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Reviews of Hotel Makedonia

3 out of 5
Hotel Makedonia
427 Caledonian Road Islington, London, ENG

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 169 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 162 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 86 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 506 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I enjoyed having many different choices of food for breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Lavi on Mar 15, 2020
Thank you for the review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mice entering room via hole toilet &common areas need refurbishment
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Lavi on Mar 15, 2020
Thanks for pointing it out we will rectify it as soon as possible

4/10 Poor

Neo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean friendly and in a good location, comfy bed, tea and coffee in room and breakfast included all for a decent price. Cool little bar on the main street under the hotel too. And a short walk from the the tube.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was by far the worst hotel i have ever stayed at. This hotel is over due for a full renovation. The carpet in the hall away is very old with stains and rips and smelled bad. The room was beyond basic. There was no shower soap and the towel where stained ripped. The bathroom was extremely dated. The grout in the floor tiles was missing in spots and pipes/pluming look like it was done by an inexperienced family member ( cutting cost). The heat didn't work well , so the room was always cold. Please don't be fooled by the pictures posted. In addition, there was never anyone at the front desk. And since there was no in room phone , you would have to go to the front desk and ring a bell and wait about 15 minutes for someone to show up. They stressed that you NEED to check out before 11am. Wasn't a good experience at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very basic amenities and in reality this property is far away from the pictures that are posted on the booking sites. I had a room on the street side and on early mornings I was able to hear all traffic noise almost like there wouldn't be any window. For such a very basic amenities this accommodation is overpriced. And on the positive note the mattress was good and hotel staff was friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall good experience
Other than the street noise all night the staff was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very misleading! Run down property with temperature concerning rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Mataimoa Pisa

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Ann, Denver, CO

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is grossly misrepresented in the listing. The hallways, stairs, and carpet are in dangerous disrepair. The room was not clean - bug in the bed, bed not made, last visitor's dishes still in the room, no soap or towels. I got in very late and was exhausted and the room had not been cleaned. In the morning when I got to the lobby, it was full of construction crews and equipment, including dangerous tools and ladders scattered around and blocking ingress and egress. They also neglect to mention that the disco on their first floor is not only loud and raucous but causes all manner of late night yelling and partying outside the property. I had people outside my window screaming profanities all night long. I consider this degree of misrepresentation to be fraudulent. Needless to say I did not stay the remainder of my three-night stay, and although the hotel did refund my future booking, they did not refund the two nights from this booking that I didn't use due to the disastrous and terrifying experience of the first night.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was very friendly and helpful but the owner was very abrupt and come across as being rude. Great location but the hotel needs some renovation.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Elias

Disliked: Room comfort
Quite clean room, no lift!!, towel had a hole.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Okay but not worth over £100
Okay place to rest your head but considering it was over £100, it was disappointing. Marks on the walls, carpet held together with tape, weird stain on ceiling of room, hard mattress and pillows, WiFi signal not great, floor uneven, asked for double bed and got two small doubles (not bad but still) and breakfast was pretty bog standard (no bacon, eggs etc). However shower was good, bathroom clean, sheets clean, tv signal good, friendly staff. Seems like it needs a complete refurbishment. Pretty outdated, probably needs all new things but I wasn’t going to complain considering it was only one night. Not worth over £100 I paid. Wouldn’t come here again.
Shower (door didn’t shut properly)
Toilet
Sink
Bed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just horrible stay away
Stayed at this hotel after being stranded due to the power issue at Kings Cross station, if I’ve known it was that bad I would’ve slept on a park bench. It would’ve been more confortable and cleaner.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Small hotel, nice room
Check-in area was really small and undergoing building work. Staff apologised for the mess, and checked us in within seconds. Stair carpets thread bare and trip hazards were several changes in flooring en route to our bedroom. Room was nice and clean with large bed and nice soft furnishings. Breakfast was continental style but included within the price. Property is about 150 metres from the Caledonian Road tube station.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked my room. The building looked derelict with tape across the front window, on a couple of the stairs and the carpet was filthy! Breakfast was disappointing and only had it for 1 morning. There was no toiletries in the room. Also 1 night I was awoken by slamming doors and loud talking. I'm not staying here again. I wish I could ask for my money back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Angela

