The Heart of the King's

Location: Penton Rise 12 Sharwood, London, gb

Star Rating: 8.1 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Family rooms
• Lift / Elevator
• Non-smoking throughout
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• CCTV outside property
• Free wired internet
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• One-Bedroom Apartment

  In the well-fitted kitchen, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, a dishwasher and kitchenware. The apartment has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, a wardrobe as well as garden views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Wine glasses
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carbon monoxide detector

Guest Reviews

• JOSE RICARDO (8/5): Ótima localização e bom custo-benefício. - Como a acomodação tem muitas portas de acesso, ficou um pouco confusa a entrada e como utilizar os códigos. Localização e a assistência prestada pelo anfitrião.
• Tony (9/5): Lovely apartment! - Safe, secure premises, spacious apartment Nothing
• Tanya (9/5): Nice, comfortable and great location - Clean, spacious, comfortable, in a great location So many corridors to get to the property; but thats nitpicking. A later check out would be nice; especially after only a short stay.
• RICARDO (8/5): Bueno, bonito y razonable de precio para lo que hay. - La ubicación muy buena al estar cerca de la estación de King Cross. La cocina estaba bien equipada. El alojamiento era tranquilo. La instalación eléctrica era antigua y funcionaban las luces regular.
• Orianna (4/5): Deficiente - … La entrada al apartamento es terrorífica, baños sucios, no lo repetiríamos. No lo recomiendo menos con niños pequeños
• Karin_Gray (10/5): The place to be! - Posizione Casa super accogliente e con tutto il necessario Letto comodo Il WiFi che saltava L'illuminazione del bagno inesistente
• Kennedy (7/5): Not the Hilton but Comfortable and Convenient - great location, comfortable bed, everything I needed was there (except for the complicated wifi and entry). really liked having the laundry available. Emery was very responsive and helpful in helping to fix the wifi issue. loses a point in overall score for the wifi being so difficult to access. The password is 12 characters in tiny font on the bottom of the router....why make it so complicated?? the lock on the door was also complicated. why is it a 6 digit code? 4 digits is more than secure enough. Also was difficult to get the key. There are multiple boxes and had to try them all to figure out which one was 'the one' and it was difficult to get the box open...had to giggle the numbers to get it too work. Directions to the property are poor - mentions a 'blue building' but the only blue building is on the opposite side of the street and a block away! Suggest having a few basic spices available (ie pepper) and an egg cup or two
• Cécile (8/5): Super séjour ! - Nous avons apprécié la situation géographique de l'appartement ! A côté de la gare, d'une station centrale de trains et métros, de restaurants, au coeur de Londres ! Nous avons pu faire beaucoup de nos visites à pied. Un petit supermarché est tout près, pratique pour les repas du matin et du soir, pour la préparation des piques niques... L'appartement est de bonne taille pour 4, il y a tout ce qu'il faut !
• Ana (10/5): Perfecta - Muy céntrico desde king cross. Mi hijo y yo nos quedamos allí 4 noches y aunque el acceso al principio da un poco de mala impresión, especialmente llegando los dos solos de noche, una vez que cruzas la puerta la casa es cómoda, tranquila y calentita. Tuvimos una estancia sencillamente perfecta y la atención del propietario fue estupenda. El edifico da una sensación extraña, muchas puertas y pasillos, pero después de la primeras dos veces te acostumbras y no tuvimos ningún problema.
• Leonid (9/5): -
• Lucie (8/5): -
• Yixuan (10/5): -
• Antonela (10/5): - Location is perfect, bus station is right in front of the building, King metro station is 5-6 minutes by walk. If you are arriving ealry, you can leave your staff in storage which is 5 minute walk from the apartment. Apartment was clean and property was really helpfull with everything. Place is very recommended!
• Raffaele (8/5): Consiglio a tutti veramente - A me è piaciuto perché è molto accogliente, è accessoriata e ha tutto. Riscaldamento ok, è stato veramente ottimo. Aveva tutto, detersivo, sapone, asciugamani, asciugacapelli, ogni tipo di comfort. L’unica pecca è una lavatrice e poi non c’era uno spazio per asciugare i panni, peró li mettevo sul termosifone ed era perfetto. Ah e attenti al lucchetto del bagno, cercate di aprirlo con un asciugamani, perchè quando provavo ad aprirlo con forza mi laceravo il dito e mi sono medicato, ma la stanza aveva anche un kit di pronto soccorso.
