Bed and Breakfast Holly House - London
20 Hugh Street Victoria - London
877-662-6988This affordable accommodation on Hugh Street, just around the corner from Victoria train, underground and coach station, and next to Waterloo Station, serves as a splendid base for exploring all sights of this incredible metropolis.
The B&B staff will do the utmost to ensure the guests a pleasant, enjoyable stay and make their trip a memorable experience. Complimentary wireless (high-speed) Internet access available.
It was fine, due to out short stay. Location is very good, easy to access center and airport busses. The rooms are small and bathroom was shared, very narrow. Anyway...
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Breakfast at B&B Holly House
A continental breakfast is served in the breakfast room every morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.Bed and Breakfast Facilities at Holly House
- Personal newspapers
- Front desk - fax service
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Internet/Email services
- Credit card accepted
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Check-in: between noon and midnight.
Check-out: before 10 AM.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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- No onsite parking is available.
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Holly House B&B reviews
- May 2012
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Spain
They where not so friendly expecially people at breakfast. They put me in a table with a family when other tables where available. The breakfast consists only in toasts or cereals in supsicious bowls (I would never eat those cereals!!!). The common bathroom was increadibly small and withouth the possibility to wash your hands (you had to com back in your room!). The last day after I took a shower, my electronic key was not working and I had to go in the street semi-naked (beacuse my room was in a different building with no one in the reception). I would strongly not recommend this hotel!
- May 2012
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- France
Holly House has a nice location, just at the back entrance of Victoria Station. If you want a cheap room, you may consider it. The shower was not very inviting to be used and most people did not use it. No desk in the room. If you need to do some business work, look for other hotels.
- March 2012
- Anonymous Guest
- Denmark
It was fine, due to out short stay. Location is very good, easy to access center and airport busses. The rooms are small and bathroom was shared, very narrow. Anyway, good price for location.
- February 2012
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Poland
Great location; hotel veeeeeeeeeeeery basic.
- October 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- Latvia
After first cleening some items were missing from the room. We did complain to the staff. As a result one of the items miriculously showed up in the room on the next day in the place that we surely checked before. The other item (btw - stolen from the bag) unfurtunatly did not show up. So - be aware and do not leave anything of any value in the room.
- August 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Family with older children
- Croatia
It's basic accomodation in centre of London, 2min from Victoria Station. Our room was triple, bunk beds and one single, ensuite with a little space for shower, but that's fine with me. We were on the side that looked on Victoria station and could see and hear trains all night. We were very tired after all day of walking and sightseeing so we didn't hear them. Hotel is in good location, 15min walk to Buckingham Palace and most of London's attraction. Breakfest was OK, toast, cornflakes, jam, butter, orange juice, coffee and tea, 3 people serving you all the time. I paid 3 nights 230pounds for 3 person, so for me this was a good deal.
- August 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Austria
This was the worst hotel we ever had!!! We do lots of travelling so I'm really experienced when it comes to hotels. This was a small little room where the shower is almost above the toilet (so the whole becomes wet in the bathroom when you have a shower), unfriendly personnel, we couldn't get any sleep as you hear every couple of minutes the underground and trains next to you. And this for 75 Pounds!!! What cheeck!!!
- July 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- GB
In London for two days at short notice. All other Hotels full. Took 3 hours on internet before finding room via Venere.com and took last room. Arrived at Holly House, took 20 mins to book in because recepionist on telephone. Was then taken 5 doors down the road to the Cedars Guest House. The room was single size (which I booked) but had a double bed in it. Clean with towels & soap and had all facilities as advertised. TV, coffee making facilities, en-suite. However en suite was very small shower room which also contained a toilet & a 12 inch sink. No draws or dressing table (no space to put one) Wardrobe was a box fastened to wall. Worst was the window was 30 feet from 5 railway lines coming out of Victoria Railway Station with trains passing by every 2 mins. The noise was horrendous. The windows where double glazed but one had two screw holes where the catch should be so could not be closed. It had all the facilities you wanted at a good budget price, but very cramped and very noisy
- June 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Italy
It's directly close to one of London's largest train stations, so do not pretend to have a quite room. The room size is on average for London's standards maybe some items inside are a little bit outdated.
