Hotel in Kensington
Kensington, London
Nearest Tube: High Street Kensington, South Kensington and Gloucester Road
The Borough of Kensington in London is one London's most up market area's, it boasts many fine London hotels, restaurants and is home to many top London tourist attractions. Kensington and also neighbouring Knightsbridge have strong Royal connections, hence being named a Royal Borough and it is also the most densely populated borough in the whole of the United Kingdom. The Borough of Kensington is located on the western side of Westminster, covering an area of approximately 12 square kilometers.
Hotels in Kensington are many and vary from simple, basic accommodations up to world renowned 5 star hotels such as the The Milestone or the Bentley Kempinski Hotel. In the mid range hotel portfolio it is worth while checking out the Harrington Hall Hotel London a very british style 4 star located near Gloucester Road Underground. In the same area is the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, Europe's largest Holiday Inn. Notable tourist class hotels include the Montana Hotel London which is a very popular tourist choice. In this part of London everybody is catered for. Many of the more upmarket of London's hotels are located here and boast some of the best spa's in London. Staying in Kensington offers the visiting tourist much to see and do, it is safe and easy to travel around and is often more affordable than you might think.
Travel is easy into Kensington via the M25/M4 motorways from the West. The Piccadilly line serves the area direct from London's Heathrow Airport (about 40 minutes travel) into Gloucester Road in South Kensington. The Circle & District lines also serve this area.
Many of London's famous landmarks are found in this borough. Museums such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, The Victoria & Albert Museum are within this wonderfully bustling area of London
The stunning oval shaped Royal Albert Hall, host & home to many musical concerts / sporting events and rememberance occasions is located in the Borough of Kensington. The Royal Albert Hall is located in South Kensington and was opened in 1871, a dedication from Queen Victoria to her husband, the late Prince Albert.
The stunning Prince Albert Memorial is a famous London landmark,and situated opposite the Royal Albert Hall . The memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style. The Prince Albert memorial was commissioned by the late Queen Victoria after her beloved husbands death in 1861.
Shopping in Kensington is a delight and again offers the discerning Traveller a host of well known department stores and individual designer shops. Harrods, London's most famous shop is located in Knightsbridge, on Brompton Road. Harrod's window displays are always a treat, especially at Christmas time. The famous food hall in Harrod's is worth a visit for the decoration alone. Harrod's also has many small restaurants and cafe's to dine in, within it's store, you can take afternoon tea, enjoy sushi, or pizza the choice is varied and it's a welcome break from all that shopping . Also situated in Knightsbridge, is another famous shopping institution, Harvey Nichols, this like Harrod's offers more upmarket designer wear, but the food & wine on the top floor is also worth visiting. Whilst there, book a table at the renowned 5th floor restaurant, you could find yourself dining amongst London's elite. Individual Designer shops can be found on Sloane Street, with a host of famous fashion houses located here. Kensington & Knightsbridge offer a veritable feast for the shopper. Many more shops are located on Kensington High Street, here you will find wall to wall shops offering a whole spectrum of goods from household wares and electrical to clothes and stationary.
