Name: 1 Lexham Gardens
Address: 1-3 Lexham Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5JL, United Kingdom, 1-3 Lexham Gardens, Greater London, W8 5JL, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $56 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 6.5

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Hotel 1 Lexham Gardens

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments and atmosphere – Check location 1-3 Lexham Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5JL, United Kingdom – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments and atmosphere – Check location – Subway Access

Gloucester Road Tube Station: only 6 minutes away! (1,600 feet by foot)

Earls Court: only 5 minutes away! (1,300 feet by foot)

If you only need a place to stay, this property will definitely do! Value for money. Close to all kind of facilities and stations and bus stops are at walking distance. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Room small but well equipped, clean, good bed and great shower.

Wdn11435, United Kingdom

The area was great, right by the tube. They cleaned daily and provided new towels.

Cesar, United States of America

I like the location. it is close to the most important attraction.

Sabrina, United States of America

The location is very good; close to the tube, restaurants, and museums.

Hh, United States of America

Location was excellent, rooms clean and comfortable.

Shoshanna, United States of America

Location is excellent, they provide you with a kettle as well as coffee and sugar and biscuits in your room as well as shampoo etc for your every need. The bathroom was very clean and nice. The bed was super comfy. They have 24/7 reception which helped us immensely as we needed to check in at 3 in the morning.

Ceciliadelcarme, United Kingdom

This hotel has an amazing location! They also offer very good buffet style breakfast for six euros per person. And lastly our bed was very comfortable!

Daniel, United States of America

I booked a single room and got what I was expecting for the price for this neighborhood. All of the basics (the bed and bathroom) were clean, but it's clear that the room could use a deep clean and new window covers (the one in my room seemed to be stained from smoke). The space was definitely small, but I was expecting that both for the price and for the size of the hotel.

Mary, United States of America

Good price compared to everything else in London. It’s an expensive city. Small room, but it was perfect for our needs!! Breakfast was okay and well stocked. Cereal, eggs, American cheese, beans, potato triangles, mini hot dogs, toast, croissants and many jams and spreads. Good base for the day of walking! Pretty close to the Natural History Museum!!

Emily, United States of America

We only like the location and hopefully we paid only for the position where it's located.

Debasish, United Arab Emirates

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8.2

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“If you only need a place to stay, this property will definitely do! Value for money. Close to all kind of facilities and stations and bus stops are at walking distance. ”

Wdn11435 United Kingdom
“The area was great, right by the tube. They cleaned daily and provided new towels.”

Cesar United States of America
“I like the location. it is close to the most important attraction.”

Sabrina United States of America
“The location is very good; close to the tube, restaurants, and museums.”

Hh United States of America
“Location was excellent, rooms clean and comfortable.”

Shoshanna United States of America
“Location is excellent, they provide you with a kettle as well as coffee and sugar and biscuits in your room as well as shampoo etc for your every need. The bathroom was very clean and nice. ”

Ceciliadelcarme United Kingdom
“This hotel has an amazing location! They also offer very good buffet style breakfast for six euros per person. And lastly our bed was very comfortable!”

Daniel United States of America
“I booked a single room and got what I was expecting for the price for this neighborhood. ”

Mary United States of America
“Good price compared to everything else in London. It’s an expensive city. Small room, but it was perfect for our needs!! Breakfast was okay and well stocked. ”

Emily United States of America
“We only like the location and hopefully we paid only for the position where it's located.”

Debasish United Arab Emirates

Stay in the Heart of London –

In the heart of stylish Kensington, 1 Lexham Gardens has a 24-hour front desk and modern rooms. The hotel is just off the Museum Mile, a 5-minute walk from Earl’s Court.

The cozy rooms at Lexham Gardens Hotel have fresh, modern decor and private bathrooms. All rooms have a flat-screen TV and tea/coffee facilities.

Traditional continental breakfasts are freshly prepared and served daily in the elegant dining room. There is a great range of international restaurants just feet away.

1 Lexham Gardens is a 20 minute walk from Knightsbridge and Harrods. Kensington High Street is a 10 minute walk away and the leafy Hyde Park is just half a mile away.

Kensington and Chelsea is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments and atmosphere.

This is our guests' favorite part of London, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

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Hotel surroundings – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments and atmosphere – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

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Earls Court
0.2 miles
Gloucester Road Tube Station
0.3 miles
Grosvenor Casino The Gloucester London
0.3 miles
Kensington Square
0.4 miles
Kensington Roof Gardens
0.4 miles
Opera Holland Park
0.4 miles
Kensington High Street
0.5 miles
West Brompton Tube Station
0.6 miles
Leighton House Museum and Art Gallery
0.6 miles
Natural History Museum London
0.6 miles

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Sainsbury's Supermarket
0.1 miles
The King's Head Cafe/Bar
0.2 miles
Wagamama Restaurant
0.3 miles
Franco Manca Restaurant
0.3 miles

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London City Airport
10.3 miles
London Heathrow Airport
11.4 miles
London Gatwick Airport
23.3 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Friendly reception staff, quick check in, free WiFi. Room was clean and a good size. Great location and reasonable price. Would definitely stay again for a nigh...”

