1 Lexham Gardens Hotel
6.2
Good(630 reviews)
1 Lexham Gardens, London W8 5JL, United Kingdom
+44 20 7370 1994
Hotel Description
1 Lexham Gardens Hotel, located at 1 Lexham Gardens, London W8 5JL, United Kingdom, offers a charming and affordable stay in one of London's most desirable and genteel neighborhoods. This elegant townhouse with its graceful facade is ideally situated, only a short 5-minute walk from the bustling Earl’s Court, placing guests at the heart of the vibrant Kensington area. With Kensington Palace, world-renowned museums, and antique shops just moments away, this hotel provides the perfect base for cultural exploration and urban adventures. A short stroll from the Royal Albert Hall, this neighborhood boasts a rich heritage and a dynamic cultural scene, making it a prime choice for both leisure and business travelers. The hotel’s contemporary style is complemented by vintage elements, providing a warm and welcoming ambiance. Inside, the modern rooms are designed for comfort and relaxation, featuring en suite bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, and convenient tea and coffee-making facilities. The rooms’ simplicity and modernity ensure a restful environment for guests. Whether you’re visiting for a weekend getaway or a longer stay, 1 Lexham Gardens offers a welcoming escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Special amenities include high-speed internet access, so guests can stay connected, and a communal lounge and breakfast room where guests can unwind. The hotel’s location also makes it easy to explore top nearby attractions. The Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum are all within walking distance, while Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace are just a short distance away. For those wanting to experience the city’s culinary offerings, numerous renowned dining spots, such as La Terrazza Kensington, The Shed, and Dishoom Kensington, are within minutes of the hotel. The hotel also boasts an on-site bar, one of the few in the area, perfect for guests who wish to enjoy a relaxing evening drink. The property is smoke-free and family-friendly, ensuring a comfortable stay for guests of all ages. For convenience, the hotel offers a full-service laundry, front desk service, and housekeeping, while guests can enjoy the ease of a lift for easy access to all floors. The hotel is well-connected to public transportation, with Earl’s Court station just an 8-minute walk away, providing easy access to the rest of London, including the West End, major shopping areas, and the city's iconic landmarks. Guests also have easy access to airports, with Heathrow just a 32-minute taxi ride away. The hotel prioritizes health and safety, with stringent measures in place to ensure guest well-being. Whether for business or pleasure, 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel provides an inviting and affordable option for those visiting London, offering the perfect blend of comfort, convenience, and proximity to key attractions.
The Most Outstanding Trait
1. Only a 5-minute walk to Earl’s Court and convenient to major museums
2. Elegant townhouse with a blend of modern and vintage design
3. Rooms feature en suite bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, and tea/coffee-making facilities
4. On-site bar for guests to enjoy a relaxing drink
5. Proximity to top attractions such as the Natural History Museum and Kensington Palace
6. High-speed internet and communal lounge for guest relaxation
7. Family-friendly with full-service laundry and housekeeping
8. Easily accessible public transportation options including nearby Earl's Court station
9. Smoke-free property with a warm, inviting atmosphere
10. Short taxi ride to popular dining spots and cultural landmarks
9.0 Exceptional
Location rating
Top sights
Natural History Museum
9 min
Victoria and Albert Museum14 min
Science Museum12 min
Hyde Park9 min
Buckingham Palace13 min
Nearest locations
La Terrazza Kensington
1 min
Cempaka Kensington Restaurant1 min
Turmeric Kitchen - Kensington3 min
Balans, Kensington4 min
Steak and Company - Gloucester Road4 min
Ognisko Restaurant5 min
Pizza Piccolo Restaurant5 min
Dishoom Kensington6 min
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Good to know
| Check-in | 14:00 |
| Check-out | 11:00 |
| Location rating | 9.0 |
| Nearest airport | Heathrow Airport |
| Travel time to airport | 32 min |
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Location
1 Lexham Gardens, London W8 5JL, United Kingdom
Airports:
Heathrow Airport
Taxi: 32 min
Transit: 44 min
London City Airport
Taxi: 51 min
Transit: 1 hr 1 min
London Luton Airport
Taxi: 1 hr 3 min
Transit: 1 hr 17 min
London Stansted Airport
Taxi: 1 hr 22 min
Transit: 1 hr 36 min
London Gatwick Airport
Taxi: 1 hr 14 min
London Southend Airport
Transit: 1 hr 31 min
Taxi: 1 hr 32 min
Transit:
Charing Cross
Taxi: 22 min
Walking: 1 hr 15 min
Earl's Court
Walking: 8 min
Marylebone
Taxi: 20 min
Walking: 59 min
Bond Street
Taxi: 19 min
Walking: 59 min
Tottenham Court Road
Taxi: 22 min
Walking: 1 hr 18 min
Nearby locations
9.0
Exceptional Location
Kensington
Genteel area with Kensington Palace, museums & antiques shops, plus concerts at Royal Albert Hall.
