Desert Gardens - A member of Novotel Hotels

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

NELSON

Inhabit Queen is perfectly located if you are visiting London, but are planning trips to Oxford, Bath, Stone hedge, Windsor castle. as is very close to Paddington Station. at the same time is close to Nut in Hill the Hide park Kensington palace also from Paddington you can connect with the tube (Subway) to many places. we recommend it if you like a quite place and are also easy acces to public transportation.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Barbara

Bed was very comfortable. Staff were friendly, efficient and capable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Laura

Clean room in a very convenient location.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Michelle

Beautiful hotel and amazing staff. Rooms were small, smaller than expected but very efficient and appointed nicely. The gym/spa area was a lovely unanticipated addition. Will definitely stay again if given the opportunity.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Jennifer

My favorite hotel in London

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Andre

Good Place to stay.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Ella

Home away from home

So hospitality is hard. It takes an unrelenting attention to detail, a focus on detail, an incredibly flexible attitude, and a willingness to pivot when things go wrong. In my experience, EVERYONE at Inhabit Queens Garden embraces this.

Our first 24 hours was…not great. Absolutely zero reason to go into details, because what matters is the response, which was top notch.

Zahedha at reception and Angelo the manager turned a speed bump into a text book case in hospitality management.

So if you’re looking for a lovely, comfortable, conveniently located boutique hotel which feels far more like staying with a friend than a generic chain, then Inhabit Queens Gardens is the place for you. If you’re looking for a generic, boring, chain hotel…well you know where to look, this isn’t that, its SO much better!

Thoughtfully designed rooms with a distinctive Scandi design flair and a true environmental focus (not just ‘green washing!) are matched by comfortable public spaces. Add in a sauna, a small but entirely usable gym, a salt room (so cool!) and a lovely library, it’s hard to leave! While we didn’t eat in the restaurant, it looked and smelled great!

I travel to London regularly for work and pleasure, and this hotel, steps from Paddington and the link to Heathrow, is my new go-to. Try this place and the top-notch staff. I’m sure you won’t be sad.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Raven

I had a great experience here and will continue to stay whenever I come to London. The room and the hotel felt like a cozy home away from home, and the staff was incredible!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2025

Gary

Quiet, pretty area, handy for tube and restaurants. Functional, minimalist, comfortable, clean.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Michael

Good staff

Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Nov 2025

Daniel

Close to Paddington station so handy to Heathrow, also close to the Hyde park for exercise, coffee in the hallways was so random and never ready in the morning? There’s a cafe downstairs I guess?

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2025

Andres

The hotel location and design is nice. We find that the staff was not proactive and looking into solutions. For example we landed straight from an overnight flight at 8 AM. We asked since 48 hours before arrival for a massage and we realized that was not possible and available upon arrival.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Mary

Very comfortable space. Plant forward breakfast is wonderful.

Business

4/10

Poor

14 Oct 2025

Ann

Mostly helpful and friendly staff . Small room. Issue with our breakfast which never arrived due to some message system breakdown .
Emailed the hotel and left message through the app but no response from the hotel..very disappointed with this…I had hoped for a better outcome as we specifically paid extra for breakfasts to be included .

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Dennise

Very nice hotel and an amazing location.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Emily

Very convenient for Paddington Station, nice location and building. Good breakfast (all vegetarian). Staff helpful. Room cosy but well furnished. Only downside for me was lack of privacy in the bathroom space.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

Fiona

Great location

Good location near Paddington and Lancaster Gate underground stations.
Nice little yoga room / spa but you need to book access to the space.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

Lori

Quiet clean comfy

This hotel was quiet and easy to leave and explore from. I could not hear neighbors coming nor going. The pillows were comfortable and the rain head shower excellent.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Not the worst, but not the best