- May 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Argentina
I made a trip with my wife, staying just a few days in every capital city of Europe. The Holly House have a great location and a very good relation betwen price and quality.
- January 2011
- Anonymous Guest
- Mature couple
- United Kingdom
We are not a fussy couple at all, we like roughing it at times when we are camping etc. but this choice of "hotel" was the worst we have ever made anywhere. It is officially not a hotel (as it pretends to be), it is a 1* B&B as is certificated in the hallway. Normally we are not put off by bad reviews we read on websites - we've stayed places that have mixed reviews with great success, but Holly House was very smelly, dirty & poor quality. We arrived to our smelly (damp), dirty room and didn't want to sit on the bed because it was covered in stains. Everything was sticky and seemed like it has not been cleaned properly for a very long time. The toilet / shower was down in a small cellar room attached to our bedroom: we didn't realise a bathroom was in there: we thought it was an electrics fuse cupboard, but the toilet & shower lay behind the door, right next to each other (the floor was soaking wet because the shower shares the floor with the toilet). We had a look upstairs at the shared facilities and the shower and toilet smelt rotten up there, it made us feel sick to smell the smell: it was like sewerage. In our room, there were gaps around all the floorboards & the whole room really needed some work doing on it. We felt very uncomfortable. We walked into town, feeling a bit in shock at how this could be rated as a 2* hotel on accommodation websites. Within 50m of leaving Holly House on our walk, we decided we would find somewhere else to stay. We checked into the Comfort Hotel Buckingham Palace Road (actually round the corner from Holly House!!) and paid only £20 more for a good quality, clean room which we felt very comfortable to sleep in! We did not want to sleep in Holly House. We really are not fussy people at all, far from it, but if you don't want to feel very uncomfortable indeed due to low unclean standards & bad smells, we highly recommend not staying in Holly House. Had the property been correctly advertised as a 1* B&B, we would never have booked to
- December 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Italy
Room small and noisy. It is over victoria station!
- December 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Malta
Staff is friendly, Good service
- November 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Mature couple
- Romania
Very small room and bathroom, but relative clean. Excelent location, 3 min. from Victoria station. Helpful staff. Good value for money.
- November 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Germany
There are more than one house. This I could not read before my stay there. I didnot stay in the holly house, I stayed in the house of Alexander. Breakfast was in the Holly House. Just some meters from House of Alexander.
- September 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Australia
I was given a room in Cedar House nearby, room was 3 floors up, staff carried my bag up but I had to get it down. The TV did not work well but otherwise the room was clean and comfortable for one person. Walking distance to Victoria Station, plenty of eating places nearby.
- May 2010
- Manyo Manev
- Group
- Bulgaria
We were several friends at this hotel on a business trip for five days , location is great, very near Victoria station, all buses and centre.The staff was polite, rooms clear,good breakfast.Can reccomend to people on business trip, we'll return soon agin.
- May 2010
- Shang Jing
- Family with young children
- GB
Very good location and quiet rooms.
- May 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- Poland
The double room and the toilet in particular were very tiny. The triple is perfect if you are with good mates. Great location for decent price. Definitely something I would recommend.
- February 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- GB
A perfectly amenable place to rest your head for a short stay. Yes, as other reviews have mentioned, it is certainly a 'cosy' fit, but if you go, as we did for only a night or two, it more than does the job competently enough. The en-suite did prove the point no millimetre was left unused in the design of the place! Good location for getting to and about. Overall, fine and a useful location for short stays. I can imagine feeling cramped if it was several days, however. Breakfast was nice.
- February 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Italy
The bathroom is really too small,but for a short stay is fine. Guys are really gentle,I'll come back!!
- January 2010
- Anonymous Guest
- United Kingdom
Staff where really helpful and friendly. rooms where not bad but only for a few days not for week holidays.
- October 2009
- Neville Cresdee
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
It would have been nice to have had a choice of "Cooked" Breakfast as well as just "Cornflakes."
