City center stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this London City Centre hotel, you'll find Kensington High Street and Natural History Museum. Royal Albert Hall and Hyde Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).
What's nearby
Cromwell Road - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Imperial College London - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Kensington High Street - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
Natural History Museum - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
Hyde Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
Getting around
Gloucester Road Underground Station - 4 min walk
West Brompton Station - 15 min walk
London City Airport (LCY) - 57 min drive
Restaurants
Club Lounge - 3 min walk
Fait Maison - 4 min walk
Caffè Nero - 4 min walk
Starbucks - 4 min walk
The Stanhope Arms - 3 min walk
About this property
The Villa Kensington
3.5-star hotel near Kensington High Street
As a guest of The Villa Kensington, you'll find a vending machine, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Villa Kensington also features concierge services, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
This 3.5-star London hotel is smoke free.
38 guestrooms or units
6 levels
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Dry cleaning
Self-service laundry
Front desk (24 hours)
Express check-out
Staff is multilingual
Storage area for luggage
Front-desk safe
Tour and ticket information
Concierge
Bellhop
Elevator
No smoking on site
The Villa Kensington offers 38 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Digital television is provided.
Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 6.50 for children
Accessibility
Elevator
Room amenities
Entertainment
TV with digital channels
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower
Towels provided
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Air conditioning
Electrical adapters
Iron/ironing board on request
Laptop-compatible safe
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 6.5 for children
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy. A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
We should mention
Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Alcohol isn't served at The Villa Kensington.
Property is also known as
Kensington Villa
Villa Hotel Kensington
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Villa Kensington Hotel
The Villa Kensington London, England
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The Villa Kensington Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Nice breakfast, clean rooms, spacious bathroom, quick walk to subway/underground station. Very safe and quiet neighborhood. Excellent service and staff.
Mary
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
8/10 Good
Stevenson
Sep 29, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Room was really clean but a little tired. Rules were loose in the bathroom and the shower was held up with sticky tape. The staff were really friendly and professional and the location is great for RAH. Bed was nice and comfy which is the most important thing!!
Stevenson
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
8/10 Good
Susan
Sep 14, 2025
Quiet Location with restaurants and tube station c
Staff friendly. Location was good with a tube station close by. Quiet road with no traffic noise
They put me in a basement with moldy walls,moths in the room,old carpet and furniture. They said they couldn’t change it due to hotel fully booked. The receptionist was nice though. And the area is amazing. This is the worst room I have ever been by far, for $200!!!. The bathroom was the only renovated thing.
Although the rooms were clean the bathroom sink had a crazed crack in it. The shower was not very powerful. Only one bath towel per person was provided no hand towels.
It would have been nice to have had a full length mirror even if it had been inside on the wardrobe door.
There was no tea/coffee/milk available in the rooms but this could be picked up in reception
Loved it all, I left y luggage and enjoyed the walk about the shops. Close to Underground Tube. Lovely neighborhood. Great staff. Modern yet traditional outside.
Michelle
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
10/10 Excellent
Alvin, St George
Jul 27, 2025
Alvin
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
6/10 Okay
Catherine Lynn
Jul 24, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
The property is in an excellent location, but a significant upgrade is needed in the standard of decoration to make it suited to the home expectations of contemporary visitors to London.
The hotel was very nice and the associates continued to make sure we had everything we needed. The area was clean and so close to everything. I would strongly recommend this hotel
Reception area was modern and inviting but our room didn't live up to the promise. Dreary room 82 was on the lower ground floor. Small and had a door opening onto a small outside space which was filled with a noisy aircon system for the hotel. The worrying thing was other doors opened into this space, and the internal bolt on our room door was totally inadequate. There was no key operated lock on this door. There was a hair on the duvet cover. The bed was very low and had something broken inside it so that when you turned over there was a noisy clonk. The large wardrobe had only 5 hangers. So much space, so little of it useful. The best thing about the room was the hairdryer. Unlike most it was underpowered and therefore easy to style my short hair. If you've got long hair, you wouldn't like it. Can't comment on breakfast, we bought some cheaper bits from the nearby Waitrose. It was convenient for the Royal Albert Hall, but we wouldn't stay here again.