Best Western Kensington Olympia Hotel

Kalyani was an excellent host and could not have been more helpful. the extras we asked for were supplied without hesitation.

The staff were very friendly. The rooms were modern and clean.

Location was excellent, just a short walk from the tube. Absolutely spotlessly clean.

The room, although more on the smallish size, was perfectly clean and had everything we needed. In fact I can't remember the last time I was in a hotel this clean. It smelt beautiful and everything was immaculate - we were told the hotel is brand new so this probably helped; hopefully they'll be able to keep it this nice. The mattress was SO comfortable. The booking.com page suggested the only thing available in the room would be toilet paper, but there was everything we needed: towels, toiletries, hair dryer, good size mirrors, TV, kettle, tea and coffee (we didn't need these but for for the same of completeness: there was no iron and no little biscuits though:)). The location of the hotel was perfect for Olympia, very easy walking distance, and really quiet as it's on a side street, so we had an excellent sleep both nights we were there. Due to rushing to an event, we ended up not having breakfast at the hotel so I can't comment on the food, but the restaurant area looked very lovely and inviting. The staff were utterly charming and polite, especially the gentleman who checked us in the evening of the 15th Nov (whose name we didn't ask for :( apologies), and Vivek who checked us out very early on the morning of 17th Nov.

This is one of the best options you probably can get around London for this price range. It is a nice small hotel in a quiet residential area. This is not a very center of the city, but you can easily use subway (tube!) to get to anywhere you want (Piccadilly and District Lines will get you practically to any point in the city). The neighborhood around the hotel isn't very hip and live, there is not much to do, but you will travel to the city center (or anywhere else) anyway, so it doesn't really matter. There is a nice grocery store, however, about 1 min walk from the hotel. Hotel is located on Piccadilly line which goes to London Heathrow airport, so it's very convenient to get to! This is a huge advantage. Despite that the hotel resides in the old London styled building, it has very shiny new facilities. The room is equipped with pretty much everything you might need. It's clean, neat, and comfortable. The breakfast is nice too! Fresh croissants are very good^^