Albany Hotel

Broken shower and cockroaches in the bathroom were not great and the mouse hole didn't fill be with hope.

Nothing

PART 2:
At this point, there was absolutely no chance I was leaving the building unattended, so I kept one eye on the hotel and one on the corner shop until the elusive attendant finally appeared in a wife-beater.

There was no paperwork, no ID check, no formal check-in. I was simply handed a key and sent to what appeared to be the last available room on the top floor. No lift, of course.

The huge metal ashtray bolted to the stairwell wall was a lovely reminder of a bygone era. The bedding looked as though it had survived several decades and at least a few governments. Thankfully, I travel with my own pillow, linen, towel and slippers, because even with my own supplies I still felt slightly minging.

The communal bathrooms look sparkling online. In reality, they are tired, shabby and nowhere near as advertised.

Throughout my two nights, I felt as though I was living inside the opening scenes of National Lampoon's European Vacation. The whole place feels like someone watched that film in 1985, saw the dreadful London hotel where the Griswolds stayed, and thought, "Sweetie darling, that's not a warning, THAT'S A BUSINESS MODEL."

The location was convenient. That concludes the positive section of this review.

For the price charged, I could book a beaming four-star hotel with a swimming pool in SHANGHAI. Only book here if you enjoy wondering whether you'll be able to get back into the building and don't mind saying "WTF?" every other thought.

Sweetie darling, this isn't accommodation.

It's an experience.

Everything

Location and staff

No fan during summer heat, very overpriced (at least when we booked it).

Outdated, needs money spent on it

Smoking in the Lobby, bathroom and everywhere
Dirty rooms and curtains.

De plek was niet schoon en er zaten veel insecten. Ik had een kamer met twee aparte bedden geboekt, maar bij aankomst kreeg ik een heel klein tweepersoonsbed. Het was een vreselijke ervaring.

Most everything else. We waited 10 minutes at the door to be let in, and the manager answered the door shirtless. The whole place was run down and filthy. The radiator was stuck on making the room uncomfortably warm, which was aggravated by the noisy street below making an open window uncomfortable in a different way. The furniture and floors were dusty, and rubbish (including what looked like drug paraphernalia) was lying about when we checked in. I would not stay here again for free if given the choice.

Very bad experience. The accommodation was dirty. The bed could not have been more uncomfortable — you are only paying for the location. There are huge cracks in the walls, and you can hear absolutely everything around you. I recommend that you do not visit this place. I asked for a refund after seeing the conditions, and they rejected my request. Very bad.

There was no verification upon check-in. I wasn’t asked for ID and was just handed a key to a communal room. Granted it was for my exclusive use but this wasn’t made clear

Everything. By far the worst hotel we have ever stayed in and ive stayed in hostels during my travelling days. Believe all the bad reviews. We only stayed one night for a show, but were very glad to leave in the morning. We barely slept as the bed was so uncomfortable and you can hear everything in the other rooms. It is a very dirty place. The hotel needs a health and safety check, i'm sure it's in breach of so many rules. I would say you get what you pay for, but I wouldn't say it was cheap.

Schimmel en spinneraggen zaten in de slaapkamer en douche.
Matras van het bed was super dun en alle veren waren voelbaar