The Ampersand Hotel
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The Ampersand Hotel
Located a 13-minute stroll from the British Harrods Department Store, the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel London offers a currency exchange and a lift. Opened in 1888, this London hotel welcomes guests in Kensington with stately Victorian buildings and embassies, boasting a position 4.4 km from Coca-Cola London Eye, which is perfect for a family weekend.
The property is about 20 km from London City airport and 4.9 km from such cultural venues as The British Museum. The Ampersand London is a 6-minute stroll from Victoria and Albert Museum and a stroll from South Kensington underground station. The handsome Holland Park is situated 25 minutes' walk from the accommodation. The nearest underground station is 10 minutes' walk away.
The hotel features 111 rooms with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. These rooms also have tile floors. Certain rooms offer views of the city.
The Ampersand goes the extra mile to provide guests with fitness classes to help them stay fit. Business travellers are welcome to use a business centre offered on site.
Breakfast is provided in the restaurant. Choose from an unlimited choice of European dishes at Margaux which is a few steps from this London hotel.
Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- 24-hour services
- Fitness/Gym
- Sports activities
- On-site Dining
- Meeting facilities
- No Smoking
- Child-friendly
Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Wi-Fi
- No parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- Pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Allergy-free rooms
- Lift
- Currency exchange
- Coffee shop
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Special diet menus
- Fitness centre
- Table tennis
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Welcome drink
- Business centre
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Sitting area
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Free toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Board games
- Children's menu
- Game room
- Carpeted floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- There are no extra beds provided in a room.
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Local Attractions
Attractions
- Hyde Park (1.6 km)
- 65 Queen's Gate (300 m)
- Nando's (450 m)
- Piccadilly Circus (3.3 km)
- Natural History Museum (250 m)
- South Kensington (200 m)
- Oxford/Bond Street (3.1 km)
- Thurloe Square Garden (300 m)
- Westminster Abbey (3.3 km)
Airports
- London City (19 km)
Train stations
- Victoria Station (2.3 km)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Ronald
2023-12-22
The room is airy, top quality comes with greater, a very nice bathroom, a bath.
Timothy
2023-11-03
Good service, recently renovated superior king room with a nice view as well as greater. Incredible and wonderful position in beautiful area. And not far from all the transport links, places like Harrods and tube station, restuarants, museums and Harrods.
Neil
2023-10-05
Clean accommodation, super-friendly and extremely polite staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk. The continental breakfast with perfect food, charming restaurant. Nice design of interiors in small double room. Great location, a theatre and a palace near the building.
Heather
2023-10-02
Trendy area, very central location really close to museums and lots of restaurants, the tube and restaurants, and the underground and the attractions of V & A, Hyde Park and Natural History Museum. Besides, easy to get to Victoria and Albert Museum. Units on the upper floors. Lovely food for lovely breakfast with an abundance of fresh produce.
Brian
2023-08-26
The breakfast is gorgeous and incredible with an abundance of fresh produce and the location is incredible.
Ron
2023-08-26
The location is very central, short walk to lively bars and restaurants. Also, it's close to a scientifically spellbinding museum. Every time we stay in London, like to stay here.
Claire
2023-08-25
Marvellous and fab location, the hotel was close to an underground station. It was located near a theatre and a palace. Liked my deluxe queen room with a big bed, brand new bathroom, for example.
Will
2023-08-24
Had well-maintained room with a comfortable bed, so I slept well.
George
2023-08-24
Its rooms are well-appointed and comfortable modern with cushions, an extra bed plus a `` handy '' cell phone. Plus, the location is incredible, minutes from a scientifically spellbinding museum.
Charles
2023-07-25
We truly enjoyed spending 1 night here. We ate at a small restaurant with good food. The location was amazing, near a theatre and a palace. Also, it was near restaurants and eateries.
Scott
2023-07-21
The room was well-appointed and there where air conditioning and coffee. Had unbeatable and incredible location on the immediate area it is in, around 4-6 minutes away by foot from Cine Lumiere Cinema.
