Hotel Crestfield - London

Average rating:  4.2

Guest type: two sisters

stayed in May 2008

On the day we arrived the girl who checked us in was verry unfriendly.

Guest name: Femke Meijers, Netherlands

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2008

Hotel estupendo para hospedarse en londres. Tienes el metro en la misma esquina. Fantastica situación en zona 1. A pocos minutos de cualquier lugar turistico. El desayuno escaso. Poca variedad. Todo no se puede tener. Jejejeje. Me alegro de haber estado alli. Buena calidad/precio.

Guest name: ALBERTO ASCARIZ ARIAS, Spain

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Apr 2008

Mise à part le fait que nous entendions les pas de la chambre du dessus, cet hôtel nous a dans l'ensemble satisfait. De plus, il est parfaitement situé et d'un bon rapport qualité / prix. Je le conseille à condition de prendre une chambre au 3ème et dernier étage.

Guest name: JM, France

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2008

sanitair is inferior

Guest name: JC, Belgium

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2008

The hotel throughout was very clean and all of the staff were very friendly.Please beware; the Venere.com website states "full english buffet breakfast", but the hotel only serves "continental breakfast".

Guest name: CW, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2008

The hotel is near King's cross Station!This is a great advantage! My room was quiet, clean and comfortable.Morning breakfast was tasty.I liked the hotel a lot!I enjoeyed my holiday very much!

Guest name: DANIELA BENEFATTORI, Italy

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in May 2008

On venere.com it says about Crestfield Hotel: "Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, toast, cereal, tea, coffee, orange juice and apple juice, served in the breakfast room from 7.30 a.m. to 9 a.m." That is bullshit, a total lie! This is what made me choose this hotel, but when I came there they had not even "heard of" egg, bacon, sausage and english breakfast. What a disappointment. I am disappointed about the hotel, and about venere.com. I have to add that the hotel was extremely clean and tidy.

Guest name: Henrik Aasbø, Norway

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Apr 2008

good location, just 2 minutes walk from Kings Cross station, but very small and breakfast is very poor

Guest name: WZ, China

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Apr 2008

Simple, clean hotel; competent staff. Good place if you need to be in King's Cross area. Nothing special though.

Guest name: MS, Belgium

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2008

+ Very good location, near tube, a lot of pub and fast food around. Ten minutes walking to British Museum. - Small room, but for a short time it's ok. We stay in London 3 days.

Guest name: NC, Italy

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2008

The rooms were very small, but I think for english circumstances and for the low price ok. Breakfast was good. I would go there again, but not longer for max. 2 nights...because the room was noisy and very little.

Guest name: ET, Austria

Average rating:  3.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Mar 2008

positive: Placement and cleanliness. The rest, better forget.

Guest name: MA, Spain

Average rating:  6.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Mar 2008

PLeasant clean hotel delivered the basic comforts. Hot water and clean towels daily, and the room was nice and warm. Basic breakfast but all you need really. The double room we had was big enough but lacked basics like bed side lighting, towel rails. Quite noisy but what do you expect in London! Still managed to get good nights sleep.

Guest name: DB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  6.0

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Mar 2008

quite good for a short stay if you are alone, because rooms are very small ! east to access: 2 minutes from King Cross underground and train station. Hotel a recommander pour un sejour court, pour quelqu'un qui voyage seul car les chambres sont tres petites. Tres bien situé à 2 minutes de la station de metro et de la gare de King Cross.

Guest name: PB, France

Average rating:  5.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Feb 2008

The room (52) was very very small but quiet clean. The King's Cross Station is really close to the hotel so it is very easy travelling by tube. About the price I can say that a same level italian hotel costs 50% less... but the Crestfield is in London....

Guest name: MA, Italy

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Feb 2008

I stayed in London while on a business trip. Booked a single ensuite room, got a double room ensuite, overall a small room, but ok for me. Hotel is in perfect location just 50m from tube and railway Kings Cross, very calm road, low traffic, several fast food restaurants around the corner, save area, rooms ok for price, breakfast not really good, but sufficient. Would definitly stay at this hotel when again in London!

