Knightsbridge Green Hotel

We arrived at this property for a three-night stay on the tail end of a UK vacation. There is construction and one-way streets around the hotel, so we had some difficulty locating it. There was no parking lot associated with the hotel that we could find. We returned the car to Hertz after dropping off the bags (we parked in a no-parking zone for 30 minutes or so).

The front desk called us by name as we were the last guests arriving for the day (mid-day arrival...people must check in early there). The front desk staff was efficient, but not too friendly.

Our rate was approximately GBP150/night, which we thought was pretty good for the location and time of year. We were given a room on the 5th floor. It was pretty shabby, and quite different from the photos on the website. It also had two twin beds They have some remodeled rooms, and some dated rooms. We asked to move, and we got a different room that was completely different -- and much more comfortable (plus it had a king bed).

The room fixtures and furniture are okay. The bed was very low to the ground. The air conditioning unit worked very well and was quiet.

In the evening, the owner's son worked the front desk. He was quite pleasant. The Internet service was out for 2/3 of the days, but eventually fixed. Free wifi.

There is no restaurant (although why would you eat in a hotel restaurant in the land of the best Indian food in the world -- perhaps better than India).

The location is great if you want to spend time in Knightsbridge, but expect to walk a bit to the tube if you want to go elsewhere. The location is very close to the Mandarin Oriental, and really great high-end shopping.

I'm not sure if I'd stay here again -- but it's definitely good value.

I stayed here with my granddaughter for three nights, primarily because it was less expensive than the hotels my husband & I usually stay in, but also because it was an excellent location. We had Room 55 on the top floor and were very satisfied. I have read other reviews that said it was noisy, but we found the double windows (not double paned, but actually two windows, one inside the other) shut out a good portion of the noise if you can keep them closed. I think the lack of noise was also due to the fact that we were on the top floor. The room itself was quite large, which was especially nice with a teenager, but as noted by others, could stand updating. But one of the things we liked was that the bathroom was quite large and the sink was large enough to hold both our toiletries bags, so we weren't fighting for space. The staff was always very helpful and nice. The only thing I objected to was the price of the breakfast, which was L7.50 per person. At the present exchange rate that was just about $15 per person, for a continental. It was L12 for full English breakfast, & I refused to pay that. While I could get by with checking my e-mail only about once a week while we were gone, my granddaughter, of course, had to be on the computer (theirs) for at least an hour every day. At that time they charged extra for that. We had the same experience as others with the air, getting a weird smell from the air conditioner, so we turned that off & they sent up a fan that we used periodically, because we couldn't stand the noise of the fan all the time. Generally speaking, however, I was satisfied & would stay there again.

If you want a quaint hotel in a good location, this is your place. It is conveniently located to busses & metro. The front desk were very nice and helpful. They had just installed wi-fi, when we got there. It worked well albeit very expensive. Room size was quite large.

Cons: The hotel was old and really needed rehab. Hallways smelled stuffy. Air conditioning was essentially non-existent. Consider yourself warned if you go in the summer.

Overall stay was OK. but I would stay in a more modern hotel with more amenities, next time