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City Continental London Kensington
11-13 Penywern Road, Earls Court, London SW5 9TT, England
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5 of 5 stars
KayakNorte 16 contributions
Boston, MA
Feb 26, 2006
10/11 found this review helpful

We found the Comfort Inn Earl's Court to be the perfect home-base for our style of travel: it's a safe, clean location very convenient to public transport and walking so that we had a place to sleep and then get out to see the sights of the city.

I had been concerned about finding reasonably priced accomodations for our stay in London and figured going with a "chain" such as the Comfort Inn would minimize our risk.

We got a very good rate and the location worked out very well. Planning to tour London mainly on the Tube, the Earl's Court location is in our opinion, one of the best places you can be - with quick access to many of the different train lines and sites nearby.

We also found the neighborhood to be great with many restaurants (Thai, Chinese, Italian) and English pubs around.

As other reviewers have noted, the rooms are small and very basic - but for the price, we thought it was quite a good deal.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay February 2005
  • Member since February 26, 2006
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Families with young children, Tourists
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Nice Hotel & Wonderful Staff

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
USA
Feb 13, 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

We stayed at this hotel during our trip to Europe. The room was quiet small compared with the ones in USA ... isnt Silvia???? you are from South America !!! rooms are big!! but clean, valued for money and very accessible to get from/to airport and city centre.

The staff was very welcome and friendly. There was always a smile on their faces . We felt we were at home!! ... We would like to take this opportunity to say that the latin receptionist was very helpful with info about the area >>>>. She also have a funny acent!! but she is very very nice .... all the ladies were polite and extremely friendly ... very good job manager !!! can i have a job?

Breakfast was fresh every morning ... very nice breakfast room ... Stefano was very friendly and always joking ...

The overall experience was excellent and we are planning to go back in June definately!!!!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2006
  • Member since February 13, 2006
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Nice hotel close to metro station

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4 of 5 stars
EmmaInUSA 6 contributions
Raleigh, NC
Dec 30, 2005
8/9 found this review helpful

We stayed in the hotel from Nov 22-Nov 26. The room was definitely smaller than a comparable hotel in USA, but had enough place for our 3 large suitcases and us. The bed was also on the smaller side, but was as comfortable as any other hotel bed is.

The staff was friendly at all times. We had our 3yr old daughter with us, and all the staff was very nice to her.

The room was very neat and tidy and was cleaned thoroughly everyday. The bathroom had a nice size shower tub.

The breakfast was a little better than the "packaged breakfast" I have found at other hotels. It included among other things(like yogurt/cereals/juice/coffee) boiled eggs and toast.

The only cons were, my room wasn't directly off the elevator. There was one flight of steps to manaeuvr before I could get to my room. And because I was travelling with a lot of luggage, it wasn't easy! The other problem was, my room didn't have wireless access. But the staff had agreed to shift my room, but I didn't want to deal with all that. There is also a computer in the lobby for internet access. And a cheap international call center was about 3min walk from the hotel(right across Burger King).

The tube station was only a 5-7min walk away. There are lot of eating choices(though none too special) closer to the hotel including Burger King. A Mark and Spencer grocery is just 3min walk from there, which provided us with fresh milk and juice and other snacks for my 3yr old.

I would definitely stay in this hotel again. For the price I paid, 68GBP/night, I think the hotel is definitely worth the money.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since August 29, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Families with young children
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Not bad, but...

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
San Jose Costa Rica
Dec 26, 2005 | Trip type: Business
3/4 found this review helpful

Everything seemed ok. But the last days we descovered that the staff made this "inspection" in the room everyday while we are out. They actually search for all over your personal things!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2005
  • Member since December 26, 2005
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Not bad at all...for the price!

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3 of 5 stars
NottinghamPanther 16 contributions
Nottingham
Dec 16, 2005
7/8 found this review helpful

I stayed at this Hotel on the 15th December 2005, after travelling down from Nottingham, to see COLDPLAY @ Earls Court. For the location to the concert venue, & tube station it would have to score 10/10. It's a minutes walk away from both - whilst being on a quiet, side street.
The hotel itself, is clean, tidy, & the staff very friendly, & very helpful. My room (A double) was however very small, with just enough space to walk around the edges of the bed. The TV, was a small portable, mounted at a ridiculous height, in the very top corner of my room - I got a pain in my neck from tipping my head back far enough to see it.
The en-suite bathroom, was excellent - as I would expect to find it in ANY hotel.
The 'buffet/continental' breakfast was adequate, only let down by the fact the milk for cereals wasn't fresh, & was the awful tasting cheap UHT variety.

However, I did get this room at a really excellent price of £61.00 - which is exceptional value for the centre of London. The location was as said 1st class, & in a nice little area.
If your staying in the Earls Court area, & plan to just use your room/hotel as just a place to sleep - you'll be hard pushed to find better value.
If you want a hotel with large rooms, & lots of on site facilities/things to do (Bar, Restaurant, Pool, Gym..etc) stay elsewhere.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2005
  • Member since June 17, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Address: 11-13 Penywern Road, Earls Court, London SW5 9TT, England