Guest name: DS, Germany

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jan 2008

Hotel perfect for tourism, either in front of the Kings Cross station and 15 minutes walk from the British museum. Rooms fair and proper breakfast. The value for money for a hotel in London is perfect

Guest name: GB, Spain

Average rating:  1.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jan 2008

4 double rooms booked, all corresponding to the following description. The rooms are very small, poorly furnished and dirty, with a very small bathroom (2 persors cannot stay inside), no shower plate (water flows everywhere) and a ridiculously small basin provided with nothing(soap, shampo, etc...). Breakfast: poorly catered. Staff: very rude! Location: The only good point. In the front of King's cross, a big exchange metro and railroad station. Concluding, do not choose this hotel!

Guest name: PV, Italy

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jan 2008

I suggest this hotel because is very clean and nice...the location is fantastic...relationship between price/quality for me is excellent.

Guest name: AC, Italy

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Group

stayed in Dec 2007

We had a great time! We had a triple room just like we wanted. It was so clean and cute. The only thing is that there was a very little washbasin in the toilet. It is an old fashioned washbasin that you cannot have cold&hot water at the same time. Breakfast was not perfect but good. If you want to stay at Crestfield, reserve room 20 :).

Guest name: CA, Turkey

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Dec 2007

Nosaltres vam contractar una habitacio doble i ens vam donar una de 3, amb llit de matrimoni i llit individual (pagant el mateix preu). Per tant, tot i que el lavabo és molt petit, l'espai va ser suficient, tenint en compte que a l'hotel només hi vas a dormir. A més estavem a la planta baixa, a peu de carrer, aixi que tampoc vam haver de pujar escales. La situacio es perfecte i l'hotel, tot i ser petit, es tal i com esperavem atenent als preus a Londres.

Guest name: BR, Spain

Average rating:  4.9

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Dec 2007

The rooms are very small and the en suite has been built into a cupboard......but for £50 what can you expect in the center of London, but I will not be staying here again

Guest name: AY, gb

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Dec 2007

The room was pretty small, but decent in size anyway. The blankets weren't very clean, but everything else was alright. Literally across the street from King's Cross station, from where you can get anywhere in 15 minutes by tube. Recommended to single travellers or very young couples, but if money isn't a factor or if you're travelling with children you may want to book something different.

Guest name: AT, Italy

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Dec 2007

Nice clean hotel; perfect location for underground and buses; good recomend for a short stay

Guest name: JL, Spain

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Nov 2007

Very small room, but clean and silent.

Guest name: BV, France

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: single person in 40's w/mother in 70's

stayed in Nov 2007

The hotel was clean, the beds small but comfortable, it's half a block from the King's Cross underground, about a block from St. Pancras station and the Eurostar to Paris. The staff was friendly - we had absolutely no problems. I understand that some rooms are very small, but we had a room with 2 twin beds, and that helped. On this trip to London, I stayed at the Crestfield on my own dime (65 BPS), and at the Park Lane Sheraton paid for by my company (220 BPS), and was only marginally more impressed by the significantly more expensive hotel. The Crestfield is not swanky, but perfect for my purposes (to be near St. Pancras in a hotel that would be acceptable to myself and my mother). The winding stairs would be difficult to navigate with suitcases for some.

Guest name: ML, USA

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

The taxi driver had a hard time finding this hotel. It was nice and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Good location, half a block from the train station. The only real complaint I have is that there was no elevator (lift) and the stairways were very steep and narrow. The rooms were quite small, but nice an clean. The highling was the owner's terrier, "Jack".

Guest name: VM, USA

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Group

stayed in Nov 2007

Nous avons passé un agréable séjour dans cet hôtel. Le petit déjeuner à volonté et le calme des chambres est conforme. La propreté est nickel et on peut laisser ces bagages le jour du départ si on veut se promener encore un peu. De plus la proximité de station de métro et de bus nous a facilité notre séjour. Je le recommande fortement.

Guest name: CP, France

Average rating:  1.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2007

I have stayed in many cheap hotels over the decades, but this was the wrost. The staff is incompetent at best, thieves at worst. They tried to charge my credit card in dollars, even though I requested pounds. 'It is automatic,' both the clerk and owner insisted. Luckily my card would not accept it. After arguing and about 8 attempts, they tried pounds. (In other words, they were lying.) The charge went through at once. Later I checked the charge on my card, and their exchange rate was over 5% worse that that given me by my card. Baisically, a noisy, smelly flop house. Spend an extra 10 pounds and go elsewhere.

