Hotel Barkston Gardens - London

9.4

Very nice place to stay in London, we spend only one night there, but everything was perfect. It is very close to underground, great.

8.6

excellent location, near tube station! good hotel, recommended!!

5.8

On the basis of the staff and service I would have rated this hotel a 9. However, the rooms are such that it is more a 3 or 4. The lack of proper lighting in the room gives them a dingy, depressing feeling. The furniture makes Ikea to look like custon made. The location is great and the staff is simply marvelous. It's the condition of the rooms (not a lack of cleanliness) which would prevent me from returning here.

7.8

excellent excellent location, literally few steps from the Earl's Court tube, and on Picadilly line! The hotel building is old, so one can't expect miracles in terms of layout, fittings etc, but the rooms are spacious, they are provided with tea/coffee/biscuits and boiling water pot!

4.7

We wasn't expecting a five stars hotel saw the price but effectively this hotel have to be closed for a substantial refurbishing. Room was very big but dirty and one night I found a big beetle running around.Sheeds was broken and the bed cover dirty (and I don't want imagine that kind of spots what was...). Room service : a disaster (we called 5 times to get the breakfast).My opinion is totally negative and nevermore I'll go there.

8.0

We were a group of people and stayed the second time at the Barkson Gardens. The hotel location is excellent, you are just 2 min walk near Earls Court Station and have plenty of pubs and stores nearby. The rooms are very large for London standards in this price range. Our last room was definetly older furnished than that one the trip before, but still relatively large and clean. We have heard of some problems regarding warm water in the shower. Last time it was no problem, this time it took quite a long time before we got a warm water. But you can deal with that for some nights and should not be a big issue. The second day everything worked fine. The breakfast was not overwhelming, but ok, one type of cheese and one type of sausage. Coffe, marmelade, jam and toast are quite ok. The staff is friendly and helpful - we had some special requests before arrival and all our mails were answered quick and friendly. We have seen far worse accomodations in London. We definitely recommend the Barkston Gardens Hotel and will stay there again!

9.5

We would defenetly reccomend this hotel!! It's located in a great position, only 3 minuts walking from the tube! Quite far from Stansted but we knew it..The hotel is very clean, rooms are very spacious and breakfast is really good (service and food we mean). If you have to visit London, book your stay here!!!!!!!!!

8.3

Very good. Have stayed in the Earls Court area several times before and this is the best hotel we have stayed in. Cheerful, efficient reception, clean and renovated rooms. Would recommend as value for money.

6.0

Nice surround. Next to the tube and to some restaurant. The hotel is clean and quite (maybe because we were at the last floor)

1.7

This hotel is very old. Shower didn't work! It's horrible. I will never stay this hotel again.

8.2

Everything was OK, except cleanliness of the room. The room needs to be refreshed (carpets, beds). The door of the restroom was very difficult to close... With no air conditionning, you must sleep with opened window. So it was noisy because of the underground trafic. Ask for a room with a window on the street side. The breakfast was excellent. Very well located for access to the underground.

8.1

Accès facile (2 minutes à pied de la station de métro Earls Court). Très pratique pour visiter Londres. Excellent rapport qualité/prix. Petit déjeûner un peu frugal et peu varié. Salle à manger très chaude en été et un peu bruyante. Chambre sommaire, mais literie confortable. Excellente solution pour un jeune couple désireux de passer un long WE à Londres à un prix raisonnable.

8.9

Ottimo albergo, stanze e bagno molto spaziosi, pulizia quitidiana, metro veramente vicina e colazione internazionale a buffet inclusa, i dintorni sono tranquilli e pieni di pubs e locali per cenare. Un ottimo punto di partenza per un soggiorno a Londra. Ci torneremo sicuramente.

7.5

I would recommend Barkston Gardens Hotel to my friends pointing the fact that it is an old building. Therefore you hear all the noises of people walking upstairs. The hotel Doesn't have air conditioning so in the summer (when we stayed there) you need to leave windows open and will hear all the street noises. Rather than that it is very clean and people are nice.

