A fairly damning post about the Shelton Hotel, just opposite Harringay station...
http://landofdopeandtories.com/2013/11/13/is-this-the-worst-hotel-in-london/
How does it even survive, let alone need an extension?
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d583505-Reviews-London_Shelton_Hotel-London_England.html
much in the way of planning permission, does anybody know what they're doing? (I asked one of the guys working there yesterday, but he claimed that he spoke no English.) And if so, does anybody know whether they have planning permission for it?
By way of background, see this old thread: http://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/844301:Topic:73707?page=1&commentId=844301%3AComment%3A73916&x=1#844301Comment73916
And I always enjoy reading the comments about it on Trip Advisor, where it is currently ranked 1014 out of 1077 hotels in London (recent review: "probably the worst hotel in the world"): http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d583505-Reviews-London_Shelton_Hotel-London_England.html
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