Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings
34-44 Barkston Gardens, London, SW5 0EW
Barkston Garden Hotel, London
The Barkston Garden Hotel is close to London's lively Earl's Court, located in an attractive square with a garden view. Built around 1900 in the tradit... more
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7/10 Overall rating
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| 7/10 | Your room |
| 8/10 | Working order of facilities / equipment |
| 8/10 | Order and cleanliness of the hotel |
| 7/10 | Performance of staff |
| 8/10 | Overall experience |
| 8/10 | Overall value for money |
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on September 27, 2009
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on September 27, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"OK" (108568873)
well mannered staff... clean surroundings & clean room
Hand shower was not working.. there was no hair dryer in the room
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Jennifer ( Mature couple)
from Goulburn , AU on August 25, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Reasonably comfortable and pleasant." (107487612)
Convenient location, close proximity to transport and restaurants etc.
Elevator was incredibly slow, but it was understood that a new elevator was to be installed in the short term. As experienced throughaout the UK, no airconditioning. The room was hot and stuffy, requiring the window to be opened which of course meant traffic noise.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 6, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Pleasant and welcoming." (108733543)
Everything except mattress
Mattress felt to have seen better days
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on June 20, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"gENERALLY PLEASANT, GENEROUS BREAKFAST, GOOD LOCATION" (107837495)
cCLEAN AND COMFY
COULD NOT OPEN WINDOWS IN ROOM - IT WAS UNUSUALLY HOT !
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David ( Mature couple)
from Orleans, ontario , CA on June 2, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Never, never again." (107563115)
The location of the hotel was convenient to the London Underground (Earl's Court). The continental breakfast was more than adequate. The room size was acceptable and the price was affordable.
As commented by hotel staff in response to an e-mail I sent them about my issues...the hotel (building) is old and the squeeky floors are "part of the character". The character of this hotel was lost on our last night's stay between the hours of approximately 11:00 pm until 1:30 am as another hotel guest in a room close to our seemed content to bang and crash around his room and from 4:30 am until 6:00 am either this same guest or another continuously paced across the squeeky floors. While the occasional squeek may add character to the hotel, one and one half hours of loud, steady squeeks does not make for a restful sleep. The gentleman who checked us out was not pleasant at all. He never asked how our stay was.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on June 2, 2009
Excelente ubicacion.
Las instalaciones del hotel estan descuidadas, lo cual es una lastima ya que es un extraordinario edificio con muy buenas habitaciones y extraordinario personal.
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on May 29, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent stay in this hotel, I will come back." (107606560)
Big rooms, comfortable. The room had a nice view over the gardens. The hotel is perfectly located next to the tube station but in a quiet and peaceful environment. The staff is very nice and helpul.Excellent ratio quality/price.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on March 15, 2009
Clean room & clean bathroom... friendly staff...
Small room
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Peter ( Solo business traveller)
from Bristol , GB on February 21, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Despite being within yards of a busy part of London - the Earls Court Road with it restaurants, shops and pubs - the hotel was extremely quiet and an oasis of calm from the clamour." (107714828)
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Alexandre ( Group of adult friends)
from Coppet , CH on February 17, 2009
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"worked out well" (107437293)
location, availability of a room with 3 beds
noisy (every time someone passed the room in the hallway it sounded as though they were entering our room), creaky floors (our room and the room above us), cleanliness was so-so
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on December 14, 2008
A very nice guy, Oscar checked us in. The manager for the breakfast had very god sevice,
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Ros ( Solo business traveller)
from Reading, berks , GB on November 7, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"I felt very comfortable. The lifts worked, the hotel was clean, the staff very efficient and nice smiles. Convenient to the station, quiet location. I didn't want to use the restaurant, and there are good convenience food shops very nearby. If I attend a conference in the vicinity again, I'll be happy to return. Basic, but clean and comfortable and quiet and convenient. Perfectly fine." (107223441)
Barkstone Garden Hotel was well situated for my needs. My room overlooked trees and gardens. The room was small, the furnishings well-used, but very clean. The room was quiet; the bed comfortable especially for one; the room-temperature comfortable; the window opened easily; the water was hot, and the refreshments in the room topped-up regularly. The early morning call was reliable, the staff unfailingly polite, friendly and helpful. I did not use the restaurant or breakfast facilities. The TV worked fine. Less than 5 minutes from Earls Court Station too.
I suppose the decor could be improved, but it was clean,which was more important to me. I would have found a drawer conventient, and the armchair was too low for the desk: these are minor points of improvement for me. But for the money, I got good sleep and a clean room to come back to.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on December 1, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Considering location and rate, this hotel is a fair one." (107858947)
Close to the underground station, and easy access to central London
After taking shower, water in the bath tub stayed (did not go away) for long time. Little work space on the desk (occupied by a TV set etc.)
