Finsbury Rose

DO NOT STAY HERE. I booked a one-night stay months in advance expecting a smooth check-in. My booking confirmation stated that my check-in instructions and access code would be sent within 24 hours before arrival. They never arrived before check-in and were only sent after the advertised check-in time, leaving me unable to access the property. I repeatedly tried calling but received no answer. With no way to enter the accommodation and no support available, I was left stranded in London and had to find alternative accommodation at the last minute. To make matters worse, the access details were sent the day after my booking had already ended, making them completely useless. I then received a message asking how my stay was, despite never being able to check in. After this experience, I read other reviews and found similar complaints from other guests, suggesting this is not an isolated incident. I paid for accommodation that was never made available to me and expect a full refund. I would not recommend staying here.

The apartment was fine, although not what I'd call 'luxury' as advertised. It's a pretty standard room and not somewhere I'd recommend four people staying as it's very small. That said, it was clean, well presented and well located, though it did not look like the pictures (I booked this room as it had a breakfast bar where I was going to work from. There was no breakfast bar). The biggest issue was the heat. I was on the top floor and it was intolerably hot – 36 degrees at night, even when it was 26 outside. I asked to be moved or to cancel the booking, since it was actually quite dangerous to stay there and impossible to work from during the day, but was instead offered a fan. There's also a boiler in the room which lets off a lot of residual heat. I asked to switch this off but no one replied. I ended up having to pay for a co-working space, so the cost was amplified. As such, I would not recommend staying here in the summer and I would implore the owners to invest in AC. Luxury accommodation would have it as standard.

Nice layout but room was very warm with no air con

The bed was huge and very comfortable, the shower was hot and facilities were good. It was very good value for the rate. The location was great. I can't say it was spotlessly clean, just normal levels of clean. A few bits need some refreshing, and there was some noise transfer from other rooms but overall would stay here again. A good, affordable base in great location.

Very clean, recently refurbished rooms and an easy self-check in process. Very comfortable beds, really quiet rooms at the back of the property, a fridge and safe in the room, and an excellent TV with loads of streaming options. The only slight drawbacks were a strange weed-like smell which lingered in the corridor just outside my room during my stay, and my colleague who stayed two floors up was disturbed on both nights by the 'passionate' noise of the guests in the next room..! Very easy walk from Finsbury Park tube for swift access to central London and mainline terminal stations on the Victoria Line, with plenty of food and drink options within a few minutes' walk.