Arriva Hotel
Boutique London hotel near Kings Cross station
Near British Library
This intimate hotel, in the well-connected St. Pancras area of London, is five minutes walk from Kings Cross and the same distance from the British Library.
See this hotel on a mapBreakfast included
Hotel guests can make use of the fax and photocopy services available on site; the front desk is open 24 hours a day and breakfast is complimentary.
More hotel informationTelevisions in rooms
Arriva Hotel’s 67 guestrooms have private bathrooms and include refrigerators, televisions and entry phones, as well as coffee and tea making facilities.
More room informationTraveler Opinions: Hotel review summary of Arriva Hotel, London Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 77% of travelers (17 of 22) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | ||
| Scores are based on a 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) rating system. | |||||
Most recent reviews and ratings for Arriva Hotel in London
All reviews displayed are submitted by customers who stayed at this hotel. Only the 3 most recent reviews are shown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Clean, basic, good for the price.
For what one pays this place is fine. I stayed there three nights. The rooms are tiny,as is the en-suite shower/bathroom, but very clean. Breakfast is the usual cereal, toast, ham, cheese buffet and is included. Excellent location near noisy Kings Cross area, but on a not busy street on the safer, quieter side of that area. I suspect one couldn’t do better for the price.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Not impressed
This place is really only a good hotel if you need a room for one night next to the King’s Cross/St. Pancras Train Station(s). The rooms are small and without air conditioning. They are also very worn with fairly uncomfortable beds. It looks and smells like a college dorm room but maybe smaller. This may only be a place that you would go with a couple of guys.....I took my wife and was not necessarily proud that we were staying here! The breakfast is included but not very good--ham, cheese, cereal, toast, powder milk, tea, and coffee. The staff was somewhat friendly but not overly helpful. The good: Fairly inexpensive, 5 minute walk from train station, near pubs/restaurants The bad: Smells, Worn down, small, no A/C (not that bad), bad breakfast, not entirely knowledgeable staff, away from a lot of tourist attractions (but next to tube station)
Traveler's tip on local attractions
Use the 2 local pubs nearby as they are both fairly nice: Swinton’s and King’s Head (which served 2 pound pints during happy hour daily and had darts, etc). Buy and oyster card or all day-travel cards after 9:30 am as they are a little cheaper. There is an internet cafe, KFC, McD, and wash-a-teria all close to this hotel.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Good for a sleeping and showers
This hotel was alright. Our room wasn’t clean until about an hour and a half after the regular check in time, so we had to wait in the lobby, dying to take a shower. In that time most of the other guests showing up were treated poorly. Not quite rudely though. It just seemed like the person working the desk had a lot to do with not enough time to do it. I have a feeling that most of the staff is not like that, as the lady we checked out with was very nice. The room wasn’t extremely clean but wasn’t filthy either. Internet was 5 pounds a day, which is reasonable compared to other places. There was hot water and a spacious bathroom.
Traveler's tip on local attractions
It’s not that close to King’s Cross / St. Pancras