Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington

Hotel is a bit dated but it’s clean in general. We had the buffet breakfast and it was good value and have variety of food and drinks. Staff were very helpful and we felt so welcoming. We parked our car at the hotel car park overnight, we didn’t book directly with them but with APOCA as it’s cheaper. Would be better if there’s a barrier or security guard on site. Also if there’s charging port for electric cars, but there’s a Tesco nearby which is about 8 minutes drive, they have fast charger so you can shop while your car is being charged. Great location; The hotel is just outside the congestion zone and 5 minutes walk to the nearest underground station and high street shops too.

It is a proper old-style purpose-built hotel, with 12 floors, large lobby and corridors and other relaxation, dining (Chinese restaurant, Irish pub, café) and entertainment areas (tea room), many lifts. The Superior room (an upgrade offered by reception from Stabdard for £10) was spacious and had nice panoramic views towards Albert Hall and BT tower. It was, however, on the train track facing side of the building. The tube may be audible from lower rooms, and such rooms probably have the view obstructed by surrounding tower buildings, but on the 9th floor the train noise was not intrusive, and trains do not run at night. It may also be down to the external soundproofing. The internal soundproofing is not as good, in fact around midnight I could hear a group talk and laugh. I used a higher air conditioning volume for white noise and it was not a massive problem. The bathroom could be revamped (the grout could be revived, silicone reapplied), but there was nothing to detract from the overall enjoyable experience. Good shower pressure and temperature, toiletries included conditioner. Convenient USB port for charging.

I was very impressed with this hotel. Its location was perfect for the Albert hall. I will definitely stay again

Great location, 3min from High Kensington Street station. Rooms old but comfortable. Missing the handsoap but otherwise everything available. Breakfast was good. Would book again, can't complain. Thanks for the stay. ;-)

Very nice hotel and nice breakfast as well. Great location to

Very convenient for us as we had to book out our rooms at the very last moment. Looking forward to staying again:).

The room is relatively big, but we cannot open the window and luggage storage needs money. 

The level of rooms does not justify it, especially in the pictures it looks newer, very old rooms