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Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, garden views
Interior entrance
Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4 | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
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Interior entrance

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
$173
$144 nightly
$173 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 19 - Apr 20

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104 Bayswater Road, London, England, W2 3HL
  • Place, Kensington Gardens
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Hyde Park
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Kensington Palace
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪61 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • Sleeps 3

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Standard Twin Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(85 reviews)
  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room Sleeps 3 | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Family Room Sleeps 3

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(27 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 215 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View | Garden view

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 193 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4 | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 355 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4

  • Sleeps 4

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(33 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe King Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

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Bathroom | Combined shower/tub, eco-friendly toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Twin Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Double Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

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About the neighborhood

London

Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens is centrally located in London, a 3-minute walk from Kensington Gardens and 9 minutes by foot from Hyde Park. .This hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Kensington Palace and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Royal Albert Hall.

What's nearby

  • Kensington Gardens - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Queensway - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Hyde Park - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Kensington Palace - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Royal Albert Hall - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles

Getting around

  • Queensway Underground Station - 3 min walk
  • London Paddington Station - 11 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Halepi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Park - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Blank Street Coffee - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪New Fortune Cookie - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Aubaine - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens

Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens offers 175 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and hair dryers. 43-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This London hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 175 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy international cuisine at The Brasserie, a brasserie which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Brasserie - Overlooking the garden, this brasserie specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
The Bar - This bar serves light fare only. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Covered self parking on site (GBP 35 per day)

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 16.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Bar
  • The Brasserie

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • Elevator (36 inch wide door)
  • Smooth flooring in public areas

More

  • 1 building
  • 9 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
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
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 16.50 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: GBP 35.00 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

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Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 528 out of 1054 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 346 out of 1054 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 116 out of 1054 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 1054 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 1054 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Deborah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this hotel was good. Directly across the street from Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The on property restaurant and bar was very convenient. The rooms are extremely small even though we had upgraded to a Deluxe King Garden View. There was nothing Deluxe about this room. There are literally no dresser or drawers to put your clothes away. We stayed here for 5 nights and lived out of two huge suitcases where their was not even room to lay our suitcase flat. The bathroom as well had no storage space. The large oversized tub made it extremely hard and difficult to get into and out of the shower. I would recommend this hotel for a business traveler with a 1or 2 night stay with a small carry on suit case. I would NOT recommend this hotel to tourist travelers who are have large suitcases and need a place to put clothes and things away. They did not even have nightstands only tables. The lack of storage space in the room and bathroom and the size of the extremely small deluxe room is the reason I gave a lower score for this hotel. Again, if your a business traveler for a short stay, it's fine. Anyone else I would recommend a different hotel or even an Airbnb. Honestly for the money we spent we could have had a very nice 2 bedroom apartment in Kensington. My bad in booking. The hotel could make this better if they were to add nightstands with drawers on each side of the bed and a small dresser with at least 3 drawers and some storage in the bathroom.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Charlene

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t have the breakfast at the hotel. The price was to high for me that only, usually only have a very light breakfast. Price range should be an option.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful room and lovely staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and friendly staff. Lovely hotel and good for disabled people too!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good for the price with breakfast, good location near central line underground with cheap parking for London underneath hotel. Rooms ok, very clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Lucie

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Guenael, Apopka

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff is friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location great, staff lovely and room perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Really clean hotel, great room with a good view. Nice comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hassan on reception was absolutely fantastic, really professional and welcoming. We paid to upgrade our room to a deluxe King room, room very clean, bed comfortable. However, we returned extremely late at night to find the room very cold (weather was cold), but unfortunately the thermostat/ heating wouldn’t work, and there were no extra blankets in the room. We felt it was too late at night to report the issue, and just wanted to get to bed. I imagine that the hotel would’ve resolved the issue, had we raised it with them, as the staff were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leen, Arlington

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location and clean rooms
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Lyla

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

stephanie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room. Mini fridge. Very spacious and comfortable room.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julianne

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel is located in a great district and close to a lot of great restaurants and places of interest. The stop for the hop on hop off bus and other transportation is right out front. Our room was very nice comfortanle and cean. Beds were comfortable. Breakfast was great. Really good food and lots of selection. Our waitress/hostess named Hina was very attentive; kind and helpful to everyone. She remembered us every day and made sure we got our special order eggs. She was also quick to make sure the food trays and bread etc were well stocked. We have recommended this hotel to friends planning a trip to London.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, good location, breakfast was good was a food selection and staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic. Upgraded room which was a nice surprise. Clean and friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leeann

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, draft through window but closed curtains and that helped. Bath is very short and I’m 5ft 3 and had to put feet on shelf
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rakesh

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, amazing breakfast and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, clean and comfortable room. Quiet location. Didn't stay for breakfast as it was very expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very comfortable hotel. Excellent staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

MR G F

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff helpful and friendly rooms were comfortable with everything you needed. The hotel was spotless. Sadly breakfast was not so good, tea/coffee machine temperamental and latte was Luke warm, bacon was really saly and hard but staff was great in there!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025