My husband and I stayed here in September 07 for 2 night as we were in London to watch Prince.

First of all - getting to this hotel by public transport made us feel a little uneasy. It was a 5 minute walk from Farringdon tube station and because it was the weekend this part of London was deserted and we felt vunerable walking to and from the hotel - especially at night when we were going out for the evening (we assumed it may be different when people are at work during the week). This was compounded by the fact that there were several shady looking characters hanging around the tube station and surrounding streets.

The hotel itself is very nice. It has a fantastic chic boutique design with loads of retro features, and the balcony which the rooms are situated off is a great sight. However, the room itself was really small. No room at all to hang clothes - maybe one or two items, nowhere to put hair brush, makeup, shoes. It was literally the bed and maybe one or two feet either side of that and a bathroom. Also, although this hotel is newish, it is starting to look worn due to the carpet choices they have made and the flooring in the bathroom.

One evening we ate at the hotel restaurant, which was lovely food. We had a fantastic meal. It had a really cool young vibe and we had breakfast there too which was also really nice.

All in all, if you need to stay in this part of London and dont mind a small room, then go for it - it is clean, stylish and serves great food.

We stayed here on a short 3 day break in London. We stayed in a St John's Room and it was a good size, plenty of room, even with a cot for our 10 month old daughter. Staff were all very friendly and very accommodating, they even stored our daughter's meals in their fridge and heated them up for us at the start of each day. We had booked the room on a weekend deal including breakfast and the breakfast was well worth it, all cooked to perfection. We have stayed in a number of small boutique hotels inn London and although a little less central this was by far the best all round hotel.

Stayed two nights in this funky Clerkenwell Hotel. Two gripes. The first night was fairly sleepless due a low rumbling noise coming from the ceiling which was too noisy for sleep, yet too quiet to force you to get up from your bed and set the complaining engine in motion.

Next morning we were moved to a room with a silent ceiling, but there was now offer of compensation, not even a free glass of water!

Second gripe is that the beds are small as mentioned by other reviewers.

Apart from that, the stay was great!

Hey! Zetter! Get that noisy ceiling fixed!

This is a good choice if you're in Clerkenwell on business. It's a small/boutique hotel, very centrally located, decent breakfast and good evening drink spot. We stayed here a handful of times on frequent trips to London and the staff is courteous, helpful and friendly. The rooms are SMALL, even by London standards. Not much room to hang your clothes - so if you're a man traveling with a hanging bag or more than 1 or 2 suits, beware. Comfortable beds, clean rooms, decent bathrooms - all just a bit past their peak as far as the mod trends. But overall, good choice.