Fred
2023-07-19
I stayed for 1 night here and had a such wonderful time. The breakfast had a great selection of delicious food and drinks. The breakfast was gorgeous, the check in was efficient.
Jonathan
2023-06-29
We had comfortable modern and high standard room with down pillows. It had particularly good location right by a Roman Catholic church.
It had awful views.
Andy
2023-06-28
No complaints whatsoever, the venue met the demands, recommend it. Came here for 2 night stay, had a wonderful experience. The location was very central, amazing on a nearby promenade walk-street. The breakfast I had was stunning with an abundance of fresh produce and hot options, for instance.
John
2023-06-25
It is 100% that we wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. Thanks a lot for the good stay in a business trip. The room is reasonably priced.
John
2023-06-23
We only stayed here for 2 nights, as we didn't have time, yet everything was perfect. The small queen room was compact with a bath. The restaurant was good with wonderful food.
John
2023-06-05
Top quality rooms with lovely beds as well as a big shower, absolutely perfect and good location.
No menu.
Kate
2023-06-04
It has incredible and stunning location so close to tube station. And it's nestled in a very very good building close enough to the museums of West London, many restaurants, and the attractions in the area.
Steve
2023-05-07
The room was contemporary, featured a minibar, an air conditioner, and a balcony.
Some of the staff were chatty.
Rupert
2023-04-19
The employees were competent and knowledgeable. The deluxe double room didn't seem appealing on photos but it was high standard with brand new bathroom.
Stuart
2023-04-02
The restaurant was very nice with good food, we ordered savoury dishes. Luxury toiletries and dressing gowns were available there.
Richard
2023-03-23
My stay was such wonderful in comfortable room with excellent service. Location: the hotel was very close to 3 major tube lines including the Piccadilly line, and a local grocery store.
James
2023-03-11
The breakfast is delicious and great, offered with pancakes and great coffee, for example. It is set in a residential area, near a theatre and a palace.
Trevor
2023-03-04
The location was absolutely perfect and stunning, a 10-15 minute walk from a world-famous museum. There were a market and a bakery around the hotel.
Gladys
2023-02-25
Accommodation was reasonably spacious and quirky with thoughtful staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk. The location was magnificent and brilliant, close to Cine Lumiere Cinema. What's more, it was close to tube station.
Alastair
2023-01-30
Really amazing overall experience. Stunning breakfast selection with the avocado served in the restaurant. Silent small double room with an immaculate bathroom. Late check-out.
Albert
2023-01-25
The breakfasts with regard to food. Brand-new and contemporary rooms with functional bathrooms. Perfect location in the best neighborhood of south ken in an interesting area.
Wi-Fi was very poor.
Walter
2023-01-23
Top-class and spotless place, everything was modern. The superior room room included air conditioning and coffee, we were happy about that. The staff was very responsive, providing a good service. The location was unbeatable and incredible for walking around Victoria and Albert Museum. Further, it was next to underground and plenty of restaurants, the tourist destinations like the Natural History Museum and museums and excellent shops.
Matthew
2022-12-26
I enjoyed staying here. I had breakfast in the restaurant. The room was cheap with exceptionally comfortable beds and a private safe, a mini bar and central heating etc. The location of the hotel was brilliant - around 10-15 minutes walk from South Kensington. There were cafés and restaurants with plenty of food.
John
2022-12-18
Cheap rooms and down pillows. Had fabulous a private safe, a mini bar and central heating. Amazing location near restaurants and pubs. Plenty of cafés and restaurants to choose from with fabulous food.
Frederick
2022-12-02
The property was clean and chic. The room as such was silent. It was in an unbeatable and brilliant location near restaurants and pubs. It was in a nice area and there were cafés and restaurants.
Ryan
2022-11-28
It was in the central location, had highly efficient staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk. Besides, the area was great, next to Exhibit A.
