Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle, Ampton Street, London, WC1X 0LX, United Kingdom- Memorial
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Convenient Location: The House of Toby, located just 700 meters from King's Cross Theatre, offers easy access to popular attractions like the British Museum and Dominion Theatre.
Modern Amenities: Enjoy air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and complimentary toiletries for a comfortable stay.
Exceptional Service: With a 24-hour front desk, our dedicated staff ensures your needs are met promptly during your visit.
Experience the best of London at The House of Toby. Book your stay now for an unforgettable trip!
Check-in from
01:30 PM
Check-out by
10:30 AM
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
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Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
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Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
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Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
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Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
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In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
12 sqm
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Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
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9 sqm
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I'm impress in the hospitality of the staff especially Mr.Maulid. Thanks for being patient and kind to me and sister.
The room is too small , Not enough space to open the luggage
Location to train station, staff lovely.
We had a lower ground room which looked out onto the wall outside, this room also had a small/ tight en-suite.
10 min loop afstand van kingscross, grote kamers en hygiënisch
Lovely welcoming hotel really close to St Pancras. Perfect for a short stay before heading to the Eurostar.
Staff were more than welcome and accommodating to my requests.
N/A
Friendly staff and very clean rooms!
Kings Cross war gleich u die Ecke, sehr netter Rezeptionist, der sich rührend um mich kümmerte und mich für den nächsten Morgen auch mit Reservierungen für den Uber und den Heathrow Express versorgte.
die Isolierung war sehr dünn und bis 23:30 konnte man die Strasse sehr gut hören und ab 05:00 wieder. Das Zimmer war unglaublich klein, zu zweit wäre es eine Herausfoderung gewesen.
Great location for kings x station
The room was clean and the stuff was frendly.
I had to sleep with my plane headphones on, I could hear every step on the stairs next to my room, everytime someone ised the stairs you could laudly hear every step.
Camera molto piccola ma essenziale, pulita e funzionale. Staff gentile e pochissimi minuti a piedi dalla stazione.
La colazione potrebbe essere più fornita, ma dato il prezzo va benissimo.
Its very near the station (King Cross) which served the purpose for the booking. The rooms are clean and staff are friendly as well as helpful.
Nothing much.
staff were lovely, room was clean and the air conditioning was great. comfy beds and really nice bathrooms
Helpful and polite staff made this a memorable stay,
We couldn’t complain about anything really
Personnel très agréable et professionnel surtout le Monsieur de l'accueil de jour très serviable et souriant. Hotel très propre bien situé. Les petits déjeuner très bon et variés.
Dommage que la salle de bain ne soit pas un peu plus grande. Rue bruyante.
Bed is schoon.kamer is oud rede lijk schoon Goed douche. Geen ontbijt genomen maar voor 7.50 pond was het mogelijk
Trap, tapijt oud. Was lag2 dagen bij de deur van onze kamer
I’m 6’2 tall, the bed was too short with the head and foot of the bed being between two walls, so I couldn’t lie completely flat.
We took the hotel for 1 night, because it was close to king cross, and stayed there for 1 night. It was fine, and not expensive as other places in London.
In a perfect location for what we wanted.
Was just a little bit cramped for the 2 of us shower wasn’t the best and would have liked a shower mat kept slipping on the surface.
Proximité de la gare St pancras, 10 mn à pieds, personnel très sympathique.
Chambre au 3 eme étage sans ascenseur, mon conjoint ayant un lumbago, difficile pour monter les valises. Pas de pain frais au petit déjeuner, uniquement des toasts. Rien pour poser sa trousse de toilette à la salle de bain.
Lovely and cold in our room when it was so so hot in London! Air con was lovely! Clean room staff super friendly too. So close to King’s Cross and was able to leave my bag the next day which was handy.