- October 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Germany
Room door opened directly to breakfast room that means I was awake at least at 7 am when other guests startet with breakfast. I had to cross breakfast room for shared bathroom facilities. Height of room was maximum 1,7 meters. I could not stand upright in 70 per cent of the room. It was built underneath the street in front of the hotel.
- October 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- United Kingdom
Perfectly adequate for a short stay
- October 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Slovakia
Very small room, very old furniture, not nice bathroom. Breakfast was quite OK. Good location, about 20 min. to Big Ben. It was quite expensive for this kind of room...
- July 2009
- Aparna Kunde
- Young couple
- India
Loved our stay here.It was so close to the Victoria station, the railway tracks were just beyond our window,but it was very nice to be in a big international city like London,and experience the mammoth sounds.The room was small but very cosy,and well-equipped.Location was most important,as we had lot of luggage,so it wasnt a problem wheeling our bags to the train station.Also,there were lot of fellow Indians,so felt good.
- June 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- Austria
The rooms (especially toilet) aren't made for very tall or big people but apart from that really good conditions very friendly, helpful, and welcoming staff I was there to see London for a couple of days
- June 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- USA
My sister and I stayed here for 2 nights in a twin room en suite. They put us into the annex building a few doors down from the main hotel.the positive: it's very close to victoria station, and walking distance to Buckingham palace (20 minutes). breakfast was included, and the staff serving breakfast was quite nice and helpful. there was a mini fridge in the room and a small TV. Now onto the negative: We arrived around 5:30pm in the rain and there was no one at reception to let us in the building, we rang the bell for 10-15 minutes before they finally answered. While we were being checked in, a man who looked like a homeless person came into the small reception area and was eyeing us. that should have been our cue to leave, but I thought it would be okay. the room was TINY. we could barely move around in it. you had to climb over the bed to get to the bathroom, and the bathroom was a cupboard. It was like a toilet on a train. tiny. tiny. tiny. they gave us bath towels, but no hand towels. and everything in the bathroom gets wet when you shower because it's that small. the first night I slept fine, but the second night I didn't sleep very well at all, and didn't figure out until morning that it was because there were BED BUGS eating me up. I woke up with bites on my feet & legs and waist, but the worst was my arms, shoulders and back. I still have discoloration from the bites. I would not ever ever ever recommend this hotel to anyone. DO NOT STAY HERE.
- June 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Italy
The room was very small, with a small small bathroom, the sink was as big as my hand...a huge moquette not so clean a really small bed for 2 persons and right in front of the railway station...trains noise
- May 2009
- Patricia D'Agostino
- Not Specified
- Argentina
Excellent location and really low price. We felt it very comfortable and it was easy to go anywhere walking or by public transport.A very good choice.
- May 2009
- Iratxe Izaguirre
- Young couple
- Spain
The room was very small and the toilet really tiny. If you're very fond of cleanness don't stay here. But the hotel is very close to the Victoria Station, has fridge and kettle inside the room, and not too bad breakfast, and at least sheets were clean. I recommend for price and placement.
- May 2009
- Lollo Svard
- Single traveller
- Sweden
Old hotel,a bit run down. But value for money in an area of London that is great.
- May 2009
- Sandra McCooey
- Family with older children
- Ireland
The room was very close to dining area so we were woken around 7.30a.m. every morning with the noise which we didnt appreciate as we were there for a rest. The bathroom floor was always wet due to a leak and this meant you had to wear shoes or roll up your trousers to use the room.
- April 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
I would say fairly good value for money, especially for the centre of London. The bed was neat with fresh bedding. The decor was quite dated and the room was very small. The carpet in the room needed vacuuming, and the television reception was poor (using an indoor aerial) The shared WC facilities were very small too! But overall not bad value for money
- April 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Guatemala
It was my first time in London. I felt very nice in the hotel, the location it's excellent for tourist because just 3 blocks from the victoria station where you take the trains and metro to get anywhere you want.
- April 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Belgium
NEVER EVER STAY AT THIS HOTEL! When we arrived our room was rented out to somebody else (although we had received a booking confirmation) and the receptionist could not seem to care less. He failed to give any explanation and even refused to say his name! All that happened at 3 AM and all other hotels in the vicinity were full. This place is nothing similar to a hotel and should be taken out from all the websites!