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Lina ( Solo business traveller)
from Stockport , GB on October 30, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"I don't think I will ever stay in the same hotel again despite all its good points. I've made a really negative association of my experience in Barkston Gardens Hotel.Hope they will improve that to spare other visitors from all the unnecessary scare" (107277467)
Excellent location, very friendly staff
The only thing that has been very-very annoyning was the fire alarm going off on both nights that I stayed at the hotel. It was very-very scary..It woke me from deep sleep-I think it was 2.00 in the morning.I had to wake up really ealry the next morning to attend a demanding training event. My disrupted sleep on both nights spoiled much of my concentration and good mood.
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Robert ( Group of adult friends)
from Choppington , GB on August 14, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent value for money, especially for london. Would certainly use again." (97684150)
Staff were all excellent. No problem when I requested to leave my luggage both before the room was available and when I checked out. Breakfast was excellent. Well worth the upgrade to full English.
Creaky floor boards and slight odour which seemed to come from the bathroom extractor fan.
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Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues)
on September 9, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"fair - good value for money" (108054285)
excellent location for Earls Court Arena
dated furniture in rooms
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Anonymous ( Same sex couple)
on July 22, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Overall, we enjoyed our stay at the hotel as it provided everything we required including a nice quiet location close to the Earl's Court Tube Station which was ideal." (97875278)
The size of the room and the facilities were exceptional. The service provided by staff in the breakfast room was excellent.
One day we required an early breakfast in our room which arrived later than the time specified on the order form. We found this very inconvenient as we had to leave just as the breakfast arrived.
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Ian ( Mature couple)
from Sheffield , GB on August 15, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"We have stayed here before and will do so again. " (97208852)
Two minutes from tube and bus stops. Handy for museums, Albert Hall etc. Relatively quiet road for London. Good size bedrooms. Clean. Decent breakfast in pleasant dining room. Friendly helpful staff.
Corridors and room furniture looking a little tired, in common with so many London hotels.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on July 14, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"If you think 100" (108040690)
Hotel was available on dates required
- the room was a box - the bathroom was dirty - the sheet were stained - the breakfast was slow and super basic
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on April 11, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Good clean hotel that was cheap for the location." (97442207)
size of room and good hygiene
language barrier with staff as most spoke little english
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on March 4, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Barkston Gardens has an excellent location, about 150 yrds from Earls Court Tube Station. It is kept in good order, is well run and managed and overall has a good standard" (97811468)
Excellent price, in good clean order.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on March 16, 2008
Size of room and dining facilities
Very hard to obtain hot water in my basement room
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on March 11, 2008
This hotel is well-situated, has good accommodation, good sized rooms with a good sized ensuite bathroom, a good breakfast and friendly staff.
Only issue was the water pressure at the time, which I understand was outside the control of the hotel.
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Julian ( Mature couple)
from Maidstone , GB on March 3, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"First room was noisy in the morning as it was next to the kitchen but transferred much nicer room for the second night. Overall it was comfortable and convenient and I would use it again." (97551643)
Comfortable beds and pleasant staff
noise from the kitchen and squeaky floorboards
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Helen ( Mature couple)
from Torquay , GB on March 1, 2008
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"A pleasant reception area extending through to light and airy public rooms. The staff were pleasant and helpful at all times.The bedrooms needed freshening." (97422391)
spacious. pleasant view over garden square convenient for EARLS COURT
plumbing and heating archaic
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 18, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Would use again for it's location, friendly staff and cleanliness" (97623678)
The location was perfect for easy transfer from Earls Court tube. Everything worked trouble free and the staff were really friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and efficiently served. The room was at the front of the hotel but even with minus temperatures outside it was warm and quiet!! Notably our room felt clean and cared for - Well done Housekeeping
It is difficult to criticise given price and location but whilst the fittings were of a high standard the maintenance could go beyond ensuring everything works to improving the standard of decoration and style of furnishings Some areas were very pleasant, clean and modern.
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on December 13, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"The Hotel is located on a quiet elegant sqare, close to Earl's Court tube station, buses, shops and restaurants. The room was large for London standards but the bathroom needed some renovation. Breakfast was adequate. Hotel would benefit from an overall refurbishment. Staff not always top-notch." (97361913)
Dingy furniture, ancient bathroom.
