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19 & 20 Argyle square, Camden, London, WC1H 8AS, United Kingdom
#926 of 1,009 hotels in London
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 1322 hotel reviews
5.9Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
6.6
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Comfort
6.1
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Location
8.8
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Facilities
5.8
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Staff
7.9
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Value for money
6.4
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Free Wifi
7.6
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Reviewed: May 31, 2024
Julie
Australia9 Reviews5.0Fair- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Size of room and bed
Friendly staff and location
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 31, 2024
Gabriella
United Kingdom3 Reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no lift, the stairs are pretty steep. The room is a bit small and stuffy.
Very close to Kings cross station and pretty easy to find.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 30, 2024
Maris
Latvia12 Reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It is very strange that you have to leave your keys at the reception when you go somewhere.
Location
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 23, 2024
Diane
United Kingdom1 review5.0“As expected for the price.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Room in basement
Location
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 22, 2024
Jon
Italy12 Reviews7.0“A pleasant enough stay in a great location.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
While most of the staff were nice and pleasant, one staff member was not. The rooms need modernising as they are very tired and old fashioned.
I thought it was a reasonable place, if you are looking for a well located hotel at a reasonably cheap price for London. The room was small but clean. Most of the staff were helpful and efficient except one, who rather vexed me, but maybe he was having a bad day. Long term construction work was going on at the front of the road, so during the day there was a lot of noise.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 20, 2024
Richard
United Kingdom1 review6.0“Reasonable for the price”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
Rooms are very small, bathrooms are *tiny*
Location is extremely close to KGX/St Pancras. Reasonable quality, cheaper than most.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: May 18, 2024
Rosemarie
United Kingdom2 Reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
Location is convenient for me. Friendly and helpful staff Adequate breakfast
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: April 28, 2024
Simon
United Kingdom1 review5.0Fair- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Thin windows, can get woken easily. Not a good place for a holiday really - the rooms are tiny so you won’t ‘rest’ at them.
Was close by to station. Nice location. It functioned. I used it for a couple days for work visit. For which I just needed a bed. For that it functioned pretty well. But it’s not a ‘hotel’ really. Basically tiny rooms that are functioning. The breakfast is not glamorous but is a breakfast. 3/5 kinda thing. V good if you want cheap place to stop for 2 nights.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 14, 2024
Joanne
United Kingdom2 Reviews1 helpful vote6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It is a very basic slightly outdated room but clean so happy.
Very basic but clean room, friendly reception and excellent location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 13, 2024
Olga
Poland24 Reviews2 helpful votes7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There was an electric heater in my room, so I could regulate temperature of the room on my own.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: April 9, 2024
Alison
United Kingdom3 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It was as expected really.
Great location. Easy to find. Clean & comfy and comfortable. We had 2 rooms on the top floor (4th I think). WiFi was good. Very quiet. We had the window open all night and slept well. No noisy buses and no drunk people outside (Saturday night!) :) Rooms are small, but for location and price, it was good.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Mariam
United Kingdom20 Reviews2 helpful votes5.0“Not for luxury stay”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
So uncomfortable no space Not for family/kids
Location Clean Good stuff
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: April 1, 2024
Robin
United Kingdom1 review5.0“More or less what I expected for the price. For context this was late March.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
Some maintenance is needed. Dogdy window handle needs repairing. Bed could have been more comfortable (very springy mattress), but when I woke up there were no lingering comfort issues.
Very nice low price. Nice quiet area (a couple of blocks from the main roads really dampens the traffic noise) but still very close to Kings Cross/St. Pancras, and to some extent, Euston, giving good access to intercity and Underground lines. Luggage was stored after checkout for just £5 which made my final day much easier.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Andrew
United Kingdom18 Reviews3 helpful votes6.0“Cheap, No Thrills, Rooms Are Tired But Gave Me What I Needed For 2 Nights So No Complaints From Me”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The facilities are tired to say the least. A sign on the door said 'put your valuables in the safe' I found the safe, on its side in the wardrobe with no power so a waste of time. I ended taking my laptop with me for the day. Annoyingly (not the hotels fault) I can't upload any pictures whilst doing this review. See below. Samsung S22 pictures so should upload easy enough.
Location was 5 - 6 minutes walk from King's Cross and finding the hotel was straight forward. Kings Cross is a noisy area and I'm a light sleeper but found the room very quiet on the whole and had 2 amazing nights sleep without the earplugs I'd brought along. Checking in and out was hassle free and the staff was friendly. Overall I wanted an affordable, no thrills, but safe, clean and quiet stay for work and that's what I got so 'job done'
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 26, 2024
Pearson
United States of America6 Reviews7.0“It was fine.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There was nothing really bad.
The cost
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: March 19, 2024
Veronica
Sweden4 Reviews5.0“Ok for one night stay”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Was a bit too tight för 3 persons The room was somewhere in the celler and the smell in the corridors was awful, took some time to get used to it. The window’s lock didn’t work so it was unpleasant to sleep knowing that it was open
Location was just close to tube and London Euston The bathroom/toilet were are ok clean
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: March 17, 2024
Melani
United Kingdom3 Reviews7.0“Value for money location was excellent, just a bit dated . Could do with a bit of an update , decorating wise.”- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bit dated but comfortable
Location, staff friendly Needed help with tv as wasn’t working, Got it fixed, nice guy at reception.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: March 1, 2024
Dennis
United Kingdom1 review5.0Fair- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room and toilet was too small in size.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: February 21, 2024
Jorge
Argentina6 Reviews7.0“Very convenient location to stay 2 nights, special for train travelleres, easy access to airport”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 2 nights
No lift, 2 floors by staircase. small bathroom and toilette, just hand towels not bath towel size, old matress
Room with view to a square, clean. Good location, very close tu railway station and underground. Breakfast is simply but also cheap.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: February 14, 2024
Manu
United Kingdom2 Reviews5.0“fair and reasonably good hotel.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
the beds
the breakfast picture on the website is misleading as most of the things in it were not on the menu.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: February 6, 2024
Paul
Guernsey1 review7.0“Claen dated great location”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Yes dated but pay for what you get
Cheap, great location
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: February 6, 2024
Xxxx
United Kingdom1 review7.0“Remarkably good value right by Kings Cross.”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
There is a major building works just across the street, so I think they woke me up a bit earlier than was ideal. (7:45 rather than 8:30)
Perfectly pleasant room, 5 mins from Kings Cross. With wifi and coffee/tea/hot-chocolate included for only £45 at 10 mins notice at 11pm. That's pretty good for London. I was stranded by a train strike and this was a great option at a very reasonable price. Nothing fancy but to be honest it was nicer than I expected.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: February 1, 2024
Paul
United Kingdom24 Reviews1 helpful vote5.0Fair- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Price and a bit run down
Location close to King’s Cross
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: February 1, 2024
Callum
United Kingdom13 Reviews5.0Fair- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single
- • Stayed 1 night
Hallway to underground room smelled of sewage. Very small shower, with poor water pressure. Breakfast was not worth the £5.
Location is fantastic for St Pancras. 24-hour check is also very convenient!
Stayed in January 2024
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