Up to 47% off the Gainsborough Hotel in South Kensington

A converted Victorian house on a quiet Kensington side street, the Gainsborough Hotel is one of those small, independently minded London properties that tends to fly under the radar. Named after the British painter Thomas Gainsborough, the hotel sits on Queensberry Place in South Kensington, a ten-minute walk from the tube station and minutes from the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The interiors lean into their Victorian bones without being heavy about it. Traditional features and original artwork sit alongside modern bedrooms with flat-screen TVs and en-suite bathrooms. There is a lounge bar for drinks, and optional continental breakfast is available, served across the road at the neighbouring Exhibitionist Hotel.

This deal brings the rate down to from £119 per room per night for a Double room (down from £225), with Deluxe Double rooms from £139 (down from £236). Both rates are room only unless B&B is selected at checkout.

Two things worth knowing before you book: breakfast is served at the Exhibitionist Hotel across the road rather than on-site, and the hotel is noted as generally unsuitable for those with reduced mobility.