London: Following complaints of "inhuman" and "prison-like" conditions, migrants in the UK are staging a protest by residing on the pavement outside the hotel that has been assigned to them, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.

The 25 men, who are from Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Bangladesh, were transported from the Park Hotel in Essex to the Comfort Inn hotel in the heart of London.

They claimed that the new London location offers four-bed to single rooms and unhygienic bathrooms in place of the single rooms offered at the previous hotel.

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They are demonstrating by camped out on the sidewalk in front of the hotel and pleading with the UK Home Office to give them single rooms.

The migrants posted posters throughout the hotel on Thursday night and blocked the entrance with bags and suitcases.

"Two square metres is not enough for sleeping four people," a 27-year-old Iranian immigrant said. Additionally, the smell in the bathroom hurts you.

"They said we're going to move you to another, better place," a 21-year-old Iranian said. This postcode was provided to us. We thought, "Oh, this is very nice," after checking Google Maps.

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"But once you're inside, it feels like a prison. Additionally, they treat you horribly. You are handled like an animal.

In an effort to reduce the cost of migrant housing, the Home Office moved the migrants to the London hotel.

Up to £6 million ($7.5 million) per day is reportedly being spent by the UK to house 50,000 asylum seekers, many of whom entered the country via the English Channel in small boats.

As a strategy to discourage people smugglers, ministers are reportedly encouraging the use of shared accommodations.

The 25 migrants put up signs around the hotel proclaiming "This is a prison, not a hotel" and "Homeless by the Home Office."

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 The government has contracted 400 hotels in the UK to house asylum seekers. Each immigrant will receive £45 per week for housing or £9.10 if food is included.

The rooms provided to asylum seekers were "of a decent standard and meet all legal and contractual requirements," according to a Home Office spokesperson