Top Attractions
Top Restaurants
Amenities and Facilities
Pets
No pets
Parking & transportation
Airport shuttle
Services
Front desk
Full-service laundry
Elevator
Housekeeping
Policies & payments
Smoke-free property
Food & drink
Restaurant
Bar
Breakfast
Breakfast buffet
Wellness
No fitness center
No spa
Children
Kid-friendly
Internet
Wi-Fi
Pools
No pools
No hot tub
Rooms
No air conditioning
Reviews
100% reviews from partners and customers booking on Dinogo
5.5
190 reviews
Wonderful
33
Excellent
41
Good
28
Below Average
23
Not Good
63
Sarah Cherkaoui-meknassi
5/5
Great hotel with clean rooms and helpful staff recommend it for a quick stay in London as it's location is central. 🏅
Room 5
Service 5
Location5
Carla
1/5
One of the worst hotel I've ever stayed in.Unclean, run down, dust was thick across sides of radiator and beds, mould all over the bathroom, pee stained tiles around the toilets, paint working chipped and peeling, tiles on the bathroom floor are cracked - cut my foot on a sharp piece. The health and safety obligations within the room were by no means obliged by (in this tiny twin room which wasn't big enough to swing a cat, was a bedside table queezed in between two tiny beds the table which not only acted as storage but also held the bedside lamp, kettle, and tea making utensils) - the kettle which sits directly at the head of your bed is one false move away from causing scalding or spilling into plug sockets which sit directly below the table. My quilt which belonged in the trash was stained throughout and smelt like sour milk. The windows are so delapitdated you can't tell the difference between it being open or closed.During our stay the fire alarm went off one evening, not one member of staff came up to the rooms to confirm everything was okay, they just left us to get changed and head for fire exits, even then we had to ask what was happening - to be informed "it's fake".The staff had absolutely no interest in helping guest. There was no phone in the room to call reception.Carpet on the stairs is health hazard; bits frayed and rolled up.Lift was vandalised.There is no safe storage for luggage, guest are told to leave bags in an unmanned area in reception.Guest were smoking in the hotel.You could hear every sound from the surrounding rooms.Shower was lukewarm and with no pressure - covered in limescale.We were charged at a medium range hotel rate for this flea pit.I give it 0/5
Beate Onneken
1/5
The hotel is a complete disaster... Unfortunately I can't give the location a good rating because the hotel operates the so-called secret garden in the inner courtyard, where it's ramba zamba until 3 a.m. every day.
Aerial Adventures
1/5
Don't be fooled by the pictures on booking.com or other sites, this is just a facade. This hotel is dirty, poorly maintained, poorly staffed and poorly managed. Complaints are ignored and refunds are just wishful thinking. Foreign visitors should choose Premier Inn, Premier Plus or Holiday Inn who are professional and offer great value. I am angry that visitors to our country and capital go home disappointed and thinking that this is our standards.Faults in our room:*TV did not work*Hair dryer did not work*Kettle had no dedicated socket and was not PAT tested.*When it rained water ran down the wall from a crack under the window*Shower did not function properly* Shower was mouldy*Walls had squashed bugs on them.*Walls were dirty and marked.*Foot of the bed was about six inches from the wall.*Electrical wiring was questionable*Windows were filthy*Wardrobe was poorly built and unstable.Do yourself a favour, use tried and tested hotel chains who know what they are doing and have proper, professional management.
Elina Sahlgren
3/5
The rooms are small. Two people fit in, but luggage dont, so pack light! The Toilets are old and broken, in need for serious updating and there are no hooks on the walls to hang towels (or clothes in the room itself).The room service works well, as well as the cleaning. Coffee, tea and water available in the rooms (but you have to boil the water on the floor since there is no Electricity in the corners), the staff seemed friendly and helpful. The lounge and breakfast rooms are lovely.The location is perfect. Easy access from Earls court underground.
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Manu G
1/5
Don't rely on the photos. This hotel is gloomy and very noisy in the evening because there is a bar in the basement so there is noise until 3am. …
Kedar Pandit
5/5
Friendly staff and value for money. Management, location makes up for limited facilities. A good family friendly place for a week in London.
Room 4
Service 5
Location5
Amonn Al-Mahrouq
5/5
Location is excellent. Rooms are clean, service is good. Found this hotel whilst browsing for a London trip, certainly will stay again. Highly recommend.
