Millennium Bailey's Hotel London Kensington

We fancied a bit of luxury for our trip to London, so booked in at the Bailey's after reading reviews on here. We were not disappointed, very friendly and helpful staff were able to accommodate us even though we arrived a good few hours prior to check-in time.

We stayed for one night in a deluxe room (room 407). The room was bigger than any hotel bedroom we have stayed in before and was nicely decorated, with a nice view of the shops and bars across from the hotel.

The Bailey's is literally a few steps away from Gloucester Road underground station (but we didn't hear a sound) it's closeness to the underground stop was a real plus for us as we were just finding our feet around London. Unfortunate that travel was made a bit difficult with engineering works and line closures!

We had a GORGEOUS meal in 'Olive's' restaurant at the hotel, which was great value and the chocolate fondant is to die for! - the staff were all very helpful and went out of their way to answer our questions about the local area. The lady (who we assumed was the restaurant manager) was lovely and again very helpful.

Hope to stay here again soon, but for more than one night! - thank you for giving us a lovely stay.

We stayed at Bailey's from 11 to 13 October 2009. This was our second time at Bailey's and it was every bit as good as the first time! We booked with the hotel's website and got a good rate (about $160) which was what we paid last time in 2004. I was worried we wouldn't be able to afford to stay in Kensington this time around but Bailey's came through again!

The location is worth the price. We took the tube EVERYWHERE! My husband and I had an alone day on Monday. He spent the day at the Tower of London and I went on a tour of the BBC and visited some Beatles sites. The Tower of London was a direct trip for my husband and when the train finally arrived (Circle Line) it didn't take me long to get to the BBC even though I had to change to the Central Line. I switched to the Jubilee to go to Abbey Road and switched to several other lines during the day and didn't have any trouble. Our favorite pub, The Bear & Staff near Piccadilly Circus was a straight shot! And getting to Heathrow was a breeze!

I just love the Kensington area. So many good coffee shops, restaurants, stores, etc., and it's just a good area to go walking in. Loved the Waitrose! We emptied it of crumpets to take back home!

When we left on Tuesday afternoon I felt like I was leaving a good friend. Would we stay at Bailey's again? You bet!

In London to visit daughter studying abroad. Got the best price on the hotel's own website, and took the mid-level priced room. Our room was spacious (for a European hotel), quiet and clean with a huge bathroom. Midway through our stay there was a big ceiling leak in the bathroom (from a flood in the bathroom directly upstairs). Hotel personnel responded immediately to our call. We needed to be relocated but the first room offered was smaller with a miniscule bathroom, the second an almost equal trade, but after some prompting by my husband we were upgraded to a wonderful room that we enjoyed for the rest of our stay. We had prepaid online for internet in order to get a small discount from the outrageous 20 pounds per day the hotel charges, then found there were free wifi networks accessible from our hotel room. There is also free wifi at the many local coffee shops. Location of the hotel is wonderful -- right at the Glouchester Road tube stop in Kensington. Direct access by tube from Heathrow, easy access to everywhere in London, Kensington is a great neighborhood for restaurants, shopping, etc. We would have returned at the end of our trip but the desk personnel were inflexible (perhaps unauthorized, perhaps not) about setting a rate equal to the one we had gotten online and offered a lesser room for a substantially higher rate than we had originally paid and than we could have gotten online from the hotel's own website that day. We left for the rest of our trip without making reservations and stayed elsewhere when we returned to London. I would still recommend this hotel for its location and comfort and somewhat reasonable (in view of other London prices) cost. Hotel employees were pleasant and responsive and helpful and we would stay there again.