Hotel in Detail:
Originally one of London's first boutique hotels dating back to the 1980's. Don't expect a huge glowing neon sigh saying hotel. Very simply the hotel has the number 16 outside to maintain the feel that this is a private mansion home. This hip hotel has features such as wallpaper from top name 'Paul Smith'. In the foyer you will find contemporary pieces of art and innovative lighting.The bedrooms at the Number Sixteen are individually designed designed in a fresh, modern English style, each with views over the private gardens or Sumner Place. They are also all air-conditioned. Room amenities en-suite facilities (deep tub), include a mini bar, flat screen TV, safe, two line telephone with voice mail, modem point, WIFI high speed internet access, safe, mini-bar, Tivoli radio, DVD player and writing desk. Each room has a granite and oak bathroom.
Garden bedrooms have their won courtyard with garden entrance.
Singles: 8 sq mtrs / 86 sq ft
Queen Room: 10 sq mtrs/108 sq ft
Superior Double: 12 sq mtrs/ 129 sq ft
Luxury Double: 18 sq mtrs/ 194 sq ft
Deluxe Double/Twin: 21 sq mtrs/ 226 sq ft
King: 21 sq mtrs/ 226 sq ft
Room service (limited) is 24 hours. Beds feature Frette bed linen.
The Number Sixteen Hotel features two drawing rooms on the ground floor decorated with original British art. One drawing room is quirky with its mix of modern art and furniture while the other is the library, has a warmer ambience and a fully stocked honour bar for the use of in-house guests.
The drawing rooms lead onto a splendid conservatory with its own section of garden and furnished with ethnic art.
The Conservatory provides room for up to 16 guests for a boardroom-style meeting.
Afternoon tea can be taken in either the drawing rooms, conservatory or garden.
While the hotel does not have a dedicated restaurant its 24 hour room service can be served in ground floor library, drawing room or conservatory and garden.
Valet and concierge services are provided. The Number Sixteen hotels tree filled private garden with a goldfish pond and conservatory is an award winner with access for hotel guests only. In the Garden courtyard guests can enjoy breakfast or an evening drink (weather permitting)
The reception staff, bellboy and concierge are very friendly but the small hotel's greatest asset is the garden courtyard, where guests gather for breakfast at outdoor tables surrounding the goldfish pond or to enjoy the evening air with a bottle of wine.
The Conservatory provides room for up to 16 guests for a boardroom-style meeting.
Reception carries a DVD library.
The Number Sixteen Hotel is bed and breakfast only.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: South Kensington 158 yards (144 metres), Railway Station: West Brompton 1 miles (1.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.4 miles (7.1 km).The Number Sixteen Hotel London, part of a mid Victorian white stucco terrace, is centrally located slightly West of centre in the fashionable and popular South Kensington district. Close to a host of popular shopping areas at Knightsbridge, Kings Road Chelsea, Fulham Road and Kensington. A very short walk from South Kensington Tube station and in an area where you will always find a Black Taxi. South Kensington Tube station has a train service to Heathrow Airport. Nearest attractions include the Albert Memorial, Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Natural History and science Museums, Victoria and Albert Museum, national Army Museum and Serpentine Gallery. Also close are two exhibition centres at Earls Court and Olympia.
Bedroom Numbers: 42 / 4 Floors (3 up, 1 down)
Check-in: 13.00 (1 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.45 out of 5 by 889 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.4 out of 5 from 307 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 186 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 582 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges may be applicable.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If your not looking for anything except the Firmdale chain nearby from this brand are:
Knightsbridge Hotel: is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 92% and rates start from about £330.
Dorset Square Hotel: is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 90% and base rates begin at about £300.
Ham Yard Hotel: 2.2 miles (3.5 km), rated at 94% and with rates from around £552.
Haymarket Hotel: 2.2 miles (3.5 km), rated at 95% and with rates from around £546.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 89% 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. Firmdale Hotels across the chain average 93% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Firmdale hotels.
Below average for a Firmdale hotel but still a hotel to consider. The hotel remains better rated than most London hotels and additionally ranks above the average guest rating for 4 star hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 172nd from 853 London hotels, 8th of 8 Firmdale Hotels, and 58th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) would be the 4 star Gainsborough Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £79 and which has a 76% guest satisfaction rating.
As the Number Sixteen Hotel is a boutique style of hotel you might also be interested in the 54 Queens Gate Hotel. This is also a boutique hotel and is (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) away. Rates start from around £220 and is rated by guests at 88%. The 54 Queens Gate Hotel has: free WiFi.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. 0.4 miles
away (0.7 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 70%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £49. Looking for something near by with a solid past guest score? In that case the 5 Star Egerton House Hotel seems like it might fit the bill. The Egerton House Hotel is only 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away. The Egerton House Hotel has an extremely high guest rating of 97%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (16 Sumner Place, SW7 postcode) that we have data for cover a 0.7 miles (1.1 km) radius. The 50 consist of 13 five star hotels (average rating 88%), 29 four star hotels (average rating 81%), 7 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 73%). Top 4 star hotel is The Capital Townhouse at 94%. Of these hotels the highest rated is Egerton House Hotel (5 star) at 97%.Base Rates: See how the area stacks up for low rates using base rates. We use published base rates but note these do not reflect special offers or short term discounts so remain a rough guide.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £186 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £49 at Holiday Inn Kensington Forum (4 Star, 70%) and the easyHotel South Kensington (2 Star, 73%) to a high of £530 at Egerton House Hotel (5 Star, 97%). Rate averages for each star rating: Five Star average: £276, Four Star average: £151, Three Star average: £73 and Two Star average: £49.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank Number Sixteen Hotel 11th (joint) of 50 area hotels and 5th for the 29 four star hotels in the area. We rank the hotel 43rd of 46 (28th of 28 four star hotels.) for base rates. We rank this hotel based on rates and also review scores to place it 46th of 46 of all the closest hotels in terms of value for money (easyHotel South Kensington was top).