- April 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Spain
I spent two days in london y I had what i´m looking for: a place to sleep and take a bath. i wasn´t cold. That was enough for me!!
- April 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Family with young children
- Germany
Especially the bathroom was very grotty
- April 2009
- Pascal VERRELLE
- Mature couple
- France
Very durty room and very, very small. a lot of noice I do not go again in this hotel
- March 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
¡¡NO RECOMENDADO!!El sábado por la mañana dejamos 100 Libras en la habitación del hostal Holly House y por la tarde no estaban. Sólo había una tarjeta para entrar a la habitación y la tenía yo. Mi novia y yo nos vimos muy apurados. La limpieza de la habitación corre a cargo de los trabajadores del hostal. Por tanto, presuntamente, alguien de ellos nos ROBÓ EN NUESTRA PROPIA HABITACIÓN. Vergonzoso.
- March 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
Una mierda!La habitacion cutrisima.Los q llevan el hotel muy poco profesionales.Reservamos 3 noches y despues de pagarles nos dijeron q la 3º noche la teniamos q pasar en otro hotel xq tenian "problemas" y que o nos cambiamos d hotel o nos quedabamos en la calle.Nos sentimos estafados y tras intentar pedir explicaciones lo unico que ofrecian era otro "hotel similar" o nada.Y el otro hotel quedaba a una pateada de distancia. El desayuno de lo peor, con 4 mesas contadas para todo el hotel, y teniendo que desayunar sobre los restos que iban dejando los anteriores inquilinos.Ultrasucio, la moqueta sirve para cultivo de cualquier clase de germenes. Los hindues que llevaban el hotel me parecieron indolentes,muy poco amables y poco adecuados para trabajar en hosteleria. He estado en muchos albergues de europa y ninguno me causo tan mal aspecto.Lo desaconsejo.Ojala hubiera leido una opinion asi antes de ir, para no cometer ese error.
- March 2009
- Lidiia Koval
- Family with older children
- Ukraine
Great location! Very unpleasant boys on check-in desk, and in breakfast room. But our room was cleaned every day. Good budget hotel.
- March 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- France
Shortcoming : Noisy. In between the Victoria Coach and rail station, I could hear the station annoncements. Tiny room but good enough for one BUT Perfect location at two minutes from the station rail and coach, central London, the price is for london very cheap, decent breakfast though a bit light ( no hot chocolate for kids for example and me in particular );
- February 2009
- Dean O'Reilly
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
There where what appeared to be blood stains on the walls and cockroaches in my room on the final night, the hotel was disgusting and should be shut down
- February 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- Italy
We stayed in a twin room that was located in another property, a few numbers up the street, and had breakfast in ANOTHER property in between. The breakfast was good, the room was really small, with two beds taking out 90% of the space and a built-in bathroom, tiny and smelly from the hotel's kitchen, but clean and working. No sat TV, and one of the bedlights didn't work. They gave us three towels (we were two), one of them stained... we used it to stuff the freezing air coming in from the window, and they changed it anyway. A cheap accomodation in the middle of everything, but we were there for just three days, and we were always out. If you're going to stay two weeks, you'd probably better look somewhwere else.
- February 2009
- Anonymous Guest
- Mature couple
- Denmark
Small room - but okay
- December 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Italy
Please, stay here only if you are in budget and need a central location! The first room they show to us was too small and dirty, dirty, dirty dirty dirty.... The second was just small and dirty...!
- December 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Family with young children
- Sweden
Stayed at Holly House on 19/11-21/11 and 23/11 2008. The rooms where ok only you wake up every time someone goes throw the entrydoor that slams a lot, otherwise I like it.
- November 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Romania
That was the smallest room I've ever seen. There were 2 beds, one cupboard, one fridge, one tv, one kettle. The bed linen was clean. The bathroom was very small. You should have seen the sink. No bathtube. The water drained in the floor. Still, the water was hot and the central heating was very good. Breakfast very poor. Th locatation - excellent. Just 2 minutes from Victoria Station. I might return to this property due to the fact that it is very cheap compared to other prices in London. At least you have your own room with your own shower.
