Although the room was clean and the staff was cordial, I cannot say anything else positive about our experience. The room was the smallest I've ever experienced. It was on the 4th floor and there was no lift, nor was any help offered carrying our luggage up. I could feel the individual springs through the old mattress. The lack of air conditioning required that the window be left open to the busy, noisy street below. Breakfast was nothing special, offering only toast or dry cereal along with juice/coffee. All this would have been tolerable, but then my new MP3 player was stolen by someone at the hotel who had access to our room. The staff provided no concession and barely an apology for this theft, so that was the last straw. I would strongly recommend avoiding this hotel.

Shame on you Expedia for allowing customers to book a room through you. This place was horrible! I thought that all I really needed was a clean room, warm bed and a place to shower, the Dover Hotle...uh....Hostel...was not it. How it received 2 stars is beyond me. The room was filthy, ripped curtains, water spots where the ceiling had leaked, mold growing in the toilet, the cloth shower curtains had old globs of shampoo on it (oh, bring your own shampoo they do not provide it), layers of dust..... I refused to take a shower all three nights I stayed here and honestly wanted to leave my dream vacation to London because the room was terrible. There is no elevator and the stairs are narrow and steep. This place is beyond a dump. There must be no building codes or Health Department inspections in London, otherwise this place would not be in existence. Do not stay here!

We booked and paid for this accommodation (non refundable) before we started using trip advisor and were very apprehensive after reading the comments. Overall we had no problems with this stay. The position was great. 5 minutes from the Victoria train station and an easy 20 minute walk to Westminster Bridge past some great pubs. The hotel provides 24 hour front desk cover and the staff were helpful. What can you expect for 100 pound in London. The room was very basic, small but clean and some street noise. We had a room for three which was a real squeeze. The breakfast was basic but adequate. Compared to our later experience with B&Bs through the UK, this is very no frills hotel but you get what you pay for and it was all part of the adventure.

I stupidly tried to get the last train home to Brighton after my hen party in London one Friday night.... and of course missed it. I wandered around for about an hour, trying to find a National Express bus home, and then trying to find a hotel room for the night.

The hotels around Victoria station were very expensive, most of them £200 - £300 for the night (I only needed a few hours!) Finally, a nice woman at the reception of a big hotel told me about Belgrave Road, a few blocks away from Victoria, where there are lots of little B&Bs and guest hotels. Hallelujah!

I stumbled down there, and after knocking on a few doors of places that were full, I came across the Dover Hotel, which had one room left. It was £45 (I had no idea you could actually get a hotel room for this cheap in Central London!), and the man behind the desk was very friendly. Despite being a drunk and strangely dressed woman alone in the middle of the night, I felt quite safe right away in this hotel. My room was on the top floor, and had an en suite bathroom. The bed was comfortable, and the room was clean. I was very very impressed that I'd found somewhere this decent for £45 in London! I've stayed similar places in London and paid three times that much!

I didn't try breakfast, as I was still dressed in my hen party costume the next morning and had to do the walk of shame out of there.... but at least I didn't have to spend the night on a park bench! I've now recommended it to my friends and family who need to stay in London on a budget - it's good value for money!