Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London, London , United Kingdom on Bookingadvisor.com

General Description

Shaftesbury Kensington has been fully refurbished as a boutique hotel complete with luxurious features that the guests have been expecting. Each room has been lovingly graced with the comfort of mood lighting, interactive television, 24/7 broadband internet access from rooms, bathroom televisions en suite, air-conditioned climate control, secure digital safe (laptop size), digital clock radio, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, telephone with voice-mail and answering service, LCD / plasma television with satellite, heated mirrors, mini bar, fitness room, pay-per-view movies and electronic door lock. Shaftesbury Kensington is lavishly adorned with many features designed exclusively for your comfort including 24 hour room service, business services, conference facilities, restaurant & bar, concierge service, non smoking rooms, same day laundry & dry cleaning, foreign currency exchange, multi-lingual staff wheelchair access and with state of the art machines, the air-conditioned health & fitness room is for all guests. Combined with comfortably sized public areas, the refreshment lounge, The Premier Bar, restaurants, conference facilities & fitness room, Shaftesbury Kensington provides a haven in central London for both the London traveler and business person. The air-conditioned conference room is fully equipped to meet all the needs of the modern business. It features modern, contemporary furniture, TV, video, PC with complimentary broadband access, DVD / CD player, CD re-writer, Flipchart, electronic screen, projectors and assorted stationery. You will find all your conference requirements here. Relax and unwind amongst the calming, opulent atmosphere of the exhibition bar. Open all day for your refreshment, we keep a well stocked bar and are able to serve you a wide array of drinks, snacks and efficient service. Begin your day with a hearty and healthy breakfast in the breakfast restaurant. The evening dinner meal combines home-cooked meals and International cuisine options.

Amenities

Business Center
Room Service
High-speed Internet
Fitness Room/Gym
Restaurant
Concierge
Tour Desk
Bar / Lounge
Elevator / Lift
24 Hour Reception
Babysitting / Child Services
Air Conditioned
Non-Smoking Rooms
Banquet Facilities
Conference Room(s)
Currency Exchange
Multilingual Staff
Safe-Deposit Box
Mini Bar
Refrigerator
Cable / Satellite TV
In Room Movies
Bath / Hot Tub
Coffee / Tea Maker
Microwave
Hair Dryer
Modem / Data Port
TV
Laundry service
Desk
Direct dial phone
Shower

Hotel Policies

Checkin: 14h
Checkout: 12h

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London

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for Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London RATING

3.6 / 5

21 REVIEWS

Visitors' Reviews

Name:Edward Coley
Date of stay:10/03/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:10/03/2011

What a stay!What a hotel! What a beautiful place in a prime location (2 minute walk from Earl's court Underground)! I was so very pleased with this hotel! It was a lovely room (we got room nr 3) with gorgeous decour and a very luxurious bathroom and the aircon was God-send in the heat. The staff were very professional and even though we checked out early, they were happy to keep our luggage for us while we went around London running errands. The only thing is that they don't take Visa Electron, which is fine, but it wasn't mentioned on the website. Otherwise just plain perfect!

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.6

Name:Tom
Date of stay:10/30/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:10/30/2010

I think Hogarth Executive Rooms let themselves down by not being accurate in their description on the internet which led to disappointment as we had higher expectations than the reality. They also insisted that I authorised £10 in advance to cover any possible 'extras' while in the room, which we have never had happen before and we found quite insulting, especially as they already had all our personal information and debit card numbers details.The room was immaculate - modern, spotlessly clean and had obviously been refurbished fairly recently. It also had the extras such as a fridge, microwave, ironing board, iron, hairdryer etc. The reception staff were pleasant and the dining room decor looked really nice.What wasn't as we expected is:- hotel is located the other side of Earl's Court Road from where shown on the map.- Hogarth Executive Rooms are in a separate building about 100 yards along the road from the reception. If you wanted to include breakfast, you would have to go back along the road to the main building- there is no reception, concierge, bar, lounge at the Hogarth Rooms, just a very tiny entrance bit in front of the lift- our key to the outside door would not work. Fortunately for us, when we returned to the rooms at 1.00am, another guest who was already inside saw us struggling and let us in- our room was tiny with a very small area around the bed to move around in. It was okay for just one night but would have been too small and claustrophobic to spend any longer amount of time in (in our opinion)- windows did not keep the noise out, could hear traffic from nearby main road all night- Room was cold as radiator was behind the very heavy curtains- did not find any instructions on how to use the air conditioning or other facilities- contrary to description on website, room did not have digital clock radio, selection of newspapers, plug adaptors and did not appear to have digital safe. Also had very limited toiletries and very limited quantites of coffee

