London City Centre stay.Your stay at this London City Centre hotel places you within 3 miles (5 km) of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. Also, Piccadilly Circus is within 3 miles (5 km) and Trafalgar Square is within 6 miles (10 km).
What's nearby
Hyde Park - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
Buckingham Palace - 9 min drive - 5.4 km
Piccadilly Circus - 10 min drive - 5.5 km
Trafalgar Square - 10 min drive - 5.8 km
Big Ben - 11 min drive - 5.9 km
Getting around
Bayswater Underground Station - 4 min walk
London Paddington Station - 15 min walk
Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 40 min drive
Restaurants
Joe & the Juice - 4 min walk
Bayswater Arms - 3 min walk
McDonald's - 3 min walk
Gold Mine - 2 min walk
Four Seasons - 3 min walk
About this property
Kensington Gardens Hotel
Victorian hotel near Hyde Park
As a guest of Kensington Gardens Hotel, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Public spaces have free WiFi.
This Victorian London hotel is smoke free.
1 building
17 guestrooms or units
6 levels
Built in 1854
Dry cleaning
Storage area for luggage
Front-desk safe
Tour and ticket information
Concierge
No smoking on site
Kensington Gardens Hotel offers 17 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Accessibility
This property does not have elevators
Room amenities
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
Satellite channels
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Blackout drapes/curtains
Heating
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Towels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open Sunday - Thursday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [1-8 Kensington Gardens Sq]
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Property payment types
Important information
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy. A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
We should mention
Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
Alcohol isn't served at Kensington Gardens Hotel.
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Kensington Gardens Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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10 - Excellent
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6 - Okay
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4 - Poor
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2 - Terrible
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
8.8/10
Staff & service
7.8/10
Amenities
8.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.8/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
6/10 Okay
Lashanna
27 Aug 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Great location and good places to eat nearby. However, there is no air con or lifts at the property.
The hotel is not accessible at all - I have bad knees but we were situated on the top floor and had to walk up 4 flights of stairs to get to our room. The rooms are also very close together and doors slamming kept us awake and woke us up early in the morning. There was also a regular thumping noise somewhere in the property that also stopped us being able to sleep well. However, all staff were lovely and the room and bathroom were really nice. We also had a fan to help with the heat which isn’t common, so we appreciated that too.
Good stay, staff was friendly & space was very clean. Rooms are a bit small, but fine for a few days if traveling solo.
Taylor
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
8/10 Good
Tin
Business traveller
3 Jul 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very Clean and very modern room and private bathroom with plenty of plug and usb sockets.
I only gave 3 stars for property condition and facilities for the following reasons:
1) the hotel reception is 50 feet away in a different hotel called the Pheonix hotel so a major problem but just slight inconvenience as it was not mentioned when we booked and was already really tired when i arrvied only to be told to walk to another place to check in.
2) the remote control of air conditioning was not working due to battery dead. It was really hot summer day so they replaced it in the end but after a wait again slight inconvenience
3) worst thing was and this was not mentioned durunf booking is that there was no lift! I had to walk 4 flights of stairs to get to my room with my luggage ,fine if you are a regular gym goer but for people like me when the only exercise i do is going up and down my own house - it becomes an exercise on ita own right. I didnt really want to go back down to go out for dinner , for fear of coming back up again! (There are 5 flights of stairs in the whole hotel so lucky dip if you get the top floors!)
Overall good location close to underground , very clean room just let down by the flight of stairs and small inconveniences.
For a $200 /night Can. hotel it was very spartan. Perhaps this is what you get for that price in London. Con’s; There is no lift, about 30 stairs up with your bags. Hard single bed. Tiny room. No air conditioning, there was a fan however. You actually check it at the Phoenix hotel down the street and have to buzz to be let in. Pro’s great location in North Kensington. Vibrant street life on Queensway & Underground Bayswater station nearby. Decent bathroom. Clean with lots of hot water and pressure. I would stay again, but not suitable for someone who needs assistance.
Lovely Georgian (I think) buildings. My room on the 4th floor was reached by a narrow staircase which had me puffing carrying luggage room was small but adequate. The only complaint I had was the reasonably priced English breakfast was very mediocre. Some toast and butter would have been nice.
Ross
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
6/10 Okay
Gavin
7 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
It was functional. The rooms are tiny (you have to go outside to change your mind). They are basically a 12x10foot box that has 8x4 foot bathroom built inside. Could hear neighbours talking above and next door. It’s a room for rent. It was cheap and I was never there.
Gavin
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
8/10 Good
goran
7 Jun 2024
Small rooms, bad insulation between rooms, no elevators in the building, check in is in a different building.
The location was excellent, being very close to restaurants and shops and the subway station. The price was reasonable for this being London, but be advised there is no air conditioning and only a tabletop fan. So we opened the window and it sufficed. Decent room size for London but no elevator and we had to walk up six flights of narrow stairs with our heavy luggage. The top floor rooms are therefore difficult. Nice place overall
Stephen
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
8/10 Good
Alan
16 May 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Would have been useful to know that the reception to book in is at another hotel albeit only a few doors away. Hotel clean although hallway is looking tired. Breakfast in the hotel a few doors away was very good value. Hotel in walking distance to Bayswater station
Everything was clean, the room was a little small but I expected that in London
The location is perfect Tubes nearby.
Everywhere is walkable
Absolutely no place to park a car
All types of restaurants within walking distance
I would definitely stay there again
Andrew
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
6/10 Okay
Alastair
11 May 2024
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Inexpensive central location. Tiny room, hot, stairway noise.