- November 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- Thailand
The room is too small for two persons and the bathroom is really bad because they are no hot water. I will not use this bed and breakfast anymore.
- October 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- Germany
I just wanted to add that i feld breakfast was a little bit poor.
- October 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- Hungary
Check out time is not 12:00 am. (10:00) The breakfast rather bird seed. The bath is small for a child. off.
- October 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Italy
Very very bad
- September 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Canada
Great location and price which more than makes up for the hotels shortcomings. The room was basic and not really suitable for anything but sleeping.
- September 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Finland
Worst hotel I have ever been in.
- September 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- United Kingdom
For a central hostel at this price, you really cannot do much better. The service is friendly and efficient, the rooms were clean, and the breakfast was brilliant... so long as cornflakes are your choice of cereal. I highly recommend this as a hostel.
- September 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Italy
Very very poor, in the room it was impossible to stay in two apart inside the little small bed, for 1,5 person. Dirty.
- September 2008
- Ivana Govorcinovic
- Single traveller
- Croatia
I like the location of the hotel. That's actually the perfect. But that's quite a lot of money for the room under the stairs. And the breakfast is very poor. Add some cheese or salami.....
- September 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
Los empleados del hotel eran bastante huraños; el desayuno, bastante pobre; la habitación, enana y no demasiado limpia (el cuarto de baño era diminuto y había una moqueta vetusta y llena de descosidos); la tele no se veía muy bien y no tenía mando a distancia; y lo peor de todo es que una noche volvimos al hotel y nos encontramos la puerta de nuestra habitación...¡abierta! Lo único positivo del hotel es su céntrica ubicación. ¡Ah! y además de todo esto, no hay ascensor, así que si tienes que subir la maleta al último piso, vas apañado (aunque a nosotros nos la subió un empleado del hotel, todo hay que decirlo). Si fuera tú, yo no iría.
- August 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- United Kingdom
Hotel facility was ok. because price was cheap and location was very good. but just reception staff was really bad, no smile at all. I didnt feel any welcome.They should change the staff!!
- August 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
Hello! I've heard that London was really expensive but not so much. This is the worst hotel I've never been but not the cheapest. It is really dirty and the rooms and beds are extremely small.The bathroom didn't have more than 1 m2, we couldn't close the door to have a bath. The breakfast was righ (orange juice,corn flakes, toast and coffee,milk or tea) and also the location. You have a water-heater in the room to make coffe but I don't recomend to use it (the iron inside is oxigenated). The fridge in the room is right. It is the cheapest bed&breakfast I could find in London but I wouldn't come back, I think It's worthy spend a bit more in a hotel to enjoy your holidays.
- August 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
This was, without a doubt, THE worst hotel I've ever stayed in. It is in drastic need of modernisation. The reception area wasn't welcoming at all, in fact it looked more like the reception of taxi rank rather than a hotel. Whilst the size of the room wasn't an issue, the condition of it was very poor. It looked like nothing had been done to modernize or improve upon it since 1980. I was in room number 2 which was in the basement area - I could hear the person in the next room and as it was opposite the dining room (!) I could hear everyone making their way to that. From the appearance and quality of the rooms, it would appear that the clientele that Holly House Hotel caters to are dossers. It is in a fantastic location to the train station and looks very pretty on the outside but it is severely let down on the inside. I did in fact try to change hotels to the Comfort Inn but that was unfortunately full. I will definitely NOT be staying here again and will not be recommending it to anyone.
- July 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Gay Couple
- Spain
It was ok, but the bathrooms were very small and the showers terrible. the room was small but ok, and it was nice to have a fridge and a kettle in the room, besides a tv.
- June 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
The room is very well situated, near Victoria Station. The room and toilet is very small and in reference of the cleaning is not as clean as you would wish (curtains and carpets basically). Quality/Price it is not bad in consideration of the higher prices of hotels in London.