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.1

Name:Marion King
Date of stay:04/03/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:04/03/2011

LocationVery handy for Underground

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.1

Name:Leslie Horowitz
Date of stay:08/03/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:08/03/2011

Great place to stayThis is the first hotel in London I have stayed at where I would actually go back!! Normally I am dissappointed by the size/ quality of the room or other aspect of service but this did not disappoint. If I am being really picky, the plates for breakfast weren't heated - but then that's being really picky isn't it?

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.7

Name:Franklin Kumar
Date of stay:12/29/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:12/29/2010

an enjoyabble experienceIt was an absolute pleasure to have stayed at the hotel im so glad that my daughter found it,the only thing i did not experience was the food,but didnt know the htel had that facillity untill i was leaving,but hope when im back again,iwill be able to sample it.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.9

Name:Calvin
Date of stay:07/14/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:07/14/2011

Shaftesbury Earls CourtPerfect Location, about 100mtrs from Earls Court Tube Station. Friendly staff, good room. Gym is a bit small but functional.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.1

Name:Hilda
Date of stay:06/11/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:06/11/2010

Cramped and datedBooked a \"superior\" double. It was down three flights of stairs from reception and was virtually underground. The view was a solid wall very close and directly outside the window and was tiny and cramped - these were the \"club\" rooms! We asked to be moved and were given a third floor room described to us as one of the best in the hotel. It was bigger yes, but with only enough room for a standard double bed, was dark and seemed very old fashioned. We slept badly and couldn't wait to leave. The only redeeming part was the cheap £65 room rate, (usually £400 ish according to the laterooms web page), and the handy location to West London.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.1

Name:Nina Lu
Date of stay:01/17/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:01/17/2011

More than alrightOn third floor, facing street, so a little noisy with window open ... necessary 'cos it was too warm in the room and AC a little noisy too. But it worked. Fair sized room, clean, comfy bed, good shower, all the bits 'n bobs you'd expect ('fridge, so bring a pint of milk/champers with you!) even a microwave .. and the Torygraph under the door in the morning! I was expecting a right ol' flea-pit, from the comments of other reviews so I was relieved that it was more than all right, having had to make a very last minute booking and needed to be in that particular neighbourhood. Made a plesant and affordable place to base a brief visit to the smoke.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.3

Name:Christian Dougherty
Date of stay:03/08/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:03/08/2011

Room was small and cramped and in the bowels of the hotel.Breakfast was nice but selection was poor for £14.95... way too expensive for a few sausages and scrambled egg.A/C didn't work in the first room so a room change was necessary... sadly to a room even more cramped than the first!Free internet was nice, though a damaged connector in the first room didn't help and the system din't want to play with my laptop in the 2nd room.Very convenient for Earls Court station and for Earls Court exhibition centre.Good selection of restaurants within two minutes walk... try Dino's Italian, really nice food, not too expensive.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.9

Name:
Date of stay:08/20/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:08/20/2010

A good room with a nice view and a pretty dinning hall in a great location.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.9

Name:NA
Date of stay:09/24/2009
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:09/24/2009

nice hotel, in great location we had a nice stay, there was a fan that we could not turn off which was a little annoying. the location is perfect for getting about London.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.5

Name:
Date of stay:12/05/2009
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:12/05/2009

