I have just returned from a weekend break in London staying at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington This is my fourth stay at this Hotel & it was just as good if not better than previous visits The reception spacious and very welcoming the staff very polite & helpfull. The bedrooms while not huge were clean & very comfortable We only had breakfast in the Hotel but it was always hot & plentifull the staff worked very hard to ensure plates were taken away & hot drinks replenished. Kensington High Street tube station is only a few minutes walk away it is best to get a day pass which gives you unlimited use of tube & bus travel. There are many shops & cafes on the High Street a nice place to eat is Balans which serves fresh food perfectly cooked and does a mean cocktail! There is a food court on the 1st floor of Barkers Arcade which sells everything from jacket potatoes to oysters & champagne & is very reasonable The shop itself sells evey type of food you could wish for. All in all a very good hotel in a nice area cant wait for my next visit!

This is a good hotel in with a great location very near Kensington High Street with shops and restaurants. Also very close to the tube station. Judging by the cars parked in the neighborhood (Lamborghini, Audi R8, Aston Martin to name a few) it's located in a pretty upscale residential area. The room was in good, clean condition and pretty nice. A great bonus is that they've replaced their minibars with regular small fridges. We bought breakfast food in the Marks & Spencer food hall which is next to the tube station and stored it in there. There is also a waterboiler and tea so we were set to eat a good cheap breakfast in the room every morning. There are two restaurants and one cafe on the premises but we didn't visit any of them so I can't comment on them. The downside of it being so close to the tube is that trains run overground right next to the hotel so they make some noise. We're not light sleepers though so we were not bothered by it at all. The only really negative thing is that there is a paper thin door joining your room to one of the neighboring rooms (locked of course). There was even a 1 cm gap under it so we could see if the neighbors had the lights on or not. A couple of days before we were due to leave an american couple checked in to that room after we had gone to bed and they were somewhat loud and we could hear them as if they were in our room. The time difference for them kept them and us up till 1AM that night. I think they didn't realize that they were disturbing us until they could hear us the next day because the next day they we're much quiter. All in all, it's a pretty good hotel and I would recommend staying there.

For the price i paid, i guess i shouldn't really complain about anything. If i had paid the ?100 plus for 1 nights stay, then i wouldn't have been happy. I have stayed in better 4 star hotels in london for that price range. For me this was more a 3 star hotel. Positives - location only 5 mins walk to tube station, shops, eating places and great for rest of london. friendly staff clean hotel and rooms lovely reception area and lifts internet access in rooms but didn't use it, also had a fridge you can use in room.Great if you are doing london on a budget, since the hotel doesn't offer breakfast in the price. Negative (well not really negatives, just me grumbling) no breakfast is provided as part of the price, that is extra if you want it. The room was tired looking and dated, the finish wasn't the highest standard. Our room was on 10th floor overlooking the station. Some noise was experienced from trains but not overbearing. If your a light sleeper, avoid! Overall, you can't go wrong with this hotel. However don't stay there for the standard prices they charge - simply not worth the money.

We booked this hotel through Priceline. We had never used Priceline before so after reading these mixed reviews we were a little dubious about what to expect. All I can say is that it was fantastic. The staff at the hotel were helpful and polite. Although check out was at noon we were able to leave our bags with hotel services whilst we spent another day in London picking them up before we left for home at 7.30pm The room was clean and comfortable and the shower very powerful. No mini bar but a fridge that was great for keeping milk in for extra tea and coffee. A gentle rumble from the underground station could be heard in our room, but the peaceful position the friendly staff and the fantastic value far outweighed this slight inconvenience. We would definitely stay in this hotel again. Great value, great position, great staff.