- June 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- Estonia
Good place to stay for a budget traveller. Nice cozy building in the midst of typical ~19cent London architecture. Victoria Railway Station is very close, but noise wasn't so bad as one might expect. Easy connection to very city centre, actually OK distance even to walk (passing Buckingham Palace!). Typical historic pub just on the corner of the same street, good for last-minute beer :-) If need budget transfer to airports (mini bus 8 GBP), they depart from Victoria Coach Station, just 200metres off from hotel, very comfortable.
- June 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Canada
The location of this B&B is very good however the room was so small that I could barely turn around in it. The bathroom and showers were disgusting. The carpet looked like it hadnt been vacuumed in months.
- May 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- United Kingdom
It is not meeting a stardard as a hotel, the facilities are poor, and it is very old and dirty.
- May 2008
- Manuel Angel Gil Perez
- Young couple
- Spain
Un verdadero desastre. No soy de los que pide un hotel de 3 estrellas todos los días, y este es el peor en el que he estado en londres. ¡Ni se os ocurra ir! Está sucio, las habitaciones son microscópicas, y las instalaciones son un horror. A mí, el segundo día, me cayó agua desde el piso de arriba... para olvidar. Vale la pena pagar algo, más...¡en serio! No volveré en mi vida.
- May 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Hungary
Only recommend it for a 2-3 days sleepover
- May 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- Netherlands
I would not return to this hotel, the price is pretty good for a place in london, but the quality of the room was in a very poor condition, paint coming of the wall and the room smelled like people had been smoking in it, while it was a smoke free room. The refrigerator was leaking and the room itself had the size of a small dorm room. The only real good thing about this hotel was the shower, nice and warm.
- May 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
The room was disgusting. The toilet in the en suite leaked into the bathroom and left the whole room with an awful, overpowering smell. I would not recommend this 'hotel' to anyone.
- April 2008
- Linda Sanders
- Not Specified
- USA
For the price, it was what I expected- spartan surroundings. the bathroom was TINY- no shower curtain and everything got wet when you showered. We had a toilet leak overhead that came down the wall into out room- they quickly moved us. The wallpaper indicated this was not the first time it had leaked.
- April 2008
- Gordon Stewart
- Young couple
- United Kingdom
The hotel and staff were friendly enough and the continental breakfast was ok for what i wanted (as i was about to run the london marathon). The rooms were small and the ensuite facilities were smaller still. Overall i chose this hotel for it's location to the finish of the marathon and Victoria station.
- April 2008
- Veronika Gruber
- Single traveller
- Canada
I booked the Holly House but ended up staying at the Alexander House (same street) part of 6 B&B's managed by Holly House. I choose this property because of its price and its proximity to Victoria Tube and Bus Station for which it is perfect. On arrival, I upgraded to a room with shower and toilet. The very tiny room faced the train tracks and it was quite noisy. The carpet needs replacing. Breakfast is very basic.
- April 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
Did what it said it would. Cheap and cheerful. Where else could you get B&B for £30 in central London in a reasonable hotel?
- April 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- United Kingdom
If you require somewhere cheap and cheerful close to Victoria station then this is just fine for a night or two. Bedroom was small but clean and we had a toliet and shower even though we paid for the most basis room with shared facilities.Not somewhere i'd recommend for a weeks holiday but if like us you need somewhere to crash close to Victoria to catch the Gatwick express then its location really is ideal as is only a 2 min walk.
- March 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Group
- US
The rooms were very unclean, there were stains on the walls and on the bedframes. There was mold in the bathrooms. And there were stains on the ceiling where they obviously had water damage.We had to change rooms because the electricity in our first room did not work. And the TV's in both rooms did not work. I would never stay there again and I will not reccomend it to any of my friends.
- March 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Spain
Perfect Situation for few days travellers, very clen and the employees very pleasant.
- March 2008
- Lutz Lemmer
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
The Holly House offers good value for money. Compared to other accommodations in smilar locations in and around London, you will find all your needs for a short term satisfied for a fair price. Absolutely recommendable.