Emily

United Kingdom

8.7

“Great location, everything we needed for a base ”

Gemma

United Kingdom

“This apartment had a homey feel about it. Felicia and Gian were great hosts. They explained everything in detail and made sure we were comfortable with everythi...”

Diane

Australia

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Lexham Cafe

Food: American, British, Indian, Asian

Menu: À la carte

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From 2:00 PM

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No extra beds are available

Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

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Pets are not allowed.

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Please note that any credit or debit cards used to book will be pre-authorized shortly after booking and one week prior to arrival, in order to validate the card. The amount will be the cost of 1 night's stay.

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Reviewed: June 24, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room (6 People)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No a/c & much smaller than photos depicted
Location

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 24, 2019

Samantha
United Kingdom
3.8

“Not getting what is advertised when booking.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Window broke in room and had hold open with a bottle. No air in room otherwise.Shower plug dirty and cleaned by us. Booked because said balcony room on asking at property said it's allocation on arrival. Not getting what is advertised when paying.
Location was good

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 23, 2019

Talia
United Kingdom
5.0

“Would not recommend for a comfy and quiet sleep. Rooms very basic.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The bed was broken in the bedroom, moved rooms.the rooms don't have any curtains only blinds. Rooms a little small and beds are not comfortable , no headboards on the beds and not very good linen. The TV signal kept cutting out. There was a club /garden bar near next to the hotel which they played music until 4am the nights we were there and was able to hear it whilst the windows were closed, this was hard to sleep. The furniture is very dated and rooms very plain. The pictures do not represent the pictures on booking.com, we were very disappointed whilst getting to out room. The luggage room entrance you couldn't get a large case to store and charge £3 per case for a tiny boiler room wasn't ideal.
The location was great. 5 minutes walk to the nearest tube and close to the centre of London.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 23, 2019

Carsten
Germany
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
Location was great - close to Hyde Park. Staff was friendly, good restaurants close by.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 22, 2019

Penny
United Kingdom
4.2

“Awful”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was so small we to climb over each other to get into the bed, it was dirty. I would not use the kettle as it was dirty and had water in from last customer, there was a blind missing from window and no curtains it was disgusting

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 20, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
4.2

Disappointing
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was run down and not very clean. I'm glad we only stayed the night.
Good location to many place.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 20, 2019

Traveler
United Kingdom
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Family Room (3 people)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Poorly equipped room very space , heavily stained carpet, plain painted walls with stains
Clean bedding, towels and toiletries

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 19, 2019

Angela
United Kingdom
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very noisy through the night from the main rd outside . Went down for breakfast at 9.20 & it was cold
Location .Clenliness.price

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 19, 2019

Lee
Australia
5.4

“Cheap for central London but standards were low”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Requested a cot for our one year old when booking , got to the hotel and asked again, didn’t receive it was told they would sort it but it never happened.. television had no signal, tiles in bathroom were cracked and very sharp, window had towel at top part Of the sash but was leaking as it was raining.
Room clean enough and good location

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 18, 2019

Steven
United Kingdom
6.3

“Wasn't good at all 3 different rooms before we got a nice one that satisfied us”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I was put in a room with the veiw of a wall, stagnent water left in sink, got moved from the room to 206 which wasn't much better, our veiw was a cold looking damp cellar room which was stinking, in the morning we got moved upstairs to a room with a descent veiw, I've stayed at 1lexham Gardens for per past 5 to 6 years and this was the worst ever. Dissatisfied with quite a lot but still like the area.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 18, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
2.5

Very Poor
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Family Room (3 people)
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I ended up having itches all over my body and horrified it could be bedbugs. The hotel was not clean, old furniture, carpets never washed and stained. Not up to hotel standards. The bed cover had a suspicious red stain.
Nothing!

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 17, 2019

Joanna
United States of America
2.9

“Horrible. Actually worse place I have ever stayed.”
- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The picture of the place did not match reality. We were put in the basement, very poor quality. Felt unsafe as well.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 16, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Family Room (6 People)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Felt grubby
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Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 15, 2019

Péter
Hungary

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Regular in London. This stay was excellent, among my best memories”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
I might have liked one mor chair in the room. But finally I got one.
The location is beatiful. You can spend your time in good mood. Breakfast good and English proper. Special thanks to Aladdin from the reception, who can help in anything and a jolly good fellow.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 15, 2019

AndS87
United Kingdom

3 helpful votes
7.1

“Great position, good quality/price”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The guy at the reception in the morning was unfriendly, not welcoming guests, and often leaving you waiting while he counts money. We were charged 10£ for early check-in, and then charged 3£/luggage for holding our luggages on the check out day.
The position was great, walking distance from natural history and science museums (about 30min) or Kensington park (20min). Breakfast very good with many options.

Stayed in May 2019

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Hotel surroundings – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments and atmosphere – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

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