City Guest House se1
Location: 78 Oxley Close, London, gb
Star Rating: 5.9 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Convenient Location
City Guest House se1 is ideally situated in the Southwark district, just a stone's throw away from iconic attractions such as Tower Bridge, Tower of London, and London Bridge.
Modern Amenities
Guests can enjoy the convenience of free WiFi in all units, ensuring they stay connected throughout their stay. The shared bathrooms are designed for comfort and functionality.
Easy Transport Access
With Waterloo Station and Liverpool Street Underground Station nearby, navigating the city is a breeze. For travelers flying in or out, London City Airport is a short distance away.
Book your stay at City Guest House se1 and experience the best of London!
Important Information
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking throughout
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
Rooms Available
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a shared bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room offers a wardrobe and heating. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Heating
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a shared bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a wardrobe, an electric kettle and heating. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Toilet
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a shared bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a wardrobe and heating. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Heating
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
-
Double Room with Shared Bathroom
Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a shared bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room offers a wardrobe and heating. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Heating
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
Guest Reviews
- Emmanuel (5/5): - Location and friendly staff
- Malcolm (1/5): - Nothing. Avoid at all costs. I've travelled all over the world, spent thousands of nights in hotels, tents, BnB's, mountain huts, and on all night busses... this was still one of the worst nights ever. Disgusting bed, staff smoking weed inside, guests howling and smoking in the next room all night, bathroom broken, homes around seemed great... this one had graffiti all over it and broken beer bottles all over the steps when we arrived in the evening. Door to room was broken, room too small to fit two backpacks next to each other on the floor. Was pretty sure I was going to get lice so "slept" on top of everything fully clothed. Everything I had with me smelled of smoke for days after. Bed was stained, sheets had hair and food and who knows what else on them... Mold all over the bathroom. Stay here at your own risk.
- Leško (5/5): - Pačilo sa mi ze to bolo blizko centra Meter krat meter mala izba, cigaretovy dym bolo citiť, špinave uteraky
- Oreoluwa (5/5): -
- Williams (10/5): -
- Reza (2/5): -
- Ariane (5/5): Trop cher pour la piètre qualité - Entrée très simple en autonomie Les draps et serviettes de toilettes sentaient mauvais
Les draps étaient tachés et troués
Assez bruyant
Le lit est extrêmement mou
- Stevylee (1/5): AVOID AVOID AVOID!!! - I would strongly advise against staying here.
On arrival, I had received the access code, but my phone was about to die so I knocked on the door to make sure I could get in without issues. A young woman answered who appeared dressed as if she was heading out for the night, which felt unusual given it was midweek and added to the overall odd atmosphere. Immediately a man inside shouted “Is it the police?” which was very unsettling.
When he came to the door, he was confrontational and defensive, speaking to me aggressively and questioning whether I had actually booked, despite me showing confirmation. He eventually let me in but continued making comments like “if you booked it, you’d have the code,” rather than helping resolve things properly.
At around 2am, I was woken by loud banging on the door. Police entered the property shouting “welfare check” and moved quickly through the rooms. They then knocked on my door and asked for two forms of identification. I showed ID, and they also asked to see a second debit/bank card and whether it had the same name on it. This was extremely intimidating and completely unacceptable, especially as I was staying there for work in a safety-critical role.
After the police left, I overheard a man downstairs speaking to someone upstairs, who responded words to the effect of: “It wasn’t me who reported it, I don’t care what you do downstairs, I’m just here to sleep for work.” This added to the confusion around why the police were there in the first place.
To make matters worse, I woke up covered in what appear to be bed bug bites across my neck and back. I reported this to Booking.com, but they refused to properly resolve the issue and only offered £8.35 compensation, which is frankly insulting given the circumstances. The property also refused any refund.
There are warnings about police being called for noise, but based on what I experienced, the situation seemed unrelated to noise and suggests deeper issues with the property.
Overall, this was a stressful, uncomfortable, and unhygienic stay. I would not return under any circumstances.
