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4 out of 5
The Old Ship
2 Sylvester Path, London, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 91 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 169 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Favourite place to stay in Hackney
I travel to London 2-3 times a year, and always stay at The Old Ship. It's proximity to London Fields can't be beat, and the rooms are lovely and cozy. Staff has always been very kind and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 8 Dec 2023
Hi John,Thanks for taking the time to leave us your review, we appreciate your customs. It's always a plus when customer service is good, thanks for highlighting that. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Caila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a cute room! Lots of room compared to other places in this price range. Love the area too.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 8 Dec 2023
Hi Caila,I'm glad you like the room! It's always great to find a good deal with a spacious place in London. Thanks again for staying with us and we look forward to welcoming you again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 18 Oct 2023
Dear Joseph,Thank you for your rating!

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay if you're attending a show at hackney empire. Room was clean and nicely decorated. Comfortable bed. Can be a little noisy with customers and pub music depending on where your room is. We were on 1st floor, looking over the outside seating. All quiet after 11pm though so not an issue for sleeping. Lots of nice cafes nearby for breakfast. No lift and narrow winding stairs, so if you have mobility issues take this into consideration. Overall a great night's stay and would definitely use again if attending a show.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 14 Oct 2023
Dear Elizabeth, thank you for spending the time to leave a lovely detailed review! We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We are looking forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

MN

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 25 Nov 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your rating!

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 7 Oct 2023
Thank you for your high rating!

10/10 Excellent

tom

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you for your 5-star review!

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your high rating!

8/10 Good

R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your high rating!

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Dear Simon, Thank you for your high rating!

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 7 Oct 2023
Thank you for your high rating!

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a great location. Inexpensive, clean and with friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 5 Aug 2023
Dear Steven, thank you for your kind feedback. We are looking forward to welcoming you again!

10/10 Excellent

Albin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your five-star review!

4/10 Poor

KEVIN

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your high rating!

8/10 Good

Jamie

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your rating!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant
Nice little room above bar, fan provided and quiet location. Only slight issue was bathroom door not shutting fully but otherwise perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Guest, thank you for your kind feedback. We are looking forward to welcoming you again!

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay!
Excellent stay, the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The food and beer was top notch and as a guest you get 20% discount the room I was in was smallish with a single bed, but it was very modern and nicely decorated. Breakfast was perfectly presented, down to chopped spring onion and red chillis as a garnish on the eggs. I would definitely stay again and have recommended it to the rest of the staff at work.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Rob, thank you for your kind feedback. We are looking forward to welcoming you again!

10/10 Excellent

Alma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, very helpful. We just loved the old world charm. Very quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Old Ship Team on 10 Jun 2022
Hi Alma, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we appreciate your kind words and look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Regards The Old Ship Team

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location room and price
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Daniel, thank you very much for your feedback! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! We are so looking forward to welcoming you as our guest soon!

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from The Old Ship Team on 10 Jun 2022
Hi Thomas, Thank you so much for your review, greatly appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable
Had a lovely stay - service always with a smile and fab location - highly recommended
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear David, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay! We are looking forward to welcoming you to our hotel again soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely but too warm
The hotel rooms are lovely and it’s above a great pub but some of the staff aren’t really prepared to help with hotel queries, so can be a bit slow or snippy. The room was very nice but both times we have stayed, it has been incredibly hot and uncomfortable. With the noise outside, you can’t leave windows open
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear guest, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay! Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, there is always room for improvement and we will definitely look into this. We are looking forward to welcoming you again soon! Take care.

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location for events in the area.
Perfect location for attending a couple of events in the area. The resudents discount on food and drink was very welcome too. Easy to get to, easy check-in/check-out etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Martin, thank you for spending the time to leave a lovely detailed review! We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We are looking forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute boutique hotel
Very cute hotel, good location and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from The Old Ship Team on 10 May 2022
Hi Kyle, Thank you so much for your review, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Regards The Old Ship Team

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Stay at Old Ship
I cannot fault my stay at the Old Ship, from the friendly staff to the delicious breakfast. I stayed at the back of the hotel and it was nice and quiet. I would not hesitate to stay here again. The location was very central and handy to be able to catch the Overground.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Caroline, thank you for spending the time to leave a lovely detailed review! We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We are looking forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Very well located. Above a lively pub that shuts at 1am at weekend - didn't bother us but if you wanted early night and sensitive to noise bring ear plugs. You do get a discount in the pub though which is a plus. Room was comfortable. Bathroom could do with updating but price was about right for the condition of the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Anna, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay! Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, there is always room for improvement and we will definitely look into this. We are looking forward to welcoming you again soon! Take care.

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ship Shape!
Everything you need, good beer, food, atmosphere and good transport links just outside the door
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from The Old Ship Team on 12 Oct 2021
Hi William, Thank you for leaving us your feedback, it was a pleasure having you stayed with us, hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. No breakfast available.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel. Excellent staff!
Great Hotel. Great staff. Clean and comfortable rooms. My room was not quite ready on arrival so the very apologetic staff more than made up for it by offering me a free pint which I gladly accepted and hoped my room was always slightly late in the future! Stay here everytime now after I used to always stay at the dump on the corner aka The Royal Albion. The Old Ship is worth every penny they charge abd they even have Woodpecker Cider on draught. Wow!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Hi Paul, Thank you for leaving us your feedback, it was a pleasure having you stay with us, hope to see you again soon

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location
For our trip, convenient location, free to come and go. For breakfast nearby The Barrel Boulangerie on Mare Street can be recommended, open from 8am.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

EVANDRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place.
Great place with a really good location!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from The Old Ship Team on 1 Sept 2020
Thank you for your review, we are happy that you liked the property, and the location was perfect for you. We hope to see you again soon. All the best.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What I expected: it's small, and on top of a lively pub. I was on the 3rd floor and didn't notice the noise from the pub. Single room was about as large as expected (which isn't large) but was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from The Old ship team on 19 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review, we are happy that you liked the property, and that the location was perfect for you. We hope to see you again soon. All the best

8/10 Good

Jacqui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We chose The Old Ship mainly as it is a very convenient location when visiting our son for a couple of days. The room was adequate for our needs and very clean and in good repair. The narrow stairs to the room could be an issue to some though. The staff were lovely as was the food and with the benefit of 20% discount for residents even better. As the rooms are above a very vibrant and popular pub I expect noise might be an issue but despite Christmas parties in full swing downstairs we barely noticed on the second floor. My one issue was that I couldn’t plug in the hairdryer and see to style my hair in the mirror. We will definitely stay again as it is convenient, clean and comfortable although very basic.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Old Ship on 15 Oct 2019
Thank you Ian, we hope to see you again soon. The Old Ship Team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Old Ship on 31 Oct 2019
Thank you for leaving us your feedback. All the best

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Old Ship on 31 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Murray

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from The Old Ship Team on 31 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback Murray, hope to see you again soon.