Thistle Kensington Gardens Reviews

What a great hotel this is .the staff were excellent and the rooms were spotless.
food was very good and the rain showers were fab

Bathrooms were not cleaned properly. reception staff was excellent in handling the situation

We stayed at the Thistle Hotel near Kensington after a day of sight seeing in London. We were flying out from Heathrow the next day, so the location was perfect - 20 minutes from the airport, and a stone's throw from the nearest tube station for access to the city centre. Also Kensington park (which is literally across the road from the hotel), is beautiful, and there are some great restaurants within walking distance.
The staff were friendly and helpful (and even threw in a complimentary bottle of wine). The room was clean, quite small but well put-together and had a good shower. Also took advantage of the onsite parking - pretty good value for London, and minimum hassle.
Overall, great value if you want a base to explore London from.

Staff very friendly and attentive, hotel location ideal, near Queensway tube station(out onto Bayswater Rd, turn left 4 minute walk).
London tour buses stop directly outside the hotel
Room 5th floor overlooking Hyde Park. Kingsize bed, provided us with one of the best nights sleep we have had in a hotel recently.
We will definitely use this hotel when staying in London again.

This hotel is brill.. The location is brilliant with easy access to Central London but theres not a lot of traffic and congestion outside the hotel the tube station is literally a 3 minute walk away also theres a petrol station nearby and plenty of places to eat without going to far. The rooms were lovely and for once they were Exactly how they were pictured!! The rooms are very clean lovely decor had air con and temperature control which is good plenty of towels and storage space which is good! The hotel is
A little gem and i will be staying there again also for anyone touring
london the hotel is literally facing Kensington Palace and Hyde Park which is absolutly lovely

Handy parking with fair rates for the location. Room was clean and spacious. Views over Hyde Park were lovely, nice walk over there too. (We had the exec room.) Breakfast was really good, but the meal we had in the evening was not up to much and the waitress got our friends order wrong. The staff were helpful and provided a cot even though we had not requested it.

Had a mid-Christmas break. Arrived about 10.30 and despite being told check in was 2pm they had a room ready for us which was good. The room was small but had all the facilities we required and everything was in it's place. Reception staff were good and efficient both on arrival and departure. I do have a general gripe though and that is with parking charges by hotels. If they offer parking then that should be covered by the nightly hotel charge. We had to pay £25 for 24 hours in the hotel car park. Then £5 for another three hours and then £16 extra for three to 12 hours if required. If we had to chosen to stay a minute over three extra hours then the £16 charge would have kicked in which in my opinion is daylight robbery. That gripe aside it was a great stay.

Excellent Value for Money

The room was finished to the highest quality, as was the bathroom. Everything seemed brand new, very clean and cosy. We booked a standard double. The only negative was the room size, there wasn't an awful lot of space after the bed and furniture. Absolutely fine for a weekend stay though. Restaurant was good too, only had a quick snack but was tasty with good service.

Nice hotel and close from hyde park and royal albert hall. The room was small but clean.