K West Hotel & Spa

A real mixed bag of a stay here (ordinarily I prefer to crash with friends if ever I’m down in the Big Smoke to save some dough — but 20-​odd of us were based here for a stag weekend so I had no choice this time!).
Check-​in was relatively straightforward and the staff were very welcoming. Three of us shared a twin room — two beds and a sofa bed; the latter wasn’t very comfortable apparently.
Our room (#224) was modern, comfortable and overlooking a quiet garden courtyard; the shower was a good one (one of my paramount requirements of a good hotel) so all-​in-​all the stay was fairly pleasant.
What was dismal, and I mean dismal, was the breakfast — a real let down and enough to put me off staying here again if I’m totally honest, especially for the price overall. If I was from the continent I’d be appalled at the Continental breakfast offering — I left half of it and stopped somewhere else on my way to the train.

Un bel établissement moderne à Londres
Le service est irréprochable, les chambres sont très spacieuses avec tout le nécessaire pour votre séjour., vous trouverez même une planche à repasser ;)
Le restaurant propose des plats gastronomie de qualité et ai prix tout à fait correct.
L’hôtel dispose d’un bar lounge ainsi qu’un spa pour 10 £ en plus et c’est tout fait raisonnable pour la qualité de service que vous disposez.
Je vous conseille vivement cet hôtel sachant qu’il se situe en Zone 2 à proximité du 2e plus grand centre commercial en Europe.

Stayed here on business for 3 nights. Due to a mix-​up on booking, my room was given away and I ended up with a room at the very opposite end of the longest corridor in the world overlooking some skips.
The room was reasonably furnished although holes in curtains and stains on the walls. I guess someone had had a rock and roll party before I got there!
The bathroom was lovely, well equipped and nicely furnished. The bed was comfortable as were the pillows. The air con didn’t seem to do much of a job of cooling, unfortunately, even on it’s lowest temperature. Reception couldn’t offer much of a solution to that.
My main gripe with the room was that there was nowhere for me to sit down to do hair and make-​up. There was a mirror with some shelves in front of it in an awkward spot, so it was that or the bathroom, which is not ideal to plug electrical appliances into! I ended up struggling with a compact to dry my hair.
Would have liked to have use the spa facilities but only really wanted to use the pool and felt it was too expensive just for a quick swim.
One other problem was Google Maps not knowing where the hotel was! It sent me wandering round the roundabout at Shepherd’s Bush Tube for a good half hour before I stumbled upon the hotel!
One final problem was reception charging me for the full stay to my credit card I’d given for any incidentals — there were none, but they charged my full stay anyway, despite my company having already paid for the stay. No apology was forthcoming and it left me with a very bad impression of the hotel. I’d probably go back, but only as it’s convenient for where I need to be on business and it’d be on expenses.
Room Tip: Try not to get one overlooking the skips!

We stayed here for a business trip and loved every aspect of this hotel. First, they allowed us to check in early (as we arrived after a red eye flight from the US). Not only did they have a room ready, but we got upgraded to a lovely suite! It was very spacious and we were so appreciative. The free continental breakfast was a plus (especially since we were broken after traveling in expensive London); we upgraded to the extra six pound hot breakfast upstairs for one day for a traditional English breakfast. (This was also very good).
Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to use the spa or fitness center, but I really appreciated the discount spa hours (had I used them). Loved the free wifi — thank you! Overall, great location (2 blocks from the tube/Shepherd’s Crossing stop), friendly staff, and amazing stay over all. Within walking distance to the Olympia (for a business conference) and very safe neighorhood. Loved my stay here!

Great boutique hotel. Staff friendly and nice rooms. Location is great and near a loads of shops and restaurants. The reason I give it 3 (and not 5) stars is the valet is TERRIBLE! To a point of comical. Doesn’t want to park it themselves! And once took 20 mins to get my car and no-​one around! Attitude is terrible as well. The kicker the hotel charges £19 for this «service»!!!

