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Kensington Hotel Guide :: The Copthorne Tara

Where: Scarsdale Place, London, United Kingdom, W8 5SR

The Copthorne Tara has a good location just off Kensington High Street but the hotel has failed to impress several guests.

A bit about the hotel first: It's massive with 833 guestrooms and it's part of the Millenium Hotels chains so really there's zero personality at this hotel.

Its Bugis Street Brasserie serves authentic Singaporean, Malaysian and Chinese cuisine. There's also a business center, a tiny fitness center and randomly, the hotel has a wedding license which we gather to mean it can host weddings here, not actually marry people off.

However, several guests have complained that the rooms are dirty and the decor is tired. With nearly a 1,000 rooms inside, we aren't surprised. Also of note, Priceline is listing this hotel as 4-star hotel and clearly, several reviewers who booked through the blind bidding site are upset as the room conditions were "unacceptable."

The upsides remain that you can get the hotel for a cheap rate on Priceline (about $110 a night) and that it's super close to the attractions of the Kensington and Hyde Park area. It's also just a short walk to the tube and the shops. We say this place is probably good to book only for one night.

One last tip: If you do need to use internet here, book a room on the club level where internet is gratis. Otherwise you might have to pay close to $40 for internet.

[Photo: Cvander]