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      The Gainsborough Hotel

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      #830 of 1,069 Hotels in London
      7-11 Queensberry Place | South Kensington, London SW7 2DW, England
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      3.0
      453 reviews
      • Excellent9%
      • Very good22%
      • Average27%
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      1 - 5 of 345 reviews

      Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
      Overnight business stop

      This place needs a real refurb I had a basement room Taps rusty Wallpaper peeling Decor old fashioned but maybe that is deliberate Weird smell at basement level £12 for continental breakfast - I went to a cafe Good location though

      Thank Damian C
      Reviewed 1 week ago
      For 165£, find a better place to stay!

      The location is great (South Kensington) and the room was quite. But the rest is globally poor and the breakfast doesn't deserve your interest. Welcome person really weird. Very long time to check in. No invoices available (believe it!) Room very average (especially the bathroom)....More

      Thank guifinet
      Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
      A Pleasant place to stay

      We stayed last month in Gainsborough with my boyfriend on our trip to London. The Room was clean and quiet ,helpful and friendly staff, great location. 2 min walk to cultural corner of London where we most wanted to visit Definitely we would stay again.

      Thank Neda_Bella
      Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
      Probably the Worst Hotel I've Ever Stayed in... Including Youth Hostels!

      Well let's start with some positive things: the towels and toiletries were nice, the TV worked, the location was good for the Museums and the 2 staff I met whilst scatty were polite. But that I'd literally anything good I have to say about this...More

      1  Thank vicky8751
      Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
      Would gain from some TLC

      Visited midweek, meeting friends in London. This is listed as a 4 star hotel, we have stayed in better 2 & 3 star accommodation. Positives Good location and access to museums. Tube nearby Clean rooms Towels new and fluffy Ample plug points Fairly quiet location...More

      1  Thank Lesley P
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      • $133 - $205 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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      • #397 Luxury Hotel in London
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      • Non-Smoking Rooms ,
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      • Number of rooms
      • 49
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      South Kensington
      With its ivied mews, row upon row of Poppins-esque
      white washed mansions, and placid garden squares, it's
      easy to see the charms of South Kensington. And with
      superb access to Hyde Park, Holland Park and
      Kensington Gardens, as well as the largely
      child-friendly and mostly free Museum Quarter (not to
      mention more major attractions like Royal Albert Hall)
      such charms are easy to make the most of. As welcoming
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      July 6, 2016|
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      Response from CateNaomi | Reviewed this property |
      I am not sure but having looked at the map it seems that the Dominion Theatre is in Westminster and the hotel is in Kensington near The Serpentine. It would be at least a tube ride away and not within walking distance
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