Friends and lovers-​of-​novelty-​foodie-​events, lend me your ears for this cautionary tale of the Rock ‘n Cocktails Midnight Tea, which my friend booked for 6 of us on a Friday eve for her birthday. We love both afternoon tea and cocktails, so when we heard about K West’s rock-​star themed boozy ‘tea’ served between 10pm and midnight, it sounded right up our street.
The table setting fit the theme well and was probably the best part of the experience. They’d clearly put thought into the kitsch metallic crockery, vinyl record menus and song title dessert puns. We amused ourselves taking pics of it all to pass the time as we’d arrived early.
We were sat in the upstairs mezzanine and were the only ones there for the tea with a few other groups, likely hotel guests, finishing dinner. The waitress still took until 15mins past our booking time to come over to speak to us about tea. Our spirits lifted when she said our food was already prepped — but soon took a nosedive. My mate had requested one gluten-​free tea which they’d remembered, but hadn’t told them 4 of the group were vegetarian, thinking they’d easily be able to have a few extra veg things from the list. The waitress promptly panicked and disappeared to the kitchen, eventually returning to say she could offer the 4 veg teas but it would be a 45min wait. Now, I appreciate my friend was partly to blame for not giving them advance warning. But it surely doesn’t take 45mins to make some extra halloumi sliders if the rest of the tea was ready…
We agreed anyway, and turned to drinks. The waitress described the house tea blend which everyone receives. Then we were told to choose a cocktail from a list, or opt for a rack of taster sized samples of all 5. No brainer — almost all of us went for the 5 mini cocktails. As soon as we’d ordered our waitress then seemed to go missing. Eventually, and with no small effort, I managed to flag down the other server and ask for at least some water given we’d been there for over an hour. Another wait, still parched. Then the original waitress reappeared with the house tea. Which no one liked apart from me (very smoky and actually reminded me of whisky) but she managed to spill half of it anyway whilst pouring. And still no water. It was all getting a bit ridiculous.
Eventually the tea stands appeared. Now the standard tea menu had 5 savoury items and 4 sweet, and we’d had over an hour to re-​read the list. The tea stands we then got were confusing to say the least. Ok the 4 veg ones weren’t going to be the same as the menu, but they weren’t even the same as each other. One pair got given 2 (flat pebble-​shaped excuses for) scones, whilst the others didn’t but had extra cake instead. My gluten-​free friend’s stand, which they’d apparently remembered, was a joke. It looked as if someone had popped out to the supermarket and pre-​bought some cakes. Now unless Mr Kipling was in their kitchen there is no way those cakes, particularly the perfectly iced cherry bakewells, had been baked on site. None of the stands had the meaty items from the standard menu on them either which I, as the token unfussy omnivore, was expecting.
Confusion reigned supreme and in an effort to fix the situation the waitress brought out further plates of food. One had more flat scones, another had extra cakes. When I voiced that the savoury meaty items were missing for me, she overcompensated by bringing out double helpings of them. These were bread-​heavy (think mini burger sliders and mini hot dogs drowning in ketchup) and though I usually love carbs (and most free food in general), these were obviously reheated and fairly unappetising. In fact most of the cakes tasted quite dry and stale, the worst of the lot being the crème egg burger which I’d been most intrigued by but was almost inedible.
We’d almost forgotten our cocktails by the time they arrived, the rack of samplers looking much more appetising than the food. Sadly only one of them (the gin and elderflower) was any good, the others being extremely sweet and weak. We did the only thing we could in order to keep the mood up for the bday girl and get through the sugary drinks: play a drinking game!
Several rounds of I Have Never later and our moods had lifted enough to rescue the evening (and finish the drinks). It was almost derailed by the final cherry on top when the bill arrived. They tried to charge us £20 extra each for choosing the cocktail tasters rather than a single drink, when a) nowhere did it say that on the menu, and b) the waitress had given us the choice without mentioning a price difference. She said ‘sorry that was my fault’ but made no effort to move, until she realised we weren’t going to back down and put through the standard tea charge of £34pp.
I did feel sorry for the poor waitress but the service was farcical, and the food and drink a long way from being up to scratch. A fun concept in theory, but in reality a poorly-​executed gimmick to make better use of their bar. Avoid!