RECOMMENDED HOTELS IN OR NEAR KENSINGTON
Index of hotels near Kensington
| Hotel | Star Rating | Address | Distance | Price from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington | 4 star | 27-35 Hogarth Road London SW5 0QQ | 0.57 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Shaftesbury Hyde Park International | 4 star | 52-55 Inverness Terrace London W2 3LB | 0.78 miles | £59.00 | View |
| Gallery Hotel | 4 star | 10 Queensberry Place South Kensington London SW7 2EA | 0.75 miles | £89.00 | View |
| Gainsborough Hotel | 4 star | 7-11 Queensberry Place South Kensington London SW7 2DL | 0.76 miles | £72.00 | View |
| Millennium Gloucester Hotel | 4 star | 4-18 Harrington Gardens London SW7 4QH | 0.66 miles | £135.12 | View |
| Thistle Hyde Park | 4 star | 90 Lancaster Gate London W2 3NR | 0.76 miles | £116.33 | View |
| Best Western The Boltons Hotel | 4 star | 19-21 Penywern Road Earls Court London SW5 9TT | 0.80 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Rydges Kensington Plaza Hotel | 4 star | 61 Gloucester Road London SW7 4PE | 0.57 miles | £55.00 | View |
| Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments | 4 star | 42 Princes Square Bayswater London W2 4AD | 0.75 miles | £133.20 | View |
| Baglioni Hotel London | 5 star | 60 Hyde Park Gate London SW7 5BB | 0.37 miles | £374.83 | View |
| Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington | 4 star | Scarsdale Place London W8 5SR | 0.23 miles | £111.62 | View |
| Millennium Baileys A London Town House Hotel | 4 star | Gloucester Road London SW7 4QH | 0.67 miles | £99.88 | View |
| Abbey Court Hotel Notting Hill | 4 star | 20 Pembridge Gardens London W2 4DU | 0.57 miles | £105.00 | View |
| Maranton House | 3 star | 14 Barkston Gardens London SW5 0EN | 0.67 miles | £80.00 | View |
| Executive Rooms by Shaftesbury | 4 star | 33 - 37 Hgoarth Road Earls Court London SW5 0QQ | 0.70 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Shaftesbury Premier London Notting Hill | 4 star | 5 - 7 Princes Square Bayswater London W2 4NP | 0.74 miles | £59.00 | View |
| Kensington Town House London | 3 star | 32-36 Hogarth Road, Earls Court London SW5 0PU | 0.58 miles | £99.00 | View |
| Ramada London Hyde Park | 4 star | 150 Bayswater Road London W2 4RT | 0.58 miles | £106.00 | View |
| Best Western Burns Hotel | 3 star | 18-26 Barkston Gardens London SW5 0EN | 0.68 miles | £69.00 | View |
| Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt | 4 star | 76 Cromwell Road London SW7 5BT | 0.58 miles | £76.38 | View |
| No 49 @ Kensington | 4 star | 49 St. Mary Abbotts Terrace London W14 8NX | 0.64 miles | £85.00 | View |
| Grand Royale London Hyde Park | 4 star | 1 Inverness Terrace Hyde Park London W2 3JP | 0.69 miles | £59.00 | View |
| Milestone Hotel A Red Carnation Hotel | 5 star | 1-2 Kensington Court London W8 5DL | 0.18 miles | £293.75 | View |
| The Cranley | 4 star | 8 Bina Gardens London SW5 0LA | 0.79 miles | £188.00 | View |
| Oliver Plaza Hotel | 3 star | 33 Trebovir Road London SW5 9NF | 0.77 miles | £69.00 | View |
| Thistle Kensington Gardens | 4 star | 104 Bayswater Road London W2 3HL | 0.66 miles | £92.83 | View |
| Grange Strathmore Hotel | 4 star | 41 Queens Gate Gardens London SW7 5NB | 0.59 miles | £66.00 | View |
