Hotel in Detail:
The Rushmore Hotel, an intimate B&B, retains its original Victorian facade.Each and every room is decorated individually with their own theme, for example one room has an Asian theme and another an Italian theme. All bedrooms have en-suite bathroom facilities (shower/bath). Inside your room you will find a direct dial telephone, TV, hairdryer and complimentary tea/coffee tray.
There are triple and quad bedrooms available. Twins are a slightly bigger than doubles.
The Rushmore hotel has piazza-style glass topped conservatory and a small guest lounge.
Breakfast is served daily within the Conservatory which consists of selection of cereals, yogurts, fruit salad, fruit juices, tea/coffee/chocolate, baguette and toast, cheese and salami.
Reception is open 24/7. There is complimentary WiFi that can be picked up throughout the hotel as well as an internet corner (computer) for guests. Safety deposit boxes available. Conveniently the hotel offers luggage storage and assistance.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Earls Court 105 yards (96 metres), Railway Station: West Brompton 0.4 miles (0.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 3.6 miles (5.8 km).One of a number of budget priced bed and breakfast establishments surrounding the Earls Court area. The Rushmore Hotel is on Trebovir Road where you will find several hotels. This is thanks to the nature of the ex-Victorian residences located here. They are were large houses which lent themselves to easy conversion into bed and breakfast type accommodation. This added to the fact that Earls Court is home to a major complex and is close enough for afford easy access to most central London districts while being just far out enough that there isn't a premium on room rates that the central hotels charge. Local amenities are excellent with supermarkets close by and shops and bars along Earls Court Road (yards from the hotel) and the better class shops and restaurants along Kensington High Street (0.5 miles), Fulham Road (0.7 miles) and around South Kensington (0.8 miles). Its just 70 yards to Earls Court Tube station where the Dr Who Tardis is on permanent display just outside. Local places of interest include Linley Sambourne House (0.6 miles), Leighton House Museum (0.6 miles), Olympia Exhibition centre (0.7 miles), Holland Park (0.7 miles) and the Natural History and Science Museums (0.8 miles).
History: On June 5 2016 fire badly damaged the hotel. The whole of the second floor and most of the third floor was badly damaged.
Bedroom Numbers: 22
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.6 out of 5 by 1932 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 3.5 out of 5 from 1321 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 698 of 1168 for hotels in London and rated 3.6 out of 5 from 611 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 71% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 73%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 682nd from 854 London hotels, and 223rd of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.1 miles, 0.1 km) would be the 3 star Lord Kensington Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £102 and which has a 68% guest satisfaction rating. The Lord Kensington Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
For a hotel that offers lower base rates take a look at the Garden View Hotel. 0.1 miles
away (0.2 km), has been rated at 70%
by past guests and whose lowest rates start at about £64 (theres free WiFi too). Can we suggest something with a higher guest score? We suggest the 2 Star Oliver Plaza Hotel seems like a possible option. The Oliver Plaza Hotel is only 0.0 miles (0.1 km) away. The Oliver Plaza Hotel has managed a rating of 84%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (11 Trebovir Road, SW5 postcode) that we have data for cover a 0.6 miles (0.9 km) radius. The 50 are made up of 2 five star hotels (average rating 81%), 24 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 18 three star hotels (average rating 72%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 63%). Top 3 star hotels are Premier Inn Kensington Earls Court and the Premier Inn Kensington Olympia (both 84%). Coming out as the top rated hotel are The Resident Kensington (4 star) and also the Collingham Apartments (4 star) (both joint top with 91%).Base Rates: Using base rates we analyse average starting rates for the area. Useful as a guide but note they do not include special offers or short term deals.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 47 of them. The average rate for all the 50 nearest hotels is £138 per night. Starting from £49 at Dylan Apartments Kensington London (2 Star, 40%) and the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum (4 Star, 70%) up to £935 at The Edwin Hotel (3 Star, 60%). Averages by star rating: Five Star average: £256, Four Star average: £134, Three Star average: £127 and Two Star average: £74.
Summary:
We use a proprietary algorithm to rank hotels based on user reviews but adjusting for contributing factors. We rank Rushmore Hotel 37th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 11th (joint) for the 18 three star hotels in the area. In terms of lowest starting rates this hotel is 7th of 47 (2nd of 16 three star hotels.). Analysing both the base rates and overall rating for the hotel we rank it 26th of 47 for sheer value for money (easyHotel South Kensington was top).