Had a rock star tea the food was lovely both savoury & sweet & the tea was nice would recommend only £34pp so not the most expensive tea either

This hotel may not look like much from the outside but inside is another story. Modern and elegant décor, stylish rooms and a great Spa.
You do have to pay for the Spa but it is worth it. Something I have not experienced before is the snow room! There is even snow inside which if you are brave enough I saw a lot of people rubbing on themselves. There is also a sauna, steam room and hydrotherapy pool. Very relaxing experience and I would definitely go back.
Oh and do try out the restaurant. Great service and very tasty, well presented food.

My husband and I stayed at K West Hotel for 5 days during our 10-​day honeymoon in England. Overall, the hotel looked beautiful, we were happy with the size of our room and the hotel is 10 – 15 minutes from the Central line underground. We stayed in a Superior Double, which had a king size bed (sweet!), a desk area, kitchenette and a good size bathroom (great counter space). However, there were a few issues. The shower/​tub did not close all the way — a glass partition covered just passed where you’d stand while in the shower — so when you’d turned on the shower, water got EVERYWHERE. We got in the habit of preemptively laying the spare hand towels on the floor to catch and soak up the water. Also, when we arrived the shower wasn’t draining properly. After a minute or so in the shower, the water was up to my husband’s shins. We reported this issue to the front desk the following morning, and they said it would be fixed, but when we got back that the afternoon after our room had been cleaned, we tested it out. Still not draining. We told the front desk again, and the woman asked if we had the stopper opened or closed… After assuring her that, yes, it was open, she said they would get it fixed. Finally on that third day, the drain was unclogged. Another weird thing we noticed was the VERY long walk from the front elevator to our room door. We were room 535 which is almost to the end of the hall. We timed it… two minutes. Now this might not seem like a big deal, but at the end of a long day, the hallway seemed endless. Just be sure to ask for a room near the front elevator — nothing higher than room ’20 (420, 520, etc.). And just a few things to note… when we went there was not free wifi in your room. It was just in the common areas and there’s wasn’t always a strong signal (I think now if you book directly through the hotel’s website, they throw in free wifi). There are a few Mac computers and a printer that are free to use for guests on the third/​ground floor (the internet wasn’t working when I needed to print, so a desk clerk let me email what I needed print to him directly and he printed it for me.). We ordered room service once is it was a fair price by London restaurant standards (£13 for a decent burger and OK chips).

we spent 3 nights here back in August. The ambience is trendy. oversized room was great. we did not try the food or enjoy the gym or spa, though it all looked good. There was a party at the lobby bar Saturday night, and someone took that party to their room afterwards and kept everyone up for hours with their loud antics. Access to the Tube was great, though overall it is a bit far from the main areas of London. We made the conscious decision to forego location to get a nicer room at a good price. K West delivered.

I’ve spent many a night in the K west hotel and will continue to do so, but only when i can get a reasonable rate.
You can get a room one of the more basic rooms for around £135 a night in advance if you’re lucky, which is much much cheaper than the rack rate.
The K west is nice because it has the feel of a larger, higher class hotel without the price tag. It is for that very reason very popular with the music industry and touring bands. If you stay at the hilton (which in my opinion isnt any better) you will be paying twice as much.
Depending on the room you choose at the kwest, you may get a settee, full size desk and even a large lounge area… they may even upgrade you to a suite!
Many of the things mentioned in other peoples reviews are true, yes i’ve stayed in a noisy room (due to the fly over being next to the window), yes i’ve had a room slightly damp or smelling of smoke, yes the bathroom fan could be better and many other things, but this hotel can be very very reasonably priced and when it is you get a lot for your money (for London) especially as this place includes SPA facilities. Furthermore, complaints are always handled well and guests moved accordingly.
my only complaint is the price of breakfast, its nice, but half the price round the corner.
Also Wifi wasnt free (that may have changed). In this day and age thats just silly.