- Estibali (8/5): -
- Luz (1/5): Mal malísimo es una estafa - Es una estafa cuando fui había otra persona resulta que no me devuelven mi dinero Es una estafa cuando fui había otra persona resulta que no me devuelven mi dinero
- petrie (1/5): Se1 worst guest house - Nothing Being threatened by staff it's a disgusting place
- Eliška (4/5): It works - Price Size
- zam (1/5): -
- Pires (3/5): - There isn't much to like. But I did have a good laugh when these two people woke me up at 4am to "verify" that my booking was paid, banging on the door. I asked who they were, a petite young woman answered "we're the boss" in her deepest scariest voice! Made me laugh, that was fun! Smelly, noisy, I left my right earphone there :-(
The boss must have taken it!
- Olamide (1/5): - Nothing Avoid this property for your peace of mind and sanity.
- Pauline (1/5): -
- Elly (8/5): -
- Dovydas (1/5): -
- Wiktor (1/5): - The photos are not up to date. I went there with my girlfriend, and when we arrived, it turned out that the building was devastated, covered in graffiti, with cardboard in the windows, and the room was a total disaster. The bedsheet had not been changed and was full of hair. It was dirty, and there was an unpleasant smell in the house.
- Nathan (1/5): -
- Williams (10/5): -
- anna (9/5): -
- Vampz (1/5): -
- Williams (10/5): -
- ADETAYO (7/5): -
- Henrietta (7/5): -
- Oliwia (4/5): -
- Valerijs (10/5): -
- Vinay kumar (1/5): - Nothing is there to like All the area , the bed have bugs , not safe at all.
- Catalina (8/5): - Los chicos muy amables y relativamente cerca del centro. La cama sonaba mucho, un poco dura. Faltaba un poco de limpieza como en el suelo de la habitación como en el baño.
- Liam (1/5): Uncontrollable - Nothing Definitely not like the pictures, very dirty! Found cigarette buts behind the bed, bed was also broken. Matters wasn’t a mattress. Didn’t feel like the bed was clean, was not a pleasant night at all.
- Gursimran (1/5): -
- rutendo (3/5): It was okay but it was not what I expected and the property was vandalised at the entrance which was a big scary and wor - Small space compared to the pictures. Dirty bathroom. Loud residents.
- Dean (4/5): -
- Emmanuel (6/5): -
- Abdirasak (10/5): -
- Mujtaba (10/5): - The owner was so good
He came asked if all okay Bed was so noisy
- Suresh (10/5): - Got what I paid for. The girlfriend i took with me.
- Manzar (1/5): Terrible - Nothing, it was horrible As soon as we arrive to the room we found bedbugs on the bed. We talked to the housekeeper and realized they were aware of it and didn’t say anything. The housekeeper walked into the room with his cigarette on in his hand. The room was disgusting and it wasn’t a really safe place.there were hair, bedbugs, stain,… on the bedsheets. It felt so dodgy. We decided to leave and ask for a refund. But we were left so tired and without anywhere to go at around 18:00 on Saturday evening. It was so difficult to find an alternative without a plan.
- Pandey (1/5): - Nothing Not a clean
- Carl (3/5): I would advise to never stay there again - The bed could have been better because u are practically sleeping on the floor and there wasn't even a TV in the room
- Mohammad (10/5): - Nice
- Daniela (7/5): -
- Olashile (10/5): -
- Peter (5/5): -
- Alicia (1/5): Disappointing - Everything was filthy! The bed was really uncomfortable and there were no sheets, just a bedspread. I donnot recommend to stay here
- Bakayoko Vazoumana (1/5): - Sale et les odeurs de cigarettes
- TUMAINI (6/5): -
- Tia (1/5): Very bad experience - Nothing really everything was unpleasant and not like the picture The bed we were given was creeky and it was very cramped with bed covers and sheets that smelled pretty bad, and seemed unwashed. We saw a hole on the bed sheet aswell which was shocking. Smelled of smoke and you can hear people next door. The bathroom is shared and is filthy like there was no toilet rolls and I tried communicating and calling the property owner but no response. We came out really early before the check in time! Save your money honestly and go elsewhere!
