Hotel Number Sixteen, London
Expert reviews
“The Firmdale Hotels group mostly operates boldfaced-name hotels in the West End—the kinds of places where scenesters swill designer gin and fashion magazines shoot. Here, though, husband/wife designers/owners Tim and Kit Kemp create one of the loveliest B&B experiences in the city.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in London.
“A reflection of the well-heeled neighborhood it calls home, the beautiful Number 16 hotel is a charming Victorian stucco terrace townhouse a few minutes from South Kensington Tube.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in London.
“Every room in this townhouse hotel is bursting with colour and effervescent charm, thanks to splashy Chelsea textiles and characterful artwork hand-picked by design director Kit Kemp. It’s close to Kensington’s major museums, high-end shops and restaurants. The afternoon tea, at £22 per person, offers great value.”
What guests liked
- Boutique style
- Continental breakfast
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This five-star luxury establishment is located on 16 Summer Place on Kensington and Chelsea where it offers nothing short of hospitality excellence. Hotel Number Sixteen features ultra-chic interiors and private gardens which make for a comfy, scenic and perfect resting place while visiting the beautiful city of London.
Tourists and visitors alike enjoy staying in the hotel for its excellent location, the friendly staff of the hotel which will make you feel welcome the very moment you step into the hotel and the array of modern facilities and amenities the hotel has to offer.
The Number Sixteen Hotel offers chic room and stylish accommodation options such as Superior Room, Luxury Room, Deluxe Room, Single Room, Queen Room, which are all booked all year long. The Number Sixteen, Firmdale Hotel rooms are furnished with modern décor and classic furniture that will make guests get the luxurious experience they paid for.
The hotel is surrounded by several bars, shops, and restaurants which is one of the many reasons the hotel is a top draw among visitors in London. The hotel is located on the Picadilly, Circle and District lines which make for easy underground links to numerous parts of the city.
The rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa.
The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.
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Recent guest reviews
20 March 2024
I would definitely stay here again! Wonderful staff.
Great location, clean, little extras were so nice, staff great, beautifully decorated. Comfortable bed. Offered airport pickup too which was a plus.
Room was a little small. I’d upgrade to a bigger room.
12 March 2024
Sophisticated, elegant, and delightfully comfortable.
This is my fourth stay at this hotel and each time it has been a true pleasure. The location is perfect, the facilities are delightful - it's like being enveloped in supreme comfort with a smart eye on design. Fabulous!
1 March 2024
Fabulous
You have to pay for water
22 February 2024
Exceptional
Lovely, friendly staff. Well appointed, clean rooms and bathrooms. Excellent breakfast. Enjoyed everything about this hotel very much.
Nothing
14 February 2024
Great experience, quite and cosy place in busy London
Small, cosy hotel. Very professional friendly staff. I stayed in 4 Firmdale hotels, Number Sixteen is in my top 2.
28 January 2024
Home from home!!!🥰
Everything
Nothing
10 January 2024
Beautiful hotel with lovely rooms and quiet location
Lovely decor. Quiet location but very close to underground.
10 December 2023
We are now huge frimdale fans.
The staff, perfect fixture and fittings, however clean everything was and the location.
27 November 2023
A luxury stay in the heart of London
Wonderful staff, excellent location, superb interiors
27 November 2023
Very good
staff, breakfast was great location was great ROOM was average -
The Room -- my room was up in the attic and I should have been warned of the stairs which were pretty unmanagable, the room was SOOOOO TINY I could not actually get in the shower without sideways getting in and scraping my body. To sit on the toilet you had to sit over the basin. YOu can not get out one side of the bed - it was too small
22 November 2023
A touch of luxury in inner London
Beautifully decorated boutique hotel with amazing breakfast!
Over bath shower and steep steps into ensuite from the bedroom
2 November 2023
Exceptional
Excellent food. Very friendly staff.
Somewhat small room.
24 October 2023
Exceptional
Everything at this property was fabulous!
Nothing 🤩
14 October 2023
A beautiful hotel in a great location.
Great location, beautifully decorated, friendly and accommodating staff.
I would have loved some tea and coffee making equipment
5 October 2023
Always pleasant
Always lovely, clean and great decor !
I have stayed at the hotel numerous times and always request a certain room and alternate even if it means upgrading. I am very disappointed that after many years of being very loyal I have been refused this room (8) on numerous occasions now-/ even calling and emailing ahead more than once. So disappointed
9 September 2023
Exceptional
Everything was top and amazing
3 September 2023
Fabulous
Beautiful and unique interior design, central yet quiet location, exceptionally clean
31 August 2023
Fabulous
The bed was comfortable. The bathroom a good size. The room and bathroom were quite clean, and the cleaning staff did a great job of freshening up the room each day. The patio area with its garden was a nice spot for breakfast. The fish in the pond were a nice touch. The concierge was extremely helpful and friendly, and he gave us a nice tour of the entire hotel. The hotel is conveniently located near an Underground station.
22 August 2023
Very nice hotel! Recommended 100%.
The hotel is very cosy, clean, located in calm street. Very tasty breakfast. Helpful staff. Very convenient location if come as a tourist as main museums are just few minutes walk away, and nearby busses bring you straight to the center if you go for sightseeing in the central London.
20 August 2023
Exceptional
The staff's disposition and availability were outstanding. My family and I will stay here every time we are in London. The location was an oasis in the bustling neighborhood that was situated so closely to everything we wanted to see and visit. 5-Stars without a single hesitation.
The only thing I didn't like was the length of our stay. I wish we had stayed longer.
