London Bridge HotelvsPortobello Hotel
London Bridge Hotel and Portobello Hotel are both rated very highly by professionals. Overall, London Bridge Hotel ranks marginally higher than Portobello Hotel. London Bridge Hotel scores 85 with praise from 13 reviews such as Oyster, DK Eyewitness and Zagat.
London Bridge Hotel Show All Reviews
8-18 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG
From $134/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"A plush, contemporary, independent hotel in a Victorian building in the heart of things."
Michelin Guide
"Modern interior with classically decorated bedrooms and an impressive gym."
Fodor's
"This thoroughly modern, stylish hotel is popular with business travelers, but leisure travelers find it just as handy and appealing." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This contemporary, urban hotel near foodies’ paradise Borough Market has stylish executive rooms."
Insight Guides
"Independent four-star hotel in an efficient location for Bankside’s attractions. Has 138 rooms, a gym, two restaurants and a bar."
Star Service
"In fact, this well-kept modern midrange establishment is one of the better bargains in overpriced London, a stylish understated place with small but well-dressed guest quarters." Full review
Gayot
"Right beside London Bridge Station, this modern hotel is ideal for corporate and leisure travelers."
Travel + Leisure
"400-thread-count sheets, Miller Harris bath products, and at-the-ready service mean that a stay next to the Tower Bridge will be cool and comfortable." Full review
Zagat
"Although set in a circa-1915 building, this Southwark hotel opposite London Bridge has a distinctly contemporary feel, with free WiFi and plasma TVs in all rooms."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The property's central location near London Bridge, across the river from the City of London, makes it ideal for both tourists and business travelers." 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