• Guillaume (7/5): -
• Andrea (10/5): -
• Dailos (9/5): Una gran estancia en el centro de Londres - Nos gustó mucho la ubicación, que nos permitió desplazarnos de forma cómoda y rápida entre estaciones de tren. Tienes varias opciones también para comer y varios supermercados de camino al Hotel. El espacio no era muy grande pero tenía todo lo que necesitamos para las dos noches siendo una familia con un bebé. Nos costó un poco encontrar el punto idóneo con el agua caliente de la ducha. Siempre hubo agua caliente, me refiero al ajuste de la temperatura que iba con retraso o fluctuaba.
• Joel (10/5): - Excellent location close to the train station, but also close to several bus stations that brings you quickly in different places of London. Excellent communication with the host. Confortable and very practical appartment.
• Mohammed (10/5): -
• Domingo (8/5): -
• Mohammed (9/5): - Great place to stay in London. The house was very nice, clean, and close to everything. I really enjoyed my stay. Special thanks to Emry for the help and support, he was very kind and helpful. Highly recommended!
• Chantal (8/5): Toplocatie behulpzame host appartement kan wel een opknapbeurt gebruiken - De locatie is top, echt 5-10 minuten lopen van Kings Kross. Supermarkt dichtbij. Prima betaalbare pizzeria dichtbij. De host is erg behulpzaam en reageert heel snel. En in de basis heb je alles wat je nodig hebt . We vonden dat er weinig servies goed was. Er staat een vaatwasmachine, maar dat is zonde om die aan te zetten voor het weinige wat er is. De wifi is zo slecht dat je beter je 4G/5G kan gebruiken TikTok lukt wel volgens de zoon ;) Het appartement kan een opknapbeurt gebruiken het is allemaal wel wat oud en versleten. Anderzijds denk ik dat het voor deze prijs een prima deal is. Dus voor de locatie en de host zou ik het zeker nog een keer doen.
• Judit (9/5): -
• Silvia Nélida (10/5): Muy contentos. - La limpieza, la vajilla, la ubicación, la atención inmediata al hacer cualquier consulta, el mobiliario. El agua caliente de la ducha que se enfriaba: había que cerrar y volver a abrir.
• Alison (8/5): - Great location for an early departure on the Eurostar. Clean and tidy
• saphia (10/5): Like at home but 10 minutes from King's Cross.🫶🏽 - I liked everything, the accommodation was clean and very warm, I felt at home. The accommodation is also conveniently located, a 10-minute walk from King's Cross, which is great when you have a train to catch early in the morning😭. The hosts are available and very kind, thank you❤️✨️. Rien, je reviendrai chez vous si je reviens à Londres.❤️✨️
• Valérie (7/5): Comme à la maison - L'emplacement et le côté cocon de l'appartement: on s'y sent tout de suite chez soi/ un petit magasin à proximité pour remplir le frigo quand il y a besoin Pas de table pour manger en famille / pas d'indication précise pour trouver la bonne boîte à clés à notre arrivée / la porte de la salle de bain qui se coince à chaque fois qu'on la ferme/ le chauffage qui chauffe de manière irrégulière ( soit trop chaud/ soit trop froid)
• Shirley (9/5): - a lot of facilities, and the manager helped quickly when we have some questions or problems a bit too small for 4 people, it would be better for 2 or 3
• Claire (10/5): - Beautiful apartment very well placed, well equipped, comfortable bedding and owner attentive
• Judith (8/5): -
• Etsel (8/5): Recomendable para viajeros - Ubicación, limpieza, elementos de higiene, atención del administrador. Es un departamento donde entran 4 pasajeros, pero lo recomiendo para 3 o mejor 2. Faltó al menos una banqueta en la cocina.
• Robert (10/5): - Great location, lovely apartment and kind host. -
• Mohamed Fazil (4/5): Sleeps 4, but cannot house 4! Too small, little hot water and slow heating. - Location was close to eateries and a Tesco. Surrounded by the RNIB so we felt safe in a school zone. Bus stop in front and across the property made transport convenient. Advertised for 4 people, with amenities like the laundry with a drying rack. If i were to use the sofa bed and drying rack (aka, what was advertised), there would not be any space at all to walk. The heated water has some sort of temporal or volume limit, if there are 4 people showring, there is only enough hot water for 1 and a half! The heating in the house worked astronomically slow and was okay to navigate. I suggest this place for only 1 or 2 people to stay. No space to open luggages, walk or do anything should you want to use the amenities provided, an absence of hot water for majority of the family was abhorrent. I do not recommend this place for families, only couples who can shower quickly. Not to mention, it was not very clean in the bathroom. For this price, invest in a better property!!!
