Hotel The Gainsborough - London

About Hotel The Gainsborough

hotel front view Named after the English artist Thomas Gainsborough, The Gainsborough Hotel is a small luxury boutique hotel boasting an enviable location in Central London. To stay here is to enjoy the fashionable London of South Kensington, which includes Harrods, restaurants, and antique markets, pubs and the delightful backwaters of Chelsea and Knightsbridge.

Reachable via the underground, London's popular tube, at only 2 minutes walk from the hotel, The Gainsborough offers the atmosphere of an English country home combined with the pleasure of being close to London's finest museums, shopping and entertainment venues. Relax and enjoy yourself in a setting of timeless elegance.

Ideal as a base for tourists, this refined London accommodation is also suitable for business travellers thanks to its proximity to the exhibition centres of Earls Court and Olympia and the direct access to Heathrow Airport.

Location of Hotel The Gainsborough, London

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  City Area:South Kensington

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  Position of the zone in the city

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  General map

Rooms at The Gainsborough

suite The Gainsborough Hotel is equipped with direct dial telephone, interactive satellite TV, broadband and Wi-Fi internet access, desk and chair, hairdryer, electronic safe, tea & coffee making facilities, central heating, and trouser press (on request) as well as en-suite shower-room (some with bathtub) and all amenities guests need for a pleasant stay in London.

The suites and deluxe rooms have also air conditioning, while the Four Poster suite also has two easy chairs and en-suite bathroom with spa bath and shower.

• Air conditioning
• Colour TV
• Direct dial phone
• Electronic safe

• Hairdryer in room
• Heating
• High speed Internet connection
• Interactive TV

• Pay TV
• Satellite TV
• Wireless Internet connection
• Writing desk

Breakfast at The Gainsborough

The continental and full English breakfast are served in the breakfast room from 7 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, and from 7.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Hotel Facilities

• Credit card accepted
• Historic building
• Laundry service
• Lift/elevator
• Room service - 24 hour
• City guide
• City maps

• City tour
• Concierge
• Front desk - 24 hour
• Front desk - fax service
• Luggage room
• Newspapers
• Tourist information

• Banqueting service
• Conference room
• Congress facilities
• Internet/Email services
• Reading lounge
• Lounge bar

How to reach Hotel The Gainsborough

By car
From Heathrow Airport London: follow signs for M4 (signposted M4, Central London, The West, Gatwick Airport) and at roundabout take third exit. Then join M4 motorway (signposted Central London) and continue onto A4. Cross Hammersmith Flyover - A4 (signposted Central London) and continue straight on to Cromwell Road - A4 (entering South Kensington). Just after traffic lights (on the left hand side - Natural History Museum) turn right into Queensberry Place, where upon you will arrive at The Gainsborough.

By airplane
You can get from Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station in 15 minutes by the Heathrow Express Train (4 trains per hour). Continue by underground (District or Circle Line - eastbound) to South Kensington Tube Station.
From Heathrow you may also take directly the Piccadilly underground line to South Kensington station (45 minutes).
You can get from Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station in 30 minutes by taking the Gatwick Express Train (4 trains per hour). Continue by underground (District or Circle Line - westbound) to South Kensington Tube Station.