The Egerton House HotelvsPortobello Hotel
Egerton House Hotel and Portobello Hotel are both highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, Egerton House Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Portobello Hotel. Egerton House Hotel comes in at #35 in London with positive reviews from 11 sources such as Gayot, Concierge and Star Service.
The Egerton House Hotel Show All Reviews
17-19 Egerton Terrace, Knightsbridge, London SW3 2BX
From $268/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Compact but comfortable townhouse in a very good location."
Concierge
"Close to Harrods and the Natural History Museum, this Victorian town house is "warm and cozy" and has artwork by Picasso, Matisse, and Toulouse-Lautrec."
Fodor's
"Sensationally soigné, chicly decorated, and feeling like your own private London home, this option has some gorgeous pluses." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This exquisite luxury boutique hotel with just 28 rooms offers the elegance of a different time in England's history." Full review
Star Service
"This property not only far outclasses the neighborhood town-house competition, but it stands as one of the most evocative contemporary boutique-hotels of its ilk, a real jewel box." Full review
Gayot
"The privately owned Egerton House opened in 1990 and is the true embodiment of the compact luxury townhouse hotel."
Travel + Leisure
"The historic Egerton House Hotel is housed inside an 1843 building in the heart of London’s posh Knightsbridge district near Harrods and Harvey Nichols." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Antique furnishings, gold fixtures and heavy fabrics are de rigueur in the guest rooms, and the hallways are lined with framed photos of 19th-century British sportsmen in all their windswept glory." Full review
Jetsetter
"A five-star stay in London's fashionable Knightsbridge, with breakfast and a welcome drink." Full review
Time Out
"A five-star luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, looking out over quiet gardens. " Full review
Portobello Hotel Show All Reviews
22 Stanley Gardens, London W11 2NG
From $257/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"An attractive Victorian townhouse in an elegant terrace."
Frommer's
"The quintessential Portobello Hotel tale is the night that Kate Moss and Johnny Depp allegedly took a champagne bath here. It sums up the hotel -- glamorous, bubbly, and expensive." Full review
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Since windows are not double-glazed, request a room in the quiet rear.
Concierge
"The very definition of shabby chic, the decor is half high-Victorian, half colonial, with claw-foot tubs and a great deal of red velvet."
Fodor's
"One of London's quirkiest hotels, the little Portobello... is seriously hip, attracting scores of celebrities to its small but stylish rooms that are decorated with joyous abandon." Full review
Time Out
"It remains a pleasingly unpretentious place, with a more civilised demeanour than its legend might suggest." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This long-running, popular hotel combines Victorian coziness with sumptous extravagance in its individually decorated bedrooms."
Gayot
"Two elegant, six-story Victorian terrace houses have melded together into an eclectic hotel that serves as a magnet for visiting rock and movie stars."
Travel + Leisure
"This Neoclassical mansion hotel may feel more like a posh home than a hotel, but its hassle-free ambience draws an eclectic smattering of musicians, models, poets, writers, and actors." Full review
Zagat
"This hip Notting Hill boutique hotel has a reputation as a celebrity hideaway, and its individually designed rooms are suitably dramatic."
Lonely Planet
"This splendidly located, 21-room property has been a firm favourite with rock and rollers and movie stars down the decades." Full review