• Mathieu (9/5): Super de bout en bout. On recommencera. - L'emplacement était nickel (proche de la gare St Pancras), tout était bien. Franchement l'appartement était vraiment chouette et nous avons passé un agréable séjour. On y retournera , c'est une certitude. Juste il n'y avait pas vraiment de table pour manger à 3 et nous avons pas prévu de prise anglaise (si l'établissement pouvait en mettre à disposition , cela serait encore plus TOP).
• García (9/5): - La comunicación fue excepcional, responde al instante cualquier duda
• Oskar (10/5): Świetny nocleg na pobyt w sercu Londynu - Świetna lokalizacja! Mieszkanie przytulne, dobrze wyposażone, świeża pościel i ręczniki dla każdego gościa. Możliwe zostawienie plecaków w przechowalni przed zameldowaniem i po wymeldowaniu. Super kontakt z Zarządcą. Gorąco polecam, na pewno tu wrócimy!
• matteo (10/5): - Appartamento caldo e confortevole con tutto il necessario. La zona di king's cross offre molto, è un'ottima soluzione per visitare Londra.
• Maricarmen (10/5): - La ubicación
• Hali (7/5): - Great location Could be more clean
• aniello (10/5): -
• Audrey (8/5): - Très facile d'accès grâce aux diverses explications. Correspond en tous points à l'offre. Nous recommandons vivement!
• Arieke (9/5): Heerlijk verblijf in hartje Londen - De locatie was echt top. Ik dacht dat het wat lastig te vinden zou zijn, maar de routebeschrijving was erg duidelijk. Het apartement was zeer compleet: afwasmiddel, zeep, handdoeken, toiletpapier, een zeer goed uitgeruste keuken... Alles wat ik nodig kon hebben. Er was zelfs wat thee en koffie in de keuken! Emery checkte nog even of het inchecken was gelukt, dus dat voelde verwelkomend..
• Cátia (7/5): -
• Dorte (8/5): - Super hyggelig lejlighed, hvor der var fin plads til 3 personer.
• Lynda (9/5): Great apartment near King's Cross station - Apartment is exactly as shown in the pictures. Kitchen facilities were excellent. Bed was fairly, plenty of fresh bedding. Very comfortable living area. Location is excellent, 10 minute walk to King's Cross and all of London is accessible from here. The greatest asset, Emery, the house manager. Always available to chat on Whatsapp, quickly responsive, very nice and a great host. Highly recommend. Pillows need to be replaced. Shower pressure isn't great, temperature varies. Very small issues and easy to put up with for a couple of days stay.
• Fabrice (9/5): On s’y sent comme chez soi 😄 - L’apparemment est top, petit, mais tout est bien où il faut 😃! Comme déjà évoqué lors de mon précédent séjour, le bruit de la circulation quasi permanent, enfin, le pire, c’est plutôt le bruit des motos qui vrombissent bien bien souvent 😔, m’enfin, avec ça, iso ou pas, je crois que tout le quartier l’entend 🤔😅
• Guillaume (9/5): Séjour très agréable, tout proche de la gare internationale de Saint-Pancrace - Situation de l'appartement très proche des gares de King's Cross et Saint-Pancrace. Très bonnes indications pour rejoindre l'appartement malgré une arrivée tardive en gare.
• Barend (8/5): -
• 亭雯 (9/5): -
• ELINE (8/5): - L'emplacement de l'appartement était très pratique et le logement convenait bien pour 3. L'hôte a été agréable et très réactif
• Petra (8/5): Total gutes Appartement für einen Londontrip. - Sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet und total zentral. Zu Kings Cross gerade mal 4-5 Minuten zu Fuß. Es gab sogar eine Waschmaschine dort. Lift vorhanden, der wirkt allerdings etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Wir durften sogar bis zum Check in kostenlos unsere Koffer im Luggage Storage eine Straße weiter unterstellen. Toll! Treppenhaus gruselig
• Elisa Stocco (6/5): Da ripulire e sistemare meglio - Buona posizione a 15 minuti a piedi dalla stazione di King's cross, zona sicura. Ci sono detersivi scottex e beni prima necessità come sale, zucchero caffè lavatrice pulita e funzionante,stendino comodo. Buone le istruzioni per check in. Host comunicativo. L'appartamento è spartano, molto molto piccolo per 4. Non c'è modo di sedersi per colazione, solo due piccoli pouff. Lenzuola del letto matrimoniale di tessuto felpato e spesso ad agosto con il caldo: non è confortevole dormire con queste lenzuola invernali. 2 cuscini senza imbottitura poco confortevoli. Tappeti ovunque sporchi con macchie e maleodoranti: come consiglio o li pulite o li eliminate. Asciugamani da rinnovare o lavare meglio. Il potenziale c'è ma tutto va curato di più
• Johanna (9/5): -
• Angela (8/5): - very good value for money
• Regina (7/5): - The apartment was tidy and clean and the kitchen well equipped. Our host Emery was super friendly and helpful.
