Tune Hotel King’s Cross

Just stayed here again and 3 years later, I’m still a fan of this hotel. It’s been well kept and the staff is lovely. The rooms are small but they are very clean. If you don’t expect huge rooms or fancy frills, you’ll dig this place.

We stayed at this hotel for 3 days and iwhile it was not a bad budget hotel, there are definitely better ones in the same price range that do not «nickle and dime» you to death. The hotel room was clean but extremely small, even by european standards. You could barely walk around the room and it had nothing besides a full bed. There were no closets or desk or chair, just a small flat tv. The bathroom had a moldy smell to it and was about the size of an airplane bathroom with the addition of a small shower. I was pleasantly surprised to find a working AC even though I had read many reviews saying that the AC did not work. The man working at the front desk was friendly and helpful. The hotel has a very late 3pm check-​in time and yoy are charged per piece of luggage that you have them store for you. Luckily, we booked with
and had everything included in the higher price but they will charge you extra for everything from towels, toiletries, and daily housekeeping to having a room with a tv, safe or hairdryer in it. The hotel is within a 10 minute walk to Kings Cross and St Pancras Station but it is in a rather shady neighborhood. Overall, I would not recommend this place because after all the hiddden fees and extra charges, it is a bit more expensive than your typical budget hotel.

I feel a bit miserly giving it an average, but it wasn’t ‘very good’ and unfortunately there is no rating for simply ‘good’
The hotel is easy to find, around a 5 minute walk from King’s Cross St. Pancras station, and check in was quick and easy and my room (number 11) was a short walk from the lift in the basement.
It was a bit weird staying in a room with no windows, but the room was spotlessly clean and there was a good selection of channels on the flat screen TV. On a slightly more negative note, the room was very warm and I had the choice of either putting up with it, or putting on the aircon and listening to the annoying rattle which prevented me from sleeping.
In the end I chose the former and slept in silence in a hot room. My second niggle was that the pillows were wafer thin, and there were no spares. I was by myself in a double room so I had both pillows, and even then it wasn’t sufficient and I had to boost them with towels from the bathroom. Had I been staying with my partner we would have both woken up with sore necks!
While there were many good points about this hotel, there are many more to choose from in London that would offer a better night’s sleep, so I probably won’t bother staying again.

I have stayed in this hotel three times for short city breaks. It’s a great choice if you just need a base and don’t intend to spend a lot of time in the room. I find London to be the most expensive city I have ever visited for hotels, and the Tune chain of hotels seem to be the best option. The rooms are ensuite, and have a good powerful shower. The bedrooms are small yet clean and modern. The beds are also on the small side but are supremely comfortable.
You have to pay for all the extras which is fine if you get a good room rate. I do however feel that wifi is too expensive. I would get it every time if it was half the price. Also check out at 10am and check in at 3pm seems unfair. I feel that threatening to charge «an extra night if you don’t check out at 10» isn’t very nice. It really makes you feel cheap.
However, in spite of the above I would recommend this hotel if you are on a budget as it is reliable.

I knew what I was getting into with this place and its pay for everything model but what I didn’t expect was one of the worst hotel stays ever. Note this is not a one off, I have more than 80 reviews here and spent nearly 70 nights in hotels last yer. I highly encourage you to avoid this dump. They claim on their website to provide 5* lodging/​sleep at 1* star pricing but it is more 1* star lodging at 3* prices. If your bed is like mine you will not sleep nor get any rest. Plus you’ll need to avoid dirt and a bug… In more detail:
*Bed: Easily the worst thing I have ever slept on. There is no comfort in the mattress and you can feel every single spring in there. It took forever to fall asleep, was up all night due to the pain and woke up this morning with a sore back. It is unbearably bad.
*Bugs-​Checked in to find one tiny bug walking around in the bathroom
*Hair-​Also walked in to find a few hairs (obviously not mine) scattered throughout the room including the bed and bathroom and shower
*Noise-​The HVAC unit makes an incredibly strange noise that you will need ear plugs to sleep or in my case decide to just be cold
*Yes it is London but the room is tiny, like literally there is no place to walk. One can barely enter the shower as you need to squeeze around the sink.
*Upkeep-​All the walls in the room are scuffed up.
All-​in this is easily one of the worst hotels I’ve stayed in and it has nothing to do with the hotel model. It’s all about the horrific bed, bug, dirt and scuffmarks. I barely slept because of that terrible bed and still feel it now. Please enjoy your vacation and do not stay here, it is not worth it.

