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Ember Locke Kensington
4/5118 Reviews
Kensington
Pros: 1. Good location. Close to shops, restaurants, and Earl's Court tube stop. 2. Lobby is cute. 3. Family room is basically two rooms (1 full/queen in one room, and 2 twins in the other). 4. Small kitchen (though the stovetop range was hard to use and they do not provide any bottled water or cooking spray/oil) 5. Free laundry & gym (though very small dryers that take many tries to get laundry dry) 6. Front desk people are nice and friendly (but very casual, not the usual level of British service) 7. Provide some teas/coffees in the room, plus a safe and a yoga mat. 8. I guess one plus of the rooms being so dark (and being in the ba*****t) was that we slept really well because of the darkness. Cons: 1. No one helps you with your luggage up the stairs or to your room. 2. Trust the reviews: the rooms are very dim. The lighting is way too dark and flickers. If you want to read a book, forget it. 3. NO CLEANING. I thought I would be cool with this, but really, it's not cool to not offer any cleaning. If you ask (repeatedly) for more towels or something, they will provide. 4. Toilets barely flush. When you ask them to fix it, they ask ”well, did it work when you checked in?” 5. While the lobby is cute (except for the very strong scent pumped in and loud music), once you get off of the lift, the hallways are dark, drab, and have old carpeting reminiscent of an unremodeled Las Vegas hotel. They really need to freshen up the hallways/carpets. 6. Only provided 2 towels per room and two hand towels, no washcloth. 7. No mat in the tub/shower. We slipped several times. 8. When you put trash or towels outside your room to be picked up, it often takes all day for someone to collect them. 9. Texted/called multiple times to ask for towels, and it took going to the front desk and having the employee actually come downstairs with me and hand them to me to get more/clean towels. 10, No napkins or paper towels in the kitchen. We had just come from another hotel, The Gore, that was just slightly more expensive and was WORLDS better in terms of service, amenities, comfort, and beauty. Unfortunately, Ember Locke was a disappointment. And I am normally not a picky hotel person. Would not recommend.
Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison
4.6/566 Reviews
Kensington
The hotel is very hygienic and not damp inside. The space is also very large, there are 6 boxes that can be put down, and there are smart toilets, which are relatively new. The kitchen utensils are fairly complete, with microwave ovens, dishwashers and stoves. We didn't book the hotel breakfast, I don't know this, but it is very convenient to use uber eats, there are 24h restaurants nearby. The service staff are also very enthusiastic, there will be no impatience or the like, and the total number of hotel rooms is not much, so the service pressure should be smaller. However, one thing to note, the hotel does not provide toothbrush and toothpaste in the first time, and we also bring our own no hotel. Overall very satisfied with the room, the location is very good, about 10 minutes walk to Kensington Park, 5 minutes walk near a relatively large supermarket, as an apartment hotel is very recommended.
Hilton London Olympia
4.2/5192 Reviews
Kensington
While I did not have high expectations for this hotel given its price point and location, I anticipated basic comfort which. The majority of the room's amenities were outdated, yet still within an acceptable standard for me. However, the air conditioning system was disappointingly inadequate; it failed to produce heat and emitted only cold air. Despite the staff promptly providing an electric heater when alerted to this issue, the room remained uncomfortably cold. The most disconcerting part of my stay was the condition of the bedding. The filler in the duvet had clumped together, as evidenced by the attached photo, likely due to improper washing. This left me with little more than two thin sheets in zero-degree weather, with a non-functional heating system. To find some warmth, I resorted to wearing additional clothes and draping my down jacket over the duvet—a far cry from a comfortable night's sleep. I must commend the hotel staff, who were excellent throughout this ordeal. Their service was the only warm aspect of my stay.
Bentley London
3.9/571 Reviews
Kensington
This was our first visit to this hotel. Since most of the cheaper 4 & 5 star hotels seem to have doubled their cheapest rates since Covid The Bentley seemed more reasonable. The reception was a bit disorganised with odd desks dotted around the ground floor but the staff were responsive polite and helpful. They did offer to take my overnight case to the room which I declined. But they shouldn’t of offered they should just have done it. I had reserved a King-sized room but they upgraded me to a suite. This was very nice suite, particularly large for central London. It was all outfitted in a luxurious way. I don’t know what the rate for this room would normally be but for the price I was paying(£359) it was very good value. My 2 main complaints of my stay were: the separate walk-in shower’s thermometer wasn’t working so not possible to use the first night. Very bad. Also, on the deal I booked it included breakfast. My wife and I wanted to have breakfast in our room, expecting to have to pay the ‘tray’ charge of £5 each. When the breakfast didn’t arrive for when ordered the next morning, my wife rang Roomservice. They told us we would have to pay fully to eat in our room. At this point I would normally have spoken to the manager and asked him what on earth was going on. But as luck would have it I was running late for a medical appointment and didn’t have the time. So we just cancelled breakfast and left with a bitter taste of being short changed 2 breakfasts. Conclusion-not sure, to be honest. Will possibly try again/
Residence Inn by Marriott London Kensington
3.9/5120 Reviews
Kensington
We spent a nice few days in the Kensington area of London in May 2022. The room was comfortable and clean. The buffet breakfast was very nice albeit a bit crowded at times. We got home and realized that I left my drone with case and extra batteries. I called the hotel from the US and spoke withTheo, he confirmed they had found it in the room... yeah! Housekeeping turned it in. Thank you very much Paraschiva! I appreciate your help in finding the item! Now, how to get the drone home... Theo suggested finding a courier service to pick-up, package and ship the drone to the US. I do some homework and learn it would cost around $200, the drone was less than $400. I asked Theo if they could hold it 'till our return in September and he agreed. We return and I call Theo and he asks me to send him a label and he will take care of it, he does! Wow, who could ask for better customer service? We were not staying there and they took care of this, they didn't have to go out other way! Thank you Paraschiva and Theo. I hope we can meet next time we are in London so I can thank you personally!
Viridian Apartments in High Street Kensington Serviced Apartments - Cheniston Gardens
3.9/511 Reviews
Kensington
I was a little disappointed overall. There were very suspicious stains on the bed blanket and the mattresses were really cheap and very uncomfortable. The apartment was very hot and the airconditioning was basically doing nothing. This wasn't great when the sun beats through the windows all day, meaning you have to keep the blinds shut all the time. It was only in the low 20's for the time I was there and the apartment never registered below 25 degrees on the thermostat. On the plus side, the location is fantastic and super close to High St Kensington. It's also very useful to have a washer/drier available if you're needing it (I was). The place just needs some TLC and better aircon for warmer days.

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