St Nicholas Hotel Kenton

Staff Service Good

Thanks to the owner Falah, we are all very pleased to have booked with you and I’ll happily use again. Only fault is the communication to emails could have been improved but that’s an easy fix going forward. Room prices are amazing and you’d pay double for similar locally so be realistic.

I stayed two nights at their place. I chose this hotel because it was quite close to the Royal Air Force Museum, which I wanted to visit. I didn't like the neighborhood, boring, dull, it is predominantly inhabited by Indians and as a result, most of the restaurants and shops in the area have an Indian profile. And I don't particularly like Indian food. Also, there are only 2-3 ordinary bars nearby. The room was on the top floor, where you reached by a narrow and steep staircase. There is no elevator and I think it would have been quite difficult to go up with a heavy luggage. Quite noisy, the train passes nearby. Also, quite a lot of noise in the evening made by other customers (or a family that seemed to live on the first floor). The cleanliness is relatively OK, but I found long hairs through the bedding. I have a bald haircut...During the stay there was no cleaning. In the room there is a fridge (a big plus, I had a place to put some cold beers) and a TV (I didn't use it). You also have a sink in the room. Strange taps, separated for hot and cold water, arranged quite far from each other, so that it is impossible to balance the water temperature. The shared bathroom is OK, quite clean. You have bus and metro stations nearby. Wi-fi worked very well. The staff, OK (we interacted only at check-in and check-out).

Great staff member, who is not always there. Clean room. No telephone facility in room in case needed to ask him anything. Very steep stairs. Washroom lights not working. No kettle or tea bag in room. Creaky bed. Never mind, but not for me. Sorry!

Brilliant hotel. Big clean rooms and friendly staff. The location was excellent. Really close to the underground. There were lots of shops nearby. They had free parking round the back which was ideal. They even provided fresh, clean towels.

When I say cost-effective I don't mean cheap: the room size was well above anything that could be called cheap, but the bill was half of what I have paid in the past for a much smaller room; it was really good, with 2 growing children, not to feel crammed in. The hotel itself is a row of terraced houses, with shops at street level and private car park behind. In addition to retaining many original features - the fireplace filled in in favour of central heating, but not removed - the conversion to hotel has given the building something of a Heath Robinson quality: there are no corridors above ground level, with rooms coming off landings. etween the landings there are mezzanine levels with bathrooms and kitchens, and adjacent landings connect, via short flights of stairs and a fire door, to the landing in the adjacent 'house', which is were the Heath Robinson quality comes from: terrible for disabled access, but great fun in getting from your room to the car! The kitchens were a welcome surprise as they allowed further cost savings on evening meals, from the supermarket over the road, rather than takeaway as we had originally intended. In short, what we had intended as merely a cheep place to stay while we visited London became a part of the attraction in it's own right.

The rooms are spotlessly clean with no frills, perfect for a short stay at a very reasonable price. We were upgraded to double rooms on arrival and the beds were comfy, blackout curtains were great and TV/fridge in the room was a nice touch! Owners were very polite and helpful. Would definitely recommend for anyone needing cheap but very cheerful accommodation close to Wembley Park.