Hotel berhampiran St Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, Waltham Forest

We always stay at the Lion & Key when we visit London and have been fortunate enough to stay here again in October, December, and also January for my husbands 80th birthday. This really is the ”Savoy” of the small hotels in London and we always know without fail, we will have the most perfect stay. All the staff genuinely care about their guests having the best experience and you cannot fault the care and attention to detail that this hotel takes to ensure an excellent customer experience. They have a great team of which we would like to thank Giorgio, Kanti and Stephania for making all our visits a home away from home. The rooms and also public areas in the hotel are kept pristinely clean and are bright and cheerful. I love the attention to detail this hotel has even with the smallest thing. i.e. the shower cap in the bathroom also has a small hairband in the box ,which is excellent if you have long hair and can’t find your own! The beds are also extremely comfortable and we both always have an excellent night sleep. We love the open kitchen where you can see all the food being freshly prepared and cooked to order. They are very generous with their breakfast time which doesn’t end until 12 o’clock lunchtime. The choice and range that they offer in their restaurant, regardless of breakfast or main meals throughout the day would accommodate even the most fussiest eaters, which I am, but even I am extremely spoilt for choice as the breakfast menu is so comprehensive. The quality of the ingredients used in the restaurant is first class and so is the time and care in presentation which also reflects the pride that they take. We can honestly say that the breakfast’s we have at the L&K are the most tastiest, freshest, consistently perfect breakfast’s we have ever had and far exceed the quality that we have experienced over the years in 4 & 5 star hotels. To be honest, we often wonder how they continuously provide such care and attention to detail for the customer, even more so since Covid as many many hotels and restaurants seem to still use this as an excuse for a less than perfect service or menu range. We must’ve had over 100 of breakfasts since we have been coming here in 2018 and the eggs are always perfectly cooked with a lovely orange yolk, regardless of whether it’s a normal full English breakfast, or my husbands favorite the Egg Royale. We very rarely eat sausages or bacon at home, but the quality and taste of the ones here are amazing, so we always, always enjoy our breakfast which set us up for exploring all day. The transport links to this hotel are excellent as well. There are four buses that go past the hotel to Leyton underground, one of which is running 24 hours and they seem to come by every few minutes. Stratford is only four stops from Leyton so excellent connections for overground, DLR, O2 etc. Liverpool Street is the next stop along for even more connections so the location we find is a great asset to wherever we

Good value stay in this well-located capsule-style hotel. Right in the centre of Bethnal Green near the tube station, bus stop, museums, York Hall leisure centre, and various restaurants. Felt fairly safe for a lone female traveller. The compact Queen room was small, as expected, but well designed and did not feel too claustrophobic for one person. The bathroom was nicely decorated, clean and warm. Large TV with various apps (login required). Nespresso machine but no kettle or fridge. The room (on the third floor) looked straight out to the railway line and restaurants under the arches, but the soundproofing was excellent and the blackout blind seemed effective so I had a good night's sleep. Staff were helpful (providing me with a knife and fork to eat a takeaway, for example) but the self-check in/out was unnecessarily complicated, which meant the staff felt they had to be on hand to help guide you through it all the time anyway! Breakfast was included in my room rate but was a little disappointing - no decaffeinated coffee or herbal teabags, fairly limited hot food (bacon, scrambled eggs, beans and hash browns). However the pastries, cereals and so on looked good. Would stay again if a good price was available.

Good place to stay ……. Highly recommend

I lodged for 3 nights and it’s a nice place to stay. I was suprised that they don’t serve the hot portion of the English breakfast so I had to do with toast, ham, cheese and turkey. Good location. Hotel is located just beside Tesco and the bus stop to Barking Train station. Room cleaning service was great too. The heater in my room could do better. Sometimes I didn’t feel any warmth. Overall, highly recommend for a budget trip.

