If you're looking for a comfortable place to stay, just outside the tourist-laden center of London,…read morethis is it. The family owned guesthouse is located in a quiet sidestreet of Essex road. Hop on a bus around the corner and you'll be anywhere in a sec. Every morning you can get a home cooked breakfast in the lovely dining room downstairs. There are plenty of bathrooms available, and they're all clean and very well maintained. The beds are comfy and the rooms are also very tidy. We're a bit on the tall side, so we could have used a couple of more inches. Also not all of the rooms are very big, but all in all a great place to stay.

No more than 10 minute walk from Highbury/Islington tube station, this is a very nice and…read moreaffordable option still within a quick tube ride into Central London. This is a "guest house" so your experience will be more like a hostel than a hotel. To stay here you have to make a reservation, no walk ins are accepted, but do not worry as the process to get a reservation is very easy and unless there are a couple of groups staying getting a room shouldn't be too much of a problem. There are a few different options as to what kind of room from single rooms with community toilets and showers to en suites to family rooms if you are sharing a room with your family. Personally, I don't mind not having an en suite because there are plenty of bathrooms and toilets for use that it has never been an issue. There are a couple of common areas where are not only a good place to hang out with friends, but if you are on your own it is a great place to meet others. In addition, a fresh and plentiful breakfast is provided in the morning and with assigned seating, if you don't come with a group, this is another chance to meet other travelers. Overall, this is a really nice place that is affordable and with easy access to not only Central London, but a wide variety of different shops, pubs, and restaurants. I have been here a couple times now and one time for over a week and had a great experience.

Nice traditional english style pub, nothing special but good location near Clissold Park. Real wood…read morefire burning (but the table in front of it absorbs all the warmth). Food ok, but Sunday Roast not worth it - very average, carrots a bit too hard, meat ok but not enough, basically a small amount of food & we were left still hungry! Too expensive to finish the meal still hungry. Good pub for drinks, not so much the food.

So happy to have had this recommended to us! Sweet place. We got two rooms. Both perfect for a…read morecouple night stay. Wish we stayed longer. The bus ride into the center of town was easy. Loved the neighborhood. Great restaurants, pubs, and shops! The park next door was a perfect spot for a morning jog. Breakfast at the hotel here was lovely! Great service, and fabulous pub!

The bed wasn't actually made of concrete, but you wouldn't be blamed for checking. Seriously, I've…read morenever slept on a bed that hard. I've slept on uncarpeted floors that were softer. I may have injured myself. Add that to a pillow sized for Hobbits and an avalanche of noise from the neighboring rooms at 6:30 AM (seriously, it was dead silent before this, but suddenly everyone was loud talking in neighboring rooms with apparently cardboard walls at 6:30 in the morning) and it was not a restful sleep. On the positive side the shower was excellent, the room was cheap, and the distance from St Pancras was short. The gentleman at the check-in was very kind and they held our bags at the counter after check out, which we really appreciated. But oh, that bed...

Great place for the budget traveller…read more Clean,comfortable & run by friendly staff, who will do their utmost to help. I arrived 5 hours early and they were more than happy to put my bags in their reception. Single rooms on the occassions i've been cost between £30-35 per night. I've seen some adverse reviews of hotels in Argyll square elsewhere but I think most of these people are expecting the Ritz for a pittance It is wonderfully located just accross the way from Kings Cross Rail station.

I booked this hotel last minute, and I was beyond impressed and happy with my time there! The…read morereception staff was unbelievably friendly and I was able to check into my room early because it was ready. I was in the lower level, where it had just been freshly painted. The room was incredibly clean and looked like it had just been refurbished. Comfy bed, beautiful bathroom for the situation, and a lovely night's sleep! I recommend this place to anyone staying in London on a budget - it doesn't feel like you are!

Arran House Hotel has a strange balance of providing just enough so you're not entirely…read moreuncomfortable, but so little that there's really nothing to rave about. 3.5 stars for achieving this level of mediocrity. As with most places in London, the hotel is old. The location was great, just a short walk to the Underground, the rooms are fairly clean and a basic English breakfast was included in the cost (beans, sausage, toast, tea). There was a shared shower and toilet on each floor and the water was not always hot. Unlike the States, most of the world seems to have much lower water pressure and less consistent hot water (a shame, but I suppose it's less wasteful). Helpful tip: You need to bring your own shampoo, conditioner and soap. The staff was satisfactory. They provided basic services and did their jobs, but did not go out of their way to be friendly or helpful. This was not a big deal to me because I rarely stayed at the hotel. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for and it would be unrealistic of me to expect any more from this hotel given the cost per night. London is an expensive city, so Arran House Hotel is a good option for the budget traveler seeking a good location and a place to sleep.