Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington

The location is very ideal. The Concierge service is satisfactory. Nonetheless the room is very outdated with worn out carpets and very small pint sized twin beds hardly large enough to sleep on. The bathroom lacked basic amenities. This is certainly not a four star hotel. More like a three star. The location is the main stay of this hotel

Excellent...we were laying over for two days returning from Singapore. Easy access from Heathrow on the Underground High St station in Kensington. Found a couple of good restaurants in the area. Loved the Club Room!

Awesome location- easily accessible from airport and the westend. mmost of the oxford street shops are available on the highstreet. many nearby excellent restauirants plus a 24 hour grocery store. Rooms small by American standards but standard for London. Nice bar.

Das Hotel war schön das Personal sehr nett, aber es ist alle drei Min. die U-Bahn vorbeigefahren von fünf Uhr in der Früh bis um Mitternacht!!!!

I enjoyed the Copthorne/Tara the price was fair; food very good; I especially enjoyed breakfast; wish I could have had until 10:AM the onstruction across street was a distraction but overall I was satisfied w/accomodations, service/staff etc.

Hotel is in a nice part of Kensington and is a 2-3 minute walk from the tube. The room was clean, but tired and small. Their charges for wi-fi were ridiculously high; I'd recommend the ubiquitous Starbucks for free internet access. They are renovating some rooms. If they are able to keep prices low and refresh the property, it would be a great deal.

When I booked with Orbitz and prepayed I got an excellent rate. Upon arrival I was pushed to go for an upgrade at additional expense. I did the upgrade but felt the overall value was not as good as the earlier price. In other words the additions I got with the upgrade (breakfast and internet) were not quite worth the cost. The hotel and room were very nice, staff was sometimes helpful sometimes not, very nice location near an underground station.

We stayed here for two nights on an extended transit between Europe and home in USA. Getting a decent hotel in London for an acceptable rate is always a challenge. This turned out to be a really good choice. We liked this hotel a lot. It is a bit shabby (peeling wall covering in bedroom, toilet flush handle a bit balky, e.g.). But it is really quiet, despite our room overlooking the tracks that lead to the High Street Kensington station. I am very noise sensitive, so if I say a room is quiet, it is! The location can't be beat. Tube and bus lines nearby, short walk to a Marks Spencer and other stores and restaurants, yet back on a side street away from traffic. The room had a mini-fridge, which is very nice. Chairs in the room were very uncomfortable, but the bed was good. The "guest services" man was rude when we had a simple question about check-out times, but the reception staff were very nice and helpful. On balance, I would definitely stay here again, without hesitation.

The hotel is in a great location, and very accessible to the tube, buses, shopping and other amenities of the Kensington area. However, be prepared to take a big gulp when you first see the hotel. It is terribly dingy on the outside. The good news is that the lobby and reception areas are nice. The living areas of the rooms are also clean but the tub not so much. Good for showers, not baths. WiFi is not free as expected, but in fact £15 per day. There are computers where you can get 10 minutes of access for £1 but half were not working. Also, although all rooms are supposed to be non-smoking, our first room noticeably had recent smokers. Staff found us another room, but were not pleased and offered no assistance in moving. Temperature in the room is controlled so if you don't have the fan on full all the time it gets very stuffy. For a London hotel this was a good spot. In comparison to other hotels it needs work. Would recommend for location.

The hotel was very comfortable and the offered me an upgrade that included everything I needed for a very reasonable price. I had some trouble with the key thogh as they gave me an upgraded room too and forgot to tell me the new room number. That was solved quickly