Kensington International Hotel

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid this review will be a bit long. We booked a weekend at the Kensington International hotel at the end of November, 2004 and have never had such a terrible hotel experience. The hotel itself was fine, but we were treated very badly. I'll give you a blow by blow. We arrived early in the morning and asked if we could have a room early, which was no problem except that we had to take a room in the basement. We were tired, and could have slept on the sidewalk! The room was depressing but neat and clean, and we didn't plan... more

I stayed at the Kensington for 1 week in November. Overall a nice budget hotel at an average price (I booked w/ British Airways). I'd stay there again. Pros: Extremely clean, well-maintained hotel. Area feels very safe. Close to Earl's Court station, which has good service to the rest of London. Free continental breakfast. Cons: Room is tiny (but such is London), front desk staff are unfriendly, walls are kinda thin, elevator is slow, no shampoo in the shower. Avoid the overpriced English breakfast.

We stayed at the Kensington International for six nights during the first week of November 2004 and found it to be a great location from which to explore London. It’s right around the corner from the Earl’s Court underground station, yet set off on a peaceful side street. The area around the hotel has many pubs and restaurants. Our room was small, but average size for a budget hotel in a big city. The hotel was clean, the staff was friendly and the front desk was helpful with directions, theatre tixs, etc. I would recommend this hotel to... more

It was clean, and in a convenient--though grotty--location. The room was tiny, tiny, tiny: my suitcase barely fit through the door. It had one of those cheesy arrangements in which your room key was necessary to turn on the lights. Bare bones amenities in the bath--one shower cap, and a soap dispenser (no bar soap). The help was the worst feature by far--not helpful at all. The room clerk saw me struggling up the stairs with my suitcase, and walked away. He also walked away while he was registering me, leaving me standing a the desk... more

My wife and I just stayed for 3 nights (Nov2004) and we had a great experience. Literally less than a 5 min walk from Earl's Court tube stop, really convenient location between Heathrow (30-40min train ride) and London central, tourist areas (approx 10-15 min tube ride away) Check-in was easy, and arriving from the States in the morning was no problem - they let us right up to our clean & comfortable room. It is a bit cozy, but no different than typical European room, fine for a couple on a getaway. We blew a fuse (oops) and front... more

Stayed for 8 nights at the end of September 2004 and we had a nice experience. Very convienent from Heathrow as Earl's Court is on the same line so no need to switch trains. As their website states, it's only a 2 minute walk from the train station. Check-in was easy. We were allowed to check in early which was a big plus after an overnight flight. Room was nice (small, but I did not expect large rooms like we have in the US). Room was clean, shower had good water pressure (needs a longer shower curtain though to avoid some leaking but... more

Booked direct from their own website and got a great Special Offer rate! Hotel is very close to Heathrow on the tube and only 15 mins into the centre of town. Really safe feeling neigbourhood too which is great! Rooms are really nicely furnished and I can honestly say that is one of the cleanest hotels I have ever seen!! all the staff were great, knew all about London and were really friendly too. Would definitely return there again! Highly recommended!

This place bites the big one. The fire alarm went off during three of our four night stays. The hotel staff blamed the overly sensitive smoke detectors on new fire codes. What bull. So what ended up was that we were rudely roused from our sleep during the night and simply told to ingore the alarm. Had we known that the hotel had a faulty fire alarm system that was going to wake us almost nightly, we would have never stayed there. Do youself a favor and find a hotel with a hotel with a functional alarm or at least a hotel willing to own up to... more

Ideally located, less than 2 blocks from the Earl's Court tube station and perfect for getting right into town, non-stop, from Heathrow. We were met at the door of the hotel by a very friendly hotel staff person who assisted us in with our luggage. Check-in was as easy as can be. But a mistake had been made, we were taken to a room overlooking the garden with 2 twin beds. Our reservations expressly stated 2 people 1 bed. We were then shown a basement room with one double bed and told there were no other rooms available. We took the... more

I spent 4 nights at this hotel. 3 in one room which was great. With an internet rate of 47 pounds I got a big french window, single bed, a desk/wardrobe, TV, phone, and the smallest shower I've seen. My coworkers were amazed as it didn't seem that different from their rooms which were in the 99-120 pound range. It felt like a Scandinavian dorm room. The bathroom was very, very small, but the water pressure was good, everything was clean, and it came with breakfast. I liked that it was an easy walk from Earl's Court tube station (no need to... more