Fact Sheet
Accommodation In Islington
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August 2012Private Homes, Bed & Breakfasts, Small Guesthouses
Islington's bed and breakfasts and guesthouses have accommodation to suit most budgets and tastes.
Arlington Avenue(private home), London N1 7AX
T: 07711 265 183.E: [email protected]. W: http://arlingtonavenue.co.uk
Terraced house in a secluded area, furnished with antiques and modern art. Double room has garden views. Private bathroom can be booked or shared.
Prices: One double room from £50. One single room from £40. Charlie’s Hotel, 63 Anson Road, London N7 0AR
T: 020 7607 8375. W:www.charlie-hotel.com/
B&B in a quiet residential street, near shops and Tufnell Park tube. There are single, double, twin, triple, quad and family (6 bed) rooms. Some rooms are en-suite with wi-fi internet access. Gym, sauna, pool. Children and backpackers welcome.
Prices: Single: from £40. Double: from £65. Triple/family: £30 per person per night. Fox and Anchor, 115 Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6AA T: 0121 616 3614.W:www.foxandanchor.com
Six luxury rooms with artwork of the local area, king size beds, plasma screen TV and DVD player, bath and drench shower.
Prices: from £135 to £205 per night per room.
Highbury Centre, 20-26 Aberdeen Park, London N5 2BJ
T: 020 7226 2663.E: [email protected]. W: www.thehighburycentre.org Christian guesthouse with 38 rooms, laundry facilities and a garden. The private road has free on-street parking. Single and twin rooms are standard or en-suite; double rooms are en-suite and family rooms (up to 5) are standard. Standard rooms have a washbasin and coffee making facilities. Conference facilities (up to 30). Library has internet access. Prices: per person, per night (prices for Christian workers in brackets): Single: £47 (£35), en-suite £60 (£45). Twin £81 (£61). Double/twin en-suite: £96 (£72). Family: £104 (£78). 4 Highbury Terrace, London N5 1UP
T: 020 7354 3210 W: www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/4highbury.html
For details of the different rooms available, visit the website. Where possible, breakfast is served to suit the time of the guest.
Prices:Single £38-£42, Double/twin £58 per night.
Guesthouses, Inns and Small Hotels
Guesthouses and hotels with fewer than 50 rooms. They are often family run and their range of facilities may be less than in larger hotels.
Central Station, 37 Wharfedale Road, Kings Cross N1 9SD
T: 020 7278 3294. F: 020 7833 8925. E: [email protected] W:
www.centralstation.co.uk/index.html
Gay friendly. Free wi-fi and roof top terrace. Spacious single, double and twin rooms with traditional furnishings, TV, tea/coffee and private/shared bathrooms.
Prices: From £74.50 (including full English breakfast) per person, per night.
Five Kings Hotel, 59 Anson Road, N7 0AR
T: 020 7607 3996. W: www.smoothhound.co.uk/london-north.html.
Guesthouse with some en-suite rooms. Rooms have TV, tea/coffee facilities, phone, ironing and hair dryer. Bar, pool and no smoking areas. Children (over 3) welcome. Prices: from £53 per person per night, including breakfast.
Hotel Anthea Makedonia, 427 Caledonian Road, N7 9BG
T: 020 77000129. E: [email protected]. W: http://www.antheahotels.com/
TV, free wifi and tea/coffee facilities in soundproofed rooms with own bathroom. 24-Hour front desk with luggage storage, fax/photocopying and dry cleaning/laundry facilities. Hotel has sun terrace and designated smoking area. See website for prices.
Kandara Guesthouse, 68 Ockendon Road, N1 3NW
T: 020 7226 5721.F: 020 7226 3379. E: [email protected] W:http://www.kandara.co.uk/
Family-run guesthouse in quiet area. 12 non-smoking rooms with washbasin, free wifi, TV and tea/coffee. Free parking.
Prices: (including full English and other breakfasts): single £53-75, double £73-97; twin: £78-102, triple £86-110; family rooms (max 4): £94-£118. Prices are per room, per night. Krystals Guesthouse, 754 Holloway Road, Upper Holloway, London N19 3JF
T: 0800 1123455 E: [email protected]. W: http://www.krystalsguesthouse.com/ Cheap, no frills hotel near Archway tube station.
