The Kingsley by Thistle

This is in walking distance of 7 dials and 3 blocks from the tube. Staff was friendly but skip booking through Expedia, otherwise you won’t get any special offers from the hotel. The offers only come when you book through the hotel. The room on the 6^th floor seemed quite enough and it served the purpose.

When it comes to hotels in central London, I’m a bit of a pessimist. Unless you’re spending enough money to comfortable feed the population of a third world country, you’re going to be left with something basic. I’d psyched myself for the inevitable pokey box room for the £110-​ish I spent for my first night following a flight from Australia. I arrived way before check-​in and all I wanted was to drop my luggage off. In return, I was given a room straight away, and a warm, smiling welcome back to the UK.
The room itself wasn’t big but was perfectly acceptable, clean, and looked new. There was no view to speak of, but it was quiet and pleasant to relax in. All this within a stone’s throw from the West End. The Kingsley impressed me, and I’m pretty hard to impress. I’ll definitely consider a return.

London and hotels. the same old story. If you are not willing to spend a lot of money you eventually and inevitably get crap. This hotel was OK, clean, central but the room I got for 140£ (!!!) was very simple and tiny and far from 4 stars standards as I know them from the rest of the world.
Pricey and nothing special. Try elsewhere.

Gute Lage des Hotels nicht weit von der Oxford Street.
Da wir den Hotelaufenthalt nicht selbst bezahlt haben kann ich das Preisleistungsverhältniss nicht beurteilen. Ich denke das es eher etwas zu viel Preis gewesen wäre, aber Hotels in London sind eher hochpreisig. Die Zimmer waren gut ausgestattet nicht sehr gross hier und da ein paar unrelevante Abnutzungsspuren,.Die Putzkraft war nicht besonders gründlich. (Eklige Haare im Duschabfluss und nicht erst seit gestern!)Geht bei 4 Sternen leider gar nicht!
Der Empfang war sehr freundlich und angagiert !!!Das Frühstück sehr gut, es war alles da was man braucht.
Auch im Frühstücksraum sehr aufmerksames und freundliches Personal. Insgesamt ein angenehmer Aufenthalt für uns.

Sehr nettes Hotel inmitten des Soho Viertels. Man hat alles in Laufnähe, auch die Station Holborn ist in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Fuß erreichbar. Es ist alles sehr verwinkelt im Hotel, die Zimmer sind okay, auch wenn unsere Putzfrau ein wenig zu schlampen schien.
Das Frühstück war okay, alles da, sogar vegetarische Sausages und auf Wunsch noch mehr für Vegetarier. Das Personal ist sehr aufmerksam und freundlich!

To celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday, we spent a Saturday night at The Kingsley Hotel in Holborn. We were actually staying in one of their eleven junior suites. The entrance to the hotel immediately set my sights high, with plush interiors, luxurious baulstrades and high ceilings in the foyer.
Not far off the size of some London studio flats I’ve seen, our suite was pretty impressive. With one side of the room a living area featuring a sofa and TV, and the other a bedroom area with a huge king size bed, the room had tons of space that made me wish we were spending more than a night there! There were two TVs in the room, one in front of the sofa and one in the sleeping area, meaning we could (and did) watch telly both sat down and in bed. As if the fantastic, well-​decorated space and huge comfy bed wasn’t enough, the bathroom was genuinely the size of my living room at home — and included a bath AND seperate shower cubicle!
The staff at the hotel were absolutely incredible, helpful and friendly and really going as far as they could to offer amazing customer service. As well as leaving a handwritten card and branded chocolates in the room, upon arrival, I was casually chatting with the receptionist and mentioned we were celebrating a birthday. Twenty minutes later, there was a knock at the door — the concierge arrived with a piece of chocolate cake, drizzled with a berry compote, plate adorned with ‘Happy Birthday’, and two glasses of champagne. The fact that we hadn’t even mentioned the birthday before our stay shows just how willing the staff are to offer amazing customer service — and the cake was absolutely delicious!
The hotel has such a great setting — right in the centre of tons of restaurants, shops and not far from the West End. We popped out for dinner around the corner, but didn’t actually want to leave the suite much as it was just too amazing to not spend nearly all our time there. There were lots of lovely touches to the room too — from the water on the table and ice bucket to the impossibly cosy Thistle robes nestled away in the wardrobe — I pretty much spent the entire stay in mine!
Our stay at The Kingsley was absolutely lovely — normally, we wouldn’t be able to afford such luxurious hotel surroundings but for a special occasion, it was lovely to have such a luxurious time. However, if you’re out and about in the city and you book to stay here, a word of warning — you definitely won’t want to leave your room!

