 The reception area is very small and in its own room to the left of the entry Anyone could come and go without being observed by staff When I arrived to check in an employee took my bag and I found it later in the hallway 
 The hotel is small and the only one on a lovely block of flats It is close to grocery stores pubs and cafes The Oxford Circus tube station and many many buses are about an 8 block walk away so it is easy to get from there to almost anywhere Staff was friendly 