Prices: Single £25-30; double from £40-50 per person, per night. Minimum 2 nights. Queen’s Hotel, 33 Anson Road, London N7 0RB
T: 0207 607 4725. F: 020 7697 9725. E: [email protected]
W: www.queenshotellondon.co.uk
Many of the 36 rooms include private shower and toilet. Children welcome.
Prices: Single from £35 (en-suite from £40); Double/Twin from £45 (en-suite from £50); Triple en-suite from £65; Family en-suite from £85. Prices include traditional English breakfast.
The Rookery, Peter’s Lane, Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DS T: 020 7336 0931.F: 020 7336 0932.E: [email protected]. W: www.rookeryhotel.com
Small luxurious hotel with a private club atmosphere. Prices start around £185 for a single room.
Tommy Miah’s Raj Hotel, 366 Essex Rd, Islington, London N1 3PD T:020 7359 4118 E:[email protected]. W:
http://www.tommymiahsrajhotel.com/
Family run hotel. 41 en-suite rooms with LCD TV, radio, tea & coffee making facilities. Tourist information service (guides and maps). The front desk is open 24 hours a day.
Prices: (including Continental breakfast): Single from £75; Twin/Double from £100; Maharani Luxury Suite from £110; Family Triple from £150.
Halls of Residence
Some Universities offer student accommodation during vacation periods. Dinwiddy House, 189 – 205 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NF
T: 020 7837 7163. E: [email protected]. W:http://www.summerbreaks.org/dinwiddyhouse.asp
The split-level site is designed around a central courtyard. It has wheelchair access, 24 hour security/reception staff, TV lounge and vending machines, coin-operated launderette and indoor bike shed. It has 500 single en-suite rooms in cluster flats of 6-7 rooms. Each flat has a locked front door and shared kitchen. Accommodation is self catering.
Price: £43-45 per night. Rates are available with or without bed linen. Finsbury Residences, 15 Bastwick Street, London EC1V 3PE
T: 020 7040 8811. E: [email protected]. W:
http://www.londonuniversityrooms.co.uk/halls/finsburylondon.aspx
320 daily serviced single study bedrooms with fitted wardrobe, desk, telephone and washbasin for individuals and groups over the summer vacation. Bed linen and towels changed regularly. Shared kitchens, showers and WCs. Common room with TV. 24 hour security.
Price: Single room from £23.20.
Paul Robeson House, 1 Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EH T: 020 7837 7163. E: [email protected]. W:http://summerbreaks.org/paulrobesonhouse.asp
Close to Kings Cross and St Pancras, the accommodation provides 252 single ensuite rooms and 7 double. The accommodation is similar to that of Dinwiddy House – see the entry above. Accommodation is self catering with shared kitchens. Bedding and cooking utensils not provided. For full details please see website.
Price: from £38 per person.
Rosebery Hall, 90 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TY T: 020 7107 5850. F: 020 7107 5875. E: [email protected]. W: http://www.lsevacations.co.uk/residences/rosebery.htm
Located opposite Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Rosebery Hall provides B&B accommodation. Rooms are available at Christmas and New Year, Spring and Summer. See website for prices.
Hostels
Hostel accommodation is an option for travelers on a tight budget. Arsenal Tavern Hostel, 175 Blackstock Road N4 2JS
T: 020 7359 6902. E: [email protected] W:http://www.arsenaltavern.com Backpackers’ hostel located above the Arsenal Tavern (guests get 25% discount in the bar). Free wi-fi, a communal kitchen for guests, bar, pool table and TVs showing live sports. There are 15, 12 and 9 bed dormitory rooms, which include lockers. 24 hour access and security. See website for details of pricing, which includes breakfast and luggage storage.
Clink 78, 78 Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9QG
T: 020 7183 9400. E: [email protected]. W:
Stylish youth hostel renovated from an original courthouse building. Offers a variety of accommodation, from dorms to private rooms. Full details of all the facilities, activities and prices available on the website.
Journey’s Hostel Kings Cross, 54-58 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DP T: 020 7833 3893. W:http://www.clinkhostels.com/
Backpackers hostel. Each of the 20 rooms has bunks (with privacy curtain, power supply and reading light), colour TV, tea/coffee making facilities, phone and hairdryer. Free internet, shower facilities, city map. 24 hour reception and common room.
Check with the hostel for current prices.