| Best Western The Cromwell | 3 star | 108 -112 Cromwell Road London SW7 4ES | 0.56 miles | £95.00 | View |
| St Simeon Kensington | 2 star | 38 HARRINGTON GARDENS LONDON SW7 4LT | 0.63 miles | £62.00 | View |
| Hyde Park Towers Hotel | 3 star | 41-51 Inverness Terrace London W2 3JN | 0.74 miles | £55.00 | View |
| The Trebovir Hotel | 3 star | 18-20 TREBOVIR ROAD Earls Court LONDON SW5 9NH | 0.71 miles | £49.00 | View |
| Seraphine Kensington Gardens | 4 star | 7-9 Kensington High Street London W8 5NP | 0.18 miles | £155.00 | View |
| The Parkcity Hotel | 4 star | 18-30 Lexham Gardens London W8 5JE | 0.46 miles | £109.00 | View |
| London Lodge Hotel | 3 star | 134-136 Lexham Gardens Kensington London W8 6JE | 0.49 miles | £139.00 | View |
| Collingham Serviced Apartments | 4 star | 26-27 Collingham Gardens London SW5 0HN | 0.70 miles | £89.00 | View |
| Avni Kensington Hotel | 3 star | 40-44, HARRINGTON GARDENS LONDON LONDON SW7 4LT | 0.69 miles | £65.00 | View |
| Byron | 4 star | 36-38 Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SH | 0.69 miles | £85.00 | View |
| Central Park Hotel | 3 star | 49/67 Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SY | 0.69 miles | £140.00 | View |
| Enterprise Hotel | 3 star | 15-25 Hogarth Road Earls Court, Kensington London SW5 0QJ | 0.59 miles | £77.00 | View |
| Park Lodge Hotel | 3 star | 73, Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SU | 0.66 miles | £45.00 | View |
| Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum | 4 star | 97 Cromwell Road London SW7 4DN | 0.61 miles | £136.00 | View |
| Hotel 43 | 2 star | 39-43 Queensbrough Terrace London W2 3SY | 0.72 miles | £59.00 | View |
| Notting Hill Gate Hotel | 3 star | 7 CLANRICARDE GARDENS LONDON W2 4JJ | 0.58 miles | £64.00 | View |
| Kensington Close Hotel | 4 star | Wrights Lane London W8 5SP | 0.26 miles | £128.07 | View |
| Ashburn Hotel | 4 star | 111 Cromwell Road London SW7 4DP | 0.56 miles | £139.00 | View |
| Lord Jim | 2 star | 25 Penywern Road London SW5 9TT | 0.79 miles | £49.00 | View |
| Warwick House | 3 star | 60 Warwick House, Warwick road London SW5 9EJ | 0.78 miles | £68.00 | View |
| Kensington Gardens Hotel | 2 star | 9 Kensington Gardens Square Bayswater London W2 4BH | 0.78 miles | £59.00 | View |
| Avni No 1 | 4 star | No 1 Harrington Gardens, Kensington London SW7 4JJ | 0.70 miles | £120.00 | View |
| K + K Hotel George | 3 star | 1-15 Templeton Place London SW5 9NB | 0.69 miles | £149.00 | View |
| The Rockwell | 4 star | 181-183 Cromwell Road London SW5 0SF | 0.51 miles | £102.00 | View |
| The Mayflower Hotel Apartments | 3 star | 26-28 Trebovir Road London SW5 9NJ | 0.77 miles | £65.00 | View |
| Holland Court Hotel | 3 star | 31-33 Holland Road London W14 8HJ | 0.78 miles | £49.00 | View |
| Apart Hotel 73 | 3 star | 73 Inverness Terrace London W2 3JT | 0.77 miles | £69.00 | View |
| Hyde Park Suites | 4 star | Inverness Terrace Queensway London W2 3JL | 0.60 miles | £80.00 | View |
| Princes Square | 3 star | 23-25 Princes Square London W2 4NJ | 0.72 miles | £45.00 | View |
| Best Western Phoenix Hotel | 3 star | 1-8 Kensington Gardens Square London W2 4BH | 0.77 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Henley House Hotel | 3 star | 30 Barkston Gardens London SW5 0EN | 0.68 miles | £62.00 | View |
