Indoor pool

Reviews of Holiday Inn London - Kensington High St., an IHG Hotel

4 out of 5
Holiday Inn London - Kensington High St., an IHG Hotel
Wrights Lane, Kensington, London, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 524 out of 1551 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 478 out of 1551 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 256 out of 1551 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 151 out of 1551 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 142 out of 1551 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Betty

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, location, location. Easy walk to tube and major bus stops, good local dining options. Good breakfast in hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a bit more expensive than it should be, and there are some aspects that are below 4 star quality, but I enjoyed my stay and would definitely return again. Excellent location, easily accessible from High Street Kensington station and with lots of restaurants nearby. Room: Absolutely tiny room. I didn't go for a suite or anything, but I really wasn't expecting how small the room was. And the furnishings were not even as good as budget 3 star hotel chains. A refurbishment and pricing the rooms according to their size would be an improvement - if I pay for a room that small, I want a much cheaper price. Gym/spa: The gym was really big for a hotel gym. A couple of equipment were not working, but in general it was in good condition. I was impressed. The spa was nicer than some reviews suggest. The pool was a decent length, the steam room, sauna and hot tub were great additions - really small, but I mean they were there, and many 4 star hotels don't have them, so they were a big bonus for me. Also, the gym and spa were included in the cost of guests' hotel stay - no extra price. Breakfast: The gluten free options were poor for a 4 star hotel, but staff were helpful and you *will* be able to eat an acceptable breakfast, just probably not as good as you might expect.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Urine in toilet. Filthy. Broken shower. Lovely staff but run down past the external.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Valerie

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this hotel specifically to enjoy the pool. At checking, I was told that the pool was undergoing maintenance and would be available the following morning. Then each time I inquired as to when I could use it, I was told it was still under maintenance. I guess this misleading information was to make sure I was not checking out to a hotel with a functioning pool. This is quite unacceptable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Carole

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The staff that I dealt with were lovely, very polite and friendly. The room was basic, as we were only going to be there for a few hours after a concert. The bathroom was minute. Had an issue with the sink not draining water. Twenty minutes for it to drain less than half a sink full of water! Reported to reception staff. The hotel was quite busy but very quiet at night. Good choice of food for breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient by tube and good centre to go to gig at Royal Albert Hall I shall use the hotel next time I go there.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic service from everyone at the hotel. Everyone so friendly, hotel down a quiet side street, felt very safe.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

william

Our room was on the top floor and had no air conditioning for the entirety of our three night stay. London was experiencing higher than normal temperatures and without a/c we were unable to sleep. Very uncomfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

william

Travelled with partner
This hotel advertises prominently a pool but it is not in order nor has it been useable for some time. False advertising!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very accessible property. The platform for the Circle Line was a few hundred yards away. The staff was very helpful and friendly. We have no complaints!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant and helpful staff Good breakfast choice Room very clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Weilin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location. Close to Tube and bus stations.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

James

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very small room, bathroom had a wash basin that was cracked, vanity unit had peeling paintwork. Basin was also leaking. Lock on bathroom door fell off. Never stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff are very friendly, breakfast is good but room is very small and bathroom is tiny.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The room was tiny
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Very centrally located. Bathroom was dangerous. Paint peeling in room. Noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gladys

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Safe area Transport Shopping
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was clean. The rooms were small but I was expecting that because it was in London.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Della

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

GLEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
just great
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hossein

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Highly recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean and tidy , the staff were nice and polite.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Alastair

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel, in great location. Breakfast is busy but food very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chienmi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location and helpful staff. Room small but clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

peter, Averon-Bergelle

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great area. Staff were very helpful. Room was very basic and tiny bathroom (even though we were premium).
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pedro Henrique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cleaned and amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location, within easy reach of tube station. Very clean and beds v comfortable with good fitness facility.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

KRETRAIL, San Antonio

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adil was extremely helpful, he got our bags, arrange transportation and assisted with checkout.. had us squared away in less than 10 minutes! Excellent customer service! Will definitely return in the winter.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan Manuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accessible hotel in Kensington, hotel staff is very helpful and friendly, buffet breakfast is fantastic as well
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i had my car broken into outside the hotel. police have done nothing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

ed

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was my first time staying with holiday inn and I was very happy with everything. The only thing I would say is the bathroom was a bit too small. The breakfast was amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Standard room was small and cramped. Bed comfortable but duvet too small for size of bed. No water in room . Swimming pool changing rooms were brig updated but poor nicely warm and cones without extra charge to guests. Overall okay for two or three nights as very convenient. Did not eat there so cannot comment on food but it didn’t look that good.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

barry

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

surya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent location , convenient dining, shopping and for traveling. would recommend it anytime
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Dale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We stayed at this Mar. 25 - 29, 2024. Checking in was quick and the front desk staff that checked us in were friendly and helpful. Room was small but clean with no usb plugs so bring a converter. A big negative is that our room was only cleaned once and even then the dirty coffee cups and spoon were left on the counter. Really unacceptable for the price that you are paying. Facilities at the hotel were good. The hotel is in a great area close to transportation, restaurants and shopping.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Its lucky me and my dad aren't big as the bathroom was ridiculously small. Breakfast was ok, but I'm not convinced the scrambled eggs were made with real eggs, maybe powdered, they tasted of nothing.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andreea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, best breakfast I ever had, the pool was amazing. Definitely coming back
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Anfi on 24 Mar 2024
Dear Christine, Thank you for your great review.Best regards,Guest relations

