Cathy_Twilley

Need suggestions for accommodations for 3 ladies in Kensington area. Would prefer to stay in same room or apt. 27 Sept - 1 Oct

Mimar

Do you have a budget?

Cathy_Twilley

Of course - $150 -200 US $ a night

janisj

That is £95 to about £125 and is not much for a triple hotel room or 1 bdrm apartment for three in Kensington. Do you have to be in Kensington?

mztery

"of course" - how would you imagine we'd have any advice till you provided a budget?

Cathy_Twilley

Kensington was suggested -by friends - as good location - any suggestions we have 4 days to see the City. Budget was what I would like - $300 a night is max.

nytraveler

London is expensive - and$300 for night for 3 people will give you a whole lot more options than $200 (which would probably be a not great area, or far from the center - or a not so pleasant place.)

Kensington is OK - I would look for something closer - but you don;t have much time to make arrangements. Hav eyou checked out kayak to see what they are offering?

GBbabe

Booking.com shows a triple at 1 Lexham Gardens for a total of $667.19 for the four nights.

You can look at the other options. I don't know anything about that hotel, but the neighborhood is quiet and not that far from Gloucester Street tube station.

annhig

have you tried hotels.com or venere.com?

you can put in the area you want, your dates and no of rooms and occupants.

see what comes up.

janisj

I personally wouldn't choose Kensington for a first visit. It is a very nice area but is on the western side of central London and most sites are in the middle-ish or towards the east side of town. But just to clarify -- could they have possibly said <i>South</i> Kensington? S. Kens. is a little more central and has better tube connections for visitors.

Cathy_Twilley

nytraveler or janisj -
what area would you recommend? W Kensington was a recommendation from a friend -
It seems like very few hotels have 2 full beds in a room or allow 3 adults to a room. Any suggestions would be great.

janisj

West Kensington is . . . well even <i>farther</i> west than Kensington. W. Kens. is less convenient than Kensington.

What you are looking for are triples and most moderately priced hotels will have at least one or two triple rooms.

Use Londontown.com and plug in 3 in a room. There are LOTS of convenient/central areas. A few would include Victoria, Belgravia, South Kensington, Bloomsbury/Russell Square, Covent Garden/the Strand, (Knightsbridge and Mayfair would mostly be too pricey)

valtor

GBbabe, I think that it is a mistake ; the price shown in booking .com is in £, not in $. It is 676 £, or 796 when the booking can be cancelled.

Avalon2

i LOVE THE sOUTH kENSINGTON AREA and have stayed there for 40 years once or twice year.Ckeck London town .com I always get good deals Iecpecially like Millenium Gloucester and Baileys, directly across the street for the tube and good bus connetions.The grovenor Kensington has just been remodel I don.yt Know about triples but you could ccheck.

LBloom

Several years ago we got the South Kensington Holiday Inn (a 4 star by my standards) on Priceline for $75/night Be aware, Priceline only guarantees a room for 2 people. This was very convenient to a tube station, bus routes, etc. and we liked it very much. You might consider 2 rooms on Priceline to accommodate your party.

Mimar

Good suggestion from LBloom. Priceline is generally good for London. I'm not quite clear whether you want a twin room (2 beds) and a single or a double and a single.

Another vote for South Kensington, which a nice starter area for London. I like Bloomsbury too.

Cathy_Twilley

How convenient is the Earls Court area - ? I've found something suitable at a Premier Inn. Thought's - suggestions welcome!

nytraveler

It's true that most rooms have one double bed for 2 people (this is the standard n europe). But most hotels have some triples which would be either a single bed or a roll-away bed added to a double room (and might be a very tight fit for 3 adults - depending on the size of the room - usually much smaller than you will find in the US).

I don;t even know where w Kensington is - but it sounds very inconvenient. We usually stay in Covent Garden area, Mayfair or Knightsbridge but don't know if you will find anything at your budget.

You might look at Bloomsbury which is more central but still has a number of modest places to stay.

janisj

I don't normally recommend Earls Court, but the Premier Inn is sort of mid way between Earls Court and Gloucester Rd tube stations and would be much more convenient than Kensington or West Kensington. They are on direct tube lines to Heathrow, the Tower, the British Museum, Big Ben/Westminster Abbey, Covent Garden . . . just about anywhere you'll want to go.

MelJ

I am very fond of the Earl's Court area. It's an easy walk into S. Kensington or Knightsbridge. If you stay in the area of the Earl's court tube you are only one block off of Brompton Road (which, looking at a map of S. Kensington you'll see is Cromwell Road in the area of the Gloucester Road tube stop and becomes Brompton as you reach Knightsbridge). Brompton has the Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Brompton Oratory church (lovely), Harrod's, and nice restaurants and shops.

Like Avalon, I like the Gloucester Road stop, as well. The Picadilly line of the tube is great for doing the tourist shuffle, as well as running from Heathrow--a big savings if you aren't carrying a lot of luggage. If you find a good price on Londontown.com (highly recommend it), you may consider two rooms or private rooms. Note that a lot of the doubles will be one double bed or two singles--only a chain like the Holiday Inn can be counted on to have two doubles (which would work if you're good friends)