Hotel in Detail:
Premier Inn hotels come with standard facilities at all their accommodations so you know what to expect before you arrive. Please note this particular hotel has non-standard sized rooms from the normal bedrooms. This hotel has air-conditioned bedrooms.Standard Amenities in bedrooms include en-suite facilities including bath and shower, duvet and pillows, Shower gel, Remote control TV, Tea and coffee making facilities, Heater control, desk area and WiFi high speed internet access. There a few rooms with handicap facilities. These rooms must be requested but are subject to availability. This hotel also has cable TV and modem points. Room configurations include singles, doubles and twins.
Onsite is the Slice restaurant and bar. Serving English and modern cuisine, here you will find a good range of menu items including steaks and vegetarian bakes. In the morning you can choose a full English or continental style breakfast. Choices include sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomato, baked beans, bloomer bread, toast, croissant, preserves, Marmite, yoghurt, fruit salad, any choice of Kellogg's cereals, fruit juice, tea or freshly-brewed coffee.
For the business traveller the hotel has meeting room facilities available. There are also business support services offered 24 hours a day and WIFI internet access can be picked up throughout the hotel. (free). Fax and copy services are available. The front reception is staffed 24 hours a day. Hotel has luggage storage facilities and a lift.
An unusual aspect of the Premier Inn Kensington Earls Court hotel is that it actually occupies two different sides of Knaresborough Place and which are connected by a covered elevated walkway between the two and over the road.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Earls Court 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Railway Station: West Brompton 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 3.8 miles (6.1 km). There are 4 tube (underground) stations within half a mile (0.8 km).The London Kensington Earls Court Premier Inn (although despite its name its actually located entirely within Earls Court) is located with walking distance from the Earls Court exhibition centre (0.4 miles) as well as the tube stop (250 yards). Great shopping is very close by with chic upmarket shops, restaurants and bars to be found at Kensington High Street (0.5 miles) and at South Kensington (0.7 miles). More conventional shopping but with a large selection of amenities is to be found on Earls Court Road and Old Brompton Road (0.3 miles). This location is on the western border of central London. This part of London and around the Earls Court area is popular with budget and tourist class hotels while just to the West of the hotel is the more upmarket and more expensive hotels. Yards away is the A4 dual carriageway (Cromwell Road) which gives direct access to Heathrow Airport and out to the West of England. This is a busy main road but means hailing a London taxi is never a problem. Closest attractions include Linley Sambourne House (0.5 miles), Natural History and Science museums (0.6 miles), Albert and Victoria Museum (0.7 miles), Kensington Palace (0.7 miles) and the Royal Albert Hall (0.8 miles). Just to the North of the hotel (0.6 miles) is Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. This is a great place for the whole family with much to see and even boating on the serpentine weather permitting.
Parking: none onsite. Public pay car park within 5 minutes walk of the hotel.
Bedroom Numbers: 184
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 4838 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 168 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 344 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 4670 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges are applicable.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If you prefer to stay with the Premier Inn chain these are your closest alternative choices:
Premier Inn Kensington Olympia: is 0.3 miles (0.4 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £159.
Premier Inn Putney Bridge: is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 80% and base rates begin at about £76.
Premier Inn Victoria: 2.0 miles (3.3 km), rated at 90% and with rates from around £135.
Premier Inn Hammersmith Hotel: 2.1 miles (3.3 km), rated at 81% and with rates from around £88.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 3 star hotels is 66%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Premier Inn Hotels across the chain average 85% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Premier Inn hotels.
Below average for a Premier Inn 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 3 star hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 454th from 865 London hotels, 44th of 65 Premier Inn Hotels, and 119th of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (0.1 miles, 0.1 km) would be the 3 star ibis Styles London Kensington,
where rates start from £71 and which has a 74% guest satisfaction rating.
Perhaps you would prefer a cheaper option? In that case one to look at is the Ambassadors Hotel. 0.1 miles
away (0.2 km), has scored 60%
from former guests where rates start from approximately £65. Prefer a tried and tested hotel close by judged by its guests ratings? We think the 4 Star Park Grand Kensington stands out in that regard. The Park Grand Kensington is only 0.1 miles (0.1 km) away. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 89%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 hotels nearest to this location (11 Knaresborough Place, SW5 postcode) that we list cover a 0.5 miles (0.7 km) radius. They include 1 five star hotel (rated 88%), 27 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 16 three star hotels (average rating 73%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 67%). Top 3 star hotel is Montana Hotel at 82%. Of the local hotels the highest rated are The Resident Kensington (4 star), the Hotel Xenia (4 star) and also the Collingham Apartments (4 star) (all joint top with 90%).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.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 49 of them. The average starting rates for the surrounding area are around £101 per night. They range from a low of £44 at Lord Kensington Hotel (3 Star, 71%) to a high of £255 at The Bentley London (5 Star, 88%). The breakdown by star rating shows the following averages: Five Star average: £255, Four Star average: £118, Three Star average: £73 and Two Star average: £54.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Montana Hotel top.
Do not confuse this hotel with the similarly named Premier Inn Kensington Olympia