Grange Strathmore Hotel

This Hotel is rated as "four stars" and I have applied the Common Standards for Guest Accommodation "CSGA" July 2005. Here we dwell on the negative. However, the hotel location is excellent. The public areas excellent. The breakfast staff and service very good. Security is very good with CCTV and concierge. The room allocated to us on check in was Room 003 is in the basement under the bar/lounge and front entrance with late arrival noise. At 2.30 a.m. late arrivals cause loud door bangs much the same as some London... more

My two daughters and I stayed in a cramped room in the basement of the hotel across from the public bathroom. Staff was unfriendly and unaccommating. The continental breakfast was OK, but not great. The was a charge for internet use (the hotels we stayed in Prague and in Rome had free internet use). This hotel was more expensive than either Prague or Rome and was not nearly as nice.

I booked my room about two months in advance taking them up on their offer of a special exhibitors rate (£80)as I was exhibiting at a trade fair at Olympia. I got less than what I paid for. After a long drive down from Scotland we arrived around one o'clock in the morning. We then arrived at our room on the fourth floor and were absolutely appalled. It must be the same room the couple from Bath stayed in during December. It was tiny. There was just enough room for the double bed with a pathway to walk around it. With our bags in the room my... more

My wife and I stayed at the Strathmore for 4 nights early December 2005. The hotel is almost worth its price for its location alone: in a quiet and attractive street, but just 2 minutes' walk from Gloucester Road tube station. The staff were courteous and efficient - two problems in the bathroom were fixed efficiently and with a smile. The room was tiny (as you can expect in London), but there was enough storage space so we didn't have to live out of our suitcases. Unfortunately our room was located in the "lower ground floor" (i.e. the... more

My wife and I stayed at the Strathmore for 2 nights on a recent trip to London. My advice is avoid thi place at all costs. The room we were given is the smallest I have ever stayed in. They could just get a double bed in room, but little else. The bathroom was proportionately small too! All the fittings and furniture in the room were of low quality and poorly fitted (door wouldn't lock, etc.). The room was also uncomfortably hot, even with the heating off, the window open... and this was Decemember, so it must be truly bad during... more

My daughter and I spent three nights at the Grange Strathmore this past weekend. We found it just what we wanted. We were looking for a hotel that was "movie" old London. We fell in love with a picture of it and were not disappointed in either the hotel or the surrounding neighborhood. It reminded both of us of "My Fair Lady". Also, our room was quite spacious with not only two twin beds but a king size bed also. The library/bar was gorgeous and the dining room (and the food) quite satisfactory. It was very convenient... more

Since my wife is employed by a major airline we get to fly for free - but on a stand-by basis. We were planning a two night stay in London with reservations at the Strand Palace, but because of full planes we found ourselves leaving the U.S. one day earlier than planned and arriving in London without a place to stay for our first night. At Gatwick airport we came upon a booth offering to make hotel reservations. We asked if they could help us and we were asked in which part of London we would like to stay. My wife had wanted to visit... more

I stayed at the Grange Strathmore with my girl friend from the 16. to the 20. of October 2005. I booked the standard room on the internet for about 160.00 USD per night, including breakfast buffet. Since this was my first trip to London, I had to rely solely on the information I found on the internet. I wanted a hotel somewhere in the South Kensington area, close to an underground station. The Grange Strathmore is a short walk away from the Gloucester Road Station, from where the Piccadilly line takes you directly to Heathrow airport in... more

Requested a quiet room - booking via laterooms for one night at £60 inc breakfast. On checking in the desk assistant rather indiscreetly quoted the rate and insisted on charging in advance. First room was very small & noisy as it was close to a busy road. Asked to move - and this was granted, slowly, but with courtesy. The next room was in the basement, bigger and apparently quieter (see below) although very smokey, but too tired to move again so took it. In the end got little sleep due to a door just outside the room... more

We always stay at the Grange Strathmore whenever we visit London. It is in an excellent location in Kensington, close to tube stations and Kensington Gardens, with great local amenities. The rooms are clean and tidy and the staff are very helpful and friendly.