Booked a room here because of a good stay I had a few years ago. We quickly found the place has gone downhill since. When we opened the door, we were greeted by an almost overwhelming stench of cleaning supplies and a faint odor of urine near the bathroom. The carpet was worn to hell and coming up in some... more

I have stayed here twice this year. It's a great rate for a London hotel (paid 80 pounds a night), but is definitely not 4 stars. The carpets in our room had torn away from the walls and lay wrinkled up into the middle of the entryway - you could see the dusty concrete floors around the edges. The room... more

We got this hotel for a steal on Pricline.com (about $80/night). It is a (lower-end) 4-star hotel. Overall it was clean and comfortable. The location is great, just a short walk down a quiet street behind the High-Street Kensington tube station. Kensington Park is just about 10 minutes away, and there is a Whole Foods market on the way! The... more

Most of the reviews here are pretty much spot-on. The hotel is fine - not great and not bad. If you just want a clean room with basic amenities like concierge service, on-site restaurant, etc., you'll be fine. But I will warn you, don't use the in-room phones. They charged us about two pounds per minute for local calls to... more

The Copthorne Tara Hotel was a nice place to stay for our holiday in London. It was an easy walk to the High Street Kensington Tube station. The front desk folks were courteous. We felt safe in the area in which the hotel was located. It could use some updating on a few items, but it was adequate for our... more

We first stayed at the hotel in 1991 and were very impressed. The rooms were nice at that time and the breakfast was great with fresh cream at the table to put on the fruit. We were looking forward to returning and were disappointed in that the room and breakfast were not up to the previous visit. The food in... more

stayed in this hotel 3 -4 years ago and it was very good, especially the full English breakfast, in fact changed hotels (from Hilton Olympia) to Copthorne Tara because of the far superior breakfast / service. In London May 2009 and dragged partner across city in rush hour to go for a breakfast to die for at Copthorne Tara and... more

THE GOOD: The hotel is a five or ten minute walk from the Tube. The Tube station has lots of good food. The room was clean and the bathtub was deep. We could see the Eye from our room. Room service was good and prompt. We found a great deal on Orbitz and only paid $95 per room per night.... more

The room was good. The size is good for European hotels. The location was close to underground (tube). The only issue we had was the maid for the first 2 nights - didn't replace the 2nd set of towels and replaced the liquid body soap with shampoo. We had to ask for the 2nd set of towels on the 3rd... more