Review of Apollo Hotel Kings Cross 3*

It is important to manage expectations when staying here. This is a budget hotel, I chose it because I wanted to be close to the train station (took me about 4 min by foot). Checking in was very easy, they explained everything when I checked in, the restrictions on the TV, housekeeping, towels, hairdryer etc (I'll explain in a minute) the elevators were comically small, I had a duffle bag (wasn't even full) and a 35L osprey backpack, I crammed myself in this elevator and laughed all the way up to the 6th floor. Luckily, I noticed it does not make stops, for example, if you are on the ground floor, and need to go to floor 6, it doesn't matter if a person on floor 2, 3, 4, or 5 called the elevator, you will be a solo rider… so the size of the elevator seemed a moot point. The bed was uncomfortable (budget hotel remember) but the room had an air conditioner, it was controlled (plus or minus 3 degrees) for the most part but worked well. The bathroom was fine, but as a woman, only one towel does get a little difficult (what do I use for my hair? ) they said I could request another one if needed, but I was sure I read it cost more, I did just fine with only one, but when they cleaned the room, they did leave me 2. Speaking of cleaning, it is said specifically that the room will be cleaned on the third day, then every fourth day after that, that if needed will be attended to by request. It didn't bother me and I didn't request more frequent cleaning, I was there six nights. There is a small TV that gave me a handful of basic channels, however, it did have a USB port so I plugged by hard drive in and watched movies/shows I had saved previously. The hotel did NOT provide free Wi-Fi, it could be purchased per day or unlimited. I got great cell service, but I was on the 6th floor. The room itself is fairly small by american standards, but for one person it was enough, however, it did NOT have a closet. There was a small mirror with about 5 hangers attached that I used, but I couldn't really unpack because there was no where else to put anything. I ended up hanging up what I could and on the far side of the bed I left my bags on the floor and did the best I could with the floor space. To summarize: Pro: cost — inexpensive/budget accomodation. Ease of check in and check out. Staff friendly. Proximity to kings cross/st. Pancras station. Air conditioning. Con: no Wi-Fi, no closet/storage for clothes and/or bags, mediocre bed Things that didn't matter to me: frequency of housekeeping, number of towels, simply the size of the room, no real toiletries (e. G. Shampoo, conditioner etc) no niceties (coffee, tea can be purchased from front desk) With the little amount of time I spent in the room, the "stuff" didn't seem to matter to me, but I was also a solo traveler, if I had someone else in the room, I'm fairly sure I would have felt cramped.