Kaya Great Northern Hotel

5.0 star property

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2 bars/lounges, cocktail bar
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Heritage, Larger Guest Room, Queen
Meeting facility
Property amenity

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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King's Cross St Pancras Station, Pancras Road, London, England, N1C 4TB
  • Place, Big Ben
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, London Bridge
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Buckingham Palace
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

Couchette, Smaller Guest Room, Double

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Heritage, Larger Guest Room, Queen

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Edwardian, Guest Room, Queen, High Floor

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Victorian, Larger Guest Room, King

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Edwardian, Guest Room, Double,High Floor

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

London

With a stay at Kaya Great Northern Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 3/4 and within a 10-minute walk of British Library. .This luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Coal Drops Yard and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Camden Markets.

What's nearby

  • The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 3/4 - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Regent's Park - 4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Big Ben - 8 min drive - 4.0 km
  • London Bridge - 8 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Buckingham Palace - 8 min drive - 4.3 km

Getting around

  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 1 min walk
  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station - 1 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Parcel Yard, King's Cross - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪GNH Bar and Terrace - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪German Gymnasium - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪EL&N - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Kaya Great Northern Hotel

Luxury London hotel connected to a rail/subway station, steps from The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 3/4
Kaya Great Northern Hotel offers 88 air-conditioned accommodations with espresso makers and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Irons/ironing boards and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 88 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring espresso makers and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary bottled water.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as concierge services and wedding services. Additional features at this hotel include a communal living room and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility.
For lunch or dinner, stop by RAILS Restaurant, a restaurant that specializes in British cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
RAILS Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
GNH Bar and Terrace - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Little Bar - Onsite cocktail bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: High-speed internet

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 22.50 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • GNH Bar and Terrace
  • Little Bar
  • RAILS Restaurant

Things to do

  • Indoor pool (guest access)

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Transfer shower
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1854
  • Communal living room
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Sunday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 50 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total (up to 44 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 22.50 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 50 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotel Great Northern

Reviews

Kaya Great Northern Hotel Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 584 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 255 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 87 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 1002 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Phillip

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Perdita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Honestly the room and the everyone there were so friendly. Also so apologetic when one of the rooms was not ready for a while. There was a little incident with a man slumped at the lift area but apart from that it was a wonderful hotel. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Extremely convenient location

Extremely convenient location, right beside King's Cross and St. Pancras Station. The room is small but clean. Service is nice.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was good overall. Decided to have breakfast there. When I said the toast was burnt, the waiter agreed and I heard him telling someone else, but no one offered me another choice. Seems a shame not to include unlimited coffee in the breakfast price but charge for extra cups.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Georg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent site at Kings Cross with several U-lines and train stations. Friendly staff, very clean rooms. But avoid floor 5: small windows & low water pressure
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Staff were amazing but the room is not 5*, more like a 3* hotel. Bathroom is aged and not clean. Many visible discoloration on tile joins and stains on walls of room. If this was a 3* hotel I wouldn't have cared but having stayed in real 5* hotels this hotel is 3* at best but they charge 5* prices. The only advantage of this hotel is it's proximity to underground and kings cross station.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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

London visit

So convenient for trains and underground. Room lovely and comfy everything you need. Very helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Five star hotel prices for a 2/3 star room. There is no reception area to speak of, service was ok, but not what you would expect for the price, but the overall feeling was vey deflated at the room which was tiny - only as wide as the bed which was beside the wall, so only one side of the bed was useable - not worth GBP400
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ashley

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Across from Kings Cross station. Early check in granted !!! After a 12 hour journey it was a welcome bed . Huge tub.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Bonnie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Handy to the Eurostar train station.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

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

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Hamilton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room for the night as booked. Location couldn't be better next to King's Cross station for our train the next date. Room was pin quiet and modern retaining some more original characteristics as well.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

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

Great hotel

I really enjoyed my stay. The hotel is lovely, clean and in a fantastic location. I was surprised how quiet my room was given its proximity to Kings Cross Station. It was so quiet! Best hotel shower I’ve ever experienced. Small (as I was expecting) but perfectly formed room, well designed. I appreciated the little touches like a note reminding me that the clocks were changing overnight and the pantry at the end of the hallway with complimentary little cakes and different teas. I would definitely recommend and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

jade

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

8/10 Good

Sarah

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

Perfect location for Eurostar

Perfect location for Eurostar, staff very friendly and hotel very clean but small rooms for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

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

10/10 Excellent

Swiss Farm

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay overview

Trip to watch 6 Nations at Twickenham My wife went shopping I went to Twickers Hotel room very comfy clean etc Liked the coffee machine in the pantry Paid for breakfast with room little bit disappointed that no offer of self service cereals Menu a bit confusing
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ariane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located, pleasant rooms, good restaurant for breakfast and dinner
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

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

Great

Great decor, room was a little cold and noisy, but still nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell

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

Excellent London Stay

This was a perfect choice! Great location, in an area with a great vibe. Room was small but beautifully presented, which was no problem. Breakfast choices were excellent and dining options nearby are plentiful. Close to a number of mainline and underground stations, so suitable for all travellers. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024