| Crowne Plaza London Kensington Formerly Holiday Inn | 4 star | 100 Cromwell Road London SW7 4ER | 0.58 miles | £209.00 | View |
| Astons Apartments | 3 star | 31 Rosary Gardens London SW7 4NH | 0.79 miles | £60.00 | View |
| The Green Court Hotel | 2 star | 52, Hogarth Road London SW5 0PU | 0.57 miles | £55.00 | View |
| London Town Hotel | 2 star | 15 Penywern Road Earls Court London SW5 9TY | 0.77 miles | £60.00 | View |
| Exhibition Court Hotel 4 | 2 star | 25 Collingham Place London SW5 0QF | 0.57 miles | £42.00 | View |
| Barkston Gardens Hotel | 3 star | 34-44 Barkston Gardens London SW5 0EW | 0.69 miles | £60.00 | View |
| Kensingtonrooms | 3 star | 131-137 Cromwell Road London SW7 4DU | 0.56 miles | £120.00 | View |
| The Henry Viii Hotel | 3 star | 19 Leinster Gardens London W2 3AN | 0.79 miles | £69.00 | View |
| Base2stay Kensington | 4 star | 25 Courtfield Gardens Kensington SW5 0PG | 0.61 miles | £96.00 | View |
| Palace Court Holiday Hotel | 3 star | 1 Palace Court, Bayswater Road London W2 4LP | 0.60 miles | £60.00 | View |
| St Mark Hotel | 3 star | 4-12 BARKSTON GARDENS LONDON SW5 0EN | 0.70 miles | £49.00 | View |
| Reem Hotel | 3 star | 50-51 Princes Square London W2 4PX | 0.76 miles | £62.00 | View |
| Nh Harrington Hall | 4 star | 5-25 Harrington Gardens London SW7 4JB | 0.70 miles | £115.00 | View |
| Citadines Apart Hotel South Kensington | 3 star | 35A Gloucester Road London SW7 4PL | 0.43 miles | £98.70 | View |
| Princes Square by Bridgestreet Worldwide | 3 star | Bridgestreet Worldwide 33-36 Princes Square LONDON W2 4NJ | 0.78 miles | £180.00 | View |
| 54 Boutique Hotel | 4 star | 54 Queen'S Gate London SW7 5JW | 0.63 miles | £80.00 | View |
| Bayswater Inn | 3 star | 8-16 Princes Square London W2 4NT | 0.74 miles | £62.00 | View |
| 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel | 3 star | 1 Lexham Gardens Earls Court W8 5JL | 0.50 miles | £55.00 | View |
| Lord Kensington | 3 star | 38 Trebovir Road London SW5 9NJ | 0.77 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Pembridge Palace Hotel | 3 star | 55 Prince's Square London W2 4PX | 0.77 miles | £61.00 | View |
| Vancouver Studios | 3 star | 30 Princes Square London W2 4NJ | 0.76 miles | £57.00 | View |
| Notting Hill Apartments by Bridgestreet Worldwide | 4 star | 74-76 PRINCES SQUARE LONDON W2 4NY | 0.74 miles | £200.00 | View |
| Garden View Hotel | 2 star | 29-31 Nevern Square London SW5 9PE | 0.73 miles | £68.00 | View |
| The Queens Park Hotel | 3 star | 48 Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SJ | 0.70 miles | £50.00 | View |
| Abcone Hotel | 3 star | 10-11 Ashburn Gardens London SW7 4DG | 0.61 miles | £95.00 | View |
| City Continental London Kensington | 3 star | 11-13 Penywern Road London SW5 9TT | 0.75 miles | £85.00 | View |
| Fraser Place Queens Gate | 4 star | 39b Queens Gate Gardens London SW7 5RR | 0.64 miles | £106.93 | View |
| Hotel Oliver | 2 star | 198 CROMWELL ROAD LONDON SW5 0SN | 0.51 miles | £55.00 | View |
| Seraphine Kensington Olympia | 4 star | 225 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET LONDON W8 6SA | 0.35 miles | £155.00 | View |
