Photo: Edgar El · CC BY 3.0Neighbourhood · London
Hotels in South Kensington, London
South Kensington is London's museum quarter — the V&A, Natural History and Science museums stand shoulder to shoulder, all free, with the Royal Albert Hall and the summer Proms just up Exhibition Road. A pedestrian boulevard links them, Imperial College brings a studenty buzz, and a little French quarter clusters around Bute Street's patisseries. It suits families and culture-lovers who want grand, garden-square London with three national museums in the neighbourhood itself. Hyde Park is a stroll north, Harrods a short walk east, and the Piccadilly line runs straight to Heathrow — a genuinely convenient, elegant base.
182 hotels within walking distance of South Kensington, in the heart of London, with nightly rates from around £64 to £1,772 (averaging £317), including 114 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is The Pelham London - Starhotels Collezione, about 143m from the centre of the neighbourhood. The nearest major venues are the Royal Albert Hall (0.5 miles) and Stamford Bridge (1.2 miles), as the crow flies.
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Typical weather
October here averages 11°C, with around 73 mm of rain across the month.
November here averages 7°C, with around 74 mm of rain across the month.
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Where to stay in South Kensington
The Pelham London - Starhotels Collezione
9.01,423 reviews15 Cromwell Place
0.1 miles away as the crow flies
Cheval Harrington Court at South Kensington
9.6123 reviews13 Harrington Road, London, SW7 3ES
0.1 miles away as the crow flies
The Brompton Hotel
6.8999 reviews30-32 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3DL
0.1 miles away as the crow flies
The Ampersand Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World
9.03,232 reviews10 Harrington Road
0.1 miles away as the crow flies
Number Sixteen, Firmdale Hotels
9.0408 reviews16 Sumner Place
0.1 miles away as the crow flies
The Rembrandt
8.33,091 reviews11 Thurloe Place, Knightsbridge
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
Manson Place Apartments
8.8300 reviews7-8 Manson Place
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
Sydney House Chelsea
8.81,118 reviews9-11 Sydney Street, SW3 6PU
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Exhibitionist Hotel
8.64,685 reviews8-10 Queensberry Place
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione
9.0589 reviews24 Egerton Gardens, SW3 2DB
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
Numa London Chelsea Green
7.73,078 reviews35 Ixworth Place, SW3 3QX
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
130 Queen's Gate Apartments
9.4743 reviews130 Queen's Gate
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Kensington Hotel
8.94,334 reviews109-113 Queen's Gate, SW7 5LR
0.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Adria
9.1790 reviews88-89 Queen's Gate
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Chelsea Cloisters Serviced Apartments
8.09,780 reviewsSloane Avenue, SW3 3DW
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Egerton House
17-19 Egerton Terrace, Knightsbridge
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
54 Queen's Gate Hotel
8.83,271 reviews54 Queens Gate, SW7 5JW
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Princes Gardens
7.4218 reviewsWatts Way, London, SW7 1BA
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Nell Gwynn House Apartments & Rooms
Sloane Avenue, SW3 3AX
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Fraser Suites Queens Gate
8.01,876 reviews39B Queens Gate Gardens
0.3 miles away as the crow flies
Nell Gwynn Chelsea Accommodation
8.33,864 reviewsNell Gwynn House, Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, SW3 3AX
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Gem Strathmore Hotel
7.63,925 reviews41 Queens Gate Gardens
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Radisson Blu Hotel, London South Kensington
7.38,348 reviews68-86 Cromwell Road, Kensington, SW7 5BT
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Roland House
7.94,642 reviews121 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3RX
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
The Queen's Gate Hotel
8.8161 reviews31-34 Queens Gate, London, SW7 5JA
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
The Harrington - Gloucester Road - 1 Harrington Gardens
8.4104 reviews1 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, London, SW7 4JJ
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
The Montana Hotel
67-69 Gloucester Rd, Kensington
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Melia London Kensington a Melia Collection Hotel
9.0130 reviews61 Gloucester Road, Kensington, London, SW7 4PE
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Cheval Knightsbridge
9.6471 reviews15 Cheval Place
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Millennium Hotel and Conference Centre Gloucester London
8.220,358 reviews4-18 Harrington Gardens, SW7 4LH
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Beaufort House - Knightsbridge
45 - 47 Beaufort Gardens, Knightsbridge, SW3 1PN
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
The Other House South Kensington
8.76,434 reviews15-17 Harrington Gardens, SW7 4JJ
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
The Beaufort Hotel
7.62,677 reviews33 Beaufort Gardens, SW3 1PP
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Doubletree By Hilton London Kensington
8.62,826 reviews100 Cromwell Road
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Knightsbridge Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
9.2856 reviews10 Beaufort Gardens
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
ibis Styles London Gloucester Road
8.23,791 reviews110-112 Cromwell Road, SW7 4ES
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Bentley London
8.4747 reviews27 - 33 Harrington Gardens, SW7 4JX
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Cheval Gloucester Park at Kensington
Ashburn Place, Kensington, London SW7 4LL
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
San Domenico House
9.1852 reviews29-31 Draycott Place
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Ashburn Hotel
8.63,309 reviews111 Cromwell Road, SW7 4DP
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Citadines South Kensington London
8.32,730 reviews35A Gloucester Rd
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
The Gore London - Starhotels Collezione
8.63,206 reviews190 Queen's Gate, SW7 5EX
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Astor Hyde Park Hostel
7.74,266 reviews191 Queensgate South Kensington
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
The Villa Kensington
7.42,509 reviews10-11 Ashburn Gardens, SW7 4DG
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Ashburn Court Apartments
8.8437 reviews1-2 Ashburn Gardens, SW7 4DG
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
11 Cadogan Gardens and The Apartments
9.01,192 reviews11 Cadogan Gardens, Sloane Square, SW3 2RJ
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
The Courtfield
8.413 reviews0.6 miles away as the crow flies
Bob W London Kensington
7.72,129 reviews44 Harrington Gardens, SW7 4LT
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
St Simeon
7.92,496 reviews38 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, SW7 4LT
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
Buckingham & Lloyds
9.1351 reviews35 Hyde Park Gate
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
Beaverbrook Town House
9.6106 reviews115 Sloane Street
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
K Hotel Kensington
7.89,630 reviewsCourtfield Gardens, 131 - 137 Cromwell Rd, SW7 4DU
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London
75 Sloane Street
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
Cromwell Hotel
7.22,840 reviews141 Cromwell Road, SW7 4DX
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
The Capital Hotel, Apartments & Townhouse - Small Luxury Hotels of The World
8.61,442 reviewsBasil Street, Knightsbridge, SW3 1AT
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
No. 30 Knightsbridge
8.6320 reviewsNo. 30 Knightsbridge, 30 Pavilion Road
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Collingham Serviced Apartments
9.2854 reviews26-27 Collingham Gardens
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge
8.03,605 reviews17-25 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, SW1X 9NU
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Cheval Phoenix House at Sloane Square
1 Wilbraham Place, SW1X 9AE
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Jumeirah Carlton Tower London
Cadogan Place
0.7 miles away as the crow flies