Howard Winchester Hotel

The night receptionist was rude instead of helping us.TheThe hotel is close to the station so its very accessible to all areas

Close to amenities. Easy check in. With onset of autumn, room a bit cool. Heaters not switched on. Stairs past the room a bit noisy, but otherwise, pretty much as expected.

Despite booking several months in advance to request a ground floor room because I am disabled on arrival they had allocated a room on the third floor with no lift. They did find another room but this was down 1flight of stairs with limited handrails. The room was tiny with narrow single beds The en-suite has a dangerous access even for able bodied people as when you opened the door you had to step into the shower in order to get past to access the toilet and basin. You had to sit on the toilet to wash properly , there was no shelf to put toiletries on an no where to hang a towel except on the floor.The little window in the bedroom was broken and could not open so we had to open the main window to get air in which meant the rain came in. It was not a good start to our holiday.

Looked good in the photos. Hotel VERY convenient for the Eurostar. Area was quiet at night. Sadly...Room was poor. Bed was flimsy and moved. No kettle, no bedside lights or hairdryer. Grubby shower and sticky carpet. The room smelt of stale air when we returned.

The Winchester is very well situated 1 block from King´s Cross and easy to find. It is an old building so is not as comfortable as a modern hotel, but is clean and the price is right providing good value. The full English breakfast is excellent and the people at the front desk are very helpful.