Boutique hotels in Kensington, London
Mr & Mrs Smith has visited romantic boutique hotels, chic and stylish B&Bs and five-star luxury hideaways in Kensington, London, to bring you a handpicked selection of the best boutique hotels in the area. If you can't find what you're looking for in Kensington, check out our larger London collection.
San Domenico House
London, United Kingdom
- Style Restrained Italian extravagance
- Setting Steps from Sloane Square
Created from two five-storey, red-brick Chelsea townhouses, family-owned boutique hotel San Domenico House is a little piece of Italy in West London. It’s warm, welcoming and extremely inviting.
Knightsbridge Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Flamboyant fabrics, tactile textures
- Setting A hop from Harrods
A medley of luxuriant colour, statement furniture and unusual art greets guests stepping into the lobby of Knightsbridge Hotel, Kit Kemp’s characteristically whimsical take on the townhouse boutique bed and breakfast.
Baglioni Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Italian elegance
- Setting Parkside Kensington
The Baglioni Hotel is housed in a Georgian building which, although respectable and impeccable, doesn’t allude to the over-the-top grandeur that awaits inside. Children are made welcome, too.
Number Sixteen
London, United Kingdom
- Style Fun, fresh townhouse
- Setting Smart South Ken side street
The bright, feminine rooms at this well-groomed Kensington hideaway are as refreshing and tasty as a cup of Earl Grey on a spring morning. A wonderful location makes this Number Sixteen a great base for shopping weekends or culture trips.
Blakes Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Orient excess
- Setting Secluded SW7
Pure modern decadence. Each room at Anouska Hempel's South Ken boutique pad, Blakes Hotel, has its own style, but all are inspired by far-flung lands: Russia, India, Turkey…
The Kensington Hotel London
London, United Kingdom
- Style Regal and ravishing
- Setting Sumptuous South Ken
Situated in beautiful townhouse, just off London’s Old Brompton Road, the Kensington Hotel is a relaxing spot in which to escape the bustle of SW7’s museum land. It ticks all the right fashion-magazine boxes and it’s incredibly spacious – even the
The Cranley Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Genteel Georgian
- Setting A meander from museum-land
Set on an attractive South Ken side street, and decked out with mahogany antiques, handmade half-testers and a Regency-period palette, The Cranley Hotel is the perfect townhouse-from-home.