Guest name: BE, US

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2007

This was my second visit to the Crestfield, and again, I would thoroughly recommend it. I recommended it to a good friend, who is staying with them in the new year.

Guest name: DG, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2007

Great Hotel! Very well located and clean. Lovely breakfast included. The rooms are very small but it was not a problem for me.

Guest name: PC, Spain

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2007

El hotel está muy bien y muy limpio. El único inconveniente que le encontré es que el baño es compartido. Pero para pasar unos días está muy bien. Yo volvería a repetir.

Guest name: AJ, Spain

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2007

Ottima posizione, a due passi dalla metro. Camere pulite, piuttosto spaziose e luminose. Non ha l'ascensore. Colazione un pò scarsa (compresa nel prezzo) a base di cereali, latte, frutta sciroppata, succo di frutta, pane burro marmellatine varie e caffe/te (niente breakfast english) Le camere vengono pulite ogni giorno, il cestino svuotato e i letti rifatti. Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo. Vale la pena solo per fare due coccole a Jack, uno scottish terrier che vi accoglierà alla reception. Consigliato!

Guest name: Denis Gramantieri, Italy

Average rating:  3.5

Guest type: Group

stayed in Sep 2007

This hotel is handy to the train station at Kings Cross St Pancras. The hotel provides very basic accomodation and a very basic breakfast. As with London you really don't get much for what you pay out.

Guest name: RM, Australia

Average rating:  5.3

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Employees weren't too nice. Tried to charge me double. She really insisted and I had to really fight my way into going back to the right amount! Not the nicest thing to happen... Besides that, the room was nice & clean, comfortable bed, nice mirror in front of it ;-) We had great fun in our one-night stay. Just make sure that, next morning, they don't try to charge your credit card with double of what you're supposed to pay!

Guest name: CV, Spain

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Bathroom and toilets in the same room and really small. The hotel is well situated : one minute from King's Cross Station witch is served by a lot of tube lines. The price is really correct for London and the rooms are clean. It's a shame, the breakfast is poor (no choice and no quantity).

Guest name: GL, France

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2007

everything about our stay was great apart from some other guests upstairs were making lots of noise which could even be heard above the television this happened in the evening til quite late@ night. however we did not let this spoil our stay & will definetly come back in the future when we come to london

Guest name: FT, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

La struttura è molto carina ed anche le camere sono molto graziose. La colazione è soddisfacente, nonostante sia un due stelle. Si trova in una posizione ottimale, essendo a pochissimi passi dalla fermata della metro di King's Cross, dove con la linea Piccadilly (o una delle altre, tre o quattro, credo) si arriva facilmente un pò dappertutto. A parte gli "inquilini" del piano di sopra, le stanze sono abbastanza silenziose. Le camere sono piccole, ed anche i bagni, ma in ogni caso se dovessi tornare a Londra penso che lo sceglierei di nuovo.

Guest name: Nadia Brancati, Italy

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

L'albergo è molto pulito anche se le camere sono un pò piccole e spartane(ma a Londra è normale che sia così). Lo staff è davvero gentile e disponibile. La colazione è quella all'italiana quindi caffellatte,tè e marmellata. La posizione è ottima, vicinissimo alla stazione di King Cross. In definitiva altamente consigliato anche perchè a questo prezzo si trova ben poco a Londra. ------------------------------------- The Hotel is very clean but with small and raw rooms(even if that's normal in London). The receptionists are very kind and helpful. The breakfast is based on coffee and milk (or tea) and jam. The hotel position is great, near King Cross Station. After all well-recommended for its price/quality ratio.

Guest name: Aristide Brancati, Italy

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

The rooms were clean and the service was o.k.. The information about the hotel, the comments and good ratings of other guests aggreed with that what we found. In this price range you will seldom find a better choice. But a slice of cheese or salami would enhance the "continental" breakfast.

