Grosvenor Kensington Hotel

room was shabby (bedspreads worn, threadbare - one chair also badly worn - bad cracking of paint at window - woodwork badly chipped at bases - unable to control shower temperature probably the oldest room in the hotel room was clean, beds comfortable breadfast included was great!

Because of some of the reviews on Trip Adviser and Hotels.com, I came the this hotel expecting a ghetto. I was mistaken however because it was an overall nice hotel. A big perk was the full buffet breakfast that was included with the rooms. They had all kinds of breakfast food for diners to choose from and it was all delicious. It is an older hotel which is obvious from things like slow elevators to the worn lounge furniture. Our rooms were clean and sufficient for our needs. The only problem we had was that some rooms were very hot. We stayed during the summer and our first room faced a brick wall and the window wouldn't stay open. There was no air conditioning beyond the lobby. To make matters worse, the hot water pipes in the bathroom work as a radiator and heat the whole room. Therefore, our first night was sweltering and sleepless. The staff did move us to another room on a separate side of the building that also had a fan. The rest of our stay was pleasant. A final perk was the location. It's 1/2 a block from the South Kensington underground station which made it convenient for the airport as well as site seeing.