Porter Square Holidays from £1,032

I’ll start with positives. The hotel was clean and the room was spacious and comfortable. Breakfast was very good and we liked that they changed the selection each day. The negatives, about an hour before we arrived with my elderly mother I received a text message informing me the only elevator was not working that day and would be fixed by the next day. We stayed three nights and it was still broken when we left. We had to climb four flights of stairs to get to and from our room. Things break, but we found out from staff that it had been broken for several days prior to our arrival and to not be told until the last minute leaving us no time to make other arrangements was upsetting. The stairs were very challenging for us and many others. On arrival there was a “bellhop” to assist with our bags. The “bellhop” was a small young child. He was very helpful but they needed to have grown adults carrying people’s heavy bags. There was no bellhop present at any other time during our stay. We called the front desk for assistance when we checked out and someone did assist us but we knew he wasn’t happy to be carrying our bags. Our refrigerator was also broken. We had planned to keep food in the room and when we let the front desk know we were told they couldn’t do anything to fix or replace it until we left. The front desk clerk that was there late afternoon/evenings was rude and condescending and made us feel uncomfortable any time we spoke to him. He had a terrible attitude.

We are repeat customers and will stay there again! Always a great experience.

clean room, great customer service, breakfast was great.

The photos doesn’t give this place justice.

Studio Allston has a vibe that I never experienced before. I keep strange wee morning hours; Sara the night manager and the security were so accommodating and kind to me. 24/7 coffee/hot water machine. Was able to use the lobby to make a painting with provided supplies and basically roamed around freely without worries. The room was great. Breakfast great. You can’t go wrong. Nice little gym on site, artwork galore, a park across the street, convenience to food store and ample parking. Will be back when I’m less tired from studying and ready to see more sights .