travel42 Hotel Review: Great Northern Hotel, Tribute Portfolio

Great Northern Hotel, Tribute Portfolio travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Designed in 1854 by Victorian architect Lewis Cubitt, the Great Northern was one of the first purpose-designed railway hotels, and it's still holding strong after its 2013 renovation.

The grand sweeping curve of the hotel is still at the hub of Europe's railway network and is just a few steps from U.K. and international Eurostar rail terminals. The King's Cross area has had a sleazy history, but it's now London's biggest redevelopment area, with thousands of new homes, new office and retail s...