Gerði mér ekki grein fyrir að það væri ekki lyfta
Sehr nettes Personal, sehr zuvorkommend, wir verständigten uns teilweise mit "Hände und Füße". Es würde Taxi zum Flughafen für uns bestellt, und ein Weckerdienst angeboten. Die Zimmer waren sehr sauber.
Viele Stiegen.
I stayed on 2 occasions 7 days apart travelling back and forth on Eurostar... Easy walking distance to St Pancras and Kings Cross. Hotel rooms spotless, staff very welcoming.
The single rooms are very small, but very clean. The bar area lacked atmosphere and the general outside impression wasn't the best...
Sleeping next to an open window was perfect and the staff were all friendly and made me feel comfortable
That there is a gay hotel near this one called Adam’s gay bar I think but I’m not against people being gay I just don’t like the name Adam. I like Adam and Eve though. But I know someone very bad named Adam so it’s a bit of a trigger for me
El alojamiento súper limpio y cómodo y el personal nos atendió estupendamente. A última hora tuvimos que añadir a una persona más y no hubo problema.
Personal war freundlich
Die Unterbringung in einem Kellerloch ohne Fenster ist für diesen Preis absolut lächerlich. Wenn es null Sterne geben würde, würde ich sie geben.
Honestly nothing other than location.
The room was literally the size of one cupboard and a bed which can only fit 5.6 ft person, there was washroom attached which was very small as well. The room was very dusty I dont think they tried cleaning it before checkin. Fyi : I booked single room for 15,000 INR ( pls convert to pounds ) which I feel was too much for this. Also they did not have lift and they also were charging extra for small water bottles.
Staff very welcoming and the facilities were clean.
Most of the plug sockets in the room did not work. The hot water in the shower was far too hot, nearly scalding. Also could do with a handrail in the shower as it was so slippy.
Das Personal war unaufdringlich aber sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich. Die Rezeption war Rund um die Uhr besetzt und war bemüht allen Anliegen nachzukommen (Weckservice, Taxi bestellen, etc.). Frühstück war ausreichend (Müsli, Gebäck, Wurst, Käse, Marmelade, Nutella, Croissants, Kaffee, Tee, Säfte, Obst), aber zusätzlich (8£) zu bezahlen. Preis Leistungs Verhältnis dennoch top. Zimmer waren sauber und wurden jeden zweiten Tag (auf Wunsch auch häufiger) gereinigt. Im Zimmer war ein eigener Wasserkocher mit Tee und Löskaffee (Nespresso) vorhanden. Die Lage des Hotels ist sehr praktisch. In 5 Minuten Fußweg ist man beim Bahnhof Kings Cross von dem sowohl U Bahn, Züge aber auch Busse in alle Richtungen abfahren. In der Nähe gibt es Pubs, Souveniershops als auch verschiedene Speiselokale.
Kein Lift. Hotel hat 3 Stockwerke.
The location, but quiet . Clean, friendly staff.
The location was good.
The noise from a huge external fan unit located next to our room made a lot of noise making it impossible to sleep. There were loud banging sounds from a room behind us - maybe a door that kept opening and shutting.
Good for a one night layover stay near kings cross.
Small room, quite noisy from other rooms. However did not matter too much.
L’emplacement proche de la gare et du métro , l’accueil et le prix du petit déjeuner
Un peu vieillot
Great location and staff
Brilliant location, value for money, comfortable rooms and friendly staff
They greet you with a huge smile.
My room was tiny. It was on the ground floor and the air was humid. There was no proper ventilation - only an AC unit.
Very old hotel , no elevator; room is very small, the people at night shit is not friendly
Great location.
Localisation : près de la gare mais très silencieux
Petitesse des chambres mais c’est partout comme cela à Londres. Chambre en rdc patio pas rassurant pour une femme. Demander aux étages
Loved the location. Lovely and clean. Staff very helpful especially mowlic on reception.
Nothing all good
The decor was classy, the rooms were clean and the staff were helpful and friendly
There was no lift which can be tricky with luggage and 6 flights of stairs to the 3rd floor and the rooms were noisy due to the proximity of the main road.
