Astor Court Hotel
✓ Newly refurbished Standard and Superior rooms in historic Victorian townhouse
🏖️ 1.52 miles from The Serpentine - Hyde Park (Good water quality)
London
The Villa Kensington
London
3-star hotel
📍 10-11 Ashburn Gardens, London, SW7 4DG
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.1 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.0 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 The Serpentine - Hyde Park: Good bathing water 1.1 mi · Environment Agency
Photo: Dylan Moore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Two minutes' walk from Gloucester Road underground station
- Located in a quiet, elegant street in South Kensington
- Housed in a beautiful historical building
- Close to Hyde Park and major museums
- Meeting room available with tea and coffee included
The Villa Kensington is a hotel set in a beautiful historical building on a quiet, elegant street in South Kensington, London, just two minutes' walk from Gloucester Road underground station and two stops from Victoria Station. Rooms include Single, Double, Twin and Triple options, each with free Wi-Fi, a TV, tea and coffee making facilities, a hairdryer and a private bathroom. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi throughout and a meeting room available by the hour with tea and coffee included. You're within walking distance of Hyde Park, the Natural History Museum, Science Museum and the Royal Albert Hall, with West Brompton station 0.6 miles away and The Serpentine in Hyde Park 1.1 miles away.
How far to…
- Station
- two minutes walk
- Victoria Station
- two stops away
- West Brompton station
- 0.6 miles away
- The Serpentine - Hyde Park beach
- 1.1 miles away
- The Mosaic Rooms
- 0.4 miles away
- Natural History Museum
- 0.5 miles away
Practical details
- Pets
- Non-smoking premises throughout
Details taken from the operator's own website on 18 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ WiFi
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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