Overall, the value for our stay was good. There were definite positives and negatives to the property (I’ll try to outline below). I would say that if you look at our ‘negatives’ list, and nothing on there is a flag - go for it.
Positives:
- Ultra Clean room and common spaces
- Easy access to King’s Cross terminals, buses, taxis
- Good direct communication with CitySpace when we needed to modify our reservation for number of guests and check-in times
- Kitchenette was well-equipped for cooking utensils and plates/silverware
Negatives:
- VERY hard to find the correct door, even with the check-in email instructions. We arrived late after all-day travel, and it was very frustrating to march up and down this couple of blocks at night looking for a sign (it’s a tiny printed sign next to a door by the Lincoln Arms pub).
- Since we were from the US, our data connections were not working, so we couldn’t access our codes to get in (again at 11:00 at night). Another guest happened to show up 10 minutes after us, and he was gracious enough to hotspot us long enough to get the codes sorted.
- There was no way to cool the room down - windows don’t open (in our room, anyway) and there is no air con or fan available. It was warm and humid during our trip, so there were uncomfortable moments (and this is mid-April). I can’t imagine July or August in that space.
- While convenient to the train stations, there are a fair amount of homeless and beggars right there on York.