- La situation géographique est parfaitement pratique, à 10 min à pied de la gare St. Pancras. Il y a des pubs et de quoi se restaurer autour - Il y a un espace collectif pour le petit-déjeuner et le coin pub le soir - Le personnel d'accueil est très agréable - La chambre (lit simple) est agréable et bien fournie, avec des rangements, une clim, un nécessaire à thé, des serviettes. Le lit est très confortable. La chambre et la salle de bain sont bien propres.
- Globalement, je suis ravie du rapport qualité-prix. La seule chose qui pourrait manquer, c'est un petit frigo dans la chambre.
Good value for money. Great location. Excellent staff. Good value breakfast optional. Room size was fair given the central location.
Nothing. It met expectations.
Clean, comfortable room. It was compact, but fine for an overnight stay. Good size shower cubicle in the ensuite, with a sturdy shelf for your products Very quiet. We had a ground floor room at the front and there was only a little noise from outside. Really great location, no more than a ten minute walk from King's Cross. Friendly and helpful staff. Ability to leave bags before check in and after check out.
While the room was quiet despite its position, we couldn't have the curtains open because the windows were directly on the street. It would have been very frustrating if we had stayed for more than one night. There was only one 'hook' in the bathroom for hanging towels on and it was pretty hopeless so a hand towel just kept falling off.
London
Handy for King’s Cross, St Pancras & tubes to west end. Really friendly staff and breakfast was a reasonable price & good value for money for London
Bathroom extremely small/tight to move easily and door wouldn’t stay closed unless locked
Great room, which was a good size. I have stayed in other London hotels on a budget and this was much cleaner, modern and tastefully decorated. Suprisingly quiet, perfect tor my early start on Eurostar
I got rather hot and although there was air con, it must have auto turned off during the night.
Friendly staff, good location, good value!
Towels need replacing, are clean but thin
Very convenient location for the Eurostar Friendly staff
Room was quite dusty in places and couple of loose sockets need attention otherwise fine
Nice location, friendly staff, very interesting internal planing of the building, powerful air conditioner
Tiny bathroom, awkward shower tap, breakfasts are offered, but not impressive...
C'était parfait comme d'habitude
Top super hôtel
Location Room is good Clean
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Really friendly and helpful staff - obvious they really care about customer experience. They took our bags before check in (which was also a very early check in at 1:30pm, so rare for London/hotels in general!) and offered us to use the facilities like toilet and drink machine/seating area. Very clean room
No lift to upper floors which I did know about ahead of booking, but still something to be cautious of if you are mobility impaired or have lots of luggage. Bathroom was a bit of a tight squeeze, but not really surprising considering the amazing price and overall size of the hotel room. Not negatives at all for us, but just something to consider if you care for those things!
Location
Nothing like pictures, not in good state of repair, didn’t want to use shower as looked unclean. I nearly left as it was v grotty.
I liked having a friendly human receptionist not a key code.
I wish the bar had been lively. And the room was cramped. Better to have had a single bed (all I needed) and more floor space.
Air con, location very close to Kings Cross.
Room very tired - plug sockets not working, handles falling off. My room off the court yard’s door you could see daylight through the gaps. Staff needed to see my corporate card I booked on upon checkin, not sure why.
Frühstück hätte es schon vor halb acht geben können.
Friendly staff with 24 hour reception, comfortable room and great location, close to Kings Cross but on a fairly quiet street
Location
Size of room was ridiculous. Safe never worked deapite promises to fix. Room also had a guant spider that we had to deak with.
Camere piccoline ma molto accoglienti. Staff molto gentile e disponibile, ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo
My second stay at the hotel and it was amazing :) Perfect location, friendly, kind and helpful staff. Rooms are small but if you're going solo it has all you need. Amazing shower, beds are pretty comfortable too. The only thing I'd mention is maybe the room could be a little more cleaner (there was a lot of dust and couple of stains). There is very little room to hang/store your clothes, but if you're staying only for a couple of days, it's perfectly enough. :) Would return for sure.