Photos were misleading. Paid extra to ensure we had a desk in the room to do work and we did not. Staff was not great. One of us needed a cab early in the morning and we asked multiple times not to call our room in the morning so the other person wouldn’t wake. They scheduled the cab for thirty minutes early AND called the room to wake everyone up. We asked them to charge a different card checking in than we had used to reserve. They said no problem, but still charged the wrong card. They didn’t always take the trash when turning over the room. Really convenient location and cute hotel but set your expectations low otherwise. Probably wouldn’t stay here again but loved the food!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Alicia

Great little hotel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Shannon

Loved this place! It was quiet, comfortable, and close to Paddington Station. It was a good value for the price, and I love the coffee/tea/water filter stations in the hallway.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jul 2025

Karin

So noisy

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2025

Wendy

The staff are stellar -- they really go out of their way to help. While the rooms are small, they are thoughtfully laid out and very attractive.And the location is terrific!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Carina

Great área, room perfect very clean.
Only problema the sink was extremely small and it splashes the floor.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Oscar

Nice Small Hotel in London

Great Neighborhood. Excellent service. Very nice rooms. Great Lobby

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

Jude

Excellent location, very helpful staff, superb room condition

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Sema

I stayed at room 409. slept really well. Bed was comfortable and there was no noise. Staff was very kind.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2025

Sergio

The staff was kind and rooms were nice. Only thing is if you are abonvoy member would be worth it to book through Marriott to get the points. You won’t get them if booked through Expedia or another travel agency. The dining, food and and drink on the property were great. The property is close to the paddington station, great for transportation to and from Heathrow, as well as throughout London. I would stay there again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, but mediocre customer service

The hotel is lovely, very well designed and decorated. Was in London for a short one-night business trip. I booked and prepaid for a \"Super Roomy\" room ($311/night) which was supposed to have a desk and have lots of floor space, and was assigned a \"Cozy Double\" ($222/night), which was very small and tight, no room to really walk around the bed. When I said asked what room type I was in, they said \"Cozy Double\", then showed that I had booked a the \"Super Roomy\", yet they insisted I was in the same room category that I booked and they would not refund the (approx. $89) cost difference between the rooms. Also, the mattress and sheets were uncomfortable. So I won't stay here again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Queen suite was wonderful

We had a wonderful stay here, the staff were friendly and helpful, the breakfast was delicious and the common spaces were very relaxing. Highly recommend the queen suite.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2025

Johnny

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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Jasmine

We loved our stay, we were happily upgraded to one of their beautiful suites with a bathtub. The library area was great to do some work with and the gym was nice. Only downside is that the booking of the sauna is quite messy and staff often booking guests over each other or forgetting to turn the sauna on so it was cold.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2024

Ehab

Room not to the standard required, and an alternative of the same type or better could not be provided after reporting the issue to management

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2024

Tom

It's probably the best of the boutiques in the area and it's a great location. Service is pretty average across the board and the check in and restaurant were particularly poor. Bed was very uncomfortable and cleaning wasn't great.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2024

David

Lovely location, very convenient for Paddington and the Royal Albert Hall. I haven't slept so well in an hotel in a long, long time. The coffee was excellent and the breakfast splendid. The option to sit quietly and read in the library was bliss.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2024

Sarah

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This is a popular, friendly, quietly elegant and sustainable hotel.
We were made welcome and graciously accommodated when the room wasn't quite suitable to our needs.
The small restaurant has an interesting, eclectic and healthy choice of dishes.
The young staff were warm and well-trained in a natural, conversational way.
Well-located for Paddington Station, yet quietly positioned, I would happily stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Dina

Everything, the staff, the service, the hotel itself, the quietness on the streets in the morning. It was also conveniently located near Paddington Underground and Train station.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2024

Jo-Ann

Lovely property. Good value.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Emma

I cannot rate this hotel highly enough. It is so so much better than hotels in the city that are three times as much £££
Staff are also totally first class and the food and drink amazing. Xx

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2024

Marian

Overall was good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2024

Molly

Wonderful location, beautiful hotel, and spacious rooms.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2024

Pirkka

The design of all areas of the hotel is very calm and attractive in an understated manner just like advertised: it is a relief from the busy world out there. The health oriented food was great, service very friendly and responsive. The beds a touch firm to my liking and some room features looked and felt really nice, but were slightly impractical. The location between the Paddington station and Hyde Park is excellent. Overall, a great choice and better alternative to most of the other hotels in the area.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2024

Caroline

The room was small but comfortable. I didn’t like that my room was below ground level: would have been nice to know at time of booking.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Overall, good experience.