Room 5
Service 5
Location5
JM
JUDITH BEATRIZ M
2/5
Pros: clean, and lovely library and sitting room in reception.|Cons: very rude person at reception who charged me 3 pounds to leave my small carry-on bag for ONE hour past my check out time. …
anonym mjzh
4/5
Very good location, courteous staff, daily cleaning and fresh towels, there were 5 people in a 6 bed room, of course not big, but this is London and we hadn't booked a 10 star hotel, breakfast with beans, scrambled eggs, sausages, bread rolls, toast , cheese, nougat, honey, muesli, jam, sweet pastries, didn't seem like much, but I was full until the evening. The rooms are clean, the hotel is quiet, there is a shisha bar in the courtyard. Everything is okay for the price, it's enough to sleep, you can also spend time in the lobby and the breakfast room.... We'll be back for the price, 300m further away a very large supermarket (chain: Sainsbury's), where you can find everything, and is open until 11 p.m. Monday to Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday. Thank you for the hospitality...
VM
Victoria M
1/5
Where do I start….. we got charged £6 per day to leave two small cases in the luggage room|We asked for a quiet room as had heard there was a disco/party place nearby.,.. they put us on the 4th floor, the noise was horrendous, music …
DF
Dylan F
3/5
Don't be put off by all the reviews. If you book a budget London hotel then expected that- 4 of us at £50 each per nice is a bargain for this area of London - good transport links to Covent Garden / soho area also. …
M sharbatly
3/5
Regular steakTribe types
LS
Lars trygve S
1/5
This might be the worst hotell i have ever visited. The rooms where so dirty that 3 people got sick after the first night there. The bathrooms where not better, they where actually worse. …
LS
Loredana S
1/5
Unfortunately I can't give a high rating | Excellent location, friendly staff, very nice and characteristic hall, but the rooms are hostel-like. …
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ellie c
1/5
As a lesbian couple we did not feel safe in the establishment and felt very unwelcomed. We were looking forward to coming here but I honestly don't know why, it was the worst establishment I've been to. I'm never coming back. Definitely don't recommend.
Chelsea Mark
1/5
The room we got at this property was very disappointing. Small room, only fitting the bed, which was also small and hard, couldn’t even open a suitcase inside the room, Bathroom was also too small, couldn’t move in either rooms, was the size of a cupboard. Sink was blocked and mouldy. Completely different room compared to the pictures I was shown when booking here, and when speaking to reception they were on a facetime call with a friend, said they couldn’t help and were very rude.
Annabelle Phillips
2/5
This property is a great location, easy to get to and close to a central tube station and strip of shops, as well as Hyde Park. The bed was very comfortable, and the daily room keeping is a nice touch. The staff generally were quite helpful when asked basic requests. The lobby is homely and appealing. Lift is helpful for if you have a big suitcase to bring up to the higher floors, however on a day to day movements basis it was not super secure and regular . Often felt like it might break downDo not stay here in a heatwave. There was no cooling respite measures except a very small fan provided in the room. The window is unable to be opened further than 20cms, this made for a very uncomfortable, hot sleeping environment. The room had no bar fridge and was unable to cool water which was unbearable during the London heatwave we endured. In addition, no safe provided, which creates a level of unease about leaving valuables in the room. The room we were put in was incredibly small, to the point where a bigger person would be unable to use the bathroom, or move around the room at all. Our room also had a hole in the floor covered by carpet however when walking you still would fall through it. The stairwell was the main way to move around due to irregular use with the lift, which was again unbearable due to the heat. The window coverings were complexity insufficient for the longer summer days, making it very hard to rest while overcoming jet lag. Overall, this place was not equipped to handle any sort of hot weather, to the point on out 5th day once it was 13 degrees outside it was insufferably hot in the bedroom, there was no respite for us.
Monica Siragusa
5/5
The room was not very large but enough to fit 4 adults, 2 single beds and 1 double, very clean and comfortable.They also provide a kettle with bottles of water for herbal teas and tea (ceramic cups and milk)The bathroom was also small but equipped with a spacious shower, very clean.Towels were changed every day.The breakfast was plentiful and varied, both sweet and savory.The owners and staff are always available, very polite and really nice.The location is excellent because it is close to the metro, shops and pubs.Very positive experience.If I were to return to London I would stay here again
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marivic a
3/5
Location is very convenient, its a 10 minute walk to the nearest tube station. Easy to get to. Clean and it had a fan in the room. it was a small room but bed was comfortable. Bathroom was very small it was a bit uncomfortable to move around. I don't think I would book it again.