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May 22, 2005 by Hotel Guest
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[8] •

• The hotel is ideally situated for travelling through King's Cross station and is cheap and cheerful.
• The room was clean but lacked decorating finishing touches! However for its price this was acceptable.

“This hotel is ideal for people travelling to London on a budget. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the hotel was clean. The breakfast was good and very prompt. The location of this hotel i.e. right outside Kings Cross Station might make you thin”

Apr 29, 2005 by Timothy from Harrogate, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] •

• Competitively priced in the right location
• Would like tea and coffee making facilities in the room,
  Tea for breakfast was a bit strong

“If you want a night in London at a reasonable price this is the hotel as long as you don't expect wonders.”

Apr 28, 2005 by Hotel Guest
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[6] •

• Room was clean and adequate. No frills but enough for the one night I stayed
• Lack of tea and Coffee making facilities.

“The hotel was sufficient for m6y needs. not a 4* but it was clean and the breakfast was a little chaotic but well presented and cooked. the room was quite small but contained all the was needed - except tea and coffee making facilities. There was no one o”

Apr 16, 2005 by Hotel Guest
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[6] •

• cheapness, location was excellent,comfy bed!
• room smelt of smoke, no tea and coffee facilities, creaky floorboards/thin wallss

“this was a basic no frills hotel, great if you're just staying a night and want somewhere to put your head. the room was basic, but clean, but we would have liked to have seen tea and coffee facilities there. walls very thin so you could hear what other people around the hotel were doing. brilliant location, and some great take-aways nearby.”

Mar 2, 2005 by hilary from redcar, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[2] •

• convienent to Kings Cross and tourist attractions
• NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE, KITCHEN STAFF/breakfast offered very poor service.

“bed/linen/towels very clean. Bed base and mattrasses left a lot to be desired. By 0745hrs NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE TO SHOWER/SHAVE WITH. At breakfast we were served with 4 peices of toast and cooked breakfast, we had to ask for the cooked food for our child (6yr old) as though we were not entitled to be served with it. My coffee was also served cold and tea leaves went out with the ark. We had to share our breakfast table with a unknown male resident. BUT THIS IS LONDON.”

Feb 27, 2005 by Darren from Letterkenny, Ireland
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[2] •

• Convienent to tube station
• Rooms Poor, Breakfast Poor, Attitude of Staff very Poor.

“The Rooms are small but adequate, sink is contained within the bedroom, en suite comprises of toilet and shower built into converted Cupboard Space. We had to walk three flights of Stairs, to our Room, Cooked Breakfast comprises of One Slice of Bacon One Egg and the plate is covered in Beans, Tea or Coffee and Toast.
There is nothing in the General Area of Kings Cross, just a Burger King and a McDonalds, there are no local Bars to pass a couple of hours. I would not describe the Howard Winchester as a Hotel, it is more like a Bed and Breakfast.”

Feb 23, 2005 by Carolynn from Moers, Germany
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] •

• gutes englisches Frnhstnck und alles im Zimmer was man so braucht
• keine richtige Tnr zum Bad und das kleinste Waschbecken der Welt

“Wer ein gnnstiges Hotel nur fnr _bernachtungen mit gehaltvollem Frnhstnck braucht, der ist hier an der richtigen Adresse. Der kleine Park vor der Tnr ist sch'n und das Hotel liegt verkehrsberuhigt und doch in unmittelbarer NShe zur Kings Cross Station.”

Feb 20, 2005 by Amanda from South Wirral, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] •

• family could stay together regardless of age. very friendly staff. en suite facilities.
• room bit cold, but weather was exceptionally cold! would prefer tea making facilities in room.

“This hotel is basic but friendly. It is an older building but is clean, and presentable. you are free to come and go as you please at any time. A cooked breskfast is served very promptly. The reception staff are very helpful. luggage can be left on the last day to make your day out easier. The only thing I found difficult is not having a kettle in the room, as a cup of tea on return from a freezing day out would have been helpful, and cheaper than getting takeaway ones down the road! There are loads of food outlets within yards.”

Dec 27, 2004 by Anonymous
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[2] •

• Near from the Tube station, quiet place
• non

“The owner is not friendly and not very helpfull...(not talking about the other staff)Breakfast is from 7.00-8.15 after that you just get an unfriendly remarque....”

Dec 16, 2004 by Sandor from Bethesda, United States
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[8] •

• Good location. Friendly staff.
• Too short breakfast hours. Strange shower-toilet combination with no curtain or other division.

“It served the purpose of spending one night on the move for about $100 which is a rare treat in London these days.”