- March 2008
- Enrique Del Castillo Blanco
- Young couple
- Spain
A good place, very well situated. Very close of Victoria Station and Buckinham Palace. It's my first time in London but I could repeat this hotel
- March 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Sweden
We stayed 3 nights. A lot of mould in the ceiling, bathroom extremely small och filthy, hole room very unclean. Noisy because located just next to Victoria station. Good location near Victoria station but not worth the money, very poor quality overall. If you have asthma it´s directly unhealthy to stay at Holly House.
- February 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Portugal
It's a bit poor, but it works!! nice for the price
- February 2008
- Carlos Serra
- Young couple
- Spain
Very small and old rooms, but comfortable, clean and magnificient attention from the staff. I would reccomend this site for mature bagpackers
- January 2008
- Tariq Hussain
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
Don't expect luxury at these rates...Great prices and perfect for a day or two.
- January 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Portugal
The major problem is the space of room and bathroom! No conditions at all! The room only have space to the bed and the bathroom is smaler than a public w.c...
- January 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- United Kingdom
While the hotel is situated in a prime location the room was small and we could hear everything going on around us. The "breakfast room" was right across the hall and we could hear everyone talking and eating their toast and tea. Check out is at 10am and when you arrive late it is not enough time to get any rest or relax...though they were kind enough to let us keep our luggage in the empty breakfast room all day while we did some sight seeing. The front desk staff were friendly however the breakfast staff could not even understand me when I asked for a glass of water. I was rather disappointed in the room and the cleanliness of the B&B itself - there needs to be work done on the rooms. It was adequate for the one night we needed it but I am pretty sure that I will not stay there again nor recommend it to my friends.
- January 2008
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- USA
The rooms are small but they are cheap and clean and the staff is very nice. The location - two blocks from Victoria Station - is very convenient. Even though it abuts the railroad tracks, the rooms are not loud. We would stay here again for 49 pounds/night for a double room. Does the Holly House management read these reviews? If so -- how about adding a boiled egg to the continental breakfast??
- December 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Not Specified
- United Kingdom
A nice and friendly small hotel. Would stay again.
- December 2007
- William Mckay
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
Stayed here for 1 night. Customer service very poor. Was booked into a room already under occupation then taken to a nearby hotel 4 doors down. Room very shabby with broken toilet and dirty shower. Definately will not go back here.
- November 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- France
D'abord, l'hotel n'était pas celui indiqué (Alexander House)et donc plus loin que prévu. Ensuite pour la chambre, il est préférable de ne pas être clostrophobe car 2M/1M50. En plus, vous êtes juste à coté des voies ferrées de la gare Victoria donc si vous voulez passer une bonne nuit c'est raté !! Question staff, c'est pas très chaleureux et il ne parle pas Français malgré l'indication Multilingue ! Les sanitaires sont aussi très galère car très peu spacieux et attention hygiène. Toutefois, il faut reconnaître que les chambres sont nettoyées tous les jours. Perso, dans l'ensemble, j'ai été très déçue par cette Hotel et donc si vous venez en solo, c'est à proscrire, à éviter sauf si l'on n'a pas besoin de dormir.
- November 2007
- Andrew Gannon
- Family with young children
- United Kingdom
Our first impression was good but boy were we wrong.i now know why the numbty behind the desk was hiding behind a peice of perspex cos i felt like throttling him after our stay there.after filling in a questioner he then gave me 2 keys and told us go outside and walk 30-50 yards down the road and that we would find the property with wich we would be staying in wich we found most annoying.we then went in and found out that our room was down a narrow flight of stairs and boy were we shocked when we opened the door.we thought at first that we had booked a room in the london dungeon cos it was dark and very,very damp it was that damp there were 20plus air freshners scattered around this awful room.there was no lock to the door and the ensuite was absolutely filthy there was mould everywhere.we felt so dirty that we all kept our clothes on all night while we were sleeping if you can call it sleep while the trains were going past every 10mins.so over all we had a crap time and i dont think i ll be booking with VENERE again.
- October 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
When i arrived at the hotel the room had not been cleaned.There was a full ash tray in the room,someones handbag and a pair of shoes.The room was then cleaned after i told reception.Room was small but ideal for one night stay.