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Updated descriptions needed on this hotel
Hotel needs overhaull. Staff freindly but appearance on arrival terrible. Broken front window, shabby carpets inside. No wifi in rooms as stated. No water slippers or hairdier either as stated. Room ok but rubbish left under beds. Hotels.com you need to update your description of this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Bedroom and staff were very good, but generally the hotel needs an overhaul.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly
Was ok for what we needed.. could of been a little cleaner in the bathroom but very friendly welcome and happy to help staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great little find
hotel tired but really lovely staff and comfortable rooms, breakfast really nice. good location for islington
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Building in need of major refurbishment but the room, itself, was in good order. Comfortable bed, room clean and a decent size. Breakfast above average also.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just awful
This was disappointing as it was not as photographed or described. It was scruff, smelly and in disrepair. The stair carpets had tape all over them. Walkways are very narrow. My room had no wifi on the third floor. The room was hot with no air conditioning Opening the window was possible in the day, but in the evening it was either cool the room slightly and put up with very noisy traffic and locals or get warm and try to ignore the slightly muffles noise. Sockets didn't work, lights didn't have working bulbs, the bathroom had bits hanging off everywhere. It also smelled. I didn't get in the bed as the bedding had hairs in it. I didn't attempt the free breakfast as the smell and overall lack of cleanliness put me off.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs upkeep. Staff was friendly, clean towels.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

colin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

sara

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Flea Pit
This hotel was a flea pit. Broken and dilapidated. Nothing like on the website or on your information. It smelt and everything was tatty. I was disgusted with it and if I could have I would have found somewhere else to stay. Breakfast was Ok but we only had cereal and toast. The coffee was cold.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is under refurbishment but we were never told,and the picture of the hotel online bears no resemblance to what it looks like now,will never use that hotel again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awful location, doesn't tell you how close to the prison it is. You can literally see inside people's cells! Awful place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Lavi on Apr 9, 2019
Sorry you didn't enjoy your stay

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
It is dirty, worn out and very small. Left the hotel to go to The Hilton hotel for almost the same price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Huseyin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good location, good service, reasonable price
I didn't expect such good quality of free breakfast. If the condition of wifi get better, this hotel is excellent. But anyway, it is worth staying in the UK.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Choose a budget chain hotel over this independent
A very tired and worn down hotel. Light switches did not work and the breakfast area was not clean. Noisy floorboards and narrow corridors did not help facilitate sleep. Only pluses were nice staff and large rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A good budget hotel in a great location
Bed very comfy. Hotel a little worn. Free breakfast and great location. Plus I needed to change my booking at last minute and they were super accommodating. Plus all night front desk. Good stuff. Second time staying.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice staff but the hotel is not in good repair. The public areas were particularly grim.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Water was cascading down the walls
The room was pleasant enough and comfortable, though things like a hairdryer that were promised were not present. Despite doing a lot of work to the communal area, it was obvious they were doing there best to keep the area clean. Staff were polite and able to answer all of my questions. However, my room leaked. Water cascaded down the walls in the far corner pooling around the wardrobe. I informed the staff downstairs who responded with the fact that it happened because it was raining. Very disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not The Greatest
I know it is London but for the price I was expecting a little better, very tired looking hotel. The rooms were OK, and staff friendly, but needs a little make over, the room nothing like they are in the photos.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Doris, England

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel advertised continental breakfast which wasn't provided.There wasn't any teaspoons to make a hot drink.The shower head didn't fit on the fitment so had to be hand held.The overall impression was shabby.The stair carpets had sticky tape on most of the risers. There were bits missing from the skirting boards. The bedding was clean although the bed and pillows were uncomfortable and the bathroom was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

JANE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was on the third floor and the hotel has no a lift. It was very difficult for me to climb the stairs because I use a waking stick. The information that the hotel does not have a lift is not stated in the advertising brochures or in the information that appears on the Expedia website. The window of our room faced a wall only 5 meters away where there were scaffoldings with builders working in the next door building. The corridors heading to the rooms looks like prison jail. The lighting was very poor nothing compared to the pictures that appear on the Expedia website. The only good thing about the hotel was the staff made up of foreigners. Unfortunately one of them sleeps during the night on the tile floor in the hotel dining room. Unfortunately Expedia gives very misleading information about this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Cathrine

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not stay again
Not sure who rates hotels? Did they give themselves 3 stars? The only positive thing about this place is the floor in the bedroom is wood, and not extremely dirty carpets like the rest of the place. The bathroom had some improvement potential.. the tiles on the floor has a lot of cracks in them and it’s easy to cut your feet. The hot nob in the shower got so hot whilst I showered that I burned my hand when touching it to turn it out.. For the price they charge here I would expect better standards.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms dirty and building structurally unstable.
The place is filthy and the room is structurally unstable with severe sagging of the bedroom floor. each time a bus passes outside, the floor moves.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018