Pros: fairly clean place and the garden seemed nice although I didn’t spend much time in it. Nice houseplants gave it a cleaner vibe and the shared kitchen easily accommodates if you don’t want to spend much on eating out.
Cons: I don’t know if this is due to the excessive ventilation the room design, a refurbished cell, has (quite drafty) or thin walls but you can hear pretty much everything going on around you. Unfortunately (I understand this is not Lotus Guesthouse’s fault) but I had a rather loud and ignorant woman rooming next to me, blowing her nose constantly, slamming doors and strutting about constantly sometimes as early as 4am which made my sleep and stay not as enjoyable as the “peaceful” reviews led me to believe. The radiator, small, I also found works at some points of the day and not at others, same for the wifi which tended not to work very well for me around 7-10pm. Also a bin wasn’t provided in my room which made it quite hard for me to dispose of any personal waste, the nearest was shared in the kitchen. I would say my room was around 1.5m x 2m which was fine for just me. I cannot complain too much as it is quite a good central location with better prices than the rest of London, much better than some hostels.