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The Shaftesbury Kensington
33-37 Hogarth Road | Kensington, London SW5 OQQ, England
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Great hotel for the price

The Shaftesbury Kensington

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5 of 5 stars
20luv2travel 3 contributions
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 10, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

This is a great hotel for the price and the location is not bad since the train station is only a block away from the hotel. We booked the hotel around February for our March trip so the prices were still very reasonable. I saw the good reviews and the candid photos and I was sold. When we got there it was exactly how it looked like in the photos, nicely decorated and clean. True it was a little bit small but we didn't mind since we were out and about most of the time anyway. The only setback was the itty-bitty elevator (Thank goodness we were on the first floor!) . But overall this was a great find and would definitely stay here again.

  • Liked — Nicely furnished and clean room
  • Disliked — phone bill
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since April 10, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Cute, Clean and modern.

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4 of 5 stars
K8tie 3 contributions
Manchester, UK
Apr 2, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel
1/1 found this review helpful

Stayed here on Business for 2 nights. Very Handy for Tube as it is only a 5 min walk from earls court. Check-in was straight forward enough. The hotel is not made up of uniform corridors with identical rooms, which adds to the character of the hotel. My room (#010) was on its own corridor next to the main entrance at street level. Very very sound proof room, didnt hear a thing. Really nice room, dark wood panneling with plasma tv. Not a very big room but I wasnt planning parties. Staff were very freindly, hotel was very clean. Recommend it.

  • Liked — Free internet access
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since March 08, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, People with disabilities
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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Ok for London

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4 of 5 stars
wantmoneytotravel 5 contributions
Northampton, England
Mar 28, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

Our room was ready before the check in time which meant we could have a rest and drop bags of before heading back out. Staff were friendly although we were told breakfast was included and then were charged for it. Room was very small couldn't open bathroom door fully
because of bed! but a great position we started using tube but realised quicker and easier to walk everywhere.

  • Liked — location
  • Disliked — small room
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since September 25, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Concerts / Music festival
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very helpful staffs

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5 of 5 stars
beau_u 169 contributions
London, United Kingdom
Mar 27, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Friends getaway
1/2 found this review helpful

This is my second time here.

We first check in for standard double room (you can see my old review and photos comparing with last time executive twin room), they are going to send us to the connection building.
Ha ha ha after reading from many reviews, we definitely say "NO' and ask them for 5th floor. Unfortunately, they're all full booking today. So, we got room number 010.

room 010- like a box, near the road
the way to go to the room quite dangerous (in my opinion) because we need to walk through the strange door.

Never mind, we can tolerate for one night

BUT!! after we come back again at midnight

Air condition does not work
So, we ask staff to change the room

They show us the new room......
Luckily, we got room number 103
We decide to change room immidiately

--bigger
--fresher
--nicer
there are free fruits(banana, grape, apple, pear, ...)
also free 2 bottles of water
and some stuffs such as slipper, toothbrush, shower cap, knit .....
-free internet

all photos that are attached can describe the room as real

about 2-3 AM, I was thirsty so i called reception to buy still water because 2 bottles of water in the refrigerator for free are sparking, I told him

you know he said that he'll tell room service man to bring two bottles of still water for free to us^^

that's mean every problem for 1 night can be solved (room, thirsty am i) by friendly and helpful staff

this encourages me love and like this hotel because of best service of the staff

Thank you very much

ps. this hotel is near earl's court station about 2min walk

  • Liked — service, room
  • Disliked — n/a
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with friends
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 18-24
  • Member since June 19, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event, Shopping, Concerts / Music festival
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Fantastic

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5 of 5 stars
StevenBlades 3 contributions
Wythenshawe, Manchester
Mar 20, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
0/1 found this review helpful

Fantastic hotel, 1 minute walk to earl's court tube station, Not one bad thing to say!!! Will be using again

  • Liked — 42 " Plasma tv
  • Disliked — nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 18-24
  • Member since January 26, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
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Average price*: $253 (year-round)
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Address: 33-37 Hogarth Road | Kensington, London SW5 OQQ, England