Travelodge London Kings Cross Royal Scot

The single beds in this place are no wider than 2 and a 1/2 foot, the mattress is made out of, what felt like, 3 blankets layered on top of each other. The staff are pathetic, they didnt have a clue about anything. The noise from outside traffic was unbearable too. They charge £1.00 for 20 minutes of internet. Rip off. The bathroom was built for the Hobbits, come to think about it, so was the bloody bed. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

I stayed at this hotel when visiting the city for two nights ((9th-11th November 2009). I was pretty concerned from the reports that I had read about the hotel as I would be travelling alone. But as I wasnt planning on spending too much time in the hotel I thought I would give it a go.

I was given room 4 which was actually a disabled room on the ground floor. It was situated right behind the lifts and overlooked the main road. Surprisingly there was no noise from the lift or the road, it was the idiots that were shouting by the lifts that woke me up on several occasions (4am was one delightful wake up call). The room was a little grubby in parts and could do with some updating but no worse that any other travelodge or city hotel that I stayed in.

One point I should mention is that I found the room to be incrediably hot and the heating gauge that was in the room was too complicated to work. Towels and linen were very clean and I have no complaints about the staff, who although direct were polite and helpful whenever encountered.

The location of the hotel is also good, around 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross station. The area immediately around the hotel may cause you concern as there are some `interest` shops, take away, cafe, etc around. My friend who lived in the area whilst as Uni assured me that the area was safe enough by London's standards.

All in all, I thought that hotel had previously recieved some bad feedback that may not be completely warrented. I would be happy enough to stay here again. Like others have said, you get what you pay for.

My boyfriend and I stayed in this hotel from 30th October-1st November and I was expecting something really terrible, there are some reviews on here which paint this place as being a dump.

I was pleasantly surprised; our room was clean and the bed was really comfy. There was also a TV which had a music channel so we could put some tunes on whilst we were getting ready. The best part was being so close to the tube, the hotel is 10mins away from Kings Cross station.

The room had air con and a heater, so it was never too cold or too hot. The bathroom was basic- but at least it was clean, that's the main thing! The shower was nice and hot, but I must admit was ABSOLUTELY FREEZING on Saturday morning (get up early before all the guests have used the hot water!) I came out with blue fingernails because I was that cold! Least it woke me up though!

We had (mainly) peaceful nights sleep, but you can hear a lot of police sirens and fire engine sirens in the night, but that is expected in a city as big and as busy as London. No traffic noise either, surprisingly the road outside of the hotel is relatively quiet.

The shower in the room next to us made an awful noise whilst it was on, sounded like a dying dog- so were woke up early on the mornings when the people next door were showering. The view wasn't very scenic either, looked out onto the yard full of overflowing bins- but that doesn't really matter when you've come to London to go sight-seeing!

The staff were helpful enough, but a lot of them don't speak English very well.

The only criticism I have of this hotel is that we had to pay £10 to get into our room before 2 oclock when we arrived on the Friday (when we were told the room would be ready). I think this is disgraceful, if the room is ready for use before then why should you have to pay extra?!?

We paid £102 each for return train tickets and 2 nights stay in the hotel, and it is absolutely worth it. The hotel (from my experience), is basic, clean, secure and warm- which is all you need if you're only using the room to sleep and shower.

Will definately be going back!