A very basic, but clean hotel, but compared to other places in London it can give a good value. My company booked it using expedia, so windows, the towels, the TV and the hair dryer were included in the price.
Sounds obvious? Should not!
This is not the default in this hotel! There are rooms with and without window. Usually you have to pay for the towel and TV extra. Since this is a busy and noisy area I highly recommend to try to pick a high floor if you are given the choice. The Wi-​Fi was free, and it really works. The TV was on a wall facing the wall on the opposite side which was about 80 cm away. So you can stand between the two walls and watch TV! Just perfect :). I was also missing a proper chair in the room. Other than that it was OK.

I really wanted to like this hotel, but I just couldn’t. I booked a room here to save money since the hotels around the area were way over our budget and we didn’t want to have to stay far away from the city center. I even booked the windowless room to save a bit of cash, but that was my mistake; it’s a lot harder than you think to wake up early when you’re jet-​lagged and have no sun shining in the room. Unfortunately, this place was still not worth the money we paid.
There are several things about the room itself that was a bit odd. First off, you have to put your key in a slot in the wall just so that the lights will work. Take the card out and the lights won’t work. I understand the idea behind this (to save electricity), but it was just annoying. Additionally, the bed was very uncomfortable (quite hard actually) and the door to the bathroom was see-​through (you don’t get as much privacy as one would hope). There is also no shower fan, which is always a disappointment and they don’t believe in washcloths either (not a one was to be seen). We paid for clean towels every day (everything is an extra fee here) and we got several dirty towels that had to be exchanged, which in unacceptable.
A few things that were unique to our room was that our TV would randomly just shut off while you’re watching it and take a while to power back on. This was extra annoying considering we paid for the TV separately. There was also no temperature control in the shower; there were hot and cold knobs all right, but the water would jump from blazing hot to freezing without anyone touching the hot and cold handles. We paid for WiFi that was incredibly spotty as well.
I get that you stay here when you’re trying to save money and that’s generally a good idea in a very expensive city like London. We also try to spend as little time as possible in hotel rooms since there’s so much to see when you’re on vacation. However, I can’t overlook all the glaring flaws in this place and I’ll never stay in a Tune Hotel again.

I have stayed in this hotel three times and the experience has been good. The rooms have always been spotlessly clean and the shower room in good working order. The thing to remember here is that it is a low cost no-​frills hotel and they really do mean no frills. Even a towel is considered an extra to be paid for so remember to either take your own towel and soap etc or be prepared to pay more. The rooms are basic but comfortable and the air-​conditioning is effective. Compared to the extortionate prices of many hotels in London this hotel offers very good value. Booking online is quite easy.

This hotel is perfect for the pedestrian traveler looking for cleanliness, comfort and convenience. It’s a short walk to St. Pancras & Kings Cross Stations w/​direct & safe connections to ANYWHERE in the city. The 73 Victoria bus is a great way to see the city. A lot of places to grab good coffee & great local food. Mattress is not an American 5 star yet it was comfortable enough. Be creative, the rooms are big enough for two people & luggage. I recommend this hotel to ANYONE who plans on getting the BEST out of the City & a BANG for their buck! The ONLY downside — the cleaning lady’s cart pretty noisy. Wish this concept was in the US. We loved it and would stay again.

What a great little hotel. In an old bank building, just blocks from King’s Cross, this is a great deal. I booked on
for about 100 bucks a night. Called ahead to let them know that I wouldn’t be in till around midnight for my stay, and they made sure my room was ready for me upon arrival. If you don’t book on an all-​inclusive site, then you have to pay for towels, the television, the hair dryer, etc. but I didn’t have that problem. Everything was on and stocked when I arrived. They even had a wifi password for me.
Desk staff was friendly, but I hardly needed it. Checked in, checked out, bought an electric outlet adapter. That was it.
The rooms are very small, but if you’re spending a whole lot of time in your room, then why don’t you just go to Ohio or somewhere else where there’s nothing to see or do. It was perfectly adequate for what I needed, and it was super clean.
I would honestly stay here again. It’s not perfectly central, but when you’re that close to King’s Cross, everything is a quick tube ride away (even Heathrow is less than an hour on the Piccadilly line). Some other reviews cited safety, but the area is definitely going through gentrification, so I wouldn’t worry too much.
Definitely great for the price.