17 August 2023
Excellent hotel in an excellent location.
Excellent shower, big choice for breakfast and a few minutes walk from South Kensington tube station with a direct line to Kings Cross, Picadilly Circus and Embankment. Also a few minutes walk to the V & A museum and natural history museum. There was a little gift for me in my room.
11 August 2023
Our stay was wonderful! Excellent service and location!
Inclusive breakfast was great. The entire staff was accommodating and wonderful.
The computer system was down, so we did not know what we owed. The front desk person was not as attentive or helpful as the rest of the staff.
10 August 2023
Lovely boutique hotel
Fabulous decor and ambience
Checkout wasn't Firmdales' usual high standard. Took about 10 minutes as they have to refund any extras money not used in person.
8 August 2023
Beautifully quaint hotel. Excellent breakfast and sweetly decorated furnishings. Great location.
I booked the hotel knowing my family would need 24 hour room service and it was listed as an amenity. There was NOT room service available when we needed it ( late night check in and early morning departure). Also the front desk staff was very nice but not very helpful with concierge requests for dinner bookings.
30 July 2023
Wedding weekend
The atmosphere was perfect, we had drinks and food in the garden after the wedding and everything was perfect.
Nothing.
29 July 2023
Perfectly wonderful
Beautiful, comfortable, excellent staff and perfectly situated
28 July 2023
A lovely service oriented hotel with comfortable rooms in South Kensington
Hotel is in a good location. Staff was very friendly and service oriented. Room was nice and bed very comfortable. Lovely hotel restaurant with a nice outdoor space.
A road crew was working right outside the Hotel and made a lot of noise all day. That was unpleasant.
18 July 2023
Relaxing comfy stay in beautiful surroundings
Great location near tube. Lovely property beautiful decor. Great bed and bathroom.
Only issue was having to pay for second cup of coffee at breakfast. Never experienced this before.
4 June 2023
Delightful find in London. Great spot to overcome jet lag!
Very quiet, great linens and super cute! Plus the restaurant was delicious.
the shower/tub was very hard to get into and out of. dangerous!
13 May 2023
This hotel is unique in every way, the captivating quality of the design enhances each room. Cultivating an atmosphere o
The unique design and attention to detail also the staff were amazing.
nothing
25 April 2023
I stayed for the weekend and found this place to be delighful.
Well located. Beautifully decorated rooms. Comfortable bed. Friendly service.
Bathroom is tiny.
7 March 2023
Fabulous
The room was beautiful and clean and the people at the reception desk really friendly and helpful.
27 February 2023
a discovery and a place I will use
design of the hotel, very comfortable room the kind of boutique hotel atmosphere I like
nothing
20 February 2023
Excellent
Loved the decor,the food, the helpful staff
The rooms were lovely if a little compact.
13 February 2023
Very good
I did like the communal areas and the decoration. Breakfast was delicious.
The bed was too little for 2. And the mattress too soft. The room was in the top floor with no lift all the way up.
9 February 2023
Not perfect, but overall very pleasant
Nice size quiet room
Hard to find a quiet common room
8 February 2023
Will definitely return, location is excellent, dinning room looking on to the garden is nice
Very nice rooms high ceilings and lots of light.
No gym or coffee machine in the room
8 January 2023
little bit of luxury in a fabulous location
beautifully appointed, tremendous location, friendly helpful staff, little bit of luxury
only the price, for basically a bed it was very expensive
31 December 2022
Can only recommend !
Beautiful room, a marvealous bed, a very friendly and helpful staff, a wonderful breakfast, practical and quiet location, pretty garden, ... all in all a very pleasant and relaxing stay.
Some small things missing but provided for with pleasure if you asked for them: in room coffee facility, luggage rack, ...but this did not really impact our overall very positive experience.
13 October 2022
Exceptional
Felt individual ,comfortable ,friendly
Nothing
6 October 2022
I recommend this nice hotel in South Kensington
Very near the South Kensington underground stop, and near several restaurants. Quiet. Comfortable bed. Air conditioning that goes as cold as you need. Good breakfast in lovely setting. Friendly, helpful staff!
1 October 2022
Enjoyable.
The decor of number sixteen was amazing. I love the styles of the various rooms.
Only criticism that I have in respect of both firmdale hotels is the breakfast offering is average. The quality of the food could be improved
5 September 2022
Exceptional
Lovely comfortable rooms, great service and food and handy location
4 September 2022
Exceptional
Perfect location for the South Kensington station. Our room was so clean, the bed was extremely comfortable! I loved the decor. Beautiful garden to have breakfast in. All the staff were professional and friendly.
4 September 2022
Magical the fresh flowers throughout hotel were superb and the young gal concierge went above, house
The location was amazing The breakfast and outside patio adorable Lighted closets and refrigerator Large bathroom w bathtub fantastic Chairs plus table and desk needed housekeeping gal superb everything immaculate
Nothing
3 September 2022
great hotel, fabulous location for the museums. plenty of good restaurants close by.
lovely old building with beautiful decor
31 August 2022
The gardens were a lovely addition to our stay, helped us unwind from the energy of the city.
The whole property was so welcoming. As if it was your own Manor house with comfortable gardens and sitting rooms to enjoy as you please. Everything was crisp and clean and the staff is lovely.
13 August 2022
Very good
Absolutely charming courtyard for breakfast in the mornings
Love the decor and homely feeling of this hotel
5 August 2022
Great!
Location, decor, service
Larger room fr 3 people
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Business facilities
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
14 April 2024
Exceeded my expectations