This hotel wasn’t quite as central as where I usual stay in London, but I let my friends pick the hotel, and overall, I was pretty pleased with the value for the rate paid. (Definitely check the Website for specials before booking!)
The Good:
— Great customer service, from the front desk staff to the bartenders
— Only a short walk to the Shepherd’s Bush station on the Central Line
— Decent prices on drinks, snack and meals
— Clean Rooms
— Nice-​sized bathroom with super large towels and great water pressure and steaming hot water in the shower
— Large gym which is never crowded
The Bad:
— As some other reviews mentioned, even with the A/​C on, my room had a strange dampness to it. My room didn’t smell, but I noticed that papers I had on the desk actually were damp when I would get back to the room, and my clothes even felt damp. Really weird.
— I had ongoing issues with my keycards not working. I don’t know if it was the lock on my door (542), but considering I was at the end of a loooooong hall (202 steps from front desk to room, but who is counting??), it was quite a pain walking back and forth when they didn’t work. The one night, I came home, neither key card worked. I walked back to the front desk, had them re-​key both cards, walked back to the room, both cards STILL didn’t work. Walked back to the front desk AGAIN… the person at the front desk didn’t believe me, and walked back with me to try both keys. «Huh. I guess they don’t work. I wonder why?» Really??? After 1,010 steps back and forth, that’s what you have to say to me? ***sigh***
But, all in all, pretty pleased with the hotel. I also really recommend dinner at a nearby gastropub called «The Havelock Tavern»…absolutely fabulous menu… and drinks at a local pub called «The Defector’s Weld»…pretty laid-​back local spot. Enjoy your stay in London!!!

Great location! Loving the Tube access!
The spa is 25£ a day extra… pretty ridiculous! Overated… i joined Virgin Active Kensington for the pool.
The bar is cute and trendy…
The front desk staff tries to be helpful.
Location amazing.
We are enjoying the K– Suite which is a two room loft which is sunny, bright, spacious and hip looking!

Let me tell you about room 621.
The air is stuffy. There is no outside air system, so the first thing you’ll do is open the window.
Surprise! This room is right next to train tracks. .. with giant freight trains that sail by at 3AM while you try to sleep.
The toilet is the crappiest toilet I’ve ever had in a hotel, and not in a good way. It takes a *full five minutes* to «recharge» between flushes. Sometimes it takes me four flushes just to get out, so I’m in there 20 minutes waiting for the damn thing to fill up.
Don’t get me started on the SHOWER! There is NO bathroom exhaust fan so just expect the bathroom to fog up completely. There is also NO shower curtain — just a piece of glass that extends ¹⁄₃ the length of the shower.
The shower glass is way too short, and it is impossible to shower without getting the bathroom floor soaking wet. Absolutely impossible. I tried.
There are no shelves or cabinets in the bathroom to put extra towels on, so the room comes with a very small supply of towels. If you don’t normally do housekeeping daily, you’ll be calling them just to bring you new towels.
There is also only one hook on the wall in the bathroom. This is a bizarre oversight. There’s plenty of wall space. Give me more hooks!
The climate control unit is closed-​circuit — it just recirculates the air. It is built into the ceiling above the door. The filter SHOULD be changed monthly on this type of unit and the interior swabbed with alcohol.
I don’t think they’ve touched the climate control unit since it was installed. Every time it ran, whatever mold, dust, asbestos or God-​knows-​what that exists inside the unit got blown into the room. .. causing my friend to sneeze uncontrollably.
There’s space to put a microwave in this room, but there’s only a refrigerator and coffee machine.
To top it off, the elevators at the back of the building make a clanking sound like they’re in a horror movie. Every time I rode in them, I was waiting for a Gremlin to bust through the wall.
The Hotel’s «free» WiFi is slower than my American Verizon cell phone’s excellent data roaming in the UK. It also disconnects randomly. I’m not sure how they manage to make free WiFi slower than my phone’s internet. I do pay $ 25 per 100mb for UK data roaming on my phone so in all fairness that’s not free. The hotel’s «free» WiFi was so bad, I didn’t want to risk the paid tiers.
The only saving grace of this hotel is that the restaurant makes great omelettes and the neighborhood is fantastic. I’d probably stay again for the price, but that doesn’t mean it deserves more stars!

