Hotel in Detail:
With just 10 rooms and housed in a former residential home, The Kandara Guest house is true bed and breakfast guest house. Offering an alternative to the purpose built and branded hotels so prevalent in London. The big difference is in the personal service you receive from these family run Inn type hotels creating a unique feel compared to larger hotels. The Kandara Hotel has a long history of providing accommodation going right back to the 1950's. I tis possible to park your car without restrictions at night in the street during daytime restrictions are in place.Each bedroom has a flat–screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, iron, desk, ironing facilities, fan, heating, wardrobe/closet, hairdryer, alarm clock and supplied towels and linen.
Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Private wash basin in each bedroom.
1 bathroom is shared between every 2 rooms i.e. there are 10 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. The bathrooms all have both a toilet and a shower.
Daily maid service.
Breakfast is included in the rate and is served daily in the dedicated breakfast room.
Served between 07.30 and 9.00 (weekends, bank holidays 08.00 till 9.30).
Breakfast options include orange Juice, cereals, fruits, yoghurts, cooked eggs (free range), sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, toast, tea (including herbals) and coffee.
Luggage storage is available. The Kandara Guest House is fully non–smoking. Central heating throughout.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: Canonbury 0.3 miles (0.5 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 2.4 miles (3.8 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 6.4 miles (10.3 km).The Kandara Guest House is situated on a quiet residential street in north London in an area called Islington. In recent years the area has thrived and has become quite fashionable with several well known clubs and good facilities, restaurants and shops, many based along Upper Street at the Angel Islington some 0.6 miles (1.0 km) away. Nearby Hackney has also benefited from a facelift in recent years to be quite a popular area. The nearby 38 bus (5 minutes walk) can get you to central London within around 20–30 minutes with 11 bus routes serving the area. The Kandara Guest House is just a few minutes walk from Canonbury Mainline Station. Places of interest around the area include Tower Theatre 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Museum of London Archaeology 90.7 miles (1.1 km)), Little Angel Theatre 0.7 miles (1.1 km), The Design Centre 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Geffrye Museum 1 mile (1.6 km), O2 Academy Islington 1.1 mile (1.6 km), Arsenal Football Ground (The Emirates Stadium) 1.2 miles (1.9 km), Chapel Market 1.2 miles (1.9 km), and Broadway Market 1.2 miles (1.9 km).
Bedroom Numbers: 10
Check-in: 10.00 am
Check-out: 11.30 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.8 out of 5 by 140 past guests
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Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 96% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 72%. Therefore this hotel well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole and is actually the top ranked 3 star hotel listed on our website.
Milesfaster ranking: 30th from 853 London hotels, and 1st of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (3.6 miles, 5.7 km) would be the 3 star YotelAIR Gatwick Airport South Terminal,
whose lowest rates start at about £82 and which has an 83% guest satisfaction rating. The YotelAIR Gatwick Airport South Terminal also offers: free WiFi.
For somewhere with lower starting rates try the Gatwick White House Hotel. 4.7 miles
from here (7.5 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 63%
from its past guests and the hotels starting rates begin at about £75.
Local hotels analysed:
The 51 nearest hotels around this area (68 Ockendon Road, N1 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 2.1 miles (3.3 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 14 five star hotels (average rating 85%), 16 four star hotels (average rating 85%), 15 three star hotels (average rating 79%) and 5 two star hotels (average rating 75%). Coming out as the top rated hotel are Kandara Guest House (this hotel) (3 star) and also The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group (4 star) (both joint top with 100%).Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 47 of them. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £145 per night. They range from a low of £17 at Generator Hotel (3 Star, 69%) up to £259 at Batty Langley's (5 Star, 94%) and the Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel (5 Star, 89%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £206, Four Star average: £155, Three Star average: £75 and Two Star average: £67.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Premier Inn London City (Old Street) top.