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The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross

3.0 star property
Hotel in London, near University of London

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The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross offers a quiet sanctuary in central London with its garden setting. Guests enjoy in-room WiFi, concierge assistance, luggage storage, and staff praised for their helpfulness.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite (No Window-Airconditioning) | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room, Ensuite (No Window-Airconditioning)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View

Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Superior Studio, Ensuite, Courtyard View

Superior Studio, Ensuite, Courtyard View | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Superior Studio, Ensuite, Courtyard View

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

View all photos for Apartment, Ensuite (Garden Flat 5 + Kitchen +)

Apartment, Ensuite (Garden Flat 5 + Kitchen +) | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Apartment, Ensuite (Garden Flat 5 + Kitchen +)

Highlights

Heating
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Premium bedding
Memory foam bed
Separate bedroom
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Basic Single Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Tiny)

Basic Single Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Tiny) | 1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Basic Single Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Tiny)

Highlights

Deck/patio
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Premium bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Superior Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Memory foam bed
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
38-39 Argyle Square, London, England, WC1G 8Hl

What's nearby

  • St Pancras Chambers - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • University College London - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Russell Square - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • University of London - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • The British Museum - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles

Getting around

  • King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station - 3 min walk
  • London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Five Guys - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Standard Rooftop - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross

Hotel near University of London
Located close to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and London Dungeon, The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross provides a garden. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Express check-out, express check-in, and concierge services
  • Tour/ticket assistance, a front-desk safe, and smoke-free premises
  • Luggage storage
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross feature comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Electric kettles, heating, and housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 25
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - midnight
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; front desk staffed during limited hours
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), smart lock

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hotel Melville
Melville Hotel London
Melville London
Sea Containers London Hotel
Sea Containers Hotel
The Melville Hotel
Melville hotel
The Melville Hotel Kings Cross
The Melville Rooms Suites London
The Melville Hotel by Rokxy Kings Cross
The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross Hotel
The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross London
The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross Hotel London

Frequently asked questions

Is The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 20 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. Early check-in is available for a fee of GBP 25 (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for GBP 25 (subject to availability).

Where is The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross located?

Located in London City Centre, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from University of London and within 3 mi (5 km) of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and London Dungeon. Big Ben and Buckingham Palace are also within 3 mi (5 km). King's Cross & St. Pancras Underground Station and London (QQK-King's Cross Train Station) are within a 5-minute walk.

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Reviews

The Melville Hotel by Rokxy - Kings Cross Reviews

6.6

6.8

Cleanliness

7.4

Location

7.0

Staff & service

6.4

Eco-friendliness

6.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 325 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 325 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 325 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 325 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 325 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Place was unique, staff was amazing and so polite and went out there way to help. Would definitely be staying here everytime i go to london.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Staff & service

Good basic hotel near kings cross

Good stay, they could do with some coat hooks in the room or some hanging space! Had all the basic amenities covered, and were very helpful when required.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Small room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Business stay

A little bit noisy and shower was cold but couldn’t find anyone to help fix it. Modern decor and easy to find/check in. Clean and comfortable just a pity about the above.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Giovanna

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a warm welcome from Front of House! My bag was whisked to my first-floor room with a wonderful view of the garden square. Everything was spotlessly clean, the room has some quirky rather engrossing art, the shower was good and strong ... can recommend the Melville for anyone who fancies a night or three in a really good part of town.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
major building work nearby. Seemed to be a large group of men congregating regularly during the day in the small park next to the hotel. Could be intimidating for some people. Hotel itself very nice, with pleasant staff..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good stay.

A very pleasant experience, help with our bags ( no lift). Offer to store bags after checkout. Good all around.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed

This was a disappointing hotel as I thought the Roxy chain are high end in other city’s! The bed was only just better than a camp bed, the shower had mould, and I was not making a coffee after looking at the kettle! I stopped at a hotel the other side of the park for the same money and would stop at that one instead!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Adequate

The hotel was sufficient for a single night but the room was very small and up a very narrow flight of steps. The door to the bathroom stuck on the floor making it difficult to get the door open or closed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid like plague

Awful. Black mould everywhere. Door had been stripped of security lock and fitted with what looked like a child’s toy with only one locking point. Damp everywhere. Not even a bin that stays closed, aerating the place with whatever you’ve had to throw away. Not suitable for children.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Jack

Liked: Staff & service
Nice enough property. Room on the small side and the bathroom average. Value for money wasn’t great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My room was a little concrete pod, for lack of a better word. It was not attached to another room, so very quiet. To get to it, i had to unlock the front door of the building, go out back, and unlock my room, so i felt safe there, too. The hotel was also convenient to the Tube, BritRail, a Hop On Hop Off Tours stop, bus stops, dining, etc. I was very pleased.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff. Clean room. People yelled a d talked all night in the park. Right outside the window. They played music. Police were heard thru out the night. Not good for sleeping
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Tonia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The concierge recognized us as we entered and exited the property. They were very friendly. However the fixing for the room were not up to standards. They had only bath towels the curtains were broken. The bathroom was small and reminded me of an airplane bathroom. It was not a king sized bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Great staff but rooms need some work