9.0

We are a family with two teenagers. We asked a quadruple family room, and we got a nice room with three large beds (set for six people) at a quite reasonable price, including a good continental breakfast. The hotel is beautifully placed in a quiet backstreet in a very lively neighborhood, 100 m from Earl's Court tube station and full of restaurants, pubs and shops.

4.4

Rooms were dirty and smelt.Had to ask maid to clean bathroom on arriving.Main staircase hadnt been cleaned or hoovered for a long while.No sheet change in four days and only one computer for hundreds of guests.Worst breakfast on our entire trip.Thank goodness for M&S over the road. Otherwise location and price was perfect.Also extremely creaky floor boards from above.I thought at one point they would fall through from the room above it was so noisy.

8.2

agreable hotel avec vue sur parc, la chambre était spacieuse pour 4 , petit déjeuner très corret, personnel très sympathique, proximité immédiate de la station de métro(deux lignes) et du bus et de nombreux restaurants et commerce.Point de départ idéal pour rayonner dans londres

7.7

We were travelling as a family of 4 (including 2 kids), and the room was decent enough. Pricey for America, but definitely reasonable for London and its quality. The rooms were clean and the breakfast was nice. We had lost our luggage first arriving, and the staff was very kind and supporting. I especially reccomend this hotel for its excellent location. It really is only a 2 minute walk from the Underground station that'll take you everywhere around the city. The surrounding blocks are filled with lively restaurants and small shops, and Kensington Gardens is just about a 25 minute stroll from the hotel.

8.7

we went to London for holiday. The room was quite good except some noises during the night when people came back because of some doors. Any way my staying there was good and I want use it again if I'll came back to London.

7.3

family room for 4 with 3 beds (140 cm width)! That should be specified when booking on line

7.9

We were a couple of times in London so we know the average standard of London hotels. The Barkston Gardens was a very pleasent surprise. The rooms are very spacious, clean and comfortable. We had a few questions before arriving asked by mail and always got immediate response. The room was quite warm - that's the only slight negative. But you can deal with this. Breakfast ist absolutely ok, the location is great - just 1 min to the underground station. Definitely do recommend this hotel and already have booked again for our next trip.

7.4

Problems wih water pressure on the top floor, when pointed out we were moved to a different room. Overall the stay was fine although the hotel is a little tatty.

8.4

rapporto prezzo qualità ottimo, stanza spaziosa, (avevamo un B&B family), pulizia e sostituzione asciugamani, giornaliera, ottima la colazione continentale, vicinissimo alla metro di Earl's court. Molto soddisfatto, se torno a Londra, andrò sicuramente al barkston.

8.5

Picking economy class hotels in London can be quite hazardous. However, my two daughters aged 12, my wife and me found this offer quite satisfactory. The family room was quite spacious, with three queen size beds. Of course, this wasn't an all-new luxury hotel. The floor was squeaky and the carpets were old. But everything was functioning well. Note that the available PC in the lobby is very out of date (the internet connection is there, though). Nice continental breakfast and friendly service all the way. Handiuly close to the underground station, also. We'll be back.

8.3

My second time there and I do recommend! Important to mention that this hotel is very close to the subway line Piccadilly Circus which serves Heathrow airport! This advantage makes things easier when you arrive with bulky luggage.

6.1

The room was ok, but we had problems with hot water...there was only a glug of water running from the shower. To have a "shower" you had to bend because of low pressure of water (only hot water). We couldn't have a proper shower. but breakfast was good and abundant and rooms were clean.

6.9

location excellent, rooms larger then in most hotels in London will book hotel again

7.5

Very clean room and hospitable staff. The only complaint is the noise from the wooden floor in the corridor, which affected my sleep.

8.5

Cozy hotel, charming victorian style, perfect the maitre de sale. Ideal for families. Close to metro station and to the center of the town.

5.6

They tried to charge our debit card as a "security" procedure. Too bad they didn't say anything about it on Venere. So they threatened to withdraw the reservation if we did not show up before 4pm. You need to reserve with a regular credit card to be safe. We also asked which was the best solution for metro tickets and they told us to ask the ticket sellers. Now this is great service. Price/quality is great the location is perfect and rooms are ok, the service encounter make the whole perception of the hotel as poor.

