Hotel in Detail:
The Hux Hotel is conveniently situated within short walking distance of some of London's most prestigious attractions, including The Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the magnificent Royal Albert Hall, one of London's most iconic venues, and home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's biggest and most spectacular concerts.
Hotel room amenities include air conditioning, 24/7 room service, tea and coffee facilities, interactive tablet with mood lighting control.
Luxury suites feature designer marble bathrooms, fully fitted kitchens and dedicated concierge.
All hotel guests receive full access to the Hux private members late night lounge and bar where they can sample some of London's best cocktails whilst taking in the unique sounds of
the eclectic regular musicians.
With High Street Kensington Tube Station only a 5 minute walk away, The Hux Hotel is perfectly placed to provide easy access to all transportation hubs and the rest of London's many attractions. The area's affluent reputation attracts a fashionable jet-set crowd, with the luxury of Harrods in neighbouring Knightsbridge and the exclusive restaurants of Belgravia being just a short walk away
The Hux Hotel is conveniently situated within short walking distance of some of London's most prestigious attractions, including The Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the magnificent Royal Albert Hall, one of London's most iconic venues, and home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's biggest and most spectacular concerts.
Highlights: Non-smoking rooms √
Free WiFi √
Room service √
Family rooms √
Fitness centre √
24-hour front desk √
Lift √
Bar √
Heating √
Free cot available on request √
Bedrooms come with: Air conditioning,
Ensuite bathroom,
Flat-screen TV,
Coffee machine,
Free WiFi,
Free toiletries,
Bathrobe,
Desk,
Ironing facilities,
Hairdryer,
Electric kettle,
Wake-up service and
Clothes rack.
Bedrooms have the modern amenities you would expect from a 4 star hotel such as individually controlled airconditioning, complimentary WiFi and interactive internet connected flat screen televisions. All guest rooms are ensuite with shower (rain shower) and hairdryer. Rooms facilities include a safe, ironing facilities, phone with voicemail, radio and tea/coffee facilities.
You will glad to know that the hotel reception is staffed 24/7. Hux Hotel services offered include currency exchange, luggage storage, dry cleaning, fax and photocopies and wakeup service.
There is a lift at this hotel. Guests are not permitted to smoke in any part of the hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: High Street Kensington 0.2 miles (0.4 km), Railway Station: Kensington Olympia 1 miles (1.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4 miles (6.4 km).Brilliant location on one of London's most iconic roads, Kensington High Street, which is a busy main road. Home to Kensington Palace where Princess Diana once lived and still a royal residence and well known for its extensive range of shops, bars, restaurants and boutiques. This places The Nine Hotel in a privileged location in central London. On your doorstep is Kensington Gardens (just 50 yards) and Hyde Park, together making up a huge open area with sports facilities, landscaped and themed gardens, horse riding, boating and restaurants. It is also home to the Princess Diana Memorial Gardens. The Nine hotel sits nestled between two restaurants in a row of small shops that lead on to the main shops and stores along Kensington High Street. The area to the rear of the hotel is residential and the residences in this part of London are amongst some of the most expensive in the capital. The Royal Albert Hall, the famous events and entertainment venue is less than half a mile on Kensington Road. Only 350 yards from Kensington High Street tube station (5 minutes walk). Within 5 minutes taxi journey are Earls Court Exhibition centre (1 mile) and Olympia Exhibition centre (1 mile).
Local places of interest include Linley Sambourne House (0.4 miles), Commonwealth Institute (0.6 miles), Albert Memorial (0.6 miles) and the Natural History and Science Museums (0.7 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 21
Check-in: 11.00 am
Check-out: 14.00 (2 pm)
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.3 out of 5 by 1835 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 1318 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 108 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.6 out of 5 from 517 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 86% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Milesfaster ranking: 470th from 853 London hotels, and 218th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Looking for something near by with a solid past guest score? In that case the 5 Star Milestone Hotel and Apartments seems like it might fit the bill. The Milestone Hotel and Apartments is only 0.1 miles (0.1 km) away. The Milestone Hotel and Apartments has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty one hotels that are closest to this location (7-9 High Street, W8 postcode) which we list extend for a 0.7 miles (1.1 km) radius. They are made up of 6 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 31 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 12 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 67%). Top 4 star hotel is Hotel Xenia at 90%. Top rated of the local hotels is Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 star) at 98%.Base Rates: Base rates can indicate the lowest available rates for a particular hotel. This is a good general guide but as base rates do not account for special offers and one off deals they can only be a rough guide.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 47 of them. The average base rate for all the areas hotels is £131 per night. From a low of £44 at easyHotel South Kensington (2 Star, 67%) and the highest rates top out at £418 at Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 Star, 98%). The following are the averages for each star level: Five Star average: £280, Four Star average: £112, Three Star average: £77 and Two Star average: £44.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank Hux Hotel, Kensington 20th (joint) of 51 area hotels and 14th (joint) for the 31 four star hotels in the area. We rank the hotel 37th of 47 (26th (joint) of 30 four star hotels.) for base rates. We rank this hotel based on rates and also review scores to place it 41st of 47 of all the closest hotels in terms of value for money (ibis Styles London Gloucester Road was top).
Even though this hotel is below the London average rating for 4 star hotels it still rates above average for similar hotels in the local area.
History: Formerly called the Nine Hotel till 2022. Was the Best Western Seraphine Kensington till 2019.
Opened November 2009