Hotel in Detail:
The Gainsborough Hotel, named after a famous artist, aims to give you the feel of staying at an English country home.Bedrooms are individually decorated with a rich decor and an elegant style. All bedrooms have private bathrooms. Standard amenities include direct dial telephone with data port, interactive satellite TV, high speed internet access, desk, hairdryer, safe, tea and coffee facilities and central heating. Trouser press can be requested. Additional services include floor butlers.
Single use rooms have a shower (no bath) and a fan. Room: 3.2 x 2.1 m, Bathroom: 2 x 1.2 m
Double for single use room is smaller than normal doubles. Room: 3.7 x 2.1 m, Bathroom: 1.8 x 0.9 m
Standard double/twin has a Victorian style with a shower (no bath).
Double: Room: 4 x 3 m, Bathroom: 1.8 x 1.3 m, Twin: Room: 3.1 x 3.6 m, Bathroom: 1.8 x 2.1 m
Deluxe doubles/twins have air-conditioning and full en-suite facilities.
Double: Room: 3 x 4.1 m, Bathroom: 2.1 x 1.8 m Twin: Room: 3.1 x 3.9 m, Bathroom: 2 x 1.7 m
Triples have air-conditioning with either a bath or a shower. Room: 4 x 3.3 m, Bathroom: 2.8 x 1.3 m
Two Superior Deluxe Rooms:
One has separate living room and bedroom. Has air-conditioning and full en-suite facilities. Room: 3.8 x 3.8 m, Sitting Room: 4.3 x 3 m, Bathroom: 1.5 x 2 m
The other Superior Deluxe room has a queen-size 4-poster bed. Has air-conditioning and full en-suite facilities. Room: 6.5 x 3.6 m,
Bathroom: 2.2 x 2.1 m
Family Room: Consists of 2 rooms within one Unit. 1 Room has a Standard Double Bed and 1 Room has Two single beds. En-suite bathroom with bath and shower. Room 1: 2.4 x 3.8 m, Room 2: 2.6 x 3.4 m, Bathroom: 2.4 x 1.9 m
Onsite are air-conditioned conference/meeting facilities that include High-speed internet access, copy, fax and printing services.
The Gainsborough Hotel has its own bar (Picasso Bar) and lounge with a decor that emulates an eighteenth century style. Breakfast is served in the hotels breakfast room which features wood panelling.
Front reception open 24/7. Hotel has a lift and offers dry cleaning and laundry services and a concierge team. Lugage storage facilities.
No onsite parking. Full non-smoking environment.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: South Kensington 281 yards (256 metres), Railway Station: West Brompton 1 miles (1.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.4 miles (7.1 km).Located in South Kensington a very short walk from south Kensington tube station is the Gainsborough Hotel London. This is a great location within central London just off from the A4 which is the main road access into and out of West London. Across the road from the hotel is three of the capitals most popular museums in the Natural History and Science museums and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Well placed for shopping at South Kensington (0.15 miles), Knightsbridge (0.6 miles) and Kings Road Chelsea (0.6 miles). Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are less than half a mile to the north. Other nearby attractions include Kensington Palace and the Royal Albert Hall.
Bedroom Numbers: 48 / 5 floors
Check-in: 13.00 (1 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.8 out of 5 by 4200 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 808 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 2.9 out of 5 from 676 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 76% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 544th from 853 London hotels, and 245th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 4 star 54 Queens Gate Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £216 and which has an 88% guest satisfaction rating. The 54 Queens Gate Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
We can also suggest a cheaper options nearby which would be the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. 0.3 miles
from the Gainsborough Hotel (0.6 km), has scored 70%
from former guests and has rates from around £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 Egerton House Hotel seems like a possible option. The Egerton House Hotel is only 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away. The Egerton House Hotel has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (7-11 Queensberry Place, SW7 postcode) that we have data for cover a 0.6 miles (1.0 km) radius. The 50 are made up of 13 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 28 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 8 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 67%). Top 4 star hotel is Hotel Xenia at 90%. Coming out as the top rated hotels are Egerton House Hotel (5 star) and also the Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 star) (both joint top with 98%).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.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. The average rate for all the 50 nearest hotels is £164 per night. Starting from £44 at easyHotel South Kensington (2 Star, 67%) up to £418 at Milestone Hotel and Apartments (5 Star, 98%). Averages by star rating: Five Star average: £251, Four Star average: £131, Three Star average: £68 and Two Star average: £44.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Gainsborough Hotel 38th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 21st (joint) for the 28 four star hotels in the area. For base rates the hotel ranks 3rd of 46 (2nd of 27 four star hotels.). Taking into consideration both rates and guest ratings we rank this hotel 17th of 46 of the local hotels in terms of value for money (ibis Styles London Gloucester Road was top).