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Hotel California

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4-8 Belgrove Street | Kings Cross, London WC1H 8AB, England (Bloomsbury / Holborn)
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Ranked #513 of 1,076 hotels in London
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013
Joanne H Melbourne, Australia
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    3 of 5 stars
  • Service
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    3.5 of 5 stars
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Melbourne, Australia
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34 reviews 34 reviews
9 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

Good clean accomodation, very helpful staff who assisted with baggage, right near Kings Cross station, could nit fault it in any way. Good basic breakfast and close to everything. Nice big bathroom with bath and good water pressure, would recommend to friends for good value for money accomodation.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2013 NEW

This hotel is in an excellent location 50m to nearest tube station and St Pancras and Kings Cross stations are about a 4min walk. There are plenty of restaurants and bars nearby. The hotel is clean, rooms are small but adequate, en suite bathrooms are fine with good water pressure. There is no lift. Breakfast is basic choice of 3... More

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Randers
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3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

Booked this hotel after reading reviews and was really pleased. The location was fabulous, right opposite Kings Cross Station and a 10 minute walk from Euston. We always use the buses in London and this hotel was really convenient for the bus stops for buses into the centre of London. The room was a little on the smallish size, but... More

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

I was a little nervous about booking a 2-star hotel, but was really very happy with this place. Rooms were small, but clean and had everything needed. Also nice big bathrooms (in 2 of the 3 rooms our group used; 3rd smaller). My husband wouldn't have minded some blinds or darker curtains on the east-facing windows in the morning, but... More

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San Francisco, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

For the price we paid, this hotel was a good deal, nothing fancy, just basic. The rooms are very clean and the rooms have their own bathrooms. The room they gave to us (Room #109) was very nice and roomy for a family of four (had a good size bathroom for UK standards). When we tried to take a shower... More

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Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2013 via mobile

I stayed in a single room overlooking the street. The room has a good bathroom and all features you'd want--plenty of electrical outlets, mirrors, tea & coffee making supplies, and a flat screen tv. Full English breakfast was the usual, in a very pleasant room. Only drawbacks are no dark curtains (my room faced east & sunrise at 5am-ish) and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

The hotel is small, but pretty comfortable. It is well located not far from King's Cross train station. Staff was very helpful. Hotels offered the essential choice for a typical English breakfast without many extras. There was free Wifi in rooms. There was no heating in bathroom, which may be a problem during winter.

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Hornsea, United Kingdom
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59 reviews 59 reviews
28 hotel reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013

I chose this hotel because it was cheap - £75 for bed and breakfast. I usually go a bit more 'up market' but was a bit skint so decided to give it a 'go' The hotel is run by a staff of Romanian ladies who are friendly, hard working and very efficient. Everything is very basic but I noted just... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Turn on any tap and it sounds like a generator - it's the same for all but very noisy. Breakfast not good - dried up eggs, bacon suasage and cardboard toast that had been left under heat lamps, One small plate of cheeses. Only ate there 2 out of 4 days. Please invest in a toaster and buy some yogurts... More

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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

needed somewhere to stay near to Kings Place for a conference and this was ideal..... very clean and well presented even if the room was small ... it was nothing unusual for London and more than enough for me I was in basement so was a little noisy but again for convienience I cant complain Breakfast was basic and busy... More

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  • St Pancras(19)
  • King cross(9)
  • Staff were friendly(3)
  • Very clean(3)
  • Very friendly(3)
  • English breakfast(3)

Additional Information about Hotel California

Address: 4-8 Belgrove Street | Kings Cross, London WC1H 8AB, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > London > Bloomsbury / Holborn
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Ranked #513 of 1,076 hotels in London
Price Range: ££
Hotel Class:2 star (2*)
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