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The California

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Comfort Double Room (Large)
Lobby sitting area
View from property
Bar (on property)
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
4-8 Belgrove Street, London, England, WC1H 8AB
  • Russell Square
    14 min walk
  • Hokus Pokus
    1 min walk
  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station
    2 min walk
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    50 min drive

Room options

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Family Room, Multiple Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Comfort Double Room (Large)

Comfort Double Room (Large)

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 8.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Exterior

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Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Breakfast available
24/7 front desk
4.2 out of 5, Very good, (1423)
The price is NZ$390
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
1 Jan - 2 Jan
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About the area

London

A stay at The California places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute drive of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus. .This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from London Eye and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Big Ben.

What's nearby

  • Trafalgar Square - 6 min drive
  • Piccadilly Circus - 7 min drive
  • Big Ben - 8 min drive
  • London Eye - 8 min drive
  • Buckingham Palace - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station - 2 min walk
  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 3 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Chambers Club - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪GNH Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Booking Office Bar & Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The California

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Piccadilly Circus
The California offers 60 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 60 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features tour/ticket assistance, a reception hall, and a vending machine.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

Languages

English, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Urdu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: GBP 25 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Children's games
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 25 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

California Hotel London
California London
The California London, England
The California London
The California Hotel
The California London
The California Hotel London

The California Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 342 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 383 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 170 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 44 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, friendly staff, nice room with balcony, quirky rising bed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Small rooms! Britta water was stale in the bottles in the room! Very hot in the room! No screens on window! Down covers, no options for lighter blanket! Water in shower was hard to figure out for for water!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rachael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Great location. Great place to stay if just need somewhere to sleep and shower. Room was not great - tiny and couple lights and outlets not working but staff were fantastic. Helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Tony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
No Air conditioning
I was unpleasantly surprised there was no air conditioning service in my room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed one night at the California for convenience as had an early Eurostar to Paris. In my view it is overpriced but just needed a bed. Ideal for transport links but wouldn't pick to stay for a longer break. Couldn't fault the members of staff all very helpful. Construction ongoing outside the hotel but wasn't a problem and even though near Kings Cross relatively peaceful at night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to station but not very good.
Very bad service by all staff. Cannot fit water bottle under the water filter. Stinky toilets no toilet brush. No equipment are upto the mark.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ciara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Lacey

Rooms are small, hot and loud (construction going on just outside our window) and beds are not very comfortable. But it was inexpensive so we got what we were looking for.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Able to store your baggage before check in and after checkout. Clean rooms and fans are provided
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ffion

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful Cleene convenient to Saint Pancras. Everything we could’ve asked for. Chinese room small common balcony off the room. No AC so be careful in summer, but couldn’t recommend more highly nice restaurant friendly staff great value.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Linda, Kingman

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The people at the front desk were great and very helpful, when we got there, there were two little packets of instant coffee in our room, but we never did get anymore, and we were there for three nights. The hotel was really close to the metro and we liked that a lot. The room was very small but it was clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Jackson Heights

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was looking for a simple, inexpensive room for one person for a brief transit to the Eurostar, and this was perfect. Small basement room was quiet. Bed was comfortable. Bathroom was clean. Front staff was kind and helpful. Reception was open 24 hours. Location for St Pancras station could not be better.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We only stayed for a night. We were a family of 4 and had a large room with lots of space! The only problem was our bathroom door was completely see-through. We had to hang a towel up for privacy and it was still awkward. Although the rooms were large, the hallways and stairwell were pretty narrow and there were no elevators for our luggage. Place is quiet and close to a number of restaurants and conveniently located across Kings Cross station.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid if you like peace and quiet
The room was clean but so small there was no where to put my large backpack....but my problem was the noise. There is street noise that makes keeping the window closed so the room got hot and the trains running underneath the building but worse was the noise inside. Paper-thin walls so you hear other guests talking, their tvs and snoring. Despite wearing ear plugs, other people's plumbing (flushing toilets) is also loud and woke me up. The halls are tiny with fire doors that other guests repeatedly slam when going back and forth to visit each other.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Darren

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was not ready two hours after posted check-in time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024