Macdonald

Its budget friendly and the location is fantastic!! Its literally across the street (2 min walk) to Kings Cross station & platform 9 3/4s for any Harry Potter fans out there. The beds are firm but comfortable and the rooms have satellite tvs and tea/coffee making facilities. Our twin room was a nice size...not massive and not tiny but big enough that we had a some space to move around in. They provide a baggage hold facility free of charge which really helped us on arrival since the rooms arent available till 2pm and we landed at 9am and also especially on the last day because we checked out at 11am and our flight wasnt until 8pm that night. We could leave our bags and go explore for the day without paying ridiculous fees for bag storage which we really appreciated. The staff on reception were friendly, helpful and chatty and made us feel welcome. I think this place could be excellent with a bit of tlc and some additional spending. It wouldn't take much to make this place a lovely little hidden gem in the heart of Kings Cross but at the minute it leaves alot to be desired which is very unfortunate. As it stands I do not reccomended anyone to stay here for anything other then a quick 1 night stop over.

Very basic!!! No lift in the building and lots of stairs on every level. The hallways and stairs very tight for space especially if carrying a suitcase. Not suitable for elderly/disabled/those with mobility issues. The toilet and shower are seperate cubicle sized rooms in the public hallway on each floor and you couldn't swing a cat in there. The shower room had nowhere to hang your clothes or towels while you shower. Also the toilet room literally just had a toilet and a toilet roll dispenser...the wash basin/sink is in your bedroom which meant people were using the toilet and then handling the door handle of both the toilet door and then their bedroom door before having to go back into their room to wash their hands. Yuck!! We stayed in a twin room where the light switches were dodgy and the towel rail was falling off the wall and the bedsheets on one bed had stains on them. Breakfast also very basic. Standard English breakfast fry with tea/coffee and toast and the option of some cereal. Nothing exciting. The staff making/serving breakfast also only speak very basic english. Every door in the place slammed on closing and could be heard throughout the building. So if your neighbour was leaving or coming in you knew all about it....even at 1am.