The Kensington Hotel London is a 5-star hotel on Queen’s Gate, in South Kensington, with period lounges, its own bar and restaurant and a gym for guests. It works well if you want to walk to the museums and also shop in Knightsbridge.
Location and getting around
You will find it at 109-113 Queen’s Gate, SW7. The Natural History Museum is about a 10-minute walk away and, according to the hotel, the Victoria and Albert Museum is also close. Harrods and Harvey Nichols are about 20 minutes on foot, again according to the hotel.
Victoria station is around 40 minutes’ walk and Buckingham Palace is 2.7 km away. The property says South Kensington Tube station is nearby.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have quality bed linen, a large flat-screen TV and free wifi.
- Town House, a bar and restaurant in period lounges that mix the classic and the contemporary.
- A gym reserved for guests.
Breakfast can be a buffet, continental, full English or à la carte.
Who it suits
- A good fit if you want to split your trip between museums and the shops of Knightsbridge.
- Practical if you keep up your exercise routine when travelling.
- Handy if you prefer to dine at the hotel on days when you come back tired.
Good to know
Check-in is from 15:00 to 00:00 and check-out is at 12:00. The 100 Queen’s Gate hotel is a few metres away, on the same street: check the name when you book. You will find more hotels in the area in our guide to London.