Hotel in Detail:
The City Continental Kensington Hotel bedrooms are all air-conditioned. Room facilities include en-suite amenities (shower and/or bath), direct dial telephone, hair dryer, safe, heating, tea and coffee making facilities, WiFi internet access, satellite television and radio alarm clock.Room configurations range form singles to triple bedrooms (double bed + single bed). Floors have lift access.
The hotel has its own breakfast room located on the lower ground floor where continental breakfast is served each morning (charges apply). Choose from cereals, freshly baked croissants and rolls, boiled eggs, yogurt, fruit and jam, cheese, white & brown toast.
Served weekdays 7.00 till 9.30 (Sunday & Bank Holiday till 10.00).
Reception is manned 24/7. The hotels offers a dry cleaning service on weekdays. Dedicated room for storing luggage (overnight storage is charged for). WiFi internet access can be accessed from all parts of the hotel.
Please note the City Continental is an all no-smoking hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Earls Court 88 yards (80 metres), Railway Station: West Brompton 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 3.6 miles (5.8 km).Just 300 yards from the Earls Court development complex is the City Continental Kensington Hotel. Even closer is the (2 minutes walk) Earls Court Tube station which gives access both to central London and out to Heathrow Airport. Indeed west London's other major exhibition centre at Olympia is less than a mile from the hotel. This particular section of central London is very popular for mid-range/budget priced accommodation thanks to its good transport links and plentiful amenities including shops, bars and supermarkets. Just to the west of the most central areas but very close to major shopping destinations such as Kensington, South Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge. The nearest shopping is to be found on the adjacent Earls Court Road, although the more fashionable areas are a little further on. Local places of interest include the Dr Who Tardis (0.1 miles), Linley Sambourne House (0.7 miles), Leighton house museum (0.7 miles) and the Natural History and Science museums (0.8 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 60
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 3 out of 5 by 1631 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 3 out of 5 from 315 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 996 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 3 out of 5 from 1316 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.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 60% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 72%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 812nd from 853 London hotels, and 295th of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.0 miles, 0.0 km) would be the 3 star Best Western The Boltons Hotel ,
with base rates beginning from £80 and which has an 80% guest satisfaction rating. The Best Western The Boltons Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Ibis Earls Court. 0.5 miles
away (0.9 km), has scored 76%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £100 (theres free WiFi too). Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 4 Star Hotel Indigo London Kensington could be a good choice. The Hotel Indigo London Kensington is only 0.1 miles (0.2 km) away. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 88%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (11-13 Penywern Road, SW5 postcode) which we list extend for a 0.6 miles (0.9 km) radius. Consisting of 3 five star hotels (average rating 76%), 24 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 17 three star hotels (average rating 71%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 62%). Top 3 star hotels are Premier Inn Kensington Earls Court, Premier Inn Kensington Olympia, ibis Styles London Gloucester Road and Holiday Inn Express Earl's Court (all four with a score of 80%). Of the 50 local hotels top rated are Miiro Templeton Garden (4 star) and also the Hotel Xenia (4 star) (both joint top with 90%).Base Rates: We show you the average starting rates (base rates) in the area and break it down by star rating. Trouble with this is that base rates do not include special offers and limited low rate deals. However they remain a useful guide to general rates.
Of the 50 local hotels we have base rate data for 43 of them. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £106 per night. Starting from £44 at easyHotel South Kensington (2 Star, 67%) with top rates of £237 at The Bentley London (5 Star, 78%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £79, Four Star average: £110, Three Star average: £71 and Two Star average: £77.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Holiday Inn Express Earl's Court top.