Michael
2022-11-25
Its location was central, 400 metres from Victoria and Albert Museum.
Allan
2022-11-20
It was clean with excellent staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk.
Charles
2022-11-11
Everything here was modern, and the weather was warm, loved it. They had a smooth check-in. The venue's position was very central. I ate in the tapas restaurant nearby.
Its breakfast certainly should 've been included.
Frank
2022-11-02
By and large, it was chilled-out base for sightseeing in London, had much fun and met thoughtful staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk. The location was incredible and brilliant for traveling around London, near to the museums and buses. It also was in a lovely area.
Herbert
2022-10-02
Easy check-in, late check-out...
Beds were a little hard.
Adrian
2022-09-20
Lots of brilliant food for meals. Thoughtful staff who seem very genuine at the reception desk, airy and cheap room. Unbeatable location in the great area, adjacent to South Kensington tube across the road, local tourist sites, such as the Museums and restaurant.
Francis
2022-09-19
Actually, the room was spotless with very comfortable beds, it also had wake-up service.
George
2022-09-15
Besides, the location was incredible for our stay, within 5 minutes' walk of Victoria and Albert Museum. We stayed in the superior room, the room was airy and tidy.
Charlie
2022-09-09
Immaculate room with a bath and marvellous and peaceful location.
Thomas
2022-08-02
It's a well-maintained place to stay with EXCEPTIONAL location and staff.
Graham
2022-07-31
Its location was central, close to Exhibit A: )
John
2022-07-06
I had lovely days staying at this pet-friendly hotel. Had neat room £ 227 with a huge bed, refreshments, for instance.
James
2022-06-15
the booked room was new-fashioned and beautifully decorated with nice amenities.
Edward
2020-10-04
Service in the hotel was great too. We definitely coming here again, this venue met what we needed.
David
2020-10-03
The staff were helpful and the location was good. Visited their restaurant Apero couple of times. Services included free Wi Fi. It deserves its 5 stars.
James
2020-01-17
The location was excellent, with Pierino nearby. The staff was friendly and that's why we can recommend it.
Frequently asked questions
- ❓What is the location of the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel?The 5-star The Ampersand Hotel is placed within 4 km from the city centre and is adjacent to Victoria and Albert Museum.
- 🕌Which popular sights can we visit during the stay at the Ampersand?You can always visit one of the highly rated attractions, the world-famous Natural History Museum, placed 0.8 km away from the Ampersand. Other sights that are worth your while are Royal Albert Hall (1.2 km) as well as the perennially crowded Harrods (1.1 km).
- ✈What is the distance between The Ampersand Hotel London and London City airport?London City airport and The Ampersand Hotel London are separated by 20 km distance.
- 🚎What transport stops are close to the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel?The closest metro station to the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel is South Kensington (200 metres).
- 🍹What are the best restaurants near the hotel?Guests can have a meal in the café Muriel's Kitchen serving dishes of British cuisine within 100 metres of the hotel.
- 🍳Is breakfast served in the London hotel?Yes, the London hotel offers continental breakfast served daily in the restaurant.
- ❓What is the time of check-in and check-out at the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel London?Guests can check in at the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel London from 14:00, and check out until 12:00.
- ❓What are the payment methods used in the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel?Payment methods in the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel include:
- Mastercard
- Visa
- American Express
- Diners Club
- Maestro
- Discover
- 🚪What are the room types in the hotel?At the hotel you can choose your room from the following options:
- Superior Room
- Deluxe Queen Room
- Queen Suite
- Standard Room
- Executive Room
- Small Double Room
- Deluxe Studio
- ❓What amenities are available in the rooms of the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel?The 5-star The Ampersand Hotel offers rooms with coffee/tea making machines, as well as double beds or twin beds in selected units.
- ❓Is there free Wi-Fi in the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel London?Yes, the 5-star The Ampersand Hotel London grants access to Wi Fi available in public areas for free.