9.3

Some problems with the hot water in the morning. Apart from that , just perfect for our needs.

3.1

on arrival the receptionist said there was a problem with our booking after a delay of about ten minutes she said sorry we where given a room in the basement but my wife asked the next morning if we could be given another room as it was very dark in the room and the view from the window was a wall, andalso there was no heating . on returning to the hotel that evening we had been moved to the third floor the view from the window was much better but the room was much smaller.

6.9

It is true is cheap (for London) and very well placed close to the tube. The quality in general is reasonable except for one detail: in the 6th floor, it was impossible for four days to have a shower, because of the low water pressure (when available!). All claims to the desk people were useless. If you go, ask for a room in a lower floor!

6.1

There was a big problem with the watersupply for the rooms. So morning showers where out of the question. Even in the evening the waterpump wasn't able to suply the room with the amount of water needed to take a shower or just wash your hair.

9.0

Great Place!!! I'll return here in the future.

8.3

Hotel standard better than price would suggest. Room was large, clean but the decor was dated. Large bathroom but shower was not very powerful. Good value for money.

8.7

Nice hotel, convenient location close to Earls Court tube station with access to Picadilly and District line. Safe and clean area. Great for families.

6.3

We have been in this Hotel 3 nights and it was not the first time for us in London, therefore we were prepared to the lower standard of the Hotel. Unfortunately our room, at the 6th floor of the building, had 2 serious problems with the heating system (not working) and the windows (not closing well). We asked help to the desk, but invain. So I found a screwdriver and a pince and repaired the heating myself, purging the system from air (to be repeated every evening before going to sleep). It was a pain in the neck... Finally, we suggest the other hosts to check the butter and the jam if they are open before eating them when at breakfast. We had a bad surprise indeed.

6.0

Staff are poorly trained and, while not unpleasant, do understand that they are there to provide service to guests. The exception was the restuarant service which was efficient.

2.5

We arrived so late,the manager gave us 2 bad rooms on the ground floor, the windows couldn't be opened, were closed with a lock, te rooms were too wet,also smelled bad.We asked for two new rooms, but the nigth maneger said "perhaps tommorrow", next day the day maneger in a bad way told us that it was impossible to move us to anothers rooms, we aked for complaining to the general manager and at the end they moved us to anothers rooms, no as better as they show by internet and not as the relation price quality that we paid.

8.2

C'è stata un ottima corrispondenza tra quanto descritto nel sito e quanto trovato sul posto. E' stata una ottima esperienza. Ci tornerei volentieri

8.5

Albergo con ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo. La camera per 4 aveva 3 letti (ma lo sapevo già perchè avevo letto un commento a questo proposito) che comunque erano molto spaziosi. Molto buona la colazione.

5.9

My wife saw a cockroach in the bathroom...

6.0

Bagno poco funzionale con accessori vecchi. Funziona male la regolazione dell'acqua calda nella doccia. La doccia ha la tenda e quindi non è molto pratica, si bagna facilmente il pavimento .

7.6

environnement super, trés bien situé à proximité de la station de métro d'Earl Court, de pubs et restaurants, etc... face à un parc de verdure. le petit déjeuner était copieux, l'accueil excellent. par contre les chambres correspondent d'avantage à un petit 2* Français qu'à un 3*, mais on s'y attend lorsque l'on va à Londres... trés bon rapport qualité prix et un endroit idéal pour découvrir Londres.

7.5

Sono stata insieme a mio marito diverse volte a Londra ... il piu' delle volte abbiamo preferito le strutture alberghiere di Eart's Court.. tra le tante quella di "Barkston Gardens" è sicuramente la migliore per diversi motivi: 1- posizione ottima (2 minuti dalla metropolitana) 2- tranquillita', l'albergho è su una strada secondaria poco trafficata e si affaccia su un grazioso giardino 3- personale cortese 4- camere pulite, può capitare di vedere la guarnizione del lavabo scura o il pavimento in gomma del bagno rovinata, in tal caso vi consiglio il Savoy Hotel. Non si puo' pretendete di avere un albergho a tre stelle con un trattamento da 5 stelle Insomma è un albergho con un buon rapporto prezzo/qualita'. E' di sicuro il nostro punto di riferimento per le prossime escursioni londinesi.

