Hotel in Detail:
The Beaufort Hotel is privately owned and offers boutique accommodation in the centre of London in a quiet side street. 3 minutes walk from Knightsbridge Tube Station. The hotel focuses on personal service and attention to detail. With the scent of fresh flowers in the lobby and original English watercolour paintings décor the walls. The hotel has a contemporary style.Bedrooms have soft, fresh natural calm colours with elegant maple furniture and are air-conditioned. Rooms come with a hospitality tray with complimentary mineral water and chocolates on arrival, soft easy chair, free Wi-Fi and work desk, air conditioning, CD player, Satellite TV, in room personal safe and hair dryer, shoe shining and sewing kit.
The en-suite bath/shower rooms are finished in marble and have Gilcrest and Soames soaps and bathrobe.
Single rooms have a double bed. Marble shower room.
Deluxe rooms can be reconfigured to provide twin beds or a king size bed.
There are seven Junior Suites with views over Beaufort Gardens. They have a seating area with sofa bed.
Room service operates 10.00 till 22.00.
Breakfast can be ordered to enjoy in your bedroom and is served on fine Wedgwood china with silver cutlery. In the Italian-designed drawing room you can enjoy free drinks from the bar
The hotel has a business lounge suitable for small meetings of up to 8 guests.
Complimentary wireless internet access can be picked up throughout the hotel.
Rates include complimentary Afternoon Cream Tea and a well stocked residents bar in the Italian-designed drawing room from 15.00 till 23.00.
This is an all no-smoking hotel. Luggage storage facilities available. 24 hour reception with safety deposit box facilities. Hotel has a lift. fax, photocopy and dry cleaning servcies.
Health club nearby (charges apply).
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Knightsbridge 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Railway Station: London Victoria 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.9 miles (7.9 km).On the doorstep of vibrant Knightsbridge and only slightly further to Chelsea is The Beaufort Hotel. The hotel is actually within a cul-de-sac which is a no-through road so its much quieter than the busy surrounding major roads. The adjoining road is Brompton Road and here you will find some great shopping, bars and restaurants. There's a good mix of shops and stores but the accent is definitely on the higher end of the market and its on this road you will find stores such as Harrods and Harvey Nichols. There's also several fast food outlets and well known coffee shops so pretty much something for everyone. Beauchamp Place is a side turning with many small boutiques and restaurants. Just under half a mile to the north is Hyde Park which features a central lake and a gallery. The same distance to the south finds the Kings Road, Chelsea. Here you find a long high street with a reputation for trend setting fashion boutiques and some excellent wine bars for somewhere to drink in the evening. South Kensington is half a mile to the south west. The best of London's nightlife is centred around Piccadilly Circus and the west end and this are is 1.5 miles to the east. The Beauforts location makes for an excellent base from which to see the best of central London and its attractions in a relatively quiet side street close to transport links and amenities. An upmarket district.
Bedroom Numbers: 25 / 5 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.35 out of 5 by 1697 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 849 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 196 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 848 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and costs £5.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 87% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 4 star hotels is 80%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Milesfaster ranking: 274th from 865 London hotels, and 109th of 333 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) would be the 4 star My Chelsea,
with base rates beginning from £129 and which has an 80% guest satisfaction rating. The My Chelsea also offers: free WiFi.
Howabout selecting an alternative hotel by its higher guest rating? In that case the 5 Star Egerton House Hotel may be one too look at. The Egerton House Hotel is only 0.2 miles (0.3 km) away. The Egerton House Hotel has a perfect unblemished customer rating 99%, a truly stunning achievement.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (33 Beaufort Gardens, SW3 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 0.8 miles (1.3 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 30 five star hotels (average rating 90%), 15 four star hotels (average rating 82%) and 5 three star hotels (average rating 66%). Top 4 star hotel is 54 Queens Gate Hotel at 92%. Coming out as the top rated hotel are Egerton House Hotel (5 star), the Lanesborough Hotel London (5 star), the Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane (5 star) and the 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 star) (all 4 are joint top with 99%).Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 49 of them. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £260 per night. They range from a low of £49 at Eden Plaza Hotel (3 Star, 75%) up to £1000 at 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 Star, 99%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £339, Four Star average: £144 and Three Star average: £81.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors. We have a ranking for The Beaufort London 31st (joint) of 50 and 5th (joint) for the 15 four star hotels in the area. Our base rate rank for the hotel is 19th of 49 (10th of 15 four star hotels.). We use the base rate ranking and review ranking for the hotel to get an overall ranking of 20th of 42 for sheer value for money (Eden Plaza Hotel was top).