Nothing. The room met my expectations for a solo trip to London for a couple of days to meet up with friends :)
Hotel micuț, cu raport preț calitate excelent, camere cu suprafata decenta fata de alte locații oarecum similare la preț, si foooarte important toaleta in camera. Personal extrem de amabil, recepție non stop care ne-a dat un sentiment de siguranță având in vedere ca am fost singure in londra. Poziționare buna lângă st pancras, legături bune cu luton/ metrou, am facut pe jos o parte din obiective.
Nu are lift si aveam camera la ultimul etaj dar mersul pe scări e sănătos!😉
Super vriendelijk personeel. Op wandelafstand van station st Pancras in een rustige wijk.
Lage
schmutziger Teppich
All very good - though noisy due to traffic outside the window
Small but well appointed room, great location close to King's Cross. Very helpful staff.
Hotel proche de la gare St Pancras et arrêt de bus au pied de l'hotel ! Réceptionniste très accueillant et chaleureux ! La chambre était petite mais à suffisait pour une nuit ! Très bon rapport qualité prix et ptit déjeuner complet pour seulement 7.5£.
Clime beaucoup trop forte en arrivant dans la chambre
The staff members were very kind and accommodating. The location was central.
In my opinion, the room was not properly cleaned before my arrival: The curtains were covered in stains and smelly, the room corners, surfaces, and the hairdryer were dusty and/or sticky (not sure why). The level of cleanliness has impacted my overall assessment of the hotel, as I expected more of a four-star hotel.
Struttura pulita e accogliente, il personale gentilissimo. Il receptionist più gentile che abbia mai incontrato in un hotel
Beds extremely comfortable and air con was good
Lots of stairs to carry luggage up
Lots of really nice oranges at the breakfast buffet!. It was a single room and quite small - but for a weekend in London a small clean room with a comfortable bed is all you need
Didn't dislike anything - it was good!
I live this place - it’s a great location and really good value.
Nothing
Location. Ideal for St.Pancras and Eurostar destinations.
Slightly noisy if you have a room by the main road.
Very friendly staff, small but comfortable and functional rooms. Exeptional find for price/location.
It was fine for me , but the bed is small for some one tall
The staff were friendly and even offer a wake up call so you won't miss your train, super close to the station and room was comfortable.
De locatie is prima. De badkamer is prima. Het bed is prima. Fijn dat er airco is.
Het hotel is lang zo mooi niet als de foto's doen vermoeden. Vies trappenhuis met smoezelig tapijt en plakkende trapleuning. Smoezelig tapijt op de kamer (sowieso, het is 2026, stop met vloerbedekking op hotelkamers, het is smerig en slecht voor de luchtwegen). Onaardig personeel (alleen meneer Molik was vriendelijk). Kapot kluisje. Benauwde kamer. Geen branduitgang op de verdieping. Je moet helemaal naar de hoofduitgang lopen in geval van brand: totaal onacceptabel.
Vlak bij King's Cross station, leuke kroeg (the Water Rats) om de hoek. En er was airconditioning op de kamer.
Location near King’s Cross/St Pancras was ideal for excursions in London
The room didn’t have any windows except for a Velux at the ceiling which could not fully open and the blinds didn’t work. Also, the room had little storage space because of the 4 beds where we only needed the double bed.
- Great location - Very reasonable price - air con worked wonders
- Room was classed as a “deluxe” single room. It was anything but. Very compact room. - Shower towel was terrible quality. It had holes in it and a few questionable stains. This is unacceptable. Also not a lot of space to dry off in the bathroom either. - Soap dispenser was broken and never worked. - shower head felt cheap and kept falling down.
Within walking distance from train station
Just that the bar closed too early.
