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Kaya Great Northern Hotel
London, United Kingdom · Kaya · Accessible Luxury
Lewis Cubitt built this crescent for the Great Northern Railway in 1854, a Grade II curve that still opens onto the western concourse at King's Cross, with St Pancras and the Eurostar 25 metres from the door. The house came back as a small hotel in 2013. Marriott's Tribute Portfolio flag came off in September 2025, and the door now says Kaya. You sleep between the two stations, then walk out onto the trains.
- Opened 1854
- Neighborhood: King's Cross
- Rooms from 151 sq ft (14 m²)
- Architect: Lewis Cubitt
About Kaya Great Northern Hotel
- Archer Humphryes put a hotel back inside the listed shell in 2013. The new rooms included Cubitt rooms with twin sash windows and Couchette rooms shaped like railway sleepers.
- Plum + Spilt Milk, the hotel restaurant, became Rails in October 2022: an 80-cover room with a French lean, a nod to the Eurostar next door.
- Central Saint Martins occupies Cubitt's Granary Building a short walk north, the same architect's other great work at King's Cross.
- Entry-level rooms start at 151 sq ft (14 m²).
History
Lewis Cubitt designed the Great Northern Hotel for the Great Northern Railway and it opened in 1854, on a curve that followed the old line of St Pancras Road, beside the station he also designed. The Grade II shell was rebuilt as a small hotel and reopened in 2013, with Archer Humphryes on the redesign: Cubitt rooms, Couchette rooms modelled on sleeper carriages, and top-floor Wainscot rooms. It joined Tribute Portfolio in 2015 as that brand's first European hotel. The restaurant Plum + Spilt Milk became Rails in October 2022. Marriott stopped operating the house on 3 September 2025. It now trades as Kaya Great Northern Hotel, on Pancras Road, N1C 4TB.
The setting
The front opens onto the western concourse of King's Cross. St Pancras International, and the Eurostar, is 25 metres from the door. Euston is about 350 metres along Euston Road. Cubitt's Granary, now Central Saint Martins, is the walk north through the King's Cross estate.
Restaurants and bars
- RAILS Restaurant — Restaurant
- GNH Bar & Terrace — Bar
- Little Bar — Bar
Amenities
- Air-conditioning (fully controllable)
- Non-smoking rooms
- Bathrobes and sleepers
- Flat-screen HDTV
- WIFI, USB ports and in-room safe
- In-room dining from the acclaimed restaurant
- Coffee making facilities
- Nespresso coffee machine
- Complimentary mineral water
- Mini-fridge
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom amenities
- Pantry access (for fresh milk or treats)
- Turn-down service (for rooms booked directly with the hotel)
- Walk-in shower or bathtub
- Pantry access
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