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Hotel in South Kensington

St Simeon, London

Consider this hotel mainly for its position in South Kensington, about 0.6 miles in a straight line from the centre of Kensington. That makes it a Kensington base rather than a general London one.

Hotel details

Hotel details for St Simeon.
DetailWhat we found
Property typehotel
Address38 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW7 4LT
LocationSouth Kensington, London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode districtSW7
Observed rateAverage price £120 per night

StayLogic: does this address suit your trip?

  • Destination fitGood fit

    Kensington is about 0.6 miles in a straight line. Street routes will be longer than the straight line, so allow for that.

  • Walking realityGood fit

    One station within 300 yards of the door. We publish straight-line distances only, because we have not measured the pavement routes.

  • Transport fitGood fit

    The three nearest stations cover Underground and Overground. Check that this matches the line you actually need.

  • Area fitContext

    South Kensington, in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The SW7 postcode district sets the expectation for the street around the property.

  • Value contextMixed

    The observed rate is about £13 above the median for our Kensington selection, so you are paying for something. Check what that is before booking.

Route-to-Room

  • Kensingtonabout 0.6 miles in a straight line
  • Gloucester RoadUnderground, about 300 yards in a straight line
  • Earl's CourtUnderground, about 600 yards in a straight line
  • West BromptonUnderground and Overground, about 0.5 miles in a straight line
  • South Kensington, SW7London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Every figure here is a straight line from the property postcode. Pavement routes are longer. We do not publish walking times we have not measured.

What is around the corner

Schematic map of the streets, stations and landmarks around St Simeon in South Kensington
Streets, stations and landmarks around this address. Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines.
  • St Jude's100 yards north-west, in a straight line
  • Drayton Arms Theatre350 yards south-east, in a straight line
  • Parish Church of St. Stephen400 yards north-east, in a straight line
  • Old Brompton Gallery450 yards south-west, in a straight line
  • Police Box500 yards west, in a straight line

Landmarks and their positions come from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines from the property postcode, not walking routes.

Best for

  • Trips centred on Kensington rather than on central London sightseeing.

Skip it if

  • Most of your evenings are in the West End. This address points the other way, towards Kensington.

Better nearby, and why

Cromwell Hotel

Lower observed rate

Around £64 against £120 here, both observed in August 2026.

South Kensington, 200 yards away in a straight line

Millennium Hotel and Conference Centre Gloucester London

Closer to Kensington

800 yards from Kensington against 0.6 miles here.

South Kensington, 250 yards away in a straight line

Exhibition Court Hotel 4

Lower observed rate

Around £82 against £120 here, both observed in August 2026.

Earl's Court, 300 yards away in a straight line

Common questions

Which stations are closest to St Simeon?

The three nearest stations are Gloucester Road (Underground), about 300 yards in a straight line, Earl's Court (Underground), about 600 yards in a straight line and West Brompton (Underground and Overground), about 0.5 miles in a straight line. All figures are straight-line distances from the property postcode, so the pavement route will be longer.

How far is St Simeon from Kensington?

0.6 miles, measured in a straight line from the property postcode to Kensington. We do not publish a walking time for this route because we have not measured it on the ground.

What does a night at St Simeon cost?

A rate from around £120 per night appeared in our August 2026 source data. London hotel rates move with the date, the event calendar and the room type, so use that as context and check live rates for your own dates.