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37 Cock Lane, London EC1A 9BW, England
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MiNC Cock Lane
MiNC Cock Lane
MiNC Cock Lane
MiNC Cock Lane
MiNC Cock Lane
MiNC Cock Lane
Ranked #205 of 399 Speciality lodging in London
3.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Perth, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Modern, Clean City Apartment”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011

We stayed at the Minc Cock Lane apartments in July for 6 nights. We stayed at these apartments and The Mansions in Earls Court (also for 6 nights) during our recent European holiday. We stayed at the Minc apartments (2 bedroom 2 bathroom) from a recommendation by our travel agent when our first choice of the Mansions was not available for both of our London stays. Having stayed at both apartments we did prefer the Mansions, but the Minc apartments were also very good. The apartment was very spacious and having separate bathroom and ensuite suited our family of 4 well.

The furniture and appliances appeared to be quite new and very clean. The kitchen was spacious and had everything you needed. Although the welcome packs were a bit short and some additional coffee, tea, loo paper and rubbish bags would have been good. The apartments was well serviced but a lift and the free wi-fi worked well for us. The apartment was a bit of a walk to the tube station (St Pauls) and on the central line east of the city which mean't that we nearly always had a long trip to visit the sites and nearly always had to change trains at least once. Earls Court was a much better location for seeing the sights. A Tesco supermarket was a couple of minutes walk which made self catering easy.

The self check in and out worked well for us and we didn't miss not having a reception. Overall a very good apartment and would stay there again.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Disorganised and their telephone numbers never work”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2011

Good apartment - not facing the southern side as promised but the back "dark" garden, i.e. almost no sunshine at all from any window.
After checking-out the apartments were given to MONDO, i.e. MiNC was not managing this property any more.

MiNC never issue a receipt of invoice for the almost 3000 pounds paid, and despite the fact that we have been trying to find them on the phone or via email for over 6 weeks now, they never respond to any of our emails or voice mails or phone calls.

MONDO claimed that MiNC is not responsible for issuing any documents and that they cannot find anyone from MiNC and that MiNC is not responding to MONDO's emails either. MONDO said that they do realise the problem but they cannot do anything.


Terrible organised, non-existent customer service, overpriced.

Look for a hotel instead.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Mix ups made it a frustrating stay”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2011

We had booked a 2 bed room apartment for our group of two couples for two nights. I got an email, a text message and a phone call all confirming our booking and the instructions on how to get into the building and our apartment and I was impressed with how thorough they were.
However when we arrived after a long flight to Australia we found that our apartment only had 1 bedroom and didn't even have a sofa bed. I called the emergency number and on the third try got through. The man (Stephen?) was very nice and said he would get back to me as soon as he could. We were tired and hungry so went to get some food from a nearby pub. As we were finishing eating I got a call to say the operations manager would meet us at the apartment.
He arrived (after being called away from his birthday dinner) and told us that our apartment had been converted into two 1 bedroom apartments due to flooding and because we had booked so far in advance no one had picked up that we needed the two bedrooms. He had a studio apartment in a nearby building that the other couple staying with us moved to. They did offer to pay the taxi to transfer the luggage but they chose to walk as it was only 5-10 minutes away. So it wasn't the best start to our holiday but at least we all had a bed to sleep in.
The apartment on first entering was nice but on closer inspection there were maintenance issues, paint peeling off in the bathroom, scuff marks on the floor, and none of the power points worked so we couldn't watch tv or charge our phones or computer. (This was fixed the next day)
The apartments are in the financial district so there's not much open on weekends or later at night, but its close to St Pauls tube station.
On our second day I got a call to check that everything was ok after the mix up and I requested a late check out of 12 noon for one of the apartments and they said that was fine. On the day we left we were heading back to the apartment at about 11:30 to pick up our things and I got a call asking why we had not checked out yet so I had to explain we had arranged a late check out.
So the apartments were ok value and the staff were very nice but didn't seem to communicate and the mix ups were pretty frustrating.

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Not too bad”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2011
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Stayed for two nights in mid February.

Good location for working in the City and for Central line tube.

Flat was fairly clean, although towels looked a bit grubby. Shower drain clogged with hair etc so the shower pan filled up very quickly. Kitchen was well equipped and all utilities seemd to work fine.

Sitting room furniture was in desperate need of a deep clean or replacing. TV digital box didn't work.

Rooms were a bit stark.

Check-in service was excellent. Staff sent me check-in codes and offered to meet me at the apartment to show me round etc.

Overall, it was ok. Just could do with being a bit cleaner/better maintained and just a bit less stark (maybe nicer blinds or curtains)

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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MiNCManagement, Management Representative at MiNC Cock Lane, responded to this review
4 March 2011
Dear Dave,

Thank you for taking the time for writing about us and your experience at Minc Cock Lane after your stay in February.

We are happy that your were satisfied with the kitchen utilities, our check in service and location. I would like to assure you that we treat your comments seriously and will be working on improving around the areas you mentioned.

We hope you will be returning again soon to one of our Minc developments and have a truly enjoyable stay.

Kind regards,

Minc Apartments Team
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An Expedia Traveller
“Appartement op een niet geijkte locatie maar toch in de buurt van alles”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2011
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