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Sonder The Gilbert

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Natural History Museum

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Land view from property
City view from property
Room, 1 Double Bed
Room, 1 King Bed

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
44 Harrington Gardens, London, England, SW7 4LT
  • Cromwell Road
    5 min walk
  • Natural History Museum
    12 min walk
  • Imperial College London
    13 min walk
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    30 min drive

Room options

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Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Double Bed

Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room, 1 Double Bed, No View

Room, 1 Double Bed, No View

  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

London

London City Centre stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this London City Centre hotel, you'll find Natural History Museum and Imperial College London. Kensington High Street and Hyde Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Natural History Museum - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Imperial College London - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Kensington High Street - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Royal Albert Hall - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Hyde Park - 3 min drive - 2.0 km

Getting around

  • Gloucester Road Underground Station - 6 min walk
  • West Brompton Station - 12 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fait Maison - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Club Lounge - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Masgouf - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bugis Street Brasserie - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Executive Lounge Marriott - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire place to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Sonder The Gilbert

3-star hotel near Natural History Museum
As a guest of Sonder The Gilbert, you'll find concierge services and an elevator. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This 3-star London hotel is smoke free.

  • 82 guestrooms or units
  • Built in 1960
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Concierge
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Sonder The Gilbert offers 82 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
Guests are recommended to download the property's Sonder mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Access code, staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
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. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Sonder The Gilbert Hotel
Sonder The Gilbert London
Sonder The Gilbert Hotel London

Sonder The Gilbert Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 107 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Uncomfortable stay
The room was of standard furnishings and was in a fair condition. However, the room looked completely different and much more basic than any of the images. The bathroom was tiny and barely had enough room to stand in the shower cubicle. Also, despite visiting when it was not particularly hot, the room was boiling, had no air conditioning and the window opened only by about 2 inches. There was a fan provided but this merely blew hot air around. This made for an uncomfortable nights sleep and I would not return as a result.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Molly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location 5-10 minutes from the tube and nice walk to adjacent areas. Relatively quiet, upscale surroundings. Neutral, modern furnishings and bathroom consistent with photos. Single twin room was tiny (i.e., not enough space to fully open a large suitcase) and wifi didn't work in my room for most of my stay, but the lobby/lounge area was a useful place to sit and work as needed. Seamless check in and out via the app, and the staff very kindly carried my heavy suitcase inside when they saw me on the sidewalk. Overall, a solid 3* hotel if you value the location and look and are ok with fairly minimal amenities.
Stayed 21 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stressful check-in & left with heat exhaustion!
Reduced to tears at check-in & nearly passed out of heat exhaustion in sauna-like room. Sadly very much style over substance. Would absolutely NOT recommend this place to stay at any costs.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Umar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Okay but lacks in important areas
Hotel is in a nice area. Close to Gloucester Road Station which makes the rest of london very easy to access and walkable for those who like walking. The room was fine and had everything you would need for a short stay BUT the hotel has no AC and refused to provide a fan so on a hot day, this was a shockingly bad stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Very hot hotel and tiny rooms
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Everything!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Namit

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t stay here !!
Terrible exp. Property doesn’t have any amenities. It’s a hotel with no perks of being in a hotel .
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Okay …..
Very clean & tidy hotel, that served us well for a performance at the RAH Our room was small but well equipped with the necessaries - iron, ironing board, hairdryer, fan, toiletries, kettle, coffee machine, tea/coffee A couple of things to note :- - the bed was not comfortable …… unfortunately not a good nights sleep - the plug sockets for the coffee machine & kettle are located underneath the desk, which would usually be perfect. However, the table is screwed to the wall, with no possible access route to feed the plug cables down to reach the sockets! To be able to boil the kettle, it either had to be placed on the floor underneath the desk or on the bedside table. To use the coffee machine was the same or the machine had to be pulled to the front edge of the desk & the cable pulled taut off of the front ledge to reach the socket …… Baffling but maybe an oversight?
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent for business or pleasure
A new property, in excellent condition. Stunning location. Clean, comfortable rooms with well-functioning facilities (not to be taken for granted in the UK). Rooms are small but that is to be expected. The staff are courteous and helpful, but there's only so much they can do as most customer service goes through the Sonder App.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rob

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was tiny, nothing like the photo sent to me It was overwhelmingly hot, no facilities. When I eventually got the shower to work it would not turn off! Reception were advised but had no sense of urgency Never again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Ana

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Mandy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were here when London had the hottest days in June. The room without air conditioning was a torture, but the staff here did help us get another fan, which helped a bit. The mattress and pillows were good, the location was really convenient. I would just try to avoid this hotel if I were to travel to London again during it’s hot summer.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Clara

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Smeeta

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Adedeji

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Be warned no aircon-which for is a basic in a hotel. Windows hardly open!!! Shower is poor-no power Room design is very basic not like pictures!! Email log does not work Poor!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Pavan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprisingly lovely stay
Lovely compact hotel situated in a quiet area in Kensington. Amenities and glouster road station is within a 5 minute walk. The room has everything you need a tv, nespresso coffee machine and a kettle, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, a comfy bed king sized bed and walk in shower with shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottles. Guests can help themselves to essentials which are located in reception. Entering the building and room are by done by key code. Although we couldn’t had no aircon a little desktop fan solved this issue. Would definitely stay here again. Thank you Sonder.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Irina

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
We stayed 8 nights and were overall happy with our stay. Everyone at the front desk was friendly and helpful. We had one interaction with the housekeeper and she was also friendly and helpful. The hotel is updated and clean. We heard very little noise from other guests. The location is only a short walk to the Tube station and restaurants. The neighborhood seems quite safe. The room and bathroom were quite small but we knew that from reading other reviews so it was acceptable. The only real issue was that there was no light directly above the bathroom mirror which made shaving difficult due to shadows from the overhead lights. If we could customize our review score we would give it 4.5
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawna

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Sujanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024