With a stay at Thistle Lancaster Gate in London (London City Centre), you'll be steps from Kensington Gardens and 8 minutes by foot from Hyde Park. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Kensington High Street and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Kensington Palace.
What's nearby
Kensington Gardens - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
Queensway - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
Hyde Park - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
Kensington Palace - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
Kensington High Street - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
Getting around
Queensway Underground Station - 6 min walk
London Paddington Station - 11 min walk
London City Airport (LCY) - 60 min drive
Restaurants
Halepi - 1 min walk
The Park - 5 min walk
Tajrish Restaurant - 7 min walk
New Fortune Cookie - 6 min walk
MEATliquor - 6 min walk
About this property
Thistle Lancaster Gate
Thistle Lancaster Gate offers 390 accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with pay movies. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 390 guestrooms. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or make use of other amenities including barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-out.
Thistle Lancaster Gate has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: High-speed internet
Parking and transportation
Limo/town car service
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Things to do
Gym
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
ATM
Free newspapers in lobby
Laundry facilities
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Business services
Business center
Conference space
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Accessibility
Elevator
Room amenities
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Entertainment
Cable/satellite channels
Pay movies
Premium channels
Food and drink
24-hour room service
Coffee/tea maker
More
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Free daily newspapers
Iron/ironing board on request
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Property is also known as
Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel
Thistle Lancaster Gate London
Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel London
Thistle Lancaster Gate Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
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Sehr zentral an der Victoria Station in unmittelbarer Nähe des Palastes gelegen.
Freundliches, hilfsbereites Personal. Gutes Hotel für Städtereise bei denen der Schwerpunkt außerhalb des Hotels liegt.
Ernst
Verified
6/10 Okay
Indra, Wolfsburg, D
Sep 25, 2006
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
für Londoner Verhältnisse gutes Hotel
Ich würde dieses Hotel eher für jüngere Reisende empfehlen,die sparen möchten. Die Einrichtung der Zimmer, wie auch des Rezeptionsbereiches ist schon etwas mitgenommen und entspricht sicher nicht den neuesten Standards. Das wird aber durch den Preis, die sehr gute Lage (nahe U-Bahn Station) und die relativ neuen, gefliesten Bäder ausgeglichen. Das Service Personal ist sehr freundlich, jedoch sind die Englischkenntnisse teilweise nicht so gut.
Nicely located, about 5 minutes from a tube station and next to the park. Hotel looks lovely from outside but inside needs renovation. Single room size of a postage stamp. Staff took ages to check out, quibbling over alleged one pound use of mini-bar. Breakfast: restaurant overwhelmed by number of guests.
Amazing location, quiet and comfortable, definitly stay again
Spacious room. Helpful and friendly Staff. They gave us early check in and were very helpful. Very close to Lancaster Gate Tube Stop. Hyde Park very close to Hotel. Beautiful Park for walking and enjoying nature. Bed was very comfortable. The bathrooms were spacious and plenty of hot water and good pressure. We enjoyed the amenities, for example, kettle, China Tea pot, tea bags and cookies.
This was an excellent hotel. The family room provided an additional bed and was adequate for the 4 of us (with 2 small children). It was in a quiet neighborhood adjacent to the Hyde Park, and very close to both the subway station and the bus stop. It is generally close to all main London attractions.
I would recommend the Thistle Landcaster Gate as a good place to stay. The pluses are that the location on Hyde Park is very good, the surrounding neighborhood is nice, the hotel staff were very friendly and helpful, and the rooms are clean and quite well maintained. The only drawback was that both times we stayed there on this trip, neither of the hotel safes was working. The hotel definitely needs to install new safes with electronic keypads.
We were pleasantly surprised to find that this hotel was so nice for the cost. It was very well kept and clean. The shower was great - good water pressure AND there were heated towel racks! Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. I would definitely go back.
Toilet plumbing was lacking as well as shower water pressure inconsistent. Otherwise a good value for money. Rooms reasonably spacious
Irtaza
Verified
6/10 Okay
Megan, Philadelphia
May 8, 2005
A fine hotel
The room was comfortable and found the staff to be friendly and responsive to any requests, helpful with information on local attractions, getting around London. Plumbing is uneven which may be typical for hotels, no fan to vent the bathroom. It was nice to have windows to open as it was warm at times at night. The only question regarding cleanliness is that it became obvious that the same teacups were recycled in our room(we had a crack in the one cup)and hope they were more than just rinsed. They also do not use sheets, but comforter for cover and wonder how they are cleaned. We had a beautiful view over Kensington Gardens.
Got a room without any curtains, which faced an emergency escape stair which was frequently used by the staff. When I complained about it, they were surprised there were no curtains and they would fix it, when i came back late that evening there were still no curtains.
The hotel is an older building, but nicely maintained. Our room had a view of Kensington Garden, but Bayswater Road can be very busy and noisy. We liked that there were several Underground stations nearby (within 3-4 blocks). Many small and interesting restuarants within a few blocks, as well. We would definitely stay there again. It's not luxurious, but more than adequate.
We stayed two nights here in mid-Mar 2005; the beds were extremely comfortable; the heater worked exceptionally well; the view from our balcony was beautiful Hyde Park; the Lancaster Gate tube station was a scant 3 blocks away; the staff was incredibly knowledgable, helpful, and timely; We were very pleased with our accommodations and the service we received. Highly recommend!!
Tonya
Verified
6/10 Okay
Diane, Sacramento, CA
Feb 28, 2005
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
OK for the price
This hotel was a little cheaper than most of the others I considered. I've stayed there twice. We had to open the window because our floor (4th) was so hot. The plumbing is a little inconsistent. The location is OK - five minutes' walk to Queensway or Lancaster Gate.