Hotel in Detail:
The Travelodge Kings Cross features a Bar Café Unlike most bar cafes the one at this hotel only serves a continental breakfast.The bar is fully licensed and stock with wines, lagers, beers, soft drinks and spirits. Fully non-smoking and has WiFi internet access (for a fee).
Travelodge provide standard facilities across their UK chain in order that the customer knows what to expect at each Travelodge. Standard facilities include King-sized bed and duvet (in most Travelodge's), spare pillows in wardrobe, En-suite bathroom with shower, Remote-control colour TV, Tea and coffee-making facilities, Direct dial phone (in most lodges), Internet access and In room films. Onsite standard facilities include a 24 hour reception, breakfast served (charge) and a drink/snack vending machine. Lodges offer express check-in facilities and no need for check-out.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: King"s Cross Thameslink 88 yards (80 metres), Railway Station: London Kings Cross 0.1 1 miles (0.2 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 2.4 miles (3.9 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 5.5 miles (8.8 km). There are 3 mainline railway stations within half a mile (0.8 km).The Travelodge Kings Cross London is situated on the edge of central London and at the start of the City of London. Ideal for anyone needing access to the mainline stations at Kings Cross and St Pancras which also means there may be some background noise from these stations. St Pancras is also the London terminus for the channel tunnel train service (Eurostar) which goes rigth through to Paris. Many small shops and bars in the surrounding area while nearest main shopping areas can be found at Camden High Street, Islington High Street and Holborn. Nearest attractions are the British Library and Camden market.
Parking is available at a nearby pay car park, a few minutes from the Travelodge.
Wireless Internet: 30 minutes internet access is complimentary (no charge), 24 hours is £3, 1 week is £12, 2 weeks is £20, 1 month is £35
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.4 out of 5 by 1453 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 255 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.4 out of 5 from 1453 reviews)
More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Travelodge chain your closest choices would be:
Travelodge Kings Cross Royal Scot: is 403 yards (368 metres) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 82% and rates start from about £88.
Travelodge Farringdon: is 0.4 miles (0.6 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 78% and base rates begin at about £65.
Travelodge Euston: 0.5 miles (0.8 km), rated at 76% and with rates from around £82.
Travelodge Covent Garden: 1.0 miles (1.6 km), rated at 78% and with rates from around £230.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 88% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 2 star hotels is 65%. Therefore this hotel well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole and is actually the top ranked 2 star hotel listed on our website.
Travelodge Hotels have an average guest rating of 79%. The Travelodge London Central Kings Cross with its rating of 88% is therefore not just well above average for this chain but is our highest rated Travelodge hotel.
A massive 23% above the average for 2 star hotels, 8% for Greater London and 9% above the average for the Travelodge chain makes this a top pick and highly recommended hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 98th from 853 London hotels, 1st of 39 Travelodge Hotels, and 1st of 55 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 2 star Wardonia Hotel Kings Cross,
whose lowest rates start at about £63 and which has a 77% guest satisfaction rating. The Wardonia Hotel Kings Cross also offers: free WiFi.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the St George Hotel/Hostel. 2.4 miles
away (3.9 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 50%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £42 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout selecting an alternative hotel by its higher guest rating? In that case the 4 Star The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group may be one too look at. The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group is only 0.1 miles (0.2 km) away. The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group has a perfect unblemished customer rating 100%, a truly stunning achievement.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 hotels nearest to this location (Grays Inn Road, WC1 postcode) that we list cover a 0.8 miles (1.3 km) radius. The 50 consist of 4 five star hotels (average rating 85%), 19 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 20 three star hotels (average rating 75%), 5 two star hotels (average rating 75%) and 2 one star hotels (average rating 57%). Top 2 star hotel is Travelodge London Central Kings Cross (this hotel) at 90%. Of these hotels the highest rated is The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group (4 star) at 100%.Base Rates: A look at how hotels compare for starting rates (base rates). These published rates are long term rates so do not take account of special deals and offers.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 49 of them. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £122 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £17 at Generator Hotel (3 Star, 69%) to a high of £232 at Renaissance St Pancras (5 Star, 80%). Rate averages for each star rating: Five Star average: £205, Four Star average: £150, Three Star average: £97, Two Star average: £51 and One Star average: £71.
Summary:
We use a proprietary algorithm to rank hotels based on user reviews but adjusting for contributing factors. We rank Travelodge London Central Kings Cross 3rd (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 1st for the 5 two star hotels in the area. In terms of lowest starting rates this hotel is 11th of 49 (5th of 5 two star hotels.). Analysing both the base rates and overall rating for the hotel we rank it 1st of 49 for sheer value for money. A tremendous guest rating score resulted in a great value for money ranking even though the hotels base rates are above average for 2 star hotels.
Parking: Not onsite. Nearby pay car park in Judd Street.
Note: There are two Hotels with Travelodge Kings Cross in their name.
Travelodge Kings Cross (this Hotel)
and
Travelodge Kings Cross Royal Scot
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon