This weekend, my grand and valiant sacrifice was to trade hygiene for a couple more pounds in my savings account. London is not a cheap city and hostels for three nights ranged from 200 to 500 pounds... um, no gracias.
We had a specific neighborhood in mind, that of Earl´s Court near Kensington, because our friend already had a reservation at a hotel in that area. Because of the hideous price tags, we postponed booking a hostel until Friday morning around 11am. Did I mention we had to be at the airport by 4pm?
Finally, we found the beautiful Barkston Garden hostel. You would think that a place with the name "Garden" in the title, wouldn´t be as terrible as it was...
I won´t go into all the detail, but I leave you with a simple "Would You Rather?" question:
Would you rather stay at a hostel where there are bed bugs or a hostel where the toilets don´t flush?
Some of us didn´t have the luxury of choosing.
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What a rip off! I can stay in london for 3 nights in a 5* hotel for £150, right by Oxford Street, close to Selfridges!!! Where the beds don't have bugs and the toilets flush!!! Petting puppies would be cheaper ;)
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