Hotel in Detail:
Originally two red brick Victorian residential homes and now a very grand and elegant boutique style hotel.The San Domenico hotel has 15 bedrooms (nine suites) making for an intimate experience in this accommodation that dates back to Victorian times. Features a marble lobby. There's an Italian feel to the hotel with gilt, silk, urns and cherubs decorating the interior. No surprise here as the hotel was created by Italian Marisa Melpignano.
Each bedroom is uniquely decorated complete with an en-suite bathroom finished in marble and includes both a bath and a shower (plus heated towel rail, robes). Supplied toiletries include olive oil soap, creams from the Masseria San Domenico (sister hotel in southern Italy) and Molton Brown products. Dressing gowns in each room.
The rooms have different themes and feature international antiques and works of art along with large fitted wardrobes.
In-room amenities include a two line digital telephone system (with private number), wired high speed internet access, individually controlled air-conditioning, desk, cable TV and minibar. Fax machine, DVD and CD players can be requested.
Some rooms also feature a balcony and terrace and split levels. Junior have a small adjacent room.
The Gallery Suites are spread over two levels and feature a four poster bed.
The hotel offers a comprehensive room service (breakfast, lunch and dinner) that can be requested 24 hours a day that includes a children's menu.
The San Domenico serves breakfast onsite in its breakfast room and a rooftop terrace (also serves drinks) with views out over views surrounding areas.
In the afternoon you can enjoy a relaxing tea in the hotels lounge/drawing room where aperitifs are also served. Here the Italian flavour in once again obvious and within the lounge you'll find a range of Italian antiques.
Business guests can make use of the hotels fax facility as well as copy and secretarial services. There also meeting/conference rooms that can accommodate up to twenty delegates.
A concierge is on hand to help with things such a travel information and tickets for local attractions.
The reception is manned 24/7.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Sloane Square 0.3 miles (0.4 km), Railway Station: London Victoria 0.8 miles (1.3 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 5 miles (8 km).The San Domenico House was extended in size (taking in the adjacent house) after being re-branded in early 2006. The hotel enjoys a great location close to Sloane Square. Its situated in a residential street within an upmarket area while being just yards from some of London's best shopping and trendiest evening venues. Kings Road has a long and illustrious history as a fashion setter with its many boutiques selling slightly off the wall fashion. Alongside the boutiques are larger storeS, a supermarket, cinema and many restaurants bars and cafes. The area is bustling by both day and night with its bars among some of of the trendiest in London. The hotels location is also convenient for the Gatwick express which goes from Victoria to Gatwick Airport every 15 minutes. Half a mile to the north of the San Domenico House Hotel finds South Kensington, another well known shopping area. Half a mile to the south are the banks of the River Thames. The River has sign posted walks along its banks or for a more leisurely time relax on a bench in one of the many dedicated viewing areas and enjoy some great views. Other local places of interest include The National Army Museum (0.3 miles), Victoria and Albert Museum (0.5 miles), Harrods (0.5 miles), Science Museum (0.6 miles), Carlyles House (0.6 miles), Natural History Museum (0.6 miles), Hyde Park (0.7 miles), Wellington Arc h (0.9 miles), Apsley House (0.9 miles), Royal Albert Hall (0.9 miles) and the Queens Gallery (1 mile).
Bedroom Numbers: 15
Check-in: 14.00 (2pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.55 out of 5 by 985 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.6 out of 5 from 758 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 582 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 227 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible) and costs £8 per hour.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 91% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 90%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Milesfaster ranking: 141st from 853 London hotels, and 66th of 138 five star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 5 star The Chelsea Townhouse Hotel,
with base rates beginning from £374 and which has a 90% guest satisfaction rating. The Chelsea Townhouse Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
Prefer a tried and tested hotel close by judged by its guests ratings? We think the 5 Star Belmond Cadogan stands out in that regard. The Belmond Cadogan is only 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The Belmond Cadogan has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (29-31 Draycott Place, SW3 postcode) that we have data for cover a 0.8 miles (1.3 km) radius. The 50 are made up of 26 five star hotels (average rating 89%), 16 four star hotels (average rating 83%) and 8 three star hotels (average rating 70%). Coming out as the top rated hotel is Goring Hotel (5 star) at 99%.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.
For the fifty local hotels we hold base rate data on 47 of them. The average rate for all the 50 nearest hotels is £276 per night. Starting from £49 at 159 Knightsbridge Hotel (3 Star, 40%) up to £900 at Berkeley Hotel (5 Star, 90%). Averages by star rating: Five Star average: £369, Four Star average: £172 and Three Star average: £75.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks San Domenico House 11th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 10th (joint) for the 26 five star hotels in the area. 34th of 47 (12th of 24 five star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 18th of 47 when judging value for money (The Z Hotel Victoria was top).