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Hotel Number Sixteen, London

16 Sumner Pl, Kensington, London SW7 3EG, United Kingdom (show on map)

Expert reviews

Frommers review:

“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.

Fodors review:

“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.

Telegraph review:

“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.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Hotel Number Sixteen, London. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.6 out of 5.0

Ranked 16th in London

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What guests liked

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

5.0
Michelle

14 April 2024

Exceeded my expectations

Amazing customer service, friendly and attentive. Beautiful decoration, feeling of luxury. Wonderful location. Great breakfast. Let bed the outside garden setting

Can’t think of anything to improve our stay.

5.0
Suzanne

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.

5.0
Catherine

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!

4.5
Ibrahim

1 March 2024

Fabulous

You have to pay for water

5.0
Samantha

22 February 2024

Exceptional

Lovely, friendly staff. Well appointed, clean rooms and bathrooms. Excellent breakfast. Enjoyed everything about this hotel very much.

Nothing

4.5
Maryam

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.

5.0
Stuart

28 January 2024

Home from home!!!🥰

Everything

Nothing

4.5
Lynsey

10 January 2024

Beautiful hotel with lovely rooms and quiet location

Lovely decor. Quiet location but very close to underground.

5.0
Oran

10 December 2023

We are now huge frimdale fans.

The staff, perfect fixture and fittings, however clean everything was and the location.

5.0
Lisa

27 November 2023

A luxury stay in the heart of London

Wonderful staff, excellent location, superb interiors

4.0
Emma

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

4.5
Leonie

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

5.0
Gisle

2 November 2023

Exceptional

Excellent food. Very friendly staff.

Somewhat small room.

5.0
Samantha

24 October 2023

Exceptional

Everything at this property was fabulous!

Nothing 🤩

4.5
Carolyn

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

4.0
Ann

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

5.0
Giuseppe

9 September 2023

Exceptional

Everything was top and amazing

4.5
Jasmin

3 September 2023

Fabulous

Beautiful and unique interior design, central yet quiet location, exceptionally clean

4.5
Alfred

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.

5.0
Jurate

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.

5.0
Birungi

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.

5.0
Dominique

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.

5.0
Glo25

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.

4.0
David

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.

4.0
Jessica

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.

5.0
Blake-milton

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.

5.0
Brodie

29 July 2023

Perfectly wonderful

Beautiful, comfortable, excellent staff and perfectly situated

4.5
Douglas

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.

4.0
Gillian

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.

4.0
Margaret

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!

5.0
Francesca

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

5.0
Munize

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.

4.5
Alice

7 March 2023

Fabulous

The room was beautiful and clean and the people at the reception desk really friendly and helpful.

4.5
Olivier

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

5.0
Eva

20 February 2023

Excellent

Loved the decor,the food, the helpful staff

The rooms were lovely if a little compact.

4.0
Laura

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.

4.5
Henry

9 February 2023

Not perfect, but overall very pleasant

Nice size quiet room

Hard to find a quiet common room

4.0
Rarbetv

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

4.0
Frazer

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

4.5
Lou

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.

5.0
Stewart

13 October 2022

Exceptional

Felt individual ,comfortable ,friendly

Nothing

5.0
Peter

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!

4.0
Danielle

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

5.0
Abigail

5 September 2022

Exceptional

Lovely comfortable rooms, great service and food and handy location

5.0
Michelin

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.

5.0
Scott

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

5.0
Ellen

3 September 2022

great hotel, fabulous location for the museums. plenty of good restaurants close by.

lovely old building with beautiful decor

5.0
Heidi

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.

4.0
Ali

13 August 2022

Very good

Absolutely charming courtyard for breakfast in the mornings

Love the decor and homely feeling of this hotel

4.0
Jacqueline

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)
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