2.3

Nothing like what it looked like on the internet. Very old building, we had mould coming through one wall, holes in another. Very disappointed in quality of the room/hotel. Good location though.

8.6

The breakfast could be better

8.3

A fabulous surprise for London: huge, clean and pretty room, rather welcoming and very professional staff, very good breakfast, reasonable price, free internet connection... Tube is very near(2 minutes walk)...I'm very glad of my coose and will warmly recommend this hotel.

8.6

Good, but not great hotel. Good choice for a stay in London with an excellent location - quite close to the Underground. Very good value for the money.

9.7

Very good accomodation for a stay in London. I would go there again.

1.4

This place is not a nice hotel. We had a roach in our room, they don't provide any shampoo or conditioner, and the walls are paper thin. I will not stay here again.

9.7

Considering the low price it was a excellent stay. The floor was some what noisy, as i always is, but that´S it. The rest was WERY nice. We will be back for sure. Breakfast was nice, and ok. The room was very large. We had a spacious family room. Higly recommendable

6.4

The hotel is fine, even though the impression from the web site makes you expect something more. Close to the tube.Our room was very spacious, but did not give us the feeling of cleaness.Forniture quite dismal.Breakfast to be improved!

6.2

Albergo non è eccessivamente caro tutto rispetto alla media dei prezzi di questa città. I servizi offerti sono essenziali e nulla di più. La stanza ed il bagno erano puliti, ma mostravano i segni dell'età. Buona la posizione, a due passi dalla metro.

6.3

The room was OK by British standards. Cleaning could be better especially the dust bunnies in bathroom and around radiator/pipes in the room. Previous water leakages from bathroom above “was obvious” But I have seen several rooms in more costly hotels that are in similar or less good shape/standard Beds and linen clean and OK Friendly staff and good breakfast

8.3

Perfect location! Good ratio quality/price! The only observation I can make is that the receptionists should smile more!!! (it's a joke). I will surely come back! Michela G.

7.8

credo l'hotel si trovi in una ottima posizione considerando la vicinanza alla metro e le linee a disposizione. ottimo anche per l'autobus notturno. camera pulita (moquette a parte) e spaziosa. abbondante colazione e personale qualificato e multilingue. nessuna nota negativa. consiglio vivamente.

6.4

Ottima posizione, vicinissima ad Earls Court Station. Ottima zona. Personale competente, educato e simpatico. Unica pecca, la rumorosità (non eccessiva) del pavimento della stanza (parquet coperto da moquette) e la dimensione della singola abbastanza piccola. Ma la quiete sia della zona che dell'albergo non ha disturbato il sonno.

8.4

lindo hotel y amigable, lo unico que el piso de la pieza suena mucho (madera) a pesar de la alfombray en el baño falta una buena cortina o shower door. Buen desayuno, buena atencion y hermoso barrio

8.5

Marvellous stay at the Barkston Gardens. The breakfast waiter can smile in the morning ? wonderful stay

5.0

No comment, if you can't say anything nice, best not speak at all.

8.1

Stayed here in early July 2006. Recommendation to use this facility - good value with no surprises. Two minute walk to metro. Good service from staff.

9.8

We took 2 small children to London for the first time and this hotel was perfect for our needs.

6.2

Hotel location is closely underground(5 mins walk). 24's supermarket & shops & tradional restaurant is very closely.Hotel storage & internet is free of charge.Hotel prices is fair enough .But the worst things is the floor sound-insulated is very poor.

8.9

The hotel is very close to Earls Court tube station within a walking distance of 1 minute only!!Its very nice!!The price is cheaper than others, the location is great, and it also served with cooked breakfast!!Its really nice!!

8.2

Las habitaciones en el piso 1, que es el sotano!!! son feas y oscuras, deberian arreglar más estas habitaciones. El mapa de localización en su página web que sea más especifico. En todo lo demás me parece excelente.

