Fairway Hotel - B&B - London, United Kingdom 

Just returned from a 2 week stay in London. The room was small, but we didn't spend much time there...mainly to sleep. The shower was compact but nice (plenty of water pressure and plenty warm). The full English breakfast was filling and kept us going until lunchtime and included egg, bacon, sausage, beans, toast, tea or coffee and orange juice. There was also ham, tomato and cereal available. Though I read in other reviews that the breakfast room was always full, we only had to wait to get a seat one time and that was only for a few minutes. The location was excellent...just a short (and I mean very short) walk to Kings Cross station where you could get on most any of the tube lines. There's even an entrance on the south side of the street so you don't have to cross the road to get to the station. We were also able to ride the National Railroad from there to Gatwick Airport and if you're so inclined, can catch the Eurostar from there. This doesn't have anything to do with the hotel, but for stays of more than a few days, I would recommend purchasing an Oyster Card for travel. It's a pay as you go card that enables you to ride the tube as well as the bus. The cost is 3 pounds for the card and you can easily add money to the card as needed either at the station or at the Post Office and convenience store just around the corner. Tube rides deduct 1.50 and bus rides deduct .90 pounds. The hotel staff was very nice and when we asked for an extra set of keys, they actually cut us a new key for the room. The office was just across the street at the Central Hotel, but wasn't a problem. I felt safe there because the outside door is kept locked and you must have a key (which was provided) to enter the hotel. We didn't need it, but we saw several travelers were able to store their luggage in the office awaiting check in. We asked for a ground floor twin en suite room and received it. Being from Missouri, we were worried about not having air conditioning, but it was never needed. We stayed the end of June and first week of July and the temperature was never an issue. I can see that if someone didn't have a ground floor room, the narrow stairwells could be a problem, especially with large suitcases...since there is no lift (elevator). There was a hair dryer and coffee/tea making facilities as well. Overall, we were extremely satisfied with our stay at the Fairway and would recommend it to anyone who isn't planning to spend a whole lot of time in the hotel. If you are wanting luxury and pampering, you will need to spend more money and book a different hotel...but if you're wanting to spend lots of time sightseeing and taking in the city, this is the place to stay.

I stayed at the Fairway hotel but it seems that the Central across the road is the same , they share the reception but dining rooms are seperate. The room though not big was exactly what I was looking for. I had an ensuite double , which for the price in central London I thought was good value. The breakfast though not an allout buffet was filling , with both an English breakfast ,cereals and small buffet. Friendly staff and very central. Eurostar just across the road.