Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Gloucester Road 0.2 miles (0.4 km), Railway Station: West Brompton 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.1 miles (6.6 km).The Citadines South Kensington is a modern furnished Apartment-Hotel just 500 yards walk from Hyde Park . The apartments are on the South side of the park and close to the spectacular Albert memorial which is opposite the Royal Albert Hall. The Citadines is situated at the top (north) of Gloucester Road just a short walk from the fashionable Kensington High Street Shopping area. Nearby on Cromwell Road are the Natural History and Science Museums and the Albert and Victoria museum. The world famous Harrods department store is less than a mile in Knightsbridge along with a huge range of upmarket shops, restaurants and bars. Perhaps two of the best known attractions are Buckingham Place which is 1.8 miles from here and the London Eye which is 2.8 miles just on the South side of Westminster Bridge. Being so close to the Cromwell Road makes for excellent transport links. This is the A4 dual carriageway which is the main road into and out of West London and giving direct access to Heathrow Airport.
Apartments in Detail:
The Citadines South Kensington apartments offer a good value with the combination of excellent location.Room configurations include 62 studios for two occupants and 30 one bedroom apartments for up to 4 occupants.
The one-bedroom apartments are duplex with galleried bedrooms open to the lounge.
The studios feature a double or twin beds while the apartments feature sofa or pullout beds in the lounge area and one double or two single beds in the bedroom. Beds have a duvet.
In-room amenities include Alarm clock, Bathtub/ Shower (towels and toiletries supplied), Refrigerator, direct dial Telephone, separate kitchen with microwave, grill oven, dishwasher (one bed apartments only), toaster, toilet (this is a separate room in some apartments), hairdryer, iron and ironing board, alarm clock, voice message service, individual safe deposit box, free high speed internet access, satellite flat screen TV and Hi-Fi system. Welcome tray of tea and coffee provided.
There is a daily light housekeeping service with a full housekeeping service twice weekly.
The Citadines Prestige South Kensington apartments have a 24-hour reception and lounge area. There is a room for luggage provided and services offered include Message, fax and mail services as well as shoe shine. Public areas are air-conditioned.
There is an independent pub and restaurant on the ground floor (serves breakfast).
Bedroom Numbers: 92 / 6 Floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.2 out of 5 by 3378 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 2095 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 334 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.2 out of 5 from 1283 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.More hotels from this chain
Of course you may well prefer to stay with the Citadines chain take a look at these hotels close by:
Citadines Trafalgar Square: is 2.6 miles (4.2 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 82% and rates start from about £178.
Citadines Holborn Covent Garden: is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 79% and base rates begin at about £162.
Citadines Barbican Apartments: 4.0 miles (6.5 km), rated at 86% and with rates from around £127.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 84% 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. Citadines Hotels across the chain average 82% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Citadines hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 353rd from 853 London hotels, 2nd of 4 Citadines Hotels, and 164th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 4 star The Queens Gate Hotel,
with base rates beginning from £140 and which has an 82% guest satisfaction rating.
If your mainly looking at apartments maybe have a look at the Fraser Suites Queens Gate. It is 0.2 miles (0.4 km) away with rates from £112 having scored a guest rating of 78%.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. 0.3 miles
away (0.4 km), has scored 70%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £49. Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 5 Star Milestone Hotel and Apartments seems like a possible option. The Milestone Hotel and Apartments is only 0.3 miles (0.4 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 50 hotels nearest to this location (35A Gloucester Rd, SW7 postcode) that we list cover a 0.5 miles (0.8 km) radius. They include 10 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 31 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 8 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 67%). Top 4 star hotel is Hotel Xenia at 90%. Of the local hotels the highest rated is Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 star) at 98%.Base Rates: See a breakdown of the average starting (base) rates for the area. Base rates are a rough guide to starting rates as they do not include special offers and deals.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 46 of them. The average starting rates for the surrounding area are around £146 per night. They range from a low of £44 at easyHotel South Kensington (2 Star, 67%) to a high of £418 at Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 Star, 98%). The breakdown by star rating shows the following averages: Five Star average: £249, Four Star average: £117, Three Star average: £68 and Two Star average: £44.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Citadines South Kensington 24th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 16th (joint) for the 31 four star hotels in the area. For base rates the hotel ranks 22nd of 46 (15th of 29 four star hotels.). Taking into consideration both rates and guest ratings we rank this hotel 28th of 46 of the local hotels in terms of value for money (ibis Styles London Gloucester Road was top).
We note that this hotel is above average locally for 4 star hotels even though its below average overall for 4 star hotels in London.