• Emilie (9/5): Emery est un hôte très réactif👍. Son appartement est confortable, propre et bien placé. Nous avons passé un agréable séj - L’emplacement et la proximité avec la gare et le métro pour pouvoir se déplacer facilement.
• Andrew (10/5): Exceptional -
• Tama (7/5): Good - Good location, Near the Kings Cross Station. Host answer very quickly. Room clean, and confortable. Good condition. Difficult to find the entrance. Too many staris and doors to the apartment. Lift wasnt working. Shower hot water not consistant. Towells were clean but a bit smelly.
• Stephen (10/5): Exceptional -
• Mavis (4/5): Disappointing - There was enough in the flat for cooking , WiFi good, the flat was OK for two people. The toilet was brown, doesn't look like it has been cleaned for months, towels very thin and old. The lifts to the property were out of action,having spoke to security staff and tenants this happens regular. One of the lifts was out of action all the time we were there. We had to leave property early as no lifts were working and this property is on the fifth floor. The owner was not helpful at all when we contacted him. Owner refused to believe the lifts were always broke and did not come out to the property. Would avoid.
• Tim (8/5): Great location, comfortable flat. - Great location. Clean, tidy flat with everything needed for our stay including fully equipped kitchen. Quiet at night as it's on the 5th floor (there is a lift). Great value.
• Amanda (7/5): Great for what we needed with 2 young kids to explore London. Communication was great too. - Location 10 mins from King’s Cross station. Only thing was the blinds, with the sunrise the place was bright from 6am and noisy if your a light sleeper. Everything else was great. Everything you need for a short stay. Maybe some black out blinds. Everything else was great.
• Fabrice (8/5): Very good - A very tiny and cosy apartment near of King’s Cross / Saint Pancras station 😃 The traffic noise, thinking it only needs phonics curtains 😊
• Karen (8/5): Very good -
• Man (8/5): Very good - Small but well equipped. We had a pleasant stay there.
• Erakynthi (6/5): Satisfactory and cosy for a night sleep and close to station. - Cosy place, renovated, warm and with all amenities needed. Close to Kings Kross station Quick and polite owner/manager response Not very clean, bed linen and towels smelled humidity In an old and not well-maintained buildings complex, not friendly for a family
• Murad (9/5): The staff was really helpful to make our visit comfortable. - Location
• Arran (9/5): Superb -
• Guillaume (7/5): Difficult to find but very good flat for a low price - The flat itself is small but confy even for 4 people. There was much light in the flat and although kitchen has minimal space it is enough to cook basic meal and avoid costly restaurant. There is a Sainsbury and tiantian market very near The labirynthic path to go there is very tricky. And even finding the place is a mess : no sign signalling heart of the king's. It is in fact sharwood house. Check your messages and contact the owner who was very responsive and helpful for us.
• Tim (8/5): Great Location, Quiet and Comfy for Visiting London. - The apartment is in an excellent location for the train station, and is well equipped. The apartment was clean, quiet and comfortable for several days visit. The instructions, combined with Google's directions, were a bit unclear. ie the building is not big and blue. Google directions are incorrect and directs you to the rear entrance. There's also multiple lockboxes on the wall. The wifi speed is very slow; approx 3.5/0.5; that's after disconnecting the powerline wifi extender that's extending the flat's internet to somewhere else nearby (flat's wifi is via cable). The shower nozzle falls down.
• Nikki (10/5): Very nice and clean flat. Very central amd 650m from King’s Cross. Will definitely recommend it. - Nice and clean. The sofa bed was a bit broken
• Daryl (8/5): Very good location. Clean and presentable. A lot of doors, not recommended for people with heaps of big luggage. - Location. Cleanlines Lots of doors to access. Difficult for travellers with a lot of luggage
• Tim (8/5): Very good -
• Porl (10/5): Exceptional -
• Inge (8/5): Very good - Nicely decorated one bedroom flat with everything you need for a pleasant stay. Walking distance from King's Cross.