- Bakayoko Vazoumana (1/5): -
- Matteo (2/5): -
- Ulukbek Uulu (1/5): -
- Rashad (9/5): -
- Favour (1/5): - Nothing Everything
- Ayoon (1/5): - Nothing The bed wasn’t even. Can’t slept properly
- Tomáš (1/5): - Špinavé prostrědí, neuklizeno, hygienicky nevhodné!
- Tomas (8/5): Had great time staying at this place, privite room best for sleep/layover. Hosts are friendly and willing to help wi - Cozy, quiet, warm N/A, guests coming/leaving, standard process.
- Guy (1/5): Bad - Sheets weren’t clean,
Hairs in bed,
Curtains heavily stained,
Graffiti on front of house
- Faizan Chaudhary (1/5): - Room is very dirty total waste of money. Cleaning and no facilities provided
- Malgorzata (1/5): -
- Trudy (8/5): I had a great time and slept well - The room was warm and peaceful
- Bissell (1/5): -
- padron perez (3/5): La zona no lo es todo - La zona La limpieza, organización, la atención, los demás compañeros hacían mucho ruido
- Aldin (1/5): - Nothing it was a very uncomfortable to stay there. The man who met me at the property knew the code for my room and he lived there. Then outside people where smoking outside my room door. I had to leave the property and find a never hotel. At 1am in the morning, not good place. Nothing was nice about this place. Very noisy I think those drug dealers outside there was guys talking about having sex partners or prostitutes coming to the house it was very uncomfortable this place should be taken off the market
- Marcin (8/5): Perfect Location - Location not a pleasant atmosphere
- naomi (1/5): I will never stay there again! - Adam, The host was very rude and her galfriend to me. You could smell weed being smoked inside the building by the host.
I found a used sanitary towel in the guest wardrobe and it took 2 days for it to be disposed.
I asked for clean and white bedsheets but the lady refused and even threatened to throw me out of the room coz of asking for clean and white sheets.
I will never recommend. The rooms were dirty. The kitchen was clean though
- Manuel (1/5): -
- Adedayo (1/5): -
- Oluwaseyi (7/5): -
- Iancu (4/5): - Nimic Nu am avut camera respectiva din contract mi sa oferit alta cameră 😡
- Atif (1/5): -
- Ifeoluwa (1/5): -
- Hariharan (5/5): - The Location I found my stay at this property very disappointing. The staff were extremely noisy throughout the night, chatting loudly in the corridors and repeatedly slamming doors, which made it impossible to get any proper sleep. This resulted in an unpleasant and unrestful experience. Furthermore, I had been informed in advance that my room would be located on the first floor, yet upon arrival I was allocated a room on the ground floor, directly next to the entrance door. This was not what I expected and proved inconvenient, as it was both noisy and lacking in privacy.
- Irina (6/5): -
- Socha (1/5): - I was not satisfied with the accommodation. Unfortunately, everything was dirty — the room, the bathroom, and the kitchen. The bedding and pillowcases had clearly not been washed before our arrival. The kitchen is supposedly available for guests, but all the dishes were in terrible condition, and there were only two forks for the entire building, so it was basically impossible to have a proper meal. Seriously?
We received a message with our room numbers, but when we arrived, someone was already inside, so we were given a different room. Additionally, there was an unpleasant smell of cigarettes throughout the building — I suspect the staff smoke inside.
Overall, the place suffers from poor cleanliness, bad smells, and clear neglect. I cannot recommend staying here.
- Daniel (1/5): -
- Ivet (1/5): -
- Elmansoub (7/5): -
- Bensalim (1/5): People fighting at 3 am not respecting any one police was about to come property Not clean -
- Alex (2/5): Urat si infect - Nmk nu e nmk bun R foarte ne curat
- Chloe (5/5): Will not book again, find a hotel - The room was cheap but there was clearly a reason for that It wasn’t clean, we didn’t feel safe, on our return to the property we were accosted by a man asking to see our booking email despite using the codes needed to get into the properly. The other people (men) in the property would use the bathroom with the door open and made us feel very uncomfortable.
