that only had room for a bed in it (it had like one foot room on each side of the bed). The bathroom is like half the side of the bedroom with beautiful tile and glass shower. This place is a 5 minute walk to the eye of London, parliament, Big Ben, Thames river, Hyde park. If you want to stay somewhere and want to stay on a budget, stay here! And the staff is soo nice! They were very kind when we got there… They were nice enough to answer any questions about London…
If, or shall I say When, we return to London, I will come back here without hesitation!

Small rooms, Tiny shower, Iron outside room, Tv, fan, open window, Lights on w room key, Wifi in rooms — big plus! Convenient location — walking distance to station.

We stayed here for one night at then end of our week long trip around the UK. One night was fine, but I don’t think I would have wanted to spend much longer here.
PROs:
+ Short walk from the Lambeth North tube station.
+ Room was clean, had all of the basic amenities.
+ Staff was friendly enough.
+ Continental and Full English breakfasts available for purchase. We got the Continental, which was your basic fruit/​toast/​cereal/​yogurt buffet. Nothing special, but it got the job done.
CONs:
— Teeny, tiny room. There was just a small path around the bed. We managed for a night, but it would have been annoying for much longer than that.
— The immediate area around the hotel isn’t great for doing stuff or getting breakfast. We hadn’t planned on buying the hotel breakfast, but there was _​nothing_​else around.
— Bed was very smooshy. The bf and I kept rolling into the middle during the night.
It wasn’t a bad stay. It served it’s purpose of being a place to sleep before an 11.5 hour flight. But like I said, I probably wouldn’t want to be there for more than a night.

A short stroll from Lambeth North tube and opposite a very acceptable
pub, the three stags. Although my room was a tad cramped it was very
clean. One exception being the shower which was tatty, mouldy on the
rubber seals and took ages to get hot. Did not eat here so cannot
comment. Would use again just for the location

The Days Hotel Waterloo is not what you’d call a fancy place to stay. But it’s close to the Tube (Lambeth North on the Bakerloo line), cheap, and good enough for a couple of 30-​year-​old dudes who were visiting London to take in some sports, some culture, and plenty of beer. Hey, they even have a bar right in the lobby!
The rooms here are small, but pretty average for European hotels really. The TV has about 13 channels and they all come in a little bit fuzzy. But you’re not going to London to watch TV, are you? The staff downstairs was pleasant and took care of our needs. They mistakenly booked me and my mate into a room with just one bed, but they quickly moved us into a new room where we wouldn’t be forced to spoon. Baruch Hashem.
The strangest thing about the Days Hotel — at least to me – was that you have to put your key card into a little slot by the light switch in order to make the lights stay on. (see picture) I suppose it’s a good way to save electricity, but I’d certainly never seen that before. The wireless internet works well in the lobby, but the connect wasn’t solid in our room, which was a bit annoying.
The Days Hotel met my needs for this trip, but I wouldn’t mind staying somewhere a little nicer in the future.

Not too bad, cheap and cheerful.
Basic clean rooms and friendly staff.
Car park has about 20 spaces.
Restaurant is good but can probably find better if you walk to Waterloo about ten minutes walk.
Bar is pretty decent and I think it’s open 24 hours!
Bit of a dodgy area, wouldn’t want to walk there alone at night, but equally it’s also quite central and easy to get to anywhere, westminster and houses of parliament/​big ben only 15 minutes walk away, london eye and aquarium 15 min walk away etc.

Small, yet well furnished. Queen bed, TV, in room bathroom.
It was one of the least expensive hotels we could find and this place is a reasonable hotel for this city that one may describe as ‘pricey.’ It was all one needs in a hotel room and was as neat and clean. (200 US) Also nothing is included: you pay additional for WIFI and breakfast.
Nothing fancy, but nice well located near the Lambeth North tube. It is located within walking distance of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye!
Also not a bad walk to Buckingham Palace.
The front desk help could work on their people skills: very indifferent and unwelcoming. Especially the girl from Bulgaria!
I did not care for their breakfast menu, but there was a wonderful little bakery just around the corner that offered nice pastries and cappuccinos.

A friend of mine has stayed here on visits to London and tells me it is the best hostel in London. It has a welcoming reception that I have visited, with internet access computers, big screen TV, cans of beer available during licensing hours.
Apparently it has mixed and separate sex rooms. You can book online through hostel booking websites or direct and the direct site offers some beds for only a few pounds on low occupancy nights like Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. My friend got a bed on a Tuesday for £3 I think it was.
The location is great for London, epically the London Eye, Waterloo and Lambeth north tube station is about five minutes walk away. The staff seemed really friendly and helped my friend out in a pickle one time. I am sure I have been told this place is good because it really is.

Twas a small room. Small, yet well furnished. Bed made neatly, corners tucked under. Bathroom tiling spick and span. TV. Lights activated by the room card. A wardrobe. But in the wardrobe… a world unto itself known as Narnia.
Besides, Narnia, this was a normal hotel yet with fixtures as listed above. I went here because I somehow found my way there through the secret tunnel that links my wardrobe to theirs. On the way I had to battle a witch and a sea of pink flowers and some cattle. After such an arduous trek, I approved the room for my parent’s one night stay.
At 80 pounds a night, this place is a reasonable hotel for this city that one may describe as ‘pricey.’ It was all one needs in a hotel room and was as neat and clean as a freshly showered tyke who even washed behind his or her ears.
Nothing fancy, but nice well located near the Lambeth North tube. I don’t get passionate about hotels really, but I’d say 4 stars is fair. As long as you’re not bothered by the stampedes of pink flowers and Narians and my occasional visit, you’ve found yourself an inexpensive yet good place to «hotel it up.»

This is what you would expect really given for a chain hotel that is reasonably cheap in London. I am sure you can find cheaper if you try, but you can’t really go wrong with the days inn.
The rooms are basic — they are clean, all come with an ensuite, television and tea making facilities. And that is all you can really say about it.
Downstairs in the lobby there is a half decent place to sit and watch a bit of television and read the papers if you are trying to kill time.
The staff are helpful, no complaints there.
Unless you want something outstanding personally I wouldn’t bother paying more for somewhere to stay.