Changement d’avis sur K West!
Virée shopping de fin d’année combinée aux réunions pour boulot obligent!
Retour donc au K West et découverte de leur espace Spa pour lequel je donne donc 1 étoile supplémentaire!
Pour les «hotel guests», l’entrée au centre de bien-​être coûte 10£ àpd 20h les soirs de semaine! Plutôt intéressant car l’espace est assez petit et 2h30 est amplement assez pour tout faire et bien profité! De plus, il y a peu de monde à ce moment-​là…
Super accueil à la réception du spa, vestiaire impeccable, équipé de douches, sèche-​cheveux, lisseurs, body cream, lotion,… Pas besoin de vos essuies de chambre, ils sont fournis au spa.
Dans ce petit coin de paradis, on trouve un sauna, une cabine infrarouge, un hammam, une petite «piscine”/jacuzzi avec sièges relaxants, des zones de repos/​relaxation, des douches à jets et une grotte glacée. Le tout est très propre et haut de gamme! Point positif, l’eau fraîche à volonté. Coup de coeur pour ces sièges merveilleux dans le jacuzzi, j’y resterais des heures!
Un vrai petit plaisir après une longue journée dans London! Je conseille vivement!

This place has lost so many points the last time I stayed here. I’ve stayed here for work several times and I’m really hoping they don’t book me here again next time.
A) terrible Internet service. Don’t expect to get business done here. You’ll have to go to the downstairs lounge and use one of their computers for that.
B) Understaffed and their front desk has a lot of trouble understanding English. Trying to get them to answer the phone if calling for something is an exercise in futility.
C) Dubious stains on the duvet cover.
D) weird moldy smell down the hotel hallways adjacent to the Spa.
E) a little too close to the train. Expect to hear it a lot if they give you a room towards the back.
F) bar prices get mysteriously more expensive the later you order.
G) the towels are nice. Like, the best. But is that worth all the other hassle?

Paper thin walls. No noise control. Listened to the guest next door on their phone call without difficulty…

A very smart looking hotel in a suburban location. Unfortunately I wasn’t there for an evening meal, but the breakfast was very nice. You get an option on a restaurant one or a quick one. The quick one is on the ground floor and the restaurant on floor one. It’s reasonably close to the underground, although a bit fiddly to walk if you don’t know the area. I would stay again though.

I stayed here for more than 2 weeks on a business trip and really enjoyed my time at the K West. It’s a lovely boutique hotel, very modern and comfortable. Great bar area in lobby, with a lounge, excellent spa, and nice modern rooms. The location is good, right by the Shepherd’s Bush station, and the Westfield mall (which is the largest mall I’ve ever seen by the way).
Staff: Friendly, helpful, really nice.
Room: Very nice, modern, comfortable, great shower (excellent water pressure). HUGE bath towels, and 2 nice white robes in the closet. I really liked the fact that I could open my windows in my room, which is not always the case in hotel rooms. Convenient heat/​AC control panel located on the wall.
Food: I didn’t eat in the restaurants, but I got room service often for breakfast and dinner. Honestly, the food was very impressive. Lots of vegetarian options, and really fresh/​quality, and for the most part, reasonably priced. I also loved that I could order breakfast at any time, including night.
Spa: Lovely. The perfect way to unwind, I really enjoyed the saunas, steam room, jacuzzi, and cold room. Modern and really relaxing. I felt that 25 GBP was a very fair price to access these facilities. I went from 7 – 9 pm, and it wasn’t crowded at all. They provide towels, robes, and spa sandals.
What could make the K West better?
–Free wi-​fi for guests (wi-​fi in the room is kinda pricey, but as I understand, this is typical for London hotels). If you purchase wi-​fi, you’re given a unique password combo for each endpoint, and have to key it in each time you use it (not very user-​friendly). I was able to negotiate a discount on the wi-​fi, given my long stay with the hotel.
–Free gym use. The gym is really not that great, and it should be free, especially considering the price point for the hotel.
–Better line-​up of TV channels. The line-​up was very limited, mostly BBC News channels, lacked variety.
–Better quality shampoo/​conditioner/​body wash. Really cheap, bad-​smelling. Not good, and I would expect better quality toiletries from such a nice hotel.
–Free continental breakfast. The breakfast offered for 8 GBP in the lobby should be free. It’s not worth 8 GBP, and I feel that offering it as a free amenity would be a wise choice. They probably throw away a lot of the food each day anyways — just make it free. It would have been nice to just grab some fruit on my way out each morning, but that wasn’t an option.
Overall, I really enjoyed my time here, and would absolutely stay again.

