Hotel in Detail:
Once a row of 19th century town houses that have been converted into a 100 room hotel. The contemporary styled lobby has a baby grand piano and chandelier.All bedrooms are en-suite and decorated in a classic style. Amenities include cable television with pay movies, direct-dial telephone, wake up call, direct dial phone and voice mail, modem point, Hairdryer and Tea/Coffee maker. Rooms are also equipped with a fan and central heating. Ironing facilities can be requested. Interconnecting rooms available.
All floors have lift access.
Onsite is the Earls Restaurant with a capacity for up to 50 guests. The menu is a la carte with international and English dishes and also serves beers and wines. The bar is open to residents only and Bar meals are served throughout the week.
Continental breakfast served 7.30 till 9.30 (8.00 till 10.00 Sundays and public holidays).
The bar and dining area are furnished with antique features such as400-year-old ship beams, church pews made into bar seats and tables, and a stained-glass window on the ceiling.
Bar open till 01.00.
The Ibis Styles London Kensington hotel offers a 24 hour reception alongside the residents lounge.
Wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel.
Conference/banqueting room onsite that is licensed for weddings and comes with natural lighting, sound proofing, climate control and WiFi.
This is an all no-smoking hotel and offers luggage storage facilities.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Earls Court 228 yards (208 metres), Railway Station: West Brompton 0.4 miles (0.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 3.7 miles (6 km).The Ibis Styles London Kensington Hotel is located on the Western edge of central London. Transport links are good with the A4 and Earls Court Station being close by. The A4 Cromwell Road is the main road into and out of London giving direct access to Heathrow Airport and out to the west of England. Just 0.3 miles from the Earls Court development and 0.8 miles to Olympia Exhibition centre. There is a good selection of shops and bars on the adjacent Earls Court Road. Within 0.8 miles is the very popular and fashionable shopping of Kings Road, Chelsea. Other nearby attractions include Natural History and Science Museums (0.7 miles), Kensington Palace (0.7 miles), Hyde Park (0.8 miles), Serpentine Gallery (1.2 miles), Harrods Department Store (1.3 miles) and Buckingham Palace (2.3 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 100
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.7 out of 5 by 2663 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 3.8 out of 5 from 2287 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 788 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 3 out of 5 from 376 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Ibis Styles chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
ibis Styles London Gloucester Road: is 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £87.
Ibis Styles Southwark Borough Market: is 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 84% and base rates begin at about £99.
Ibis Styles London Ealing: 5.3 miles (8.5 km), rated at 85% and with rates from around £52.
Hotel IBIS STYLES London Heathrow East: 7.9 miles (12.6 km), rated at 88% and with rates from around £45.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 74% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 3 star hotels is 66%. Therefore while the hotel is below the overall London average you should note that this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) . Ibis Styles Hotels across the chain average 78% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Ibis Styles hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 662nd from 865 London hotels, 6th of 9 Ibis Styles Hotels, and 225th of 321 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 Best Western Burns Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £65 and which has a 76% guest satisfaction rating. The Best Western Burns Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Lord Kensington Hotel. 0.2 miles
from here (0.3 km), has been rated at 71%
by past guests and has rates from around £44 (theres free WiFi too). Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 4 Star Hotel Indigo London Kensington seems like a possible option. The Hotel Indigo London Kensington is only 0.1 miles (0.1 km) away. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 89%.
Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (15-25 Hogarth Road, SW5 postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 0.5 miles (0.8 km) radius. The numbers for each star rating are 1 five star hotel (rated 88%), 26 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 16 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 7 two star hotels (average rating 66%). Top 3 star hotel is Montana Hotel at 82%. The highest rating in the area goes to The Resident Kensington (4 star), the Hotel Xenia (4 star) and also the Collingham Apartments (4 star) (all joint top with 90%).Base Rates: We look at what the average base rates are for the area and by star rating. These rates do not take account of offers and short term deals so are just a guide.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 49 of them. If we look at the average for all hotels in the area (nearest 50) we get an average base rate of £99 per night. The lowest rates are at £44 at Lord Kensington Hotel (3 Star, 71%) and highest base rates of £255 at The Bentley London (5 Star, 88%). Averages for each sector of star rating: Five Star average: £255, Four Star average: £115, Three Star average: £77 and Two Star average: £54.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks ibis Styles London Kensington 31st (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 10th for the 16 three star hotels in the area. 15th of 49 (7th (joint) of 16 three star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 18th of 42 when judging value for money (Montana Hotel was top).
Parking: Not onsite.
Comment: was called The Enterprise Hotel until 2014.
Owned by Woodley Hotels