| Notting Hill Suites | 4 star | 6-14 Pembridge Gardens, London W2 4DU | 0.56 miles | £100.00 | View |
| Imperial College Eastside Hall | 4 star | Prince's Garden Watts Way Kensington SW71LU | 0.79 miles | £70.00 | View |
| Palace Court Hotel | 2 star | 64-65 PRINCES SQUARE BAYSWATER LONDON W2 4PX | 0.78 miles | £250.00 | View |
| 39 Suites | 3 star | 39 QUEENSBOROUGH TERRACE Bayswater LONDON W2 3SY | 0.77 miles | £109.00 | View |
| Kings Hotel | 3 star | 60-62 QueensboroughTerrace London W23SH | 0.69 miles | £85.00 | View |
| Hyde Park Executive Apartments | 4 star | 8-18 Inverness Terrace London W2 3HU | 0.66 miles | £105.00 | View |
| Imperial College London Southside Halls | 4 star | Prince's Garden London SW7 | 0.79 miles | £75.00 | View |
| Derby Hotel Kensington | 3 star | 155-157 Cromwell Road London SW5 0TQ | 0.52 miles | £269.00 | View |
| Rushmore Hotel | 3 star | 11 Trebovir Road London SW5 9LS | 0.70 miles | £79.00 | View |
| Mowbray Court Hotel | 2 star | 28/32 PENYWERN ROAD London SW5 9SU | 0.79 miles | £60.00 | View |
| Gate Hotel | 3 star | 6 Portobello Road Notting Hill Gate W11 3DG | 0.69 miles | £70.00 | View |
| Apollo Hotel | 3 star | 64 Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SH | 0.65 miles | £95.00 | View |
| Nh Kensington | 4 star | 202-220 Cromwell Road London SW5 0SW | 0.53 miles | £215.00 | View |
| Royal Hyde Park Hotel | 2 star | 106-110 Queensway London W2 3RR | 0.80 miles | £85.00 | View |
| Quality Crown Kensington | 4 star | 162 Cromwell Road London SW5 0TT | 0.50 miles | £349.00 | View |
| Abba Queens Gate London Hotel | 4 star | 31-34 Queens Gate London SW7 5JA | 0.56 miles | £246.75 | View |
| Notting Hill Hotel | 2 star | 2 Pembridge Square London W2 4EW | 0.68 miles | £55.00 | View |
| Kensington Court | 3 star | 33-35 Nevern Place London SW5 9NP | 0.70 miles | £125.00 | View |
| Duke of Leinster Hotel | 4 star | 20 Leinster Gardens London W2 3AN | 0.78 miles | £110.00 | View |
| Troy Hotel | 3 star | 68 - 70 Queensborough Terrace London W2 3SH | 0.69 miles | £105.00 | View |
| Blue Bells Hotel | 3 star | 14 Pembridge Square London W2 4EH | 0.66 miles | £109.00 | View |
| Kensington House Hotel | 4 star | 15-16 Prince of Wales Terrace Kensington London W8 5PQ | 0.20 miles | £165.00 | View |
| Ambassadors Hotel | 3 star | 16 Collingham Road London SW5 0LX | 0.58 miles | £155.00 | View |
| John Howard Hotel | 4 star | 4 Queens Gate London SW7 5EH | 0.45 miles | £99.00 | View |
| 202 Modern Service Apartments | 3 star | 202 Kensington Church Street, Notting Hill Gate London W8 4DP | 0.50 miles | £99.00 | View |
| Imperial College London Beit Hall | 3 star | Prince Consort Road Kensington London SW7 2BB | 0.60 miles | £49.00 | View |
| West Cromwell Hotel | 2 star | 66 West Cromwell Road London SW5 9QS | 0.70 miles | £65.00 | View |
| Twenty Nevern Square Hotel | 4 star | 20 Nevern Square London SW5 9PD | 0.72 miles | £140.00 | View |
| Park International Hotel | 3 star | 117-125 Cromwell Road London SW7 4DS | 0.54 miles | £199.00 | View |
| Amsterdam Hotel | 3 star | 7 Trebovir Road Earls Court London SW5 9LS | 0.70 miles | £86.00 | View |
| Berjaya Eden Park Hotel | 3 star | 35-39 Inverness Terrace Byaswater London W2 3JS | 0.70 miles | £116.01 | View |