10/10 Excellent

Paula, The Villages

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our 5 night stay at this wonderful Holiday Inn. The employees were over the top helpful and friendly. The breakfast was the best; my husband ate his full English everyday and said it was the best sausage ever. I loved the variety from just about all food groups. The restaurant was large, clean, the food warm and many choices of coffees and teas. It was a great value. We ate dinner twice in the bar restaurant; delicious food, great prices. And service was superb. We stayed in a premium king room with shower. We have been traveling for 3 months and had 4 suitcases and backpacks, briefcase. There was a area in the room to store those out of the way. The room had a frig which was great for keeping water and leftovers cold. The area could not have been better. A short walk away is the High Street station and bus stops. We were surrounded by food and shops. The hotel had a huge indoor pool and spa but we were so busy and tired we did not use it. It was quiet, the beds were very comfortable. We will surely stay there again.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Andrea on 23 Mar 2024
Dear Paula, We are truly humbled by your glowing review of your 5-night stay at Holiday Inn. It brings us immense joy to know that our team's efforts to be helpful and friendly significantly enhanced your experience with us. We're especially delighted to hear that the breakfast was a highlight of your stay, with your husband enjoying the best sausage ever and you appreciating the wide variety of food groups offered.It's great to know that both the quality and value of our dining options met your expectations, and that our bar restaurant provided delicious meals alongside superb service. Your satisfaction with the premium king room, its ample storage for luggage, and the convenience of having a fridge in the room are exactly the comforts we strive to provide for a home-away-from-home experience.Your comments about our ideal location, being a short walk from High Street station and surrounded by food and shops, highlight one of the aspects we are most proud of. While we regret that you didn’t get the chance to enjoy our indoor pool and spa, we hope that on your next visit, you will have some time to relax and indulge in those amenities as well.We are looking forward to welcoming you back for another memorable stay. Until then, we wish you safe travels and more wonderful adventures. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us for your future bookings or any special requests to make your next stay even more enjoyable.Warmest regards,Guest relations

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Have emailed you
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from GS on 23 Mar 2024
Dear Christopher, Thank you for contacting us we have received your email.Best regards

8/10 Good

Tariq

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Marlene de Jesus

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Anfi on 24 Mar 2024
Dear Marlene de Jesus,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your recent stay with us, shared on Expedia. We're grateful for your feedback and take it seriously as it helps us to understand where we can improve.We see that we did not fully meet your expectations, scoring 3 out of 5. We strive to provide an exceptional experience for all our guests, and we apologize if we fell short in any way during your visit. We are keen to learn more about any specific aspects of your stay that could have been enhanced. Whether it was our services, amenities, or any other area, your detailed feedback would be invaluable to us.We are committed to making improvements based on our guests' experiences and would appreciate the opportunity to hear more about your stay. Please feel free to reach out to us directly to share more details.We hope to have the chance to welcome you back in the future and provide a more satisfying experience that truly reflects the high standard of hospitality we aim to deliver.Warm regards,

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from GS on 24 Mar 2024
Dear John, Thank you for you review. We hope to exceed your expectations next time around and provide to with the best service. Best regards,

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast is very expensive! Go to McDonalds instead!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Guest Relations on 2 Mar 2024
Dear Mark, Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for sharing your thoughts. We truly value your feedback, as it plays a crucial role in our continuous efforts to improve our services and offerings.We understand your concern regarding the price of our breakfast and apologize if it did not meet your expectations in terms of value. Our aim is always to provide a high-quality, varied breakfast option that justifies the cost, incorporating fresh, locally-sourced ingredients wherever possible. However, we recognize that everyone's value perception is different, and we're sorry we didn't hit the mark for you.We appreciate your suggestion and understand the importance of offering options that cater to all our guests' preferences and budgets. Please know that we are continually reviewing our pricing and offerings to ensure they align with our guests' expectations and provide value for money.We hope this experience will not deter you from staying with us again. We would love the opportunity to welcome you back and exceed your expectations in the future. If there's anything specific we can do to make your next stay more enjoyable or if you have further suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.Thank you once again for your feedback. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again.Warm regards,Guest relations

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Great location with pleasant staff and excellent breakfast. We particularly liked the subway so close
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Filip on 10 Mar 2024
Dear Margaret, It's wonderful to hear that you enjoyed our hotel's great location, found our staff pleasant, and thought highly of our breakfast offerings. We're also pleased that the proximity of the subway added to the convenience of your stay, making it easier for you to explore and navigate the area. We aim to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all our guests, and your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you for sharing your positive experience, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future.Best regards,Guest Relations