Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens

4.0 star property

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Daily English breakfast (GBP 16.50 per person)
Reception
Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View
Exterior
Interior entrance

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services

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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)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • Sleeps 3

Standard Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(77 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room Sleeps 3

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Family Room Sleeps 4

  • Sleeps 4

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(40 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(32 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Deluxe King Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Twin Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Double Garden View

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

London

With a stay at Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Kensington Gardens and within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Kensington Palace and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Royal Albert Hall.

What's nearby

  • Kensington Gardens - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Queensway - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hyde Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kensington Palace - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Royal Albert Hall - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Queensway Underground Station - 3 min walk
  • London Paddington Station - 11 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

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

About this property

Thistle London Hyde Park Kensington Gardens

Hotel with a restaurant, steps from 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 transport

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

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 cot
  • 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

  • Lift (91 centimetre 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
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • 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

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

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. 507 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 326 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 108 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 1001 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness

Not a Thistle experience as i remember it

Hotel clean and quite well situated, rooms clean but quite small for the price and only one chair to sit on, mini fridge a good idea, option to not have your room cleaned / towels changed daily a good idea especially with a £7 bar voucher but didnt realise it meant that they would not replenish the tea / coffee provisions. Bar area clean but service quite slow aspecially as it comes with a service charge. Only 2 very small lifts not adequate for a hotel that size. Breakfast was the main issue for us, buffet style which is fine platescwarm but food also only luke warm so gone cold by the time you had taken it to the table and only 2 very slow coffee machines serving half pot portions at a time, many people needing to do two requests at a time leading to queues and a long wait for coffees. Toaster doesnt toast the bread in one cycle and there is a sign asking people not to use it twice. Limited continental choices too. Was booked as a surprise trip for my wifes 50th birthday and didnt want to go premier inn / travelodge route as it was a treat however both of us felt we would have had a better experience in a premier inn for a more reasonable price
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was very clean although a bit on the small side. Hotel is in an excellent location and conveniently placed for underground. My only criticism is that one of the three lifts was out of order for our entire stay. All members of staff were very polite and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Jason B

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If there was an episode of Hotel Hell, Gordon Ramsay take note! The hotel is in a nice area and a great location across from Hyde Park. To begin, the staff and welcoming is anything from friendly at checkin. A smile would be nice. We had two rooms as we were moving my daughter to London for school. The rooms were dirty, the amount of dust on the lamps by the bed showed that they have never met a dust rag. There is rubbish under the furniture and fixtures showing that a vacuum has never touched these areas. Stains on the floor, bathroom walls and bedroom walls were enough to make us feel like we were staying in a petri dish. If you want rest, think again. House keeping is up bright and early slamming door's every 10 to 30 seconds and it echoes down the hall. No need for a wakeup call or an alarm as you can set your watch by them. That added to the hotel deciding to remodel the room across from us was painful. Our air-conditioning broke halfway through the trip. They came up to take a look at it and cleaned the filter and said it was fixed, it wasn't. They said they could move us, but that separated us from our party and we were sharing our room safe as our other room's safe was broken so everything was in our room. It was not convenient to move rooms as we had a lot of luggage for the move. The "Do Not Disturb" sign is a mere suggestion. We came back one day to a Nespresso machine placed in our room, never asked for it. For the money, stay somewhere else.
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value

Staff was very helpful, location was excellent, room was clean and comfortable. Only issue was that the shower caused the bathroom floor to get very wet .
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ignacio

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rhonda

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Elevators were extremely slow, which is a problem since even the lobby is one floor up from the ground level. The room was acceptable, but could be cleaner. Overall, the room and hallways look due for a facelift. Benefit is the hotel is walking distance to parks, Portobello and Oxford shopping and Paddington station
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Coldplay weekend

Great location even with tube strike - extremely comfortable bed - looking out over Hyde Park but no traffic sounds and blackout curtains were 100%
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shirley Elizabeth

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area outside the bustle of downtown London Rethink the shower door design
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Linda Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jeannine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
blow dryer did shut off the smoke detector
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was nice, clean and staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location close to tube service.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shabab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was excellent kind and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

megan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great place to start your journey in London The hop on hop off bus is just out the front . The hotel rooms are small but that’s standard for Europe. Great Greek restaurant around the corner and other cafes.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jalal

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Glenys

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Regina M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025