I have been to the K west Spa and hotel on more than 1 occasion. Both times it has been a fantastic experience.
The hotel itself is very modern and I believe some of the rooms are also being currently renovated further.
My stay both times was in an executive room which is a large L shaped affair that has a sofa at one end, and an extremely large bed.
The room comes equipped with a large flat screen television, a dvd player, a cd player and also a mini jack cable to use in your ipod/​phone/​mp3 player.
If you wish to use the minibar then it can be stocked for a fixed price, however unless you want to spend big money don’t rely on this as an option. There are also full tea and coffee making facilities.
The well lit bathroom comes with bathrobes and shower gels, shampoo etc and a large bath.
In the basement is the Spa and for a hotel resident it costs around £20 per person to use the facilities which include a sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool and snow room! Yes a room inside in which it snows! This has to be my favourite spa in London having been to several including the athenaeum and rafael on the west bank, the k west spa is by far the best.
Their beauty therapists are extremely kind, helpful and make you feel wonderful.
I was however moderately disappointed with the food that is served in the hotel, the menu is somewhat gastropub and doesn’t really suit the feel of the hotels atmosphere. It is quite overpriced also for the quality of the produce.
They do however have a good range of wines and the cocktail bar downstairs is fab, (around £9 per cocktail) however if you do not like RnB music do not visit on a friday/​saturday night because again out of key with the rest of the hotel they have a poor quality, loud sound system and DJ playing, which meant we took our cocktails to our rooms.
If you do not rely on the hotel to provide you entertainment apart from the spa its a very relaxing and enjoyable stay. But I would say find food in nearby shepherds bush for more value and quality.
It can be quite expensive to stay here, however if it is for a treat, its great and I havent been disappointed.

I have to say. this place seems like it ate a bar of douche. First off, you have to pay for
most places where you stay anywhere in the world, continental breakfast is usually free. I am not looking for anything big when I wake up in the morning. but maybe since the price of this place is $ 500 a night you could at least let me have a banana for under $ 5.
And what the hell is with charging for use of the gym? And internet?.. I was actually scared to flush the toilet because I felt like I was going to be charged for it.
I felt more at home in a bed and breakfast for $ 50 a night.
this place is the worst

I stayed at K West from 9÷16−9÷21÷12. This was my 1^st time visiting London and I found this hotel through Expedia as a part of the package deal. I must say I was quite impressed. I went to London on a solo trip and was terrified of having to stay in some crappy hotel. Well, K West did not disappoint.
The hotel is situated in the middle of a neighborhood so the area is very quiet and quaint. It’s just one block from a busy street with little shops and Westfield Mall. Also, Shepherds Bush train station is right there (Over and Underground).
The room was SMALL (I had a Jr. Single) but was super clean. Every day when I returned to my room, everything was made and the staff even straightened my things on the bathroom sink! I was impressed.
The front desk staff was very helpful to me when it came to finding different places to eat and with just general directions.
i did eat at the hotel restaurant once and it was pretty good. I also enjoyed the bar one night but it is super small.
I do have a few tips though:
1) They do charge 15 pounds a day for internet but they have 3 Mac’s in the lobby. My suggestion: Take your own laptop and unhook their Ethernet cord and plug it into your own laptop. Also, Esquiree Coffee House around the corner has free wifi (and a great caramel mochiatto).
2) There’s a possibility that your room is far away from the elevator so try to get something convenient.
Other than that, this hotel really complimented my 1^st trip to London and I have already recommended this hotel to friends who are looking to travel to the UK.

Wir waren im Sommer 2010 für 5 Nächte im Grange Fitzrovia und es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Damen an der Rezeption waren sehr zuvorkommend, die Zimmer nett eingerichtet und leise. Die Lage ist ausgezeichnet, an der Ecke gibt es ein Pub, das ebenfalls sehr zu empfehlen ist. Alles in allem — ich würde dort wieder einchecken!