Lovely hotel in London near kings cross
L'établissement est situé à quelques rues de la gare de St Pancras, parfait pour visiter Londres et sauter dans son Eurostar. Le personnel est très accueillant et très arrangeant. Possibilité de laisser ses bagages et de les récupérer au dernier moment pour profiter pleinement de la capitale anglaise. Chambre petite (normal au cœur de ce quartier), mais propre et confortable. Petit déjeuner possible, à prix modéré par rapport à d'autres hôtels. Vraiment un endroit idéal par sa localisation et son rapport qualité/prix.
RAS
personnel exceptionnellement pro, attentif. Consigne bagage gratuite pour le dernier jour, chambres clean et à deux pas de King's Cross pour le métro. Parfait!
Sincèrement? Rien
Lovely and friendly staff. Easy to find, close to Kings Cross. Clean room. Air con.
Needs new pillows. Some of the plug sockets didn’t work.
Hele vriendelijke mensen. Heerlijke douche en schone ruimte
The property is in a great location. Friendly staff.
No elevator is a huge draw back
Vriendelijke ontvangst, airco die werkte, mooie kamer.
Great value and rooms were clean. Great location for what we needed.
צוות המלון ידידותי בטירוף, לאורך כל השהות שלנו פשוט היה יוצא מן הכלל. לא חוויתי שירות כזה מיימי. פקיד הקבלה היה מדהים ושירותי ממש המלון עצמו קרוב מאוד לתחנת הרכבת אבל כן רחוק ממרכז העיר (בהליכה), בנסיעה זה שטויות השירותים נקיים
החדר הרגיש מאובק ולא נקי מספיק המלון והחדרים מיושנים יחסית
Great location, staff are always very nice, rooms clean.
I can’t really say there was anything I didn’t like about the property, only reason for not perfect scores is down to personal preference.
muy amable su personal
que cobraran 10 libras por cada horas de llegada antes del check in
Very accommodating for early check in & provided breakfast after my long transit from Sydney. Good location.
Room was quite small, but ok for one night stay. No complimentary water bottle
Proche de la gare. Personnel accueillant. Salle de bain petite mais récente. Bouilloire avec thé et café.
Alarme feu qui se déclenche imtempestivement( plusieurs fois pendant le séjour). Chambre peu insonorisée des voisins. Porte de la salle de bain qui ne ferme pas bien. Peu de lumière du jour qui peut entrer dans la chambre car fenêtre petite. Moquette, couverture et murs tachés.Le coffre fonctionne avzc une clé dont le concierge conserve un double ( peu rassurant)
Near to eurostar. Green king pub even closer.
Door to shower difficult to close.
Excellent value for money. Lovely, clean room in central London. Walking distance to St Pancras station.
Nice room LG3, very good shower - quiet and comfortable Would stay again - friendly reception staff
The staff were friendly- the location was pretty good
In desperate need of maintenance. Almost everything we touched was broken. Sockets coming away from the wall, the shower knob came off in my hand and was only set to scorching hot, mould on the curtains right next to one of the beds, one one hook in the bathroom for all towels etc for a 4-bed room, no elevator so had to lug all suitcases up - to be fair the staff helped with this.
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Cleanliness
6.19/10Several reviews mentioned cleanliness issues such as a filthy room and mould.
Service
8.66/10The staff were described as friendly and helpful in multiple reviews.
Location
9.2/10Many reviews praised the hotel's convenient location near transport hubs.
Room Quality
6.65/10Some reviews indicated rooms were small or had issues, but others found them clean.
Amenities
7.68/10Amenities were addressed with some critiques about TV channels available.
Value for Money
8.14/10Value was mixed; some found it reasonable for the location, others thought it overpriced.
Food and Beverage
8.19/10Reviewed positively with good breakfast options mentioned.
Overall Experience
7.66/10Overall experience varied; while some enjoyed their stay, issues were also reported.