Scape Bloomsbury

The worst place I’ve ever known. ⚠️⚠️⚠️I had booked a room there for a long-term stay. Astonishingly, they cancelled my reservation barely 14 hours before my scheduled check-in time, without making any phone calls, only sending me an email. They ruined all my plans and wasted my money and time, since I had booked a non-refundable taxi from Oxford to London, and I had to find a new place to stay in a hurry. What's more, a couple of parcels have been on their way to the cancelled location, and I still have no idea how to collect them. That’s really disgusting and annoying!

The pandemic has revealed how the Scape Management prioritises profits over the safety and well-being of the building's residents. From the subpar quality of the rooms (e.g. missing shelves, smell of sewage from the toilet drains, large mirror that randomly collapsed in the bathroom, occasionally faulty lifts, etc) to the manner in which residents are treated in uncontrollable circumstances compared to other student accommodations (e.g. not allowed refunds, contract cancellations or even significant discounts for international students who are unable to stay in the country), Scape has managed to embody an international student's worst nightmare. It also doesn't help that the building has been converted into a short-term budget accommodation where the public are allowed to stay at a much cheaper rate than what the original residents are paying. I have witnessed several of these new guests attacking some residents verbally, seemingly without any reason. This may very well threaten the safety of the students living here, making a lot of us anxious to even be in our temporary home. This is a serious problem faced by the majority of the Scape community and I hope something is done about it ASAP. Us residents are paying for a premium student experience, not a shady and anxiety-inducing party hostel. This is supposed to be student accommodation and we were required to provide proof of student status, yet random people are allowed to stay here with no background checks being carried out. When we complained about being verbally abused and harassed we were told that since there is no camera in the hallway there is no proof, thus conveying the lack of concern for student safety. SCAPE IS DELETING BAD REVIEWS DO NOT PAY FOR THIS ACCOMMODATION

Extremely disappointed in Scape. Aside from the poor quality my room was given to me in (i.e. a missing cabinet, a cabinet hinge on my desk, a missing shower handle, jammed bathroom door, jammed main door), they are refusing to provide us with the simple request of a refund or cancellation of contract even though most of its residents are international students who simply cannot stay in it whether or not they would like to. I do not recommend anyone book here, other accommodations are being sincere in this unprecedented event, especially when many people are financially struggling because of unemployment.

Scape Bloomsbury is one of the best student accommodations in London. The rooms are cosy, the reception staff are helpful and welcoming. The night porter Austin, does an especially good job at keeping the premises secure at night and is always a joy to talk to.