- Yvette (1/5): Horrible don't do it - I booked a double room turned up and it wasn't available, I paid for a service that wasn't provided as a result I had to leave and find somewhere else to stay, smell so bad and it definitely doesn't look safe so please don't take any valuables do take flip-flops for shower from what I saw it looked dirty.
Booking.com you shouldn't be advertising that property on your website Smells, don't look safe, wasn't provided with the service I booked for, walls are very thin as I could hear conversation by others in the building
- Sharples (1/5): Worst experience EVER - Nothing. I had problems from the MOMENT I walked in. When I arrived, I walked into someone else's room using the codes and information sent to me, so was given a new room. The second room was empty, however the bed was broke, the plug sockets were broke and there was used cond**s under the bed!! Clearly hadn't been cleaned. The women cleaner then asked me " do you want cleaning stuff " HUH?!? anyway I then requested to change again as the bed was broken! I then went into a third bedroom which was off the kitchen. One day my partner ( who wasn't sleeping there, only visiting) was outside having a cigarette and the male cleaner went to the bathroom window waving a machete looking knife out the window! That same day later, I walked into the hotel obviously petrified knowing there's an illegal weapon in the next room to mine, I walk in and the machete was placed on the kitchen table! Which I ofcourse got a photo of it. The third room had a window, which lead into the cleaners bedroom, that house is ran by two people who don't even speak English. 😳 I wonder if there even legal immigrants? 🤔 the machete just fully put me off!!!
**DO NOT STAY HERE, IT MIGHT BE CHEAP AND HAPPY WHEN PURCHASING.. BUT I GUARENTEE YOU WONT BE HAPPY ONCE ARRIVED!!**
- Hatice Tuğçe (1/5): REZİLLİK - Hiçbir şeyini beğenmedik Geldiğimizde zile basıyoruz kapıyı açan kimse olmadı 5-10 dakika geçti bağırarak kapıyı açtırttık. Orda görevli olarak bulunan insalar ot çekmişti yerinde dahi duramıyordu.Kullanmak ister misiniz diye teklif dahi edildi. Odaya girdiğimizde rezaletti temizlenmemişti.Yatakta kan izi bulunuyordu.Konumu rezalet.ASLA TERCİH EDİLECEK BİR YER DEĞİL. SOKAKTA KALSAK DAHA GÜVENLİ OLURDU.
- Banison (1/5): Unkept - Ok location It was not clean and smell bad
- Suma (1/5): The room is dirty and unkept. Dirty bed linens, used condoms left like that in the room, etc. -
- Williams (8/5): -
- Sophie (10/5): -
- Zeynep (2/5): -
- Slavcho (1/5): -
- Ubogagu (10/5): - I love the room especially the guest
- Daniel (1/5): I don’t stay because they book me and another people from the same room! And I must to find another place overnight beca - Nothing! It’s disgusting there! Everything is dirty! They are doing double booking! Take my money and when I go to property there was somebody else in my room! Disgusting every thing in the property! They must to remove it from the Booking! Somebody must go and check this property because is no longer on the standards to be listed on the booking
- Da Costa Dos Santos (2/5): No good - No good Tidak
- Motlatsi (6/5): Staff are very nice to customers - Private , and affordable The bed was broken, towels dry and very old, no shower gels.
- Tomas MERI (4/5): Room in a house - The people running it are very nice. People still in the room when turning up. Had to wait in park an hour. When finally getting the room it was still filthy after been cleaned an hour. Cheap foam mattress, window would not shut, run down, dirty, noisy.
- LORENA (7/5): -
- James (1/5): Absolutely the most horrible place I have ever stayed. - Nothing Place was dirty
Occupants are very loud all night
Place stunk of weed
Rude cleaner telling me to get out an hour before my check out
- Success (1/5): -
- Klippel (10/5): - Everything from the house - easy help.
- Antoinette (1/5): Bad - Nothing The mattress was a piece of foam so thin that you could feel the base. The room was not clean o did not stay I booked another hotel straight away. Yes it was cheap but that doesn't mean you don't clean it or invest in a decent mattress.
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