Howard Winchester Hotel

2.5 star property

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Traditional houses with well-maintained gardens and black iron balconies line the street.
Welcome to HW Kings Cross, where a beautiful topiary plant greets you at the entrance.
Relax in our welcoming lobby, featuring a central reception desk, comfortable seating, and a cozy fireplace.
Staircase leads to an upper level with a door at the bottom, featuring a carpeted handrail and a light fixture above.
Cozy living room with a fireplace, flat-screen TV, and comfortable seating area.

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
9 Argyle Square, London, England, WC1H 8AS
  • Russell Square
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • The British Museum
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Piccadilly Circus
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room with Extra Single Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(36 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Quadruple Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Single Room with Shared Toilet

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

London

Located in London (London City Centre), Howard Winchester Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of University College London and Russell Square. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from The British Museum and 1.9 mi (3 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral.

What's nearby

  • Russell Square - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The British Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Leicester Square - 5 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Piccadilly Circus - 5 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Trafalgar Square - 5 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 3 min walk
  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station - 4 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Nando's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Crystal Kebab - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Rooftop at the Standard - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Howard Winchester Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near The British Museum
Howard Winchester Hotel offers 48 accommodations with slippers and complimentary toiletries. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 48 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and slippers. Housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.

Languages

English, Italian

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

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

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Howard Winchester Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 407 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 373 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 150 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 53 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 1003 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My single room was small but very well equipped and had a modern feel. There was everything I needed
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient for St Pancras.

Close to St Pancras and Euston stations. 10 minute walk. Room was small but comfortable and the shower was great. We had a front basement room which I would not recommend because there was a lot of noise throughout the evening. It didn’t help that the temperature had been 25C so we needed the window open.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable to King’s Cross, close to Theatre District. Rooms are tiny, but very clean and comfy. No a/c or fan, but the window provided a breeze. A very comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

ZAC

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable bed, but very thin walls. Neighbours were loud and the staff room next door was also very noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mohammed

Before i made the payment for the hotel, they said I could book it the same night. It was around 8pm - 2am from 2nd April - 3rd April. I paid for it only to be given confirmation that it was for 2pm to the next day 3rd April to 4th. They said due to it being non refundable they won’t pay my refund. The thing is if you’re going to say it’s for the same night then honour your part of the contract instead of changing the times after I paid for the room. That’s not how contracts works. If it’s at a set date as agreed on the contract then it should be as it is. Not such that you change what’s on the contract after it as decided without me involved. I demand my money back. It was ridiculous
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stu

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very small room but clean and comfortable. Nice staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The property was in a good location, check in staff member not friendly but check out staff member was. Bathroom quite small and no remote for the tv.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Polly

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Ask for a ground floor as no lift

The room was small and on the top floor with no assistance with our lugguage which was disappointing. The hotel is in a convenient location - close to St Pancras. Staff not overly welcoming either, but it was a place to rest our head and it was clean and had everything you needed for a short stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to trains and tube
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vishal

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elimar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is close to the King’s Cross and St Pancras International station so that’s was very convenient for us since we went to Paris after London and we left from the St Pancras Station.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roslyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Nice hotel with friendly staff

Nice little room only hotel with very friendly staff on duty 24 hrs. Close to King Cross and St Pancras stations and not far from Coal Drops Yard with lots of places to eat or drink. There is no lift in this accommodation and if you’re in a 4th floor room it’s a bit of a climb, particularly with luggage. Rooms were clean and tidy with a lovely little wet room. Nice and quiet and would definitely use this hotel again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Always a great stay!

Staff are very friendly. Fantastic stay as always. This is my first choice hotel now for my London trips and will always book here first before trying other places.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Allison

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for exploring London
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025