Great Northern Hotel, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, London

“A fine place to pitch in London”

Long time readers to may know that I have stayed at the St. Pancras Renaissance hotel several of times over the years and had become increasingly disillusioned with the lack of upgrades and poor customer service, so I decided to give the Great Northern Hotel a go on my most recent visit to London -… more

Long time readers to may know that I have stayed at the St. Pancras Renaissance hotel several of times over the years and had become increasingly disillusioned with the lack of upgrades and poor customer service, so I decided to give the Great Northern Hotel a go on my most recent visit to London - and I’m happy to report that I was not disappointed. As a Titanium elite member my room was upgraded from the smallest room in the hotel, (couchette), to the largest (Victorian) room available within hours of me placing the booking. This is a superb way to treat elite members and even when I had to adjust the dates and cancel and rebook the room the exact same automative upgrade happened: my room was upgraded to the largest room in the hotel within hours. The hotel is as close to Kings Cross station that you can imagine. Inside the furnishings are simply beautiful with a real small time boutiquey hotel feel. The corridors are wide with a mix of carpet and wooden floors. The place feels airy and cool thanks to some decent air-conditioning (rare for a property in London). I was traveling with children and needed a rollaway bed which for which I was charged £50. This is not an unreasonable charge but the room was made considerably smaller by this addition. The furnishings of the room are beautifully appointed. Everything appears to be in immaculate condition including the bathroom. I was also delighted to see that there was some incredible soundproofing thanks to double glazed windows. Nary a police siren nor a car horn could be heard through the windows which is remarkable considering this is one of the most busiest parts of the capital. Breakfast was held each morning in the Rails Restaurant. As Titanium guest I was allowed to choose anything from the menu and traveling with two children there were no restrictions on what I could order. I chose four dishes (one per person) along with pastries and toast, together with at least five drinks each morning and received no bill whatsoever at the culmination of each meal. This alone is worth at least £75 per day and is a huge perk. The hotel staff are also particularly obliging and able to provide bottled water on request and proper Nespresso pods for the coffee machine each day. Having been a little apprehensive about staying here after several stays at the neighbouring property, I have now revised my assessment of where to stay when needing to get the train to Kings Cross or the tube to Heathrow. I will continue to frequent the Great Northern hotel so long as there are decent rates both cash and redemption available. Overall, this was a nice surprise and one to remember.

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“Convenient location for transportation ”

This hotel is great if you are working in the area, or need to be close to a transport hub. The Eurostar is across the street, and Kings Cross station is next door. The hotel itself was functional for me as a solo traveler, but I probably wouldn't bring my family here. My room was small, but it w… more

This hotel is great if you are working in the area, or need to be close to a transport hub. The Eurostar is across the street, and Kings Cross station is next door. The hotel itself was functional for me as a solo traveler, but I probably wouldn't bring my family here. My room was small, but it worked as a single, but I would have needed a larger room if my wife was with me. Room service stops at 10pm, so be aware if you arrive late. It makes sense to get breakfast included here since it was pretty good.

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“Small rooms but very nice!”

Right by a central train station and very clean. They even have a little snack pantry on each level with light snacks and hot beverages.. very nice! There is also a great/classy bar downstairs Rooms are a bit small; but we loved the character and didn’t mind. I would stay here again.

“STYLE WITHOUT HOT WATER :”

This is a swish stylish well appointed hotel which is definately not in budget category. Has lovely charming staff and an appealing Continental ambience. Surprising then that I found room had no hot water running and bath water tap flooded floor. I know in some quarters they do not wash after a to… more

This is a swish stylish well appointed hotel which is definately not in budget category. Has lovely charming staff and an appealing Continental ambience. Surprising then that I found room had no hot water running and bath water tap flooded floor. I know in some quarters they do not wash after a toilet visit but I have health issues that require high standard. Without fuss they switched me to a another room assured it had hot water available. But no it did not. Finally insisted in having a kettle.

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