The Milestone Hotel and ResidencesvsPortobello Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, The Milestone Hotel and Residences scores slightly higher than Portobello Hotel. The Milestone Hotel and Residences is ranked #27 in London with praise from 12 sources including Oyster, Michelin Guide and DK Eyewitness.
The Milestone Hotel and Residences Show All Reviews
1 Kensington Court, Kensington, London W8 5DL
From $365/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Michelin Guide
"Elegant and enthusiastically run hotel with decorative Victorian facade and a very British feel."
Time Out
"Wealthy American visitors make annual pilgrimages here, their arrival greeted by the comforting, gravel tones of their regular concierge." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This plush hotel opposite Kensington Palace features originally designed rooms, from the smart “Savile Row” to the Colonial-style “Safari Suite.”"
Star Service
"Four blocks east of the High Street Kensington Underground, facing Kensington Park and Kensington Palace, this five-story brick property provides the quintessential London experience by..." Full review
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Pilates and yoga sessions can also be arranged upon request.
Gayot
"With excellent views of Kensington Palace and Hyde Park just opposite, this grand late-nineteenth-century former private residence boasts an attractive Victorian façade."
Travel + Leisure
"This stately red-brick Victorian hotel with plush, antiques-filled interiors, opposite Kensington Palace has 57 rooms, 6 apartments, 1 restaurant, and 1 bar, all perfectly refined." Full review
BlackBook
"If you are an aficionado of chic London high street browse&shop with your hotel one footstep away, chances are you will love the Milestone."
Zagat
"This classic luxury hotel opposite Kensington Palace and Gardens (with views of them from some rooms) features posh public areas and individually decorated guest quarters."
Fodor's
"This pair of intricately decorated Victorian town houses overlooking Kensington Palace and Gardens is an intimate, luxurious alternative to the city's more famous high-end hotels." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"The place retains an air of homeliness — albeit of the most luxurious variety — that is difficult to find in a central London hotel, especially one in such an enviable location." 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