• Sami (8/5): It is nice place & good location - I like the simplicity of the apartment I didn’t like the access to the staircase
• Bridget (6/5): Last minute booking after transport problems. Some positive and some negative points. - Two positive points : I could not find the apartment and the host called me on Whatsapp on video and helped me to get in, as I was exhausted and confused. He was very kind and helpful. The bed was really very comfortable. The bathroom and shower are also good. The address indicated on booking is not correct. You should look for 187 Pentonville Road. There had been a problem with the previous guests and cleaning had not been done. I am sure it was exceptional, but not pleasant. Not calm. There is some noise from the roads outside.
• Nicola (8/5): Very good - The location was fantastic and the apartment was very clean . The only thing was that it was very warm so we had to sleep with the windows open and it was very noisy.
• Sabrina (8/5): Overall a pleasant stay in London for a good price. - Very cosy and nicely furnished, perfect location - it had everything you need for a comfortable short stay. The staff were very communicative and accommodating via the booking app. The toilet had marks at the bottom which could may come off with some proper elbow grease. The marks make it look quite unpleasant. Other than this the apartment was overall clean. Also the shower was ok but there were times when water ran cold. As it is currently hot weather we didn’t mind too much. Upon arrival at check in time, the cleaner hadn’t finished and took around 10 mins long so we were waiting outside for this time. This was relayed to the team as we had a person with disability within our group, and they allowed us to check out 15 mins later. Not something that can be helped by the property owners but the neighbours on Penton rise had a couple dogs roaming the outer corridors so if you are afraid of dogs, be wary.
• Steven (6/5): Pleasant -
• Maria (5/5): I would not go back - Location As soon as we got there I developed an awful allergy and the place gave the feeling as if it wasn’t deeply cleaned. I had an awful sleep with the allergy (and most likely mites) and when taking a shower, out of nowhere the water turned completely cold after literally two minutes. Also, there was no bed cover for the third person sleeping in the couch. Last but not least, the building is a bit sketchy.
• Hickingbottom (10/5): Lovely stay - Was easy to gain access to, and we had to contact the company. Central and around 10min walk from St pancras and kingscross station. N/A
• Francia (6/5): Pleasant -
• Sha7 (9/5): Superb - No need for check in, everything was digital. The place is very central and in a good location. The apartment is spacious
• Diane (10/5): Very well situated, very clean, cosy, perfect for 4 people. - The instructions given to get to the flat were perfectly clear. Wi-fi & TV work well. Enough towels AND hot water for everyone. Clean bed linens. A larger bed sheet for the couch would be appreciated.
• Horváth (10/5): Exceptional - It is nearby to the center. Well-equipped accommodation.
• Donna (8/5): Lovely apartment which suited our one night stay - A cute apartment which was clean and tidy. The instructions to get in were very good. Everything was easy to use with plenty of supplies like loo roll to use. The sofa bed was easy to get to and use. Quite comfy. The heating was too high set at 23° (we only have our home at 17°) so we were personally too hot so had to keep the window open. We tried to turn it down but it kept going back on again.
• Kwangwon (9/5): Best value for money - good price. big size room. I think you should definitely bring toiletries.
• Gail (7/5): Good - Decor and location for St Pancras Hard to find the apartment block; door was tricky to open
• Claire (8/5): Very good - Excellent value for money. Great location. We couldn't work out the heating.
• Scott (8/5): Very good -
• Susee (3/5): Rough - Good location, however the pin code did not work after an evening out & we could not access the main gate. I call the property owner number but there was no reply from the email I sent. We was stuck on the street outside the property for 40 minutes until someone come along and we followed them in . We could have been stuck outside all night . The owner still has not answered my call Dirty coffee cups in cupboard the flat smelt dirty.
• Karen (8/5): Excellent pied a terre. - It was a fantastic place to stay. So convenient for getting around and very comfortable. The owner had clearly made an effort to make the flat welcoming. It was warm, but not overheated. Plenty of hot water. And the kitchen was well equipped. N/a
• David (7/5): Good - Location It felt like I was staying in top boy
• Abhishek (7/5): Good -
• Alexandru (10/5): Exceptional -
• Bahawal (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nicole (10/5): Exceptional -
• Pratikkumar (5/5): Passable - All ok except no heater in the bedroom!! Too many gates to go to the place!!
• David (8/5): Very good - Well located. Comfy and well equipped. Could do with a mirror somewhere other than the bathroom.

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