About Kings Cross Road
Kings Cross Road Hotel offers low-frills accommodations in the heart of London. The budget hotel is a five-minute walk from King’s Cross and St. Pancras International railway stations and the London Underground.
Budget guestrooms feature single, double or twin beds and are equipped with an en suite bathroom. In room amenities include a kettle, satellite TV and free Wi-Fi.
The hotel features a
24-hour front desk and luggage storage facilities.
A host of restaurants and fast food outlets can be found in and around King’s Cross station. Honest Burgers, located on the same street as the hotel, is a popular choice.
The Scala nightclub and music venue is located 150 metres from Kings Cross Road Hotel. Meanwhile, the British Library, London Canal Museum and King’s Cross Theatre can all be found within 700 metres of the hotel. King’s Cross underground station offers travellers quick and easy access to London at large.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Convenient location near King's Cross station.
SO Kings Cross Hotel is a five-minute walk from King's Cross and St. Pancras railway stations, making it a popular choice with those arriving by or catching a train out of London. The central location and London Underground links also makes it a convenient choice for visitors looking to get around the city.
positive:
Clean and functional rooms.
According to reports, rooms at the hotel are kept clean and tidy and, while not being anything to write home about, serve as a good crash pad. Past guests suggest the accommodations are perfectly suitable for travellers simply looking for a bed to lay their head on and a shower to freshen up.
positive:
Luggage storage proves useful.
The hotel offers a complimentary luggage storage service, a detail that proves popular with many guests. Guests can leave their luggage at the hotel after check-out, which is convenient for those with late flights or train journeys.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Rooms are very small.
According to reports, rooms at SO Kings Cross Hotel are very compact, something that proves unpopular with some guests. A number of visitors report that rooms are only slightly larger than the beds they contain, while en suite bathrooms are even more compact. Storage proves an issue for a number of guests.
negative:
Noisy neighbourhood proves unpopular with some.
King's Cross is one of London's busiest areas and, as such, can be very noisy. Some guests report that the sound of traffic, trains and people going about their daily and nightly business can prove disruptive, particularly as rooms are not well soundproofed.
negative:
Hotel staff receives mixed reviews.
Hotel employees receive a
mixed bag of reviews when it comes to past guests. While some find the staff to
be friendly and helpful, others experience cold and disinterested employees
that are unwilling to help out.