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Gary ( Mature couple)
from Owasso, ok , US on November 1, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"This is a clean, but very creaky floored building with rooms separted by many fire doors and small steps. The cleaning staff do a great job and make sure you have plenty of towels etc. The matteres was slightly lumpy. The continental breakfast is average, but dining room setting is nice. Easy to find and close to Earl's Court tube station. The Comfort Inn nearby is nicer building, but staff not as good. Overall a decent value for the area." (97344851)
Attentive staff, clean.
Creaky floors, heating barely worked.
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Joseph ( Mature couple)
from Bradford , GB on October 1, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel was near to public transport facilities. It has a relaxed ambience and yet is efficient. It is near to public transport facilities. The dining staff are very courteous and helpful, especially Mr Nagle." (97766973)
Comfortable and clean.
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Felicity ( Same sex couple)
from Nr aberystwyth , GB on October 1, 2007
Location, price, ease of transport
Shabby corridor carpets, a basement room, the wet carpet patch that appeared outside the bathroom,bathroom tiles that needed regrouting.
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Doris ( Group of work colleagues)
from Ballymoney , United Kingdom;GB on July 12, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"this booking was true to description in all aspects and i would definately stay here again and recomend it to others" (99239260)
convenient to local public transport, comfortable, affordable accommodation
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Fiona ( Family with older children)
from South glamorgan , GB on July 4, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Overall, the Barkston Gardens Hotel made our trip to London very enjoyable. I would recommend it to anyone. Its hard to think of any dislikes about our stay. As we arrived two hours early than we were supposed to, they had our room waiting for us. The check in was very quick. As i have said, the room was very nice. We asked for a wake up call in the morning, there was no problem with that. Breakfast was great, and peaceful at that time of day.We had to go to the Earls exhibition centre at 8am, but we knew we had to be checked out of the hotel at 12pm that day. As we thought we wouldnt be back for that time, we asked if we could leave our luggage in a store room and collect it later that day...again, no trouble. The staff were very polite and helpful." (97354812)
I found that the location was exellant, with a short walk to earls court tube station, and earls court itself. A variety of shops were just around the corner, and the hotel was set in a nice place. The room itself was very cosy, as was the whole hotel.
The hotel provides wireless internet acess, and also has one free to use computer for the guests. This computer, unfortunatly, was out of order whilst our stay.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on July 3, 2007
a friendly relaxed atmosphere
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Tomoyuki ( Mature couple)
from Kawasaki-citymiyamaeku , Japan;JP on July 1, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"shower room is verrr narrow, I'm sorry" (99130598)
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Stephen ( Same sex couple)
from Mamhilad, pontypool, gwent , GB on June 30, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"good value" (99832469)
clean but found rooms to be small, no hot water first night
beds small
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on June 21, 2007
Large bed. Excellent shower including detachable hand shower.
There was no proper place to put the suitcase.
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Anonymous ( Family with older children)
on June 20, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"hotel was clean and was very close to Earls court tube station which made visiting london very easy. the breakfast was buffet style and there was plenty to choose from. I would stay here again." (99724724)
room was spaciousand clean with a big bay window.
bed and pillows were too hard.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on June 11, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"The corridors, lift and rooms have a run-down feel, compensated by, for me, a lovely view from my room on the 6th floor over gardens to the front. I originally was given a room to the back, and it was miserable, dark, and shabby, with a view of a tiny slice of sky. I asked to be moved immediately, and was. Bad TV reception for those who might be spending time in. Very professional, courteous breakfast manager. This could be a terrific hotel, in its good location, given a little care and attention to the functioning and presentation of accommodation. I guess you get what you pay for, which in the UK seems to be not quite as much as elsewhere." (99509183)
Lovely view over gardens
Shower in need of overhaul - water either boiling or freezing. Stained carpets.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on May 30, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"The location is great, the staff friendly and it was good value for money. The breakfast was a little disappointing, but numerous cafes etc nearby." (99368667)
The location is great, the staff friendly and it was good value for money.
The floors didn't appear to be hovered regularly and there seemed to be a presumption that no one really wanted a cooked breakfast, which was a bit of a disappointment.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on May 30, 2007
Comfortable bed, descent price, free internet facilities, close location to the tube.
Some staff were unfriendly.
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Giovanni ( Solo leisure traveller)
from Castelnuovo di porto (roma) , IT on April 26, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"will do it again if prices do not increase" (99264661)
efficient, clean, good service, kindness
agreement with expensise taxis
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Nelson ( Young couple)
from Tampa , US on April 24, 2007
Barkston Garden Hotel, London - Reviews & Ratings"Earl's Court was a great location for our London stay. The hotel is two blocks from the Tube and there are many restaurants / pubs in the area. For the value and location, Barkston Gardens is tough to beat." (99552566)
Rooms very clean and in a great location. The price was right.
The floors creaked.
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