I stayed at the executive hotel around the corner from the best western. The Bathroom lock was broken, no toileties left in the bathroom as it was stated when booking was made. Too hot in hotel, the lift was outside the door and very annoying. I was in the bathroom and the cleaner knocked on the door and before i could say anything rudely opened the door without consent until i told her to get out

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.3

Name:Margaret
Date of stay:02/16/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:02/16/2011

Great little hotelVery close to tube. Was given free upgrade from single to a huge double. Service was good. Would stay again.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.4

Name:Luis Stanton
Date of stay:07/01/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:07/01/2010

Nice Hotel, Nice LocationWhen me and my friend stayed here, we were greeted by two friendly staff and upgraded me to a club double bedroom. which was massive and had stairs in it! lol The room itself had a bath no shower though which was a downside. The bath had a burn stain on the base of it but the toiletries and fresh flowers made up for it. The bed was lovely and was really comfortable. The Tv was a flat screen. However 1 problem had occured during our stay, 1 being that the Tv kept turnin on and off and changing channels which was quite freaky. but I called the reception and they sorted it within a matter of minutes. Really nice place and right next to earl's court station and nice restuarants. Defo would go again, highly enjoyed it at such a reasonable price. =)

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.4

Name:Wayne Connolly
Date of stay:02/26/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:02/26/2011

Great Value for High Standard RoomStaff friendly and room (We had a club room) well equiped very claen. Breakfast was buffet style and had a wide range of food.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.8

Name:
Date of stay:08/15/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:08/15/2010

Lovely location, carpets a little threadbare. Room no natural light and tv didn't work but good size and the reception did send someone to fix the tv quickly. Good size room. Comfy bed. Room service menu limited.I booked two rooms for a colleague and myself. They wouldn't let him check in until I arrived to pay; I tried to give authorisation via fax, was told they couldn't do it without the card; when I arrived having had to leave work earlier than was desired; I was told they didn't accept electrons at all. Then had to walk to get cash. Next morning I was told I hadn't paid... Marred what would have otherwise been a good stay.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.7

Name:
Date of stay:02/16/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:02/16/2011

Directions to hotel not quite right. Was sent to a different place to check-in. Room quite small, but contained everything that was promised.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.7

Name:
Date of stay:04/07/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:04/07/2010

Convenient to Royal Albert Hall, Quiet, Pleasantwe stayed here for one night to go to see a concert. The Hotel was quietly tucked away and yet convenient for all attractiona we wanted to see. Close to Hyde Park was an added bonus. At the price we paid it was a very good deal.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.6

Name:
Date of stay:11/28/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:11/28/2010

The hotel is very good,is situated in a area with colonial buildings,near metro station Earls Court and bus station.The room is nice,with many amenities,the bathroom is very modern..English breakfast was very good.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.7

Name:
Date of stay:03/12/2010
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:03/12/2010

Room was super ..and we felt at home ..relaxed ..well done

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 3.2

Name:
Date of stay:03/16/2011
Purpose of stay:Leisure

Date of Stay:03/16/2011

A few difficulties!First room I was given the key for had luggage & clothes etc in it & was obviously already occupied. (Luckily the people weren't actually in their at the time). I was the allocated a room in the main building. This was fine until just before midnight when I noticed water dripping through a hatch in the ceiling. As I was on the top floor I was pretty certain that it wasn't an overflowing bath. When I called down to report it, a very nice man came up with a pile of towels to put under it! When I came back the next evening I was told it had been fixed. The carpet had been dried, but there was an unpleasant smell in the room from where it had been soaked. There were still some drips coming through, so I put towels under it again. The day we were due to check out I put a "do not disturb" sign on the door as I needed to go back to the room to change ready for a meeting. However on going back at 11.30am my key card wouldn't work. I went to reception and they gave me another one. On entering the room I found all my things had been packed.However I must say that this hotel is ideally placed and good value, so I would use it again.

Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Kensington Hotel London 4.8

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