The team at the hotel were excellent and very helpful but the condition of the rooms and bathrooms is not great, the images on the site are a bit misleading. It was quite difficult to get the shower to run hot and the first room we were shown had the curtains falling off. The staff were really helpful though and changed us to another room, can’t fault the service at all. Unfortunately the pleasant green square you see outside when you look on the map is currently a building site with excavations taking place which is noisy during the day too.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I'd look elsewhere

Its possible there are some decent rooms in this hotel. Mine wasnt one of them. Reception was nice and staff seemed friendly enough. Room was in poor condition with a smashed plug socket, wallpaper hanging off, bathroom very small and no shower curtain so everywhere got soaked when you took a shower. Metal camp bed looking thing with a cheap matress and 2 very thin pillows. I dont like writing poor reviews as ive run businesses in hospitality and i know how reviews affect business. But this wasnt a particularly pleasant stay unfortunately and one id not look to repeat.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kelley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nope don’t do it

First off I called before booking ask if it had electric parking. They said yes not far. I booked it. Electric charger doesn’t work and the guy said it’s not there problem. I understand that put pull that off your web page and not tell people it’s available when it’s not. Another thing the bath room smelled so bad from the moment you stepped in the “family” room. It was awful. Front desk gave me a air freshener spray. Hands down DO NOT BOOK. There are other great hotels around.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
I requested extra blanket and pillow but when I asked at desk they were just telling me Hôtel is full. Eventually I got an extra pillow- I also asked about an adapter and was told just bit one because people don’t return them. How about u put a pending charge on my account and when o return it you take back the charge? Many hotels in Canada do this type of thing for tv etc Also speaking of tv the connection was spotty. We tried to fix it and unplugged it and re plugged it as it said on tv to do- Also we were told water maybe best to buy. A complimentary bottle would have been great. The coffee machine was great! I recommend putting bigger cups beside it as the small glass ones overflowed. I did find bigger ones in the cupboard. Over all ok I guess for one night close to the station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shu Hei Janice

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A family with 3 adults staying for 3 nights. 1.Shallow and smaller then A4 paper basin, water splash all over your body. 2.I tried to remove the bath mat as I not get use to it, shocked to uncover the shower floor was broken. The mat was deliberately used for covering it up. Hair all stuck on the mat. 3.Table with a cup of coffee and an ashtray full of cigarettes in the front yard during check in, disgusting. 4.Broken lightbulb on the front yard floor, no fixing. 5.Light outside the entrance door covered with spiderweb. 6.No toilet paper and paper roll holder. 7.1 floor towel and 3 big towels on the first night. Host reluctantly gave us 3 more towels on the second night upon requests and specifying he will NOT provide us any more towels. I felt so bad begging for towels. One of the towels gave us on the second night were stained, disgusting. Description of the hotel amenities is cheating, please specify towels only available on the first day ONLY. 8.Sofa and chair with yellow stains. potato chips found on the sofa and the floor, clearly no/rough cleaning or sanitzing work. 9.We got 5 hangers, 3 of them were from fitting room with logos and printed size labels.Crazy. 10.I travelled with parents age 65 , I deliberately asked the host for the no of stairs. They said my room is on the G/F with just 3 steps, omitting the up and downstairs along the corridor. I knew your staff are willing to help on luggages, but a genuine answer to my query is a matter of honesty that I concern.

4/10 Poor

Helen

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dreckig, absolut in die Jahre gekommen, feucht
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No complaints. Decent value compared with any of the big chain 3 star places nearby. Room was comfortable and staff were great. Just what I need for a quick overnight trip for work.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Liana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Expedia forgot to mention that this building doesn’t have a lift. We received a room at the 3rd floor taking very steep and narrow stairs. No chance to escape a fire,God forbid! The room is very small, the heating didn’t work so we had to use the hairdryer to heat the room and it smell terrible of chlorine. If you have a certain age or reduce mobility do not book this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Down side: One of the double beds was a broken camp bed. Broken window in the room. Shared patio which we didn’t know before we went and it was filthy, cigarette bits etc. no coffee in the room. Overall a but random. Up side: Staff were really helpful. Great location for Kings Cross. No coffee provided in the room or reception Okay for one night. I wouldn’t have wanted to stay longer sadly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Naomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fun family one night stay

Super wonderful staff who were friendly and amiable. A small issue with a non-working code was sorted swiftly and in a very professional manner. If you have a dodgy back or sort joints the mattresses might not do you any favours but the room was perfect for a family of 4 about to go on holiday
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mustafa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very helpful and knowledge and friend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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