on the doors and the window frames were in a very poor state. The room was tiny with a small bathroom and the view looked out on to a shed. We couldn't see the Thames from our room at all. The staff were pleasant enough but it was sometimes very difficult to understand them, or they us on account of their strong accents and english comprehension. We didn't eat dinner in the hotel but we did go for breakfast. The 'full english' consists of kept-warm (in metal hotplates) sausages and bacon, tomato, beans, hash brown, and powered scrambled eggs. You can't get eggs cooked fresh. You eat breakfast in the bar and have to endure the TV being on (we were treated to listening to all the reports on Swine Flu while 'enjoying' our breakfast). All in all this hotel is not in any way a 4* in my book. I would say it makes an average 3* but in fact the 3* we went to afterward was much better than this hotel. Stayed May 2009, travelled as a couple Value Location Rooms Cleanliness Service Was this review helpful? Yes Problem with this review? Ask LJR69 about Monkey Island Hotel This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC Evols London 2 reviews Reviews in 2 cities "Don't worry about a thing" Reviewed 27 April 2009 We were recommended this hotel. Subsequently we were put off by the reviews. HOWEVER it's setting is stunning.