PubLove @ the Exmouth Arms, Euston

This hotel is a hostel-style accommodation. The lobby downstairs has a bar, and the upper floors are for lodging, requiring a room key card for access. There's a subway and train station nearby, making it very convenient to get to many places.

This hostel has an excellent location, just a 3-minute walk to Euston Station. There's construction nearby, but it doesn't affect pedestrian access. Downstairs is a pub, which explains the name. The rooms are upstairs, so be prepared to climb three flights of stairs, which is inconvenient for those with large luggage. The staircase is also narrow and steep. It gets quite noisy outside at night, so earplugs are a must for sleeping.

This hostel is essentially a restaurant downstairs with guest rooms upstairs. It's barely acceptable for a short one-night stay, but definitely not for any longer. First, the pros: It's very close to Euston station. You can store your luggage for free both before check-in and after check-out (in the lockers shown in picture 9). The bedding was reasonably clean, I didn't have any allergies, and the bathroom was clean too. There are two large fans which was a lifesaver – the room wasn't full during my stay, and I was lucky enough to get a bottom bunk, so I could point the fan directly at me (the fans don't oscillate but are very powerful). I chose this hostel over another one specifically because of these two large fans. Also, the downstairs restaurant prices seem reasonable, though I didn't eat there, it's a convenient amenity. Now for the cons: There are only stairs, so don't come if you have a large suitcase. The bunk bed height is very low; at 156cm, I couldn't sit up straight without hitting my head multiple times. The bed frames also transmit movement easily; my upper bunk mate's bed kept moving all night, and I couldn't sleep well. There are no power outlets by the bed, and it seemed like there were only four outlets in the room, two of which were used by the fans. The room's dust cleaning was clearly inadequate; after the fan blew all night, it kicked up large clumps of dust from under the bed. The shower facilities and service are subpar. I initially went into one shower stall, undressed and was ready to shower, only to find the showerhead was broken. I quickly moved to the next stall, but that one had run out of shower gel. I then had to go back to the first stall mid-shower to get some shower gel – luckily, no one came in while I was doing that.