(Also known as Thistle Holborn). Modern, well-​designed air conditioned king room with comfortable bed, sparkling clean remodeled bathroom and nice view in good Bloomsbury location (short walk from British Museum and walking distance a bit further to Charlotte Street area for restaurants). Sixth floor had very little noise (good sound-​proof windows). May have heard an occasional siren, but really nothing else. Very reasonable price for a good sized room. Free in room WiFi with good speed. Wonderful, friendly competent service. We booked directly on the Thistle’s website, using one of the «offers» under the «Offer» tab and received a great rate that included breakfast, with free cancellation until 2 pm day of arrival. Breakfast was extensive, with full English and continental options on buffet. Especially appreciated fresh croissants (just a bit fresher than at other hotels we stayed in on same trip), veggie and pork sausages (the veggie ones were unusual and tasty), potato croquettes, smoked salmon, and scrambled eggs (that my husband raved about), together with all of the usual items and juices, coffee, tea, etc. Since we arrived in a heat wave (London hit 95 degrees) AND we enjoy quiet, the price was well worth the 25 GBPs or so more than the price of some other nearby hotels. We had to make one schedule change on arrival and the front desk staff handled it seamlessly. Nice downstairs bar with friendly bartender. Will definitely stay at The Kingsley by Thistle (also known as Thistle Holborn) again next time we are in London.

#312 is NOT a good room!
— sewer odor problems coming from the plumbing system, extremely unpleasant disgusting, revolting smell
— housekeeping is very poor, our housekeeper never cleaned the bathroom floor, shower base (for 13 days!), each day we got 1 shampoo no conditioner, next day we got shower gel (we were 2, a couple) … we never had a set of shampoo, conditioner, shower gel. Twice we received a little body lotion. Nice hotel, but cleanliness of the room is not up to par. Great location!
(stayed February 2015)

Very friendly staff during the whole stay. On paper we could only check in after 2PM, but we arrived at 10AM and immediately got a room. The breakfast buffet is really worthwhile, especially with the voucher (10£).
Our room (see photos) was very comfortable and equipped with all the things we needed (safe, iron, flat tv, hairdryer, towel heater, …). We chose for a double single bedded room, in which we connected both beds to each other since a double bed hasn’t got a lot of space for two persons. We even got free cocktails from a bartender on trial.
We definitely would recommend this hotel to everyone who is looking for an unforgettable place in London and we would love to return when we are going back!

I stayed here for four nights on a biz trip and have nothing but pleasant things to report. The staff was very courteous and respected my wish to have a higher floor. My king room was large and well appointed. See photos of room and view. I was surprised to have a decent view of the steeple of the church next door. The breakfast voucher is a good buy — 10 pounds gets you a hot English good quality breakfast in the dining area. There’s a lounge /​bar downstairs to relax in which looks great!
The hotel is very close to the Holburn tube which makes it very close to soho and other great areas. I was able to walk to lots of places and loved it.
My only complaint was that the shower would go scalding hot for a few seconds every few minutes. I reported this upon departure — hopefully it’s addressed.

Great hotel, recently renovated with decent size rooms for London. Good enough that I chose to stay here again recently.
Breakfast in the hotel is good if you get it included, otherwise there are lots of options near by.
The concierge is well mannered and helpful for getting local directions — Covent Garden, Oxford Street, Leicester Square and the British Museum are all walking distance.

I spent about 2 weeks here. UCLA Travel Study. I think the name has changed. The place is called the Kingsley now. The location was pretty convenient. Everything was walking distance. Hell, everything in London is walking distance when you come from LA.
The British Museum close by. I remember walking to Leicester Square and even all the way to the Southbank from here. At times, I even skateboarded (I had to bring California to London). The closest tube stop was Holborn.
As for the wifi, it can be pretty expensive. There’s an internet café and a mcdonald’s close by. But if you want wifi in your room, I suggest signing up the ATT wifi. They are affiliated with BTOpen. Just go to BTOpen and login with your ATT account. I split the internet with my roommates. With the month fee and the cancellation fee, I paid about $ 7.

This place was just ok.
The rooms were nice and it was fairly big by London standards. Also the location was awesome. For me it was really good cause my office was closeby along with the brittish museum and restaurants/​bars.
There were a couple of big negatives though. No free wifi in the hotel? Really? Then on top of it if you want wifi you can buy it on a daily basis for some price for a day. But then you have to buy a new card each day which is really expensive.
Also they had a breakfast in room that they could give you but it was like the biggest breakfast ever and it was wayyy overpriced even for London. It was around $ 50 for a breakfast plus the cost of bringing the food upstairs and then the cost of tip! I went down the street and had it much cheaper nice breakfast for about a fourth the price.
In the end the hotel was good for a tourist but not very good for a business traveler.

Summary based on a couple of Priceline stays:
–ok location
–typically doesn’t allow early check in
–breakfast alternatives somewhat close by
–short walk to tube
–impersonal service
–older rooms