Apollo Hotel

The only positive thing about the Apollo hotel is the location & price. The rooms are tiny, but that didn't bother me. But what I didn't like was: 1) Musty odor in room, 2) Rarely had hot water, 3) Staff not very friendly. I didn't bother complaining because I knew the staff woulnd't do anything about it. Another issue was that you have to turn in your room key when ever you leave the hotel - not a problem, but it just seems odd. Would be great if they'd straighten out these problems, you can't beat the location. But with all the... more

Be warned - never ever visit this hotel (again). When we arrived (8 pm) we were told, that the toilet had broken down and we had to stay at another hotel for two nights. Once in the Apollo, our room should be a family room, but was actually a double with additional beds - totally small and no place to store things which would be important when travelling with children. The breakfast was absolutely basic - it should be "continental" but wasn't at all. The first morning they even ran out of jam, the next day the orange-juice was diluted. You... more

Where oh where to begin...our stay at the Apollo started off on what we thought to be a sour note only to end up being a blessing in disguise. We arrived to plumbing problems, causing us to be relocated to the Troy Hotel next door (delightful) but thats another review. The next day we had to move our bags back to the Apollo, were given keys that reminded me of a gas station bathroom key which we were told we had to leave when leaving the hotel, little scary and piled into a very small elevator to our floor. After deisgnating a hall with... more

I'll start off with a positive note, the tube (bayswater station since queensway is under construction) is fairly close to the hotel which made it easy to get around quickly. The staff was okay. The bathroom that we had was newly remodeled and very clean which was great. The rooms were tough. I felt like they should have paid me to stay there. It's equivelant to a motel 6 truck stop hotel. We came back to the hotel in the evening after a long day to find our room unlocked, the cleaning staff did not lock our room after they were... more

The Apollo is in a convenient location, but even for the price I would not stay there again. The staff was rude and our room was so small that we did not have room to open our suitcases on the floor! The breakfast was pretty mediocre. We stayed at this hotel as part of a (---) package, but I definitely would not stay here again.

We arrived to find no elevator; a walk up 86 stairs to our room with our bags; four beds (two doubles and two twins) in a room for two; soapscum on the soap dish in the shower, but no soap; a dusty tea service with very old creamers; and a bland breakfast. Thank goodness it is cheap and near tube stops.

After checking in, my husband and I were directed to a room next to the breakfast room which is located at basement floor. The staff didn't even tell us there is a lift and he just took us with many heavy luggages in our hands walking down the narrow staircases. We were shocked when he opened the door because the room smelled badly and was so dark!! We were so unhappy with the room, but the staff said irresponsibly it was a very good room with air-conditioning and furthermore it is next to breakfast room!! Please imagine how noisy it... more

I stayed in the Apollo, which is located in Bayswater for two nights. The best thing about this hotel is its price. The breakfast doesn´t taste average, the elevator got stuck two times, the public toillet is dirty and hard to find, the rooms are tiny, and you can hear the telephone ring one floor below.

This was not a place I would chose to stay again. Our room was clean, small and plain. The ceiling light fixture was a plain bulb, no fixture. Bathtub was huge and dangerous. It was hard to get into and slick on the bottom. Shower curtain didn't cover it, so the floor was always wet. Towels were mostly ok, but I would have loved a wash cloth. Security was a joke. We accidently locked a key in one of our rooms. The hotel said they didn't have an extra and told us, we would have to pay to call a lock company. We used someone elses... more

We knew it would be a budget hotel and expected as much....however, when they could not give us more than one towel or one cup for our 3 night stay "due to occupancy" it really added new meaning to the word budget. They adverstised having television, hair dryers, and a safe deposit for valuables. The t.v. didn't work, there was no hair dryer, and the front desk attendant could not locate our valuables in the safe deposit box. Our shower door was broken to the point of flooding the bathroom floor. When we reported this to the manager,... more