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Thistle Kensington Palace Hotel

Address: 16-32 De Vere Gardens Kensington W8 5af London
Area: Hyde Park

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Hotel Information

Why not stay in Upper class Kensington?....

The Thistle Kensington Palace Hotel is in the popular Bayswater area and literally just accross the road from Kensington Gardens.

Kensington is a wealthy up market area and Kensington High Street is the main shopping area. If you take the time you will notice that a large number of the buildings in Kensington High street are Art Deco in design.

Children and grown up children will want to visit Kensington Gardens which is the setting for the book; Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens which was written by James Barrie. You can see the staute of Peter Pan today in Kensington Gardens

LOCATION

The Thistle Kensington Palace Hotel is between a 5-10 minute walk from Lancaster Gate and Queensway Underground stations

Paddington Railway Station is about a 20 minute walk from the hotel. The Heathrow Express departs from Paddington Station and will get you to Heathrow Airport in just 15 minutes.

PROPERTY AMENITIES

* Restaurant

* Bar and Lounge

* Meeting and conference facilities

* Wireless Internet connection. Any charges for this service must be paid direct to the hotel

* Lift / Elevator

ROOM AMENITIES

175 en suite guest rooms

* Telephone
* Television
* Hairdryer
* Toiletries

CANCELLATION POLICY

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Facilities

HOTEL FACILITIES

24 Hour Room Service	Banquet
Bar	Elevator / Lift
Internet Access	Laundry Service
Lounge

ROOM FACILITIES

Baby Cot	High-Speed Internet
Television

User Reviews

Rating

"Great location, great experience"
Like others, we were concerned about the bad reviews prior to our stay, however we were very pleasantly surprised and loved this hotel. We were lucky to be upgraded to a suite, travelling with our two small children, the room was huge and comfortable, bathroom was great, cooling worked, which it needed to as the weather was VERY hot, and the view of Kensington Palace from our window was brilliant. The breakfasts were fantastic and all the staff we encountered were helpful and polite. Sure the hotel is old and the lifts are in need of renovation, but they work !!! We would recommend this hotel and would stay there again, we found it great value in a great position, however if you are looking for a large, impersonal, modern hotel with no character then maybe its not the place for you!

Rating

"Great hotel!"
After reading the other reviews left about this hotel, I was expecting the worse. Don't know what the other guests were used to but me + my partner loved it here. The rooms were comfortable, clean and spacious. The staff were very helpful. As for the food! Amazing! We overdid the shopping and walking so decided to eat in one evening- a beautiful meal was served very quickly and the next day we were very suprised at the price. As for breakfast, we couldn't ask for more, the choices were excellent. I'd stay there again, Hyde park was directly opposite the hotel and made a refreshing change from the hustles of Oxford St.

Rating

"Jolly good"
The reviews on TripAdvisor had me a little worried about the Thistle Kensington Palace. Then I got there. Of the three hotels I stayed at in the London area last week, the Thistle was by far the tops. I will try to stay there again. The good: Huge room for 100 Pounds ($200 US). Clean, smoke-free, a huge bed, and a sofa. A nice little desk for my laptop, a good-sized bathroom, and a built-in iron/trouser press in the closet. And the staff I dealt with were all very friendly and helpful. Room was quiet too -- no noises that bothered me. (One word of advice: there is a power button on the digital thermostat in each room. So even if you turn the temperature up, you don't get heat unless you turn the power on. I didn't realize this until 3:00 a.m. My fault, just passing on the info.) The bad: Internet access for 15 Pounds is steep, but I paid 12 Pounds elsewhere so not a ridiculous price. The layout of the hotel can be a bit confusing when trying to find your room. So let a porter help you with your bags -- it's worth it. The no-big-deal: I read some complaints about the location, that the Thistle was too far from the tube station. Those people expect too much. Yes, the Thistle is 640 steps from the tube station. (I counted. Twice.) But that takes a whopping 5 minutes -- I'm way over 30 and had no problems with this walk. If you really don't want to walk, the bus stop is 50 feet from the hotel. Plus, the Thistle is very convenient to the hustle and bustle of Kennsington High Street -- plenty of shops, restaurants, grocery stores, Kennsington Palace and other places of interest. Based on the price I paid (which was a bargain compared to other places I tried) I'm giving the Thistle an Excellent rating.

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ATTRACTIONS

* Heathrow Airport - 48 km
* High Street Kensigton Train Station - 1 km
* Royal Albert Hall - 1 km
* Kensington Gardens - across street
* Kensington Palace - 3 blocks
* Natural History Museum - 1 km
* Victoria and Albert Museum - 1.5 km
* Knightsbridge - 1.5 km
* Harrods - 1.5 km
* Buckingham Palace - 3 km
* Piccadilly Circus - 4 km
* West End (theater district) - 4 km
* Regents Park and London Zoo - 4 km
* British Museum - 5 km
* Westminster Abbey - 5 km
* Houses of Parliament and Big Ben - 5 km
* National Gallery - 5 km
* Trafalgar Square - 5 km
* Covent Garden - 5 km
* St Paul's Cathedral - 6.5 km

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