Pas facile de trouver un hôtel pas trop cher et bien situé à Londres.
En ayant réservé à l’avance je suis tombée sur celui-​ci, qui était le plus accessible pour mon budget à Londres.
J’y ai donc séjourné 3 nuits, et j’en ai été plus que satisfaite. Il était bien situé, proche de la gare St Pancras et donc du métro, bus, etc.
La chambre était propre et fonctionnelle. Pas très grande, mais on né vient pas à Londres pour y passer la journée… De même pour la salle de bain, qui était très propre et récente.
J’ai eu un accès à Internet gratuit pendant ces 3 jours (un code à la réception m’a été remis et était valable 3 jours) ce qui était bien pratique !
Côté sommeil, ça a été, bien que l’on entendait ce qui se passait dehors (c’est un peu bruyant, mais ça n’empêche pas de bien dormir)
Une bonne adresse donc pour les courts séjours ! Je recommande !

Günstig schlafen in einer Sardinendose
Ich war geschäftlich hier und hatte erst ein bisschen Bammel, als ich auf der Webseite gelesen hatte, man muss für Handtücher, Fön, W-​Lan etc. extra bezahlen. Muss man nicht! Das Hotel kann von Deutschland aus nur über Portale wie Expedia gebucht werden. Bucht man hierüber ist alles inklusive!
Also, keine Angst, trotz des für London beachtlich geringen Preises ist hier nämlich alles super. Das Hotel ist sauber, die Zimmer (v.a. das Bad) sind sehr klein, aber hübsch. Ich hatte alleine ein Doppelzimmer, das war ok; zu zweit wäre es schon echt kuschelig gewesen. Das Personal ist nett, höflich und hilfsbereit.
Pech hat man allerdings, wenn man ein Zimmer zur Straße bekommt. Die einfach verglasten, englischen Fenster halten nicht viel Verkehrslärm ab. Außerdem gibt es kein Frühstück.
Fazit: Günstiges, einfaches Hotel ohne Frühstück, das für Menschen, die den Tag nicht im Hotelzimmer verbringen, sondern London erkunden und wenig Geld ausgeben wollen, absolut super ist.

Hotel très très proche de Saint Pancras qui part du principe que si vous n’avez pas besoin de quelque chose, ça né sert à rien de le payer! Je m’explique…
Vous pouvez réserver une chambre sans serviette, sèche-​cheveux, internet, TV, … Si vous en avez besoin, vous pouvez les «acheter/​louer» à l’accueil.
Il n’y a pas de petit-​déjeuner au sein de l’hôtel mais vous pouvez acheter viennoiseries, gâteaux, thé/​café/​chocolat à l’accueil également et pour pas trop cher. Il y a plein de cafés et restaurants qui servent de bons petit-​déjeuners et brunchs autour!
La chambre est très simple et sans meuble/​objets de déci superflus! Les lits sont confortables. Il n’y a qu’une petite couette et 1 oreiller par lit simple. Si vous avez froid, n’hésitez pas à mettre la clim qui chauffe très vite. La salle de bain est composé d’une douche, toilettes, lavabo, quelques produits basiques et un immense miroir. Si vous avez pris l’option serviettes, vous aurez le droit à 2 grandes serviettes et 1 tapis de bain.
Le personnel de l’accueil est très sympathique et à l’écoute. Si vous avez pris l’option internet, vous devez demander 1 code pour chaque 24h.
Le check out se fait à 10h. Mais vous pouvez laisser vos bagages pour 2 pounds. Très pratique si vous voulez passer la journée à vous balader avant d’aller prendre votre train.
Je conseille cet hôtel aux gens qui comme moi connaissent Londres et ont juste besoin d’un endroit pour dormir! :)

I stayed at Tune for five nights a recent trip to London. It’s one of those bare bones hotels where I had read that you should expect to pay a (minimal) fee for amenities like daily room service, etc, which is fine by me given that the rates were reasonable in otherwise sticker shock London. When I arrived, I was told because I had booked through a ‘travel agency’ (
) many of these items were included.
The rooms are small (no desk) but with clean design, much like you would expect to see in Germany. Good wifi (worked from my room every evening). It’s in a fairly central location without being overly touristy. All in all it was a good experience, and I would stay here again.
Correct address is 324 Gray’s Inn Road.
HELPFUL HINTS
— The reception desk is open 24 hours.
— Tons of inexpensive food options in the area, including doner kebab, Indian, cafes and groceries.
— The small convenience stores in the neighborhood have great prices on fruit (even during winter).
— ~5 min walk from the King’s Cross/​St Pancras megastation
— 10 – 15 min walk to the Wellcome Collection and Grant’s Museum of Zoology