Base2Stay looks good, with its modernist limestone and taupe tones, and keeps prices low by removing inessentials: no bar, no restaurant. Instead, there’s the increasingly popular solution of a ‘kitchenette’ (microwave, sink, silent mini-fridge, kettle), but here with all details carefully attended to (not just token cutlery, but sufficient kitchenware with corkscrew and can opener, and guidance about where to shop).
The rooms, en suite (with power showers) and air-conditioned, are as carefully thought out, with desks, modem points and flatscreens, but the single/bunkbed rooms are small. Discount vouchers for nearby chain eateries are supplied by the friendly duo on 24hr reception duty.