Hogarth Hotel London Kensington

( 3 stars , London , United Kingdom )

Nice hotel for visiting London during several days. Cleanliness and good prices. Rooms are very small but enough to spend your holidays. I recommend this hotel of course.

Shabby and badly maintained hotel. In a very pleasant area with great potential, close to underground station and other amenities. Poor for a 2 start hotel.

The rooms in the back of the building are very very noisy. They are just in front of the underground and the windows doesn't fit well, so you sleep "into the underground station". In despite of the noise, it is a clean, confortable and cheap acomodation in relations to the standards of central London. The ensuited rooms are provided with a small bath cabin, recently remodelled, very clean and functional althought they are very small sized.

The room was quite small, the bathroom door couldn't open fully because the bed was too close. Also, the window was a bit loose and banged away incessantly until I stuck a toothbrush between it and the window sill. I will say the room was much cleaner and was furnished nicer than expected. Could be a little less expensive... I'd stay again though.

Very noisy room - tube. Luck of air conditioning. It was not clear if breakfast is included (what is typical for UK). And it wasn't. Breakfast was served in another building.

The Underground came by my window every 10 seconds! The noise was horrendous. The plumbing from the sink in the bathroom came out in the shower!! The smell was horrible! There was no change of towels. Payment had to be done the 2nd day and not when I checked out.

You will have to burn your towels if you want they to change them.

Staff were very freindly and helpful. I would first look elsewhere before returning. I can only talk about our room. It was very small, more suited to a single bed rather than a double. Air in the room did not smell fresh despite us opening the window and using the airconditioner. The odour was particularly noticeable when returning after a day out. The hotel is close to a rail line and the noise from passing trains interrupted our sleep. Bathroom was very tiny/congested - any overweight/'big' person would have difficulty using the toilet as their knees/thighs would be hard against each other in the very confined space. (The wash basin stand intruded too far into toilet space.) The entrance/alcove to our room contained the only wardrobe. However, no light was provided in the entrance and consequently using the wardrobe was difficult. When approached, some staff became confused because they could see a light fitted. It turned out to be an emergency light only working in a power failure. The telephone did not work but staff did assist by offering another room.

I think it's really for budget travellers - the decor is fab and location is ok but it is very very small (rooms ridiculous) and there are no facilities. Price was cheap yes but you would still expect to get a nights sleep which is very difficult with the underground running directly under the hotel - this should be disclosed along with the size of the rooms so customers know what to expect.

Sanitary area could be cleaner, but for that price a good hotel. Walls seem to be very thin, you can hear the other guests very good.