Lodging Opinion

I stayed at Number 63 twice during a trip to London in 2016.
I would not hesitate to stay there again if I did not now have free accommodations (my daughter has a flat with a spare bedroom)

The lodging is not luxurious, but neither is it spartan.

There is limited air con, and that (I'm told) is only in the rooms that face Bayswater Rd / Hyde Park because the traffic noise doesn't allow the occupant to keep the window open AND get sleep.

The price was VERY good and the location was pretty good, as well. There used to be a discount if you stayed a certain number of nights or maybe a Sunday night. I just know my single bed lodging cost about 77 GBP per night.

I walked several times with my luggage to Paddington Station. And Lancaster Gate tube station was a brief stroll away (they say 400 meters. didn't seem that much)
Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens is right across the street.

They also serve breakfast. It's STILL the best scrambled eggs I've eaten and I've wondered for more than 5 years how they made them.

We've stayed in Kensington Gardens hotel twice, and love it. It is very simple, but clean, with a helpful staff. A very good breakfast is served in its sister hotel just a couple of doors down. There is no lift, by the way, if that's a deal breaker.

Our first time there we had a lovely room on the top floor, overlooking the park across the street (Kensington Garden Square, NOT Kensington Gardens.)

The street it's on is very quiet, but just a couple of blocks from bustling Queensway, with lots of shops and restaurants. Nearby tube stations are Bayswater and Queensway.

I noticed a couple of negative reviews pop up as I was just looking up the location, but we were delighted with it, and plan to stay there again should we ever return to London.

If you want something a step up, the sister hotel (Phoenix) is nicer, with a lounge and elevator. But folks staying at the Kensington Gardens can use the lounge, and of course, the breakfast room. (Great breakfast! At least it was a few years ago.)

I have stayed at Kensington Gardens at least twice, maybe three times — on Jane's recommendation from here, I believe!

It is a nice small hotel, and the lady who runs it is very kind. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it although it's been a few years since I have stayed there.