My friend and I had an over night stay. our accommodation was basic but, adequate for the price we paid. The room was well presented warm and clean. The hotel staff were very polite, as Taz and her coworker went out of their way to help us on several occasions. Overall, we had a wonderful time and we would stay again.

Such a Great Location & the Staff is Amazing! It’s located right next to Kings Cross & Coal Drop Yards which is convenient. Check in is simple & they even let you leave your luggage for free if you get their early & after your check out. The staff is so kind, to the front desk, Maintenance, Cleaning Crew & Management. I love how the beds you can change the color of the Lighting. There are plugs for your phone & a locker to store your stuff. Also a bar to hang socks or a Towel. They have a huge lounge area where you can chill or work & a kitchen. Pretty big kitchen, great way to save $ while traveling! Bathrooms are always clean & always hot water. They have events throughout the week which is great for connecting with new people. You can tell the staff is like family here & genuine souls! Definitely suggest checking out this Hostel when traveling to London! My next trip into London, I’ll definitely be staying here. 💚

O hotel fica ao lado da estação de metrô Greenwich e na frente fica a parada de ônibus. Lugar agradável, nos sentimos sempre seguros. Próximo tem vários restaurantes. O Hotel é novo, café da manhã excelente, com muita variedade. Os atendentes da recepção poderiam melhorar o atendimento, mas nada que estrague a passagem pelo hotel. O quarto era grande. Ficamos eu, minha esposa e nossa filha de 12 anos, em uma quarto com cama queen e uma cama/sofá de solteiro. Banheiro grande, com banheira. Recomendo!

Für uns war das Hotel ganz gut. Wir waren 3 Nächte dort. Die Haltestelle Greenwich ist keine 2 min entfernt und diese bringt einen ins Zentrum. Im großen und ganzen war das Hotel sauber. Das Personal war nett. Das Frühstück bietet leider keine große Auswahl. Mir fehlte mehr Gemüse und mehr Aufschnitt wie Käse oder ähnlichem. Mein Sohn war mit den Pancakes happy. Wenn ein Erwachsener ein Frühstück zahlt, isst ein Kind kostenlos mit ( 8.99 Pfund ). Die Gegend war jetzt nicht so besonders. 10 min Fußweg und man kommt bei Cutty Sark an. Leider war am 1. Weihnachtstag komplett alles dicht, auch die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel. Deshalb waren wir an dem Tag nur in der Nähe des Hotels spazieren. Die Zimmer sind nicht so groß, aber man schläft ja nur drin und hält sich nicht zu lange drin auf. Die Kissen waren uns leider zu hart. Wir sind Bauchschläfer und der Kopf lag damit zu hoch. Ohne war es uns dann zu ungemütlich, also schliefen wir mit und dies hat zu Rückenschmerzen geführt. Das ist aber meckern auf hohem Niveau, denn Kissen, Decken und Matratzen mag jeder Mensch anders und auf seine Art. Supermärkte gibt es in der Nähe. Wir sind immer zum Tesco der ist 10 min entfernt und haben uns Wasser und Snacks gekauft für den Abend. Wir würden das Hotel wieder buchen, es war im Gegensatz zu anderen Hotels, preiswert und dennoch sauber und sicher.

Was a great experience and the staffs as well. The facilities was clean and we find is easier to speak with the staffs for help. The app to assist customers was also a great idea and my life easier. Great stay

Room and bathroom were big and fairly modern however details like towel rails and toilet roll holder in the bathroom (non-existing) and a full-sized mirror in the bedroom (only a a tiny one) had been overlooked and would have been nice. The bathroom toiletries advertised were a half empty hand wash bottle on the basin and a half empty shower gel bottle in the shower. A private kitchen was also advertised as included, not sure what they meant by private as someone was using it (I didn't), perhaps they just meant people couldn't just walk in from the street and use it. On arrival, room and bathroom weren't overly clean and there was no cleaning at all during my stay. The room was on the main road and the traffic noise went on till very late and started again very early in the morning. Really hard to sleep. An altogether disappointing experience