Milestone Hotel Kensington
Resistance pool overlooking Kensington Palace Gardens
About this hotel
Milestone Hotel Kensington sits ideally between Knightsbridge and Kensington, boasting a resistance pool, fitness centre and luxurious spa inside an intimate boutique property overlooking Kensington Palace and Gardens. Individually designed, air-conditioned rooms come with antique furnishings, fresh flowers, fine fabrics, a work desk, a seating area, a mini-bar, a flat-screen TV with DVD player and a 24-hour front desk, plus a daily complimentary treat delivered with room service such as sweets or homemade cookies. Cheneston's Restaurant serves traditional food made from locally sourced and organic produce, with the chefs accommodating individual requests, while the intimate Stables Bar rounds out the dining and drinking options. The hotel is just ten minutes on foot from leafy Hyde Park and the Royal Albert Hall.
- Resistance pool
- Fitness centre
- Kensington Palace views
- Boutique scale
Our take
Travellers staying here will find a resistance pool inside one of London's more intimate five-star hotels, well suited to guests who prefer a boutique scale over a large leisure floor. Couples wanting a quiet stay near Kensington Palace Gardens get real value from the location. Guests wanting a big resort-style pool or a lively hotel bar scene should look toward a larger Knightsbridge property instead.
- ✓Book a room overlooking Kensington Palace Gardens if it is available, the view is one of the hotel's real draws.
- ✓Try Cheneston's Restaurant for dinner, the kitchen accommodates individual requests more readily than a typical hotel restaurant.
- ✓Walk to Hyde Park or the Royal Albert Hall after using the resistance pool, both are about ten minutes away.
Why we love it
- Resistance pool inside an intimate boutique spa
- Overlooks Kensington Palace and Gardens
- Individually designed antique-furnished rooms
- Ten minutes from Hyde Park
Why guests love itWe picked Milestone Hotel Kensington for something quieter than the bigger Knightsbridge names, and the resistance pool suited that mood. It is not a large pool, but the view toward Kensington Palace Gardens from the spa area made up for the size. Our room came with fresh flowers and a genuinely different feel from typical hotel decor, all antiques and fine fabrics rather than anything mass-produced. Dinner at Cheneston's Restaurant let us swap out two dishes without fuss, and Hyde Park was an easy walk the next morning.