5.8

albergo molto pulito,vicinissimo alla fermata della metropolitana. Avevamo prenotato con molto anticipo (circa 1 mese) una camera doppia per 8 notti e ci siamo ritrovati in una camera minuscola con letto alla francese in cui abbiamo passato le prime due notti con un certo disagio, bagno ai minimi termini senza sapere dove appoggiare una valigia, successivamente ci hanno spostato in una stanza migliore. Alla domanda dove la stanza che appariva sulla fotografia ci hanno sorriso.

8.8

We've stayed in Earls Court and at the Barkston Gardens before, and we'll be back. Very nice surroundings, easy access to the tube, really good value for the price. Would love to have a reading lamp above the bed - though!

9.2

Barkston Gardens is an excellent choice, good value for money, proffesional staff, and great area near to city,underground station, and local shops and cafe´s. If staff had been not just as proffesional as they really are, but also a little more warmhearted, it had been top-notch!

9.4

For England standard, this hotel provides clean & nice room, with teapot inside the room, comfortable bed and good breakfast. Only problem is that we were provided a basement unit, which has a lot of trouble to go through all doors and elevator does not reach certain level.

8.1

Everything were good especially the room was spacious. However, they didn't mentioned some rooms are not direct access by lift (1 level up by stairs) then I had to move the heavy luggage thru stair. But, it still a good hotel for my London stay.

3.1

The room sold was as a quad. When we got into the room, it was one double bed and a pull out couch. The bedding looked dirty and the floors creaked. It seemed as if they didn't use this room often but if they didn't they should not have advertised it as such. Since we had to catch an early flight, we did not sleep in the pull out couch because it looked gross.

8.3

Well kept, friendly hotel in excellecent location. Quietly situated opposite private gardens, yet just around the corner from Earl's Court tube station, shops and restaurants. Nice, well equipped and clean rooms, a good breakfast buffet, ... I enjoyed my stay!

8.4

Very pleased with our room, very serviceminded and helpful employees. Lovely breakfast!

9.3

A very professional operation that gives the customers what they need.

2.2

Reception was very poor, did not get any warm fuzzies from the start. They obviously do not put any money into the property - very dirty. Pictures led me to believe it was part of the gardens - AH! The gardens were a private enclave across the street. The only positive thing I can say about this property is that it WAS close to Earl's Court station.

8.2

Excellent location, very close to Earls Court and subway. Recommended solid accomodation.

8.3

Location excellent being walking distance to Earls Court Underground and very easy from Heathrow. Rooms probably a bit basic but very clean and we found the staff helpful. We did book a quad room but found there were 3 3/4 beds. We expected 2 singles and 1 double or queen.

8.3

L'hotel è in un'ottima posizione, molto tranquilla ma anche vicinissima alla metro. La nostra camera, molto spaziosa, aveva una bellissima finestra sui giardini di fronte all'hotel. Discreta la colazione continentale a buffet. L'unico appunto è sulle finiture della camera e del bagno, deludenti. Nel complesso un ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo, da consigliare.

8.5

Good value for money. Very quiet hotel, no street noise. Situated next to a (unfortunately private) park, 1 to 2 minute walk from tube station.

6.6

The staff are great. The location is very convenient to the Earl's Court tube station. The photos of the exterior are of a property across the street. The breakfast was very plentiful and tasty. The bathroom in the room had significant water damage and was not appealing. But, it was always kept clean. There was a noise of running water all the time that we couldn't figure out. Maybe it came from the heating system which wasn't on. The floors creaked badly in the room. For location, you can't beat this place. But, they need to do some refurbishing of paint in many of the hallways, etc. There are lovely pastel water colors along the hallways. Staff were very helpful when our scheduled shuttle to the airport didn't show. The desk clerk was very firm with the shuttle company about getting us there. A separate shuttle for just the two of us was sent.

7.9

Excellent location just steps grom Earl's Court Tube making travel to/from Gatwick and Heathrow (even with heavy bags) a breeze and only minutes from Victoria, Piccadilly Circus and Paddington . Just what you need in an hotel--clean, comforable & convenient. I would definitely stay here again--in fact, I tried to book this hotel on my return to London, but it was full. One tiny complaint--there was a very squeaky floorboard at the entrance to the room and bathroom which squeaked very loudly every time I went past it--not a big issue for me, but I wouldn't have wanted to be in the room below!