- October 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- Italy
Vicino alla stazione di Vittoria e ben collegato!purtroppo le camere sono piccolissime, il bagno + piccolo di quello dei treni,e la mia camera era sul retro direttamente sui binari...!nel complesso però la posizione è davvero buona per spostarsi e per chi arriva con il bus terravision dall'aeroporto di stansted!
- October 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- United Kingdom
Very clean beds- asked for twin room and got one with 3 beds and ensuite (although small) Pretty good value for money really and great location. Breakfast small but pleaseant..one member of staff very attentive and everything very clean.
- October 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Single traveller
- United Kingdom
I was forced to complain because I was originally given a room whose window had not lock on it despite the balcony outside, which was accessible from the street. When I pointed out my security concerns, the management were unsympathetic and moved me only reluctantly.
- October 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- United Kingdom
I found this to be just what i expected had everything i needed for my weekend stay, good value for money, i would definetly go back if i visit London again
- September 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Cyprus
The hotel is in an excellent area, which compensates for the very small rooms they give you. That wasn't a problem for us though, because we weren't staying in as much. The basics were all there, our room was cleaned every day and the breakfast was, again, basic but adequate. On the last day we checked out and left our luggage with them, to come back and get them later on that day. It was kept safe on an allocated place and we had no problems. The stuff wasn't very friendly in the beginning, but after we started chatting them up they were all fine.
- September 2007
- Anonymous Guest
- Young couple
- Germany
Cheap room, good beds, perfectly located near Victoria station. Cleanliness acceptable - room was mostly clean, but for example some of the glasses were obviously used (although they were wrapped in foil). The bathroom was tiny (one really small room with even less space because of the roof) with one place to stand that was at the same time: the place in front of the toilet, the place in front of the sink and the place under the shower. So if you took a shower, the whole bath including the toilet and everything were totally wet. And since the bathroom door was an ordinary wooden door, it smelled very mouldy for the rest of the day. After seeing the size of the breakfast room we didn't even bother going there.
- August 2007
- Giacomo SARZI SARTORI
- Mature couple
- Italy
Nice place to spend week-end visiting London, room was clean however smallness
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Room Details
This London B&B offers comfortably furnished rooms. En suite accommodations have shower and toilet inside, whilst others share the bathroom/shower. Hair dryers are available on request.All rooms are equipped with satellite TV, mini fridge, tea/coffee making facilities and central heating.
Non-smoking rooms are available on request.
Included/Not Included in the price
INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE Use of the private parking area is not included in the price. Prices are available on request. Payment must be settled upon arrival by cash, credit/debit card or traveler's cheques. Breakfast is included in the price.Accommodation Services
- Non-smoking rooms
- TV
- Mini fridge
- Coffee and tea maker
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Wireless Internet access
- Hairdryer on request
How to reach Holly House Bed and Breakfast
By airplaneFrom Heathrow airport: take the Piccadilly underground line to Barons Court Station. From Barons Court Station take the District line to Victoria Station. Or take Airbus A1, which runs from Victoria Station to Heathrow airport.
From Gatwick airport: take the Gatwick Express train, which arrives to Victoria Station.
From Luton airport: take the Intercity train to King's Cross St. Pancras then take the underground Victoria line to Victoria Station.
Distances from Bed and Breakfast Holly House
Apollo Victoria Theatre - 0.4 km / 0.3 miVictoria Palace Theatre - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Westminster Cathedral - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Royal Mews - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Queen's Gallery - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Sloane Square - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Chelsea Bridge - 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Saatchi Gallery - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Royal Hospital Chelsea - 1 km / 0.6 mi
St. James Park - 1 km / 0.7 mi
Buckingham Palace - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Green Park - 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
Wellington Arch - 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
Hyde Park Corner - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Apsley House - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
The closest major airports to Holly House are:
London (LCY-London City) - 13.6 km / 8.4 mi
London (LHR-Heathrow) - 21.2 km / 13.2 mi
London (LGW-Gatwick) - 37.4 km / 23.3 mi
The preferred airport for Holly House is London (LHR-Heathrow).
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
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