Hôtel moderne mais meublé de façon impersonnelle.
Les +
Lit king size
Planche à repasser et vallet de nuit
Coffre fort
Grand bureau
Belle surface de chambre
Hifi Bose
Les —
English breakfast très médiocre (£20). Le continental est un peu meilleur et d’un prix plus raisonnable (11£).
Connexion wifi sans fil saturée inutilisable.
Connexion filaire uniquement sur le bureau prix £35 les 5 jours.
En résumé, hôtel cher pour des prestations moyennes, à moins que l’on né considère que l’intérêt d’avoir un centre de soin sur place £75 a 300.

Das Hotel liegt ruhig in einem Wohngebiet. Das Sheperd’s Bush Empire ist fussläufig zu erreichen, die Tube-​Station ebenfalls. Auch mit dem Bus kommt man schnell, vorbei am Hyde Park in die City. Die Lobby und der Barbereich sind ebenfalls sehr stylish. Die Zimmer etwas klein und lieblos eingerichtet. Mit Pech gibt’s es sogar ein Zimmer im Soutterain oder Keller. Da man jedoch von Londoner Hotelzimmer unterhalb der 4– oder eher 5-​Sterne Kategorie nicht zuviel erwarten sollte, geht das schon ok. Würd ich auf jeden Fall nochmal reingehen.

Das Hotel K-​West liegt in einem ruhigen Wohnviertel unweit der belebten New Holland Park Avenue. Das Hotel scheint sich größter Beliebtheit bei Privatbesuchern und Geschäftsreisenden zu erfreuen — bei unserem Besuch war es ziemlich ausgebucht.
Der Empfang verlief leider total chaotisch — die gebuchte Zimmerkategorie war nicht verfügbar. Ein Downgrade wollten wir nicht akzeptieren, ein Upgrade wollte der Portier nicht anbieten. Nach einigem Hin– und Her haben wir dann doch ein Zimmer erhalten. Die Wartezeit betrug völlig unnötige 2 Stunden, die wir in der sehr lauten und renovierungsbedürftigen Hotelbar verbringen «durften».
Die Zimmer sind auch für Londoner Verhältnisse relativ klein und dunkel gehalten — dafür aber sauber und gepflegt. Das Bad macht auch einen eher dunklen Eindruck — war aber ebenfalls sehr sauber.
Unser Zimmer hatte ein Fenster zur Seite des Hotels was den Nachteil hatte, dass man schon früh morgens von abfahrenden Autos geweckt wurde — da die Parkplätze auf der Seite vom Hotel alle über eine Firma vermietet werden und die Parkboys oft viel Lärm beim Vorfahren der Autos machen.
Von der sehr schön gemachten Internetseite sollte man sich nicht allzu sehr blenden lassen — das Hotel wirkt allgemein etwas «abgewohnt» und man muß schon 10 Minuten laufen um zu schönen Pubs, Restaurants und zu Geschäften zu kommen. Rund um das Hotel finden sich nur allerlei alte Häuser, ein nicht empfehlenswertes Pub und ein hektisches Einkaufszentrum.
Die nächsten U-​Bahn-​Stationen sind «Shepherds Bush» oder «Holland Park» zu beiden läuft man ca. 5 – 10 Minuten. Auf der Holland Park Avenue finden sich nette kleine Restaurants und Möglichkeiten zum frühstücken. Die Frühstücksbar im Hotel haben wir nicht genutzt.
Den Spa-​Bereich haben wir nicht genutzt!
Mit Ausnahme des katastrophalen ersten Eindrucks hat das Personal im Hotel einen freundlichen Eindruck hinterlassen.
Für einen relativ niedrigen Pauschalbetrag erhält man für 5 Tage einen sehr schnellen Internetzugang über W-​Lan (über einen persönlichen Code) den man auch mit mehreren Notebooks nutzen kann (nicht gleichzeitig).
Fazit: Empfehlenswertes, lebhaftes Hotel etwas außerhalb vom Stadtkern, man ist aber in rund 20 Minuten mit der U-​Bahn am Piccadilly-​Circus. Gefallen hat uns die Nähe zum edlen Kensigton und zur sehr schönen New Holland Park Avenue auf der man bis nach Notting Hill spazieren kann. Die Preisleistung ist für London gut — Online-​Bucher (direkt über die Hotel-​Homepage) bekommen einen Zusatz-​Rabatt.