6.8

very good!!!!very very good!!i'm an italian girl,and i've had a fantastic easter week-end!!

7.6

la cosa migliore dell'albergo è che sta vicinissimo alla fermata della metro. Le camere sono abbastanza spaziose soprattutto rispetto agli standard londinesi. La colazione era abbastanza buona.

6.1

Nel complesso un albergo discreto, peccato per la pulizia sopratutto del bagno.....In compenso la stanza era grande ed i letti non tanto (1 piazza e mezza per 2 persone), noi eravamo 2 adulti e 2 ragazzi e stavamo un pò stretti.... Personale cortese e colazione nella media. Locazione OTTIMA 100 metri dalla metro. Silenziosissimo. Si può consigliare.

6.5

When you've got no money who cares with the easy access to the tube we had a great time. Don't expect to much and you shall not be dissapointed.

9.1

L'Hotel è in un'ottima zona, (zona 2) è vicino alla metro Earl'court, le camere sono ampie e pulite, la colazione internazionale è abbondante anche se provano a farti acquistare l'English breakfast che non è compreso nel prezzo. Ottima soluzione per godersi la città stando vicino al centro.

7.1

I specifically booked a room for two adults and two children (both aged ten) and asked for four beds. the room we got only had towels for three, three cups and worst of all only three beds, so that the children had to share. i spoke to the lady at the reception desk right away and she promised me to put in another bed the next night. but when we got back from an adventurous day in london quite late, there was no additional bed in our room. as i turned down many venere propositions - more centrally located - because they only offered rooms with three beds, i was really disappointed.

6.5

it was ok to stay one week ,visiting London and not to stay in Hotel so much time - just sleeping and having beakfast -. not far from underground

7.3

very good servicies- spacy room- quiet for a french familly 2 adults & 2 cildren the quality of the bed is not good for more than 1 night

8.8

Very close to the underground station.Good access from the Heathrow airport. Wide room. My room faced to the beautiful garden.Quiet area.

9.8

We stayed here for 2 nights. Family of 4 - 2 parents and 2 teens ages 13 & 15. Their Quad provided adequate room for our stay. Location was very close to Earl's Court Tube station and near Earl's COurt where we saw a concert. Helpful staff and nice accommodations for the price. I would highly recommend and would stay here again versus paying higher prices elsewhere.

10

Our room was bigger than we expected, good space for four persons (2 adults and 2 children; 9 and 11 years old), but there were only three beds, so the children had to share bed. We enjoyed our stay very much.

7.2

As I used the hotel only for bed and breakfast, i have to say that it was what i had expacted. The staff was very friendly and poliet. I think i will stay here once more while visiting London.

7.1

they permit in a public area (bar, tv roomm...) to smoke. it need a special area for smokers.

3.7

Definitely NOT a 3 star hotel, very poor reception area and breakfast room. Actual room very spacious but not up to 3 star standard, would NOT return.

4.4

Rooms pictured were not the rooms of the hotel, or at least the room my wife and myself shared. Bathroom mouldy with no working extractor fan. Could not swing a cat in the room it was so small. We did not stay over on the second night of our stay (stayed at friends) as the room was so unwelcoming. Location was very good but again the picture on the net has the hotel with a grassed common in front of it. Nothing of the sort in fact it is terraced hotels with rat traps in every other hotel.

7.4

On the whole, hotel was fine and very conveniently located. One criticism was the mattress. Probably the worst mattress I have ever had the misfortune to sleep on. Lumps and springs everywhere. When I asked for the matrress to be changed, I was then told it was new!! Instead of the staff being apologetic they were basically accusing me of lying. They did change the mattress and the new one was much better. While the hotel was fine I thought the attitude of the staff left alot to be desired.

8.5

A good, clean hotel, very close to the tube. Friendly staff. The room was good but very hot. Couldn't turn the heat off. Very good price for London.