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The Gainsborough Hotel
Typical Prices
| Double with ensuite bathroom: | From £182.00 per room per night, breakfast included |
| Twin with ensuite bathroom: | From £182.00 per room per night, breakfast included |
| Single with ensuite bathroom: | From £105.75 per room per night, breakfast included |
| Family with ensuite bathroom: | From £352.00 per room per night, room only |
Description
The feel of an English country home; the pleasure of being close to London's finest museums, shopping and restaurants. Relax and enjoy yourself in a setting of timeless elegance.
Imagine an english country home magically whisked to the most exclusive london borough, here you have The Gainsborough Hotel. Named after the celebrated artist, whose portrait of the duchess of Richmond graces the light in our spacious lounge and reception. The Gainsborough combines the attractive style of bygone days with an easy informality. To stay at this London hotel is to enjoy the London of fashionable south Kensington, Harrods, the restaurants, antiques markets, pubs and the delightful backwaters of Chelsea/ Knightsbridge. You're at the heart of the capital's culture too, with the great museums - science, natural history, the Victoria & Albert all nearby. For music lovers, the glorious Royal Albert Hall is just minutes away. If you're here on business you're equally well served, being on a direct line to London Heathrow airport and close to the exhibition centres of Earls Court and Olympia.
Facilities
| Children | Facilities for children Children welcome |
|---|---|
| Bookable product facilities | Four poster beds available Colour television in all bedrooms Ground floor bedrooms available Hairdryer in all bedrooms Modem point in all bedrooms Tea & coffee making facilities in all bedrooms Telephone in all bedrooms |
| Parking & transport | Off site parking |
| Provider features | In town/city centre Of historic, literary or architectural interest |
| Catering | Bar Serve breakfast Room service Caters for vegetarians |
| Leisure facilities | Health/fitness/beauty facilities Swimming pool |
| Provider facilities | Business facilities Central heating throughout Conference facilities Separate guests' lounge Ironing facilities Laundry service Lift Foreign languages spoken Night porter |
| Booking and payment details | American Express accepted Delta accepted Diners Club accepted MasterCard accepted Special group rates Sterling travellers' cheques accepted Maestro accepted Visa accepted |
| Target markets | Gay friendly |
Location Information for The Gainsborough Hotel
| Address | 7-11 Queensberry Place, Elegant English Hotels, London London SW7 2DL |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +44 (0)20 7957 0000 |
| Fax | +44 (0)20 7957 0001 |
| reservations@eeh.co.uk | |
| Website | www.eeh.co.uk |
| Directions by public transport | South Kensington - 3 min walk Exit station, turn right and walk along Harrington Road. Then take second turning on the right. |
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Traveller Rating:
Based on 59 reviews
What to Expect:
Rooms- Service
- Value
Cleanliness
Dining
Recommended for:
Older travelers
Families with teenagers- Families with young children
- Young singles
An amazing honeymoon
Latest 5 reviews of The Gainsborough Hotel
Fawlty Towers
It's situated in nice neighbourhoods and is close to a lot of museums and tubestations. The lobby looks inviting at a first glance but this hotel is seriously run down. Nearly everything is worn or broken. It's a very noisy hotel with walls that seem to be mad out of cardboard and with single-glaze windows. Staff's english is poor and they have an attitude of "who cares". The breakfast is a joke. The bread (bake-off bread) ran out every morning and the refill was usually a mere four breadrolls. For the price that they charge it's ridiculous. The worst thing though is that they have a nightclub/disco in thier basement that is on til 02.30 on Saturdays, which made it impossible to get a good nights sleep.
I would seriously reccomend you to get another stay if you're going to London.
28 October 2008
overpriced hostel--hideous place
What a horrible dump--an overpriced hostel. Not one person we encountered in 5 days was a native English speaker--I was better understood in Paris than here. My room had only cold water, and was incredibly noisy, since the windows are single glazed, and cracked. My friend's room had NO WINDOW--is this even legal??? A room out of a horror movie, pitch dark, smelly, but the tissues are clumped up in a huge ball--just what I want to do, blow my nose on used kleenex.
After a while, we felt sorry for the beleaguered staff, who are all under 30, foreign themselves--1 even confided to us that he was shocked that they even had rooms with no window; but that they were told under no circumstances to offer an upgrade, that it would have to paid for out of their own pocket.
But it gets better: the 2nd day, the disco opened next door--the reverberation continued until 3AM. Amazing that they would allow a disco in a residential neighborhood--this place is a total ripoff, the owners are not onsite or available, run by inept kids.
Best: a housekeeper set off the fire alarm, which was hideously loud , enough to give you a heart attack or vomit--everyone ran out into the street for nothing.
What a joke. A poor young honeymooning couple were so polite, and requested some sort of compensation for a disastrous night--the foreign clerk kept offering them a free breakfast, which they had already eaten and was included anyway....finally she gave them the address of the main office to write to.
I travel to Europe twice a year, and have NEVER encountered such a pathetically run establishment. SHAME on them!
23 October 2008
A nice place to stay
My wife and I just returned from the Gainsborough. We were greeted by Tessa and our room was not yet ready due to we arrived an hour early. The staff did everything to get us into the room as fast as they could. We sat in the lobby and were given a free drink. After reading all the reviews I admit we were a little bit apprehensive. Our room was just fine. It was very clean and the typical English decor. Nothing great but also nothing to complain about. The bathroom is very small, and the shower took a little getting used to. I am tall so I had to conform to it. That being said the staff excellent,. They were very friendly and helpfull to all our needs. If you need to use their computer you have to go across the street to their sister hotel and pay a service charge. The hotel is located in a great location and very nice area. The metro is only a short walk away. We took it to the South Kensington stop from Heathrow, with our luggage and walked there. We would stay here again without any hesitation.
23 October 2008
not that great
this hotel was a bit of a dissappointment,
we changed rooms for heat,we overheard
other guests complaining about their room,
no fridge and there is no coffee making in
room,we asked for a bottle opener,they had only
1,and we had to bring it backed,breakfast
was really good,room was good,we paid 134 pound
per night,breakfast was incl,i found it was pricey
nova scotia,canada
12 October 2008
Good value for money
The Gainsborough is in an extremely handsome building in the heart of South Kensington. It's location is excellent. The rooms - ours and our friends - were adequate. They were clean, comfortable and, for London, inexpensive. It would have ben nice to have a small fridge in the room - we Kiwi's like cold drinks and ice to put in them.
The cold buffet breakfast was excellent. Our friend ordered the cooked breakfast one morning and declared it wasn't worth the extra GBP.
The staff were helpful - English was the second language for most, their understanding good.
I would stay there again.
18 August 2008
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