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Reviews of Sonder Kensington Gardens

3.5 out of 5
Sonder Kensington Gardens
15 Prince of Wales Terrace, London, England

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 139 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 139 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 139 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 139 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 139 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Farid

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jake

Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sonder on 9 Jan,2024
Hi Jake, your honest feedback is appreciated. We’re sad to hear about your experience. We’d like to learn more about your stay to help us identify how we can improve for the future. Please reach out to our support team at any time.

10/10 Excellent

Jarod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sonder is a beautiful place to stay. The staff is so pleasant and helpful. In particular Roger was wonderful to talk with about places to visit while in town. Breakfast was fantastic. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sonder on 29 Dec,2023
Thank you for your kind words, Jarod! We're thrilled you enjoyed your stay. Can't wait to host you again soon at any of our 40+ locations worldwide.

10/10 Excellent

Sergi

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My daughter drop a piece of jewelry into the sink. They very quickly retrieve it!Thank you so much!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sonder on 29 Dec,2023
Thanks for reaching our during your stay so we could help, Anna! Whatever you need, we're here for you 24/7. We hope to host you again soon.

8/10 Good

Erik

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean comfortable well equipped room helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sonder on 15 Dec,2023
Hi Roger, we appreciate you staying with us and leaving a review. We’re glad you enjoyed your time with us, and we hope you’ll consider us again for your future travels.

10/10 Excellent

Luisa Alice

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fabio

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
strutta nuove e pulita. personale cordiale e disponibile nel soddisfare le nostre richieste.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Aina

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Sonder on 19 Nov,2023
Hi Aina, thank you for leaving a review. We’re sorry your stay fell below expectations. We’d love to hear more details about your experience. Please feel free to reach out to our 24/7 support team. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Sonder on 8 Dec,2023
Hi Kristin, we appreciate your review. It’s great to see you enjoyed your experience with us. We hope to see you again soon in one of our 40+ cities worldwide.

8/10 Good

Johann

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Steinar

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Luba

Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Magnus

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Tina

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Todd

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An enjoyable stay. The reception staff were really helpful and rooms had everything we needed. Nice area, with Kensington park on your doorstep. We would certainly look to stay here again. Great value for money in London.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you so much for hosting me. I would have liked for the room to be made or at least the trash to be taken out on a daily basis.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bérénice

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This wasn't quite what we expected, but we enjoyed our stay. The room and bathroom were quite small, but met our needs. The breakfast was adequate, with plenty of pastries, yogurt, brie/meats but no hot food options. There was usually a staff member around, but not set up like a hotel with a front desk for service. Location is lovely, with Kensington Gardens right across the street.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

klaus

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience at this hotel! Rooms are clean, staff is very helpful, and it’s located in a great area of London. Rooms are small, but that was perfectly fine since I didn’t spend a lot of time in the room.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
4pm Check in with a £16/hr charge for earlier checkin. No fridge or access to ice and the bathroom needs attention. That aside it’s in a great location and the breakfast is nice as well
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sonder on 6 Nov,2023
Hi Jennifer, your honest feedback is appreciated. It's great that you enjoyed the location and breakfast. We do our best to show all aspects of our spaces on our listings, but we apologize if anything was unclear. If you decide to give us another chance, we'd love to host you at any of our 40+ locations worldwide.

8/10 Good

Camilla

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

matthew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
I was very pleasantly surprised about the atmosphere of the Sonder. Great location. Friendly staff. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, very close to Kensington High Street. Spacious room, very comfortable. Good breakfast, and surprisingly quiet given how close to Kensington it is.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yelena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very easy to check in and check out!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Brian

Close to park Room too small and no day room service Staff very good
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Lucie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
First stay we had a really good room. Second stay we had a small cramped room in the attic. Not so good. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

A M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Shantha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed there 9 nights Great staff. But the property is really terrible. Small rooms, shower is so so bad barely any water coming out. Sink is blocked the whole time very slow water draining. No AC I was boiling. Noisy that every single minute someone take the lift and lift operation make massive noise in my room I was on 4th floor, rooms are so so tinny that you scared that fan on the ceiling will slice your head but you can’t afford to not to put the fan on because is really really hot even it’s end of September, only good thing was that place is every single staff member was great so so friendly energetic and smile and happy. Also the coffee machine was really good. Money not worth at all. There are so many hotels in that area that you can get half the money you pay.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sonder on 9 Oct,2023
Hi Shantha, your honest review is important to us. While we're thrilled you enjoyed our staff, we're sorry the property was disappointing. Had we known there were issues with your bathroom, our team would've been happy to address this during your stay. We do our best to inform our guests that there isn't air conditioning at this property, but our team would've been happy to deliver another fan to help with airflow. If you decide to give us another chance, we'd gladly recommend another location in London for your next visit.

8/10 Good

Osvald

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

JaeGu

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martine

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sonder on 23 Sept,2023
Thank you for your feedback. We do our best to make every stay enjoyable, and we apologize for falling short here. We'll work to improve for the future. We hope to host you again and show you a better experience.

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay at Sonder Kensington Gardens! Our room was on the smaller side, and was a basement unit, but for the price was a great value. The property itself is in an ideal location, right next to High Street Kensington and Kensington Gardens, so very walkable to stores, restaurants, and the High Street tube station. The hotel felt safe and well maintained, with friendly staff available when we needed them. Complimentary breakfast was excellent with great options, including delicious pastries and fresh squeezed orange juice!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Nicole

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Anita Vestergård

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel.
Convenient location, room basic but clean. Good continental breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
AVOID during summer
Not air conditioned. Had a unit on the top floor (4th) that was a heat trap and unliveable frankly. Small window just opened a crack (about 1 inch) and the two fans just served to recirculate the stale hot air. AVOID during summer. Room was small but clean. Bathroom was fine except shower didn't drain properly. Overall very disappointing experience. Spent my time debating whether to cut my losses and find another place to stay. Have paid the same for much nicer, comfortable stays in central London and will not be making this mistake again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sonder on 9 Oct,2023
Your honest feedback is important to us. We're sorry your stay fell short of expectations. We do our best to disclose that there isn't air conditioning at this property, but we apologize if anything was unclear. Had we known your shower wasn't draining correctly, our team would've been happy to address this during your visit. If you decide to give us another try, we'd gladly recommend another location for your next trip.

8/10 Good

Jeanet

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Great Base in London
Perfect location near Hyde Park. The staff and breakfast each morning were wonderful! The room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elise

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt very at ease as a single woman in my 70s. Staff so friendly &helpful . The location is great as Plenty within walking distance or public transport.I also liked that there was no fuss, everything well thought out, including breakfast.I would certainly stay there again
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023