Dec 15, 2004 by Anonymous
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] •

• Cheap and convenient

“Convenient, no-frills hotel located in a typical but quiet London square, convenient for all central London transport connections. Room was clean and the breakfast adequate. The service realised that the people using the hotel had come to London for London and not to be ripped-off on un-necessary frills. Web site and hotel are now book-marked for future reference.”

Dec 15, 2004 by Lorna from Wolverhampton, UNITED KINGDOM;GB
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[4] •

• dirty sheets, unsafe stairs, unsafe electrics

“The hotel looks nice as you walk in. The room they put us in at first, was a quad room when we had asked for a twin. This was not a problem. We went down into the basement room down a set of stairs that were falling apart beneath us. We got into the room and noticed the window lock was broken. The curtains were hanging off the rail and the sheets were dirty, even though the beds had been made. They then agreed to move us to another room. This room was not too bad although the shower had no handle on the inside and so someone else had to close the door behind you, also the bottom of the shower door was missing and so water was leaking all over the carpeted floor. Apart from this, it was OK.”

Dec 15, 2004 by Alessandra from fogliano, Italy
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[8] •

• Personale accogliente, posizione buona.
• Servizi igenici un p= carenti

“Considerando che in albergo andavo solo per dormire e fare colazione, nel complesso non mi lamento. Avrei preferito maggiori dettagli per quanto riguarda il bagno in camera. La foto non rende l'idea. Io avevo prenotatu una camera con due letti e bagno in camera (poco accogliente), non posso fare per= paragoni con eventuali camere matrimoniali”

Dec 9, 2004 by Joergen from KARLSTAD, Sweden
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] •

• Good heating system. Clean toilet with shower. Enough hot water when showering.
• Hard bed, no bed matress. Poor sound insulation.

“Rooms are small as all budget hotels I've visited in London. Steep stairs. Quite poor sound insulation, You here other residents in their rooms. Surprisingly good was the heating system with a warm room and 2-glass windows. The toilet with the shower was also good. Enough hot water for your showers. Breakfast was continental or english, and You get enough to eat.

All in all a pleasant stay.”

Dec 8, 2004 by Andrina from Swansea, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[2] •

• The room was clean
• Although stated on the site information there was no tea/coffee facilities in the room.

“Upon arriving the lady at the desk was very curt and not helpful. Being placed in a room at the top of a very long staircase, leaving me unable to breath properly, (I'm 50 and not well enough for that sort of climb). There were no refreshment facitilies in the room even though it was stated on the web site that the room contained tea/coffee equipment. As I knew I wouldn't be able to climb the stairs again, I had no choice other than to remain in the room until I left the following morning.

I will not be staying in your establishment again.”

Dec 7, 2004 by henri from epinay sur seine, France
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[2] •

• bonne literie, calme, situation centrale
• Accueil et contact avec la m' du g'nt (?) extr'ment d'gr'le

“H'tel correspondant 'a description mais p'ssant d'un personnel ni comp'nt ni aimable”

Dec 3, 2004 by Anonymous
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[2] • Staff:[2] •

• Breakfast
• bed and cleaning

“Poor Check in process and facilities.”

Nov 30, 2004 by Anonymous
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[4] •

• Convenient for rail station. Friendly receptionist.
• Claustraphobic. Tiny rooms with thin walls.

“This hotel is perfectly okay for a one night stay. The receptionist was friendly. The hotel's rooms and corridors are, however, tiny and claustraphobic and on a scale that fans of Japanese 'capsule' hotels would appreciate.

It seemed clean but shabby. The walls are very thin and single glazing if you do get a window means there is a lot of street noise.

Don't expect a relaxed breakfast either. The food itself was very nice despite being served by a hilariously terse waitress whose main aim was to get rid of us as quickly as possible.

Not somewhere I would stay again considering what else is available at a similar price but okay if you need somewhere near convenient rail links.”

Nov 27, 2004 by Anonymous
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] •

• Quiet location close to Kings Cross Station
• Creaking floorboards in room above mine

“The Howard Winchester offers very affordable prices for accomodation in central London. It's very close to Kings Cross station (1 minute walk) so you can get to almost any place of interest within a very short time. On the other hand it is not too close to the main street so there's almost no traffic noise.”

Nov 25, 2004 by Yap from Kepong, Malaysia
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[6] •

• Convenience with the transportations
• Cleanliness must improve

“General in best location.”

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Amenities at Howard Winchester Hotel, London

24-hour front desk All Public spaces non-smoking Family Rooms

Heating Luggage Storage

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