Guest name: Bernd Metzner, Germany

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2007

Ottimo albergo; stanze pulite, ma un po strette per 4 persone. Il bagno è in camera, ma il lavello è di dimensione lillipuziane e la doccia non ha il piatto doccia (lo scarico è direttamente sul pavimento). Se un giorno dovessi tornare a Londra prenoterei nuovamente in questo albergo.

Guest name: Giuseppe Ciulla, Italy

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Aug 2007

i highly recomend this hotel.

Guest name: BA, USA

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2007

The rooms are small but clean. There is enough privacy. Breakfast is poor and has always the same menu. The hotel is near from the tube station and from the center of London. It is a good hotel for tourists looking for a simple, civilized accomodation at a good price. It is ok if you are more interested to walk out, visit, travel than staying in.

Guest name: Ionescu Mihaela, Romania

Average rating:  5.2

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2007

Even the hotel was well located and service was good, we found out at the time of our arrival that Basic Room (U$S100.00) meant to share a bathroom between 4 rooms (around 8 people). We requested another room, spent 2 nights on the basic one, 2 nights on an En suite one (w/ private bathroom) after that the hotel had no more space for us so we started to look for another one, spent a night on a 2nd hotel and the rest 5 nights in a good one a block from Crestfield. I suggest to explain to the American travelers what they get for the money spent.

Guest name: Grace Brandt, USA

Average rating:  6.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2007

very very tiny rooms but clean. Breakfast was not english as specified but continental. free security box available

Guest name: DF, Italy

Average rating:  5.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jul 2007

Bathroom much too small. No real english breakfast. Towels in room not changed during our 4 night stay.

Guest name: CN, France

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2007

I stayed in a double room with ensuite. Although compact, rooms were clean, employees friendly and the price is good. So overall thumbs up. Will go there again when staying in london.

Guest name: David Thorne, United Kingdom

Average rating:  4.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2007

Hi everybody! First of all, I have to say that we looked for an affordable place to stay in London, which doesn`t seem to be easy. Our room was 60pounds per night for a double-room ensuite. Unfortunately, the breakfast was included. The breakfast was the worst piece of crap you could ever imagine. There is slices of toast only, honey and 5 kinds of jam, that all tasted the same. Also, there is great bowls of cereal. Haven´t tried that, but it didn´t look very fresh. You can opt for tea or coffee. Breakfast is from 7.30-9.00. Five minutes before nine the lights in the very meagre breakfast room will go out as a sign that breakfast will be finished soon and you should better leave now. Do not make the mistake to ask the breakfast ladies anything: I asked them very politely whether we could have some toast and her answer was "sit down and wait". That´s probably the most annoying thing about Crestfield. Everybody there is totally unfriendly. That´s what I really hated about that place. Else I would consider coming back. The location is great if you want to travel a lot. It´s no more than 200m from King´s Cross and St. Pancras, where no less than 6 tube lines intersect. Even better for visitors from continental europe, the Eurostar will terminate at St. Pancras as of Nov 2007. So that´s great. On a positive side note, if it wasn´t for road construction works that just happened to take place during our stay, it is rather quiet in that street, although the main road at King´s Cross is really close. Well...the room was as tiny as they come, but we didn´t wanna spend much time there anyway, so that was okay. The room had a color TV (five programmes) and a kettle, which was nice. The bathroom was less than 2m² (I swear), but for a couple of days that was acceptable. The walls seem to be made of paper, you could hear very well what was happening in the adjacent rooms. After all, we could recommend Crestfield for people that do not have high expectations.

Guest name: Christian Schulz, Germany

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jun 2007

My wife and I stayed at your hotel for 5 nights, and would reommend it for future travellers. The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful. We would definately stay there again. But, the instructions for getting to the hotel were vague. The hotel was very close to the Underground and British Rail services, which was excellent. The Euston Flyer public house, which was just 5 mins walk away, is highly recommended.

Guest name: Denis Patrick Gibson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in May 2007

The room was clean but small. Quietness could be a problem if you have noisy neighbours. But this is for the cheapest room, so i could not really complain. The breakfast includes toast, butter and jam. The location is great, just a few steps from King's Cross station. This was my first time in London I have enjoyed it much.

Guest name: GN, Hungary