The Kensington Hotel
South Kensington, London
“Victorian townhouse sanctuary”
MICHELIN Guide
Vibe
Seven stucco townhouses create an intimate London residence, where crackling drawing room fireplaces sit beneath towering Victorian ceilings.
“Victorian townhouse sanctuary”
Seven white-stucco Victorian townhouses preserving high ceilings, period cornicing, and crackling drawing-room fireplaces.
Les Clefs d'Or concierge assistance, Malin and Goetz bath amenities, and suites with freestanding roll-top bathtubs.
An intimate evening cocktail space at The K Bar featuring rich timber paneling and deep velvet seating.
On Queen's Gate in South Kensington, a short walk from the museums and tube station
Rooms
High ceilings and bay windows frame classic proportions, finished with Thibaut wallpaper and marble bathrooms with freestanding roll-top tubs.
Backstory
The Doyle family stitched together seven 19th-century Queen's Gate residences, filling the interconnected spaces with their own private art collection.
Eat & drink
Afternoon tea is served beside working fires in the drawing room, followed by late nightcaps in the timber-paneled K Bar.
The neighborhood
Set along tree-lined Queen's Gate, the grand museums of Exhibition Road and the South Kensington tube are minutes away on foot.
“150 rooms and suites vary considerably in size and layout, but all are decorated in a smart mix of classic and contemporary, and all are exceedingly comfortable, if not excessively opulent.”
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