Apartments
St Mark’s London, 300 City Road, EC1V 2PW
T: 0800 376 3898 or 020 7269 1689. W: www.somerset.com/uk/london/st_marks.html Serviced apartments designed to accommodate business executives and international tourists. The fully-furnished apartments range in size from studios to one and two-bedroom apartments with fully-equipped kitchens. Full details on website.
Town House Hotels and Larger Hotels
Citadines Barbican, 7-21 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AH T: 0800 376 3898. E: [email protected].
W: www.citadines.com/uk/london/barbican.html
International hotel chain that offers apartments of various size with kitchen facilities. Complementary internet and wifi available in all apartments. For prices check website or phone the above number.
Hilton London Islington, 53 Upper Street, London N1 0UY
T: 020 7354 7700.F: 020 7354 7711.E: [email protected]. W: www.hilton.com/islington
Situated next to the Business Design Centre and near Angel tube. Provides184 en-suite rooms with high-speed Internet access. Some smoking rooms on request. There are executive rooms and four business/meeting rooms, which can accommodate 2-40 people. PC and wireless Internet access in the Lobby. Check website for the different prices. Jurys Inn Islington, 60 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LA
T: 020 7282 5500.F: 020 7282 5511.E: [email protected]. W: www.jurysinns.com/Islington/Hotels.
Near Angel and King’s Cross Stations. 229 non-smoking rooms have air conditioning, private bathroom, high speed modem internet access, telephone, tea/coffee facilities, voicemail, hairdryer and television. Some are equipped for people with disabilities.
Business facilities include fax, photocopying, high-speed Internet access and two meeting rooms. Wifi available in lobby, bar and restaurant. Member of Green Tourism business scheme. Prices start from about £100 for a single room for one night.
Malmaison Charterhouse Square, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AH T: 020 7012 3700.E: [email protected]. W: www.malmaison.com/
Premier Inn King's Cross, 26-30 York Way, London N1 9AA
T: 0871 527 8672. F: 0871 527 8673. E: [email protected]. W: www.premierinn.com/
Modern hotel near Kings Cross with 276 air conditioned en-suite bedrooms with TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Fully licensed bars, restaurant with an outside terrace and courtyard. wi-fi throughout. Family rooms available and also rooms adapted for disabled guests.
Prices: from £29.
Premier Inn London Angel/Islington, 18 Parkfield Street, London N1 0PS T: 0871 527 8558F: 0871 527 8559.
W: http://www.premierinn.com/Angel_Islington
Modern hotel located next to the N1 shopping centre on Upper Street, Islington. Prices: from £84.00 per room.
Thistle City Barbican, 120 Central Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 8DS T: 0871 376 9004. F: 0871 376 9104. E: [email protected]. W: www.thistle.com
The hotel has 463 en-suite bedrooms, including executive and superior rooms (all with internet access). I Parking spaces for 12 cars (£20 a night each). 13 meeting rooms; the largest seats 120. There is a courtesy bus to the city. Prices vary according to date required, so phone for details.
Travelodge Hotels: W: www.travelodge.co.uk
There are several Travelodge hotels in London. They offer budget accommodation with bar café on site. Full English breakfast, dinners and lunches can be served on
request. Tea and coffee making facilities in all rooms. Local hotels include: Travelodge London - Central City Road,1-23 City Road, London EC1Y 1AE T: 0871 984 6333. F: 0207 628 2503
Prices: From £79.95 per room per night.
Travelodge London - Farringdon, 10 - 42 King's Cross Road, London WC1X 9LN T: 0871 984 6274. F: 0207 278 8952. E: [email protected].
Double beds can be converted to twin beds and there are triple rooms with 3 single beds (must be arranged before arrival).
Prices: From £79.95 per person per night
Travelodge London - King's Cross Royal Scot, 100 King's Cross Road, WC1X 9DT T: 0871 984 6272. F: 020 7833 8261. W: www.travelodge.co.uk
Prices: From £86.00 per person per night.
The Zetter, St John's Square, 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London, WC1M 5RJ
T: 020 7324 4444. F: 020 7324 4445. E: [email protected]. W: www.thezetter.com Expensive 59 – room boutique hotel overlooking St. John’s Square, Clerkenwell. Prides itself on implementing sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices. Prices start at £222 per room, per night. See website for full details.
Inclusion in this fact sheet does not imply that Islington Council endorses any particular establishment.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information included is accurate. We cannot accept responsibility if an organisation no longer exists or if information has changed.
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