The Excelsior Hotel

2.0 star property
Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Camden Markets

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Front of property
Property amenity
Interior
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Economy Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds- Ground Floor

Highlights

TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Quadruple Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Room (5 people)

Highlights

TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Single Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Two Bedroom Apartment

Highlights

TV
2 bedrooms
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Map
41-42 Argyle Square, London, England, WC1H 8AL

What's nearby

  • Oxford Street - 5 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Big Ben - 8 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Buckingham Palace - 10 min drive - 5.1 km
  • London Bridge - 10 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Tower of London - 10 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station - 4 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 54 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Chambers Club - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Betjeman Arms - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Crystal Kebab - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Excelsior Hotel

Hotel near Camden Markets
Located close to Oxford Street and Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, The Excelsior Hotel has plenty to offer. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Tour/ticket information, luggage storage and concierge services
  • A 24-hour front desk, smoke-free property and a porter/bellboy
Room features
All guestrooms at The Excelsior Hotel offer comforts such as free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and hairdryers
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping and desks

Languages

English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [The Melville Hotel 39 Argyle Square]
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from 8 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Excelsior Hotel London
Excelsior London
The Excelsior Hotel Hotel
The Excelsior Hotel London
The Excelsior Hotel Hotel London

Frequently asked questions

Is The Excelsior Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Excelsior Hotel?

The Excelsior Hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Excelsior Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at The Excelsior Hotel?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is The Excelsior Hotel located?

Located in London City Centre, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Camden Markets, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Oxford Street. London Dungeon and Big Ben are also within 3 mi (5 km). King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station and London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) are within a 5-minute walk.

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The Excelsior Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 320 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 320 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 85 out of 320 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 68 out of 320 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 320 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Ronny

Billig og praktisk
Ikke den beste standarden eller renhold, men fungerte fint til vårt formål. Billig og praktisk beliggenhet.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness
Decent for the price...
Nice room but tired and there was dried blood on the bathroom floor but for the price can't really be too picky
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location very close to Kings Cross station. Check in was via the hospital next door and was easy enough. Overall hotel is tired and grubby - there were piles of dirty linen on each floor by the stairs when we arrived at 9pm.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Pas de chauffage, salle de bain fonctionne pas bien, tout service payant
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Lawrence

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Herman

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Henry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nightmare
It was a nightmare, there are bedbugs in the bedroom, kitchen doesn’t work, WiFi was impossible to connect, there was a leak in the bathroom, the staff solved using a can beneath, the third floor without elevator if you Bring luggage is an important issue. the hotel is very old the floor is really noisy and is lifting up
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good proximity to Kings Cross station and the underground.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Giovana

Liked: Cleanliness
très bien localisé
Bien localisé, près de king's cross et saint Pancras. Metro, bus pour l'aéroport et pour Harry Potter studio juste à côté. Parfait pour visiter Londres. La chambre pour 4 avec deux grands lits était confortable mais la salle de bain vraiment minuscule et pas bien propre au niveau de la douche et rideau de douche. Notre chambre était juste à côté de la porte d'entrée alors beaucoup de bruit quand les gens claquent la porte pour la fermer. J'ai bien apprécié mon séjour quand même.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

laura

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Einfach, aber alles, was es braucht
Kleines Zimmer, gutes Bett, sehr ruhig trotz der Nähe zu den grossen Bahnhöfen, gutes Wifi. Kein grosser Komfort, aber alles, was es für eine Übernachtung braucht. Sehr gute Lage für Reisen von/nach den Bahnhöfen Kings Cross, St. Pancras oder Euston. Schade, dass kein Frühstück angeboten wird.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Liked: Room comfort
Tiny, very tiny
I stayed there for one night because I had an early-morning train from King's Cross. This place has the smallest rooms I've seen. They've squeezed in every millimetre of accommodation space: the shower is over the toilet, the bed occupies so much of the room there's barely space for a backpack (certainly not for a suitcase), the halls are narrower than a normal person's shoulders. The reception desk is three buildings away. It's clean and the receptionist is professional, but the building is ridiculously cramped.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

ROCIO

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Tres bien situe. Personel devoue et sympatique. Atyentig a nos demandes. C'etait notre 2e sejour a cet hotel.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

The room was what was expected for the star rating and price. Basic but most importantly clean and comfortable. My friends and I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Yat Ho

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
fair
Pros: Close to Kings cross; plenty of restaurants nearby Cons: Got a bar nearby, noisy at midnight, specially weekend; some facilities are old, even broken; narrow stairs, not convenient for luggages; wifi is out of service sometimes; small apartment, not comfortable with 4 persons
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Tracey

Clean and comfy.
Basic room but clean and comfortable. Served the purpose for a family of 5. Good location near kings cross station for ease of travel home.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Pretty good
We actually dealt with the Hotel Melville. There are many small hotels all in a row next to each other, all near the King's Cross train station, and some of them seem related to each other, perhaps under the same administration or ownership. As we were four persons with a lot of baggage, we were actually assigned a place around the corner called Flat No. 1. The staff were very considerate in putting us there, because we needed the room. The flat was in the basement but had its own entrance by a stairway down from the street and was huge. We had two bedrooms with two double beds. The bedding was fresh and clean and the beds comfortable. The flat appeared to be freshly cleaned as well as possible. There was also a kitchen with a long computer workstation with lots of plug-ins, and there were lots of various kinds of outlets in the bedrooms. The only complaints were that there seemed to be a small amount of mold around the light fixture in the bathroom, which was otherwise well cleaned, and the kitchen faucet dripped. On the whole, however, it was a nice place for tired travelers.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

James

Excelsior - Business Trip
I was a little bit nervous of the location - dodgy looking park over the road. KX & St Pan just 200 yds away - loads of eateries & new bars. Overall a pleasant enough experience at a reasonable price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The property is located within walking distance from the St Pancreas International. Which was very nice and convenient. However, the hotel had no air conditioning and we were located on top floor which was 6 flights on narrow steps especially when packing luggage. No breakfast was included and WiFi strength was very poor. The bathroom was only big enough for one to turn around in. The bathroom ceiling appeared to have been duct taped in a spot above toilet? When we went to check out and we turned in key (yes they still had a key) the gentleman just looked at us. Not to mention the TV would not program in the room. The hotel was definitely overpriced for the room you would have expected
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Linda

Ett helt okej hotell, nära Kings Cross och St Pancras. Hotellet är utan reception så därför sker in- och utcheckning på ett annat hotell 20 meter bort. Trevlig hjälpsam personal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019