Overall, we had a good stay at Inhabits.

Pros: Restaurant on site(very good!!) comfortable bed, easy to walk to train/bus stations. It was quiet and very modern.

Cons: There is no luggage holding room. They offer the service, but leave your bags in the lobby out in the open. They also offer laundry, but there is no laundry room on site.
They use a third party and there is a fee.

Some things to note:
They charge your card for the firsts night stay before you even check in. They also do not contact you to tell you they will be doing this.

We read the reviews about others being put on the basement level so we specifically asked for an above level room. (As did many from what we overheard)

Good experience and we got a bigger room as we were there for 5 nights.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2024

Katelyn

Loved it!

Leisure

4/10

Poor

25 Jun 2024

Marion

The room was clearly only meant for one person. We were told we had to wait for the \"nice\" room and ended up in the smallest room the hotel had. We had towels for one person, one robe, etc.
The floors are terribly uneven in the passageways and aren't carpeted so all foot traffic outside the room is very loud.
The area is quiet. Do not partake in the hotel cafe; it's overpriced.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2024

Michael

False advertising and marketing!we arrived and got a room underground- a small blocked out window that you couldn’t open and no fan in the bathroom meant it was dark and stuffy. This is not what we booked and there is nothing on their site or other booking sites that says you might get a lower ground room. This should be made very clear. We asked for another room and weren’t able to give it to us on that night but a second night and that room was much better above ground with light and a window that opens so I thank the staff for moving us.

Overall the hotel is ok. It’s modern but rooms are small and not many amenities

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2024

David

Very welcoming staff, happy to look after our bags before check in and after check out. Calm, well-designed hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Philip

Lovely new hotel with a great vibe.
Rooms beautifully furnished and the restauran food was delicious.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2024

Jonathan

Wasn’t great - sheets were dirty, with a sign in the room saying “we’ll change your sheets as often as you’d like”. Room was tiny, even by European standards. Only 2 outlets. Area is boring, though it’s close to Paddington Station. “Gym” was a treadmill, a bike, and some weights in a room the size of a closet.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

umberto

Really cool place. New and clean

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Gloria

great place, would stay again

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2024

Verified traveler

The little room

The room was clean. The staff was kind and courteous. However, I booked a queen bed and when we got there, they said we booked a cozy room. The cozy room barely held a double bed and it was on a base 8 inches smaller than the mattress, very disappointed. I don’t know if it’s the Hotel listing on Hotels.com was in accurate Or what happened. Paid 80 extra dollars over another hotel to get a queen. That said the area had a multitude of inexpensive delicious restaurant.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Margaret

1st visit to London

Our stay at Inhabit Queens Garden was wonderful. The staff were friendly and professional. The food was very good. The rooms are small, but were clean and had everything we needed for our stay. I would give 10/10 stars for this property.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

Danielle

I had an excellent stay at Inhabit. I was just there for one night, having landed from San Francisco and arrived early to see if i could leave my bag there until check in time, but I was pleasantly surprised that they could check me in straight away! The staff were all very friendly and welcoming and the whole vibe was chill, calm but luxurious. I had a small room which I knew and as I was traveling alone, it was fine. It was well designed given the space and very comfortable. It would have been too small for two people however and worth noting that there is no desk in this type of room so if you need to work, you'd have to go downstairs where there is a nice lobby & cafe with free wifi. It was in a lovely quiet area just 6 mins walk from Paddington. I would definitely stay here again.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2024

Benjamin

Cool and unique

Unique and boutique hotel with real sense of relaxation with luxury

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2024

Roberto

Great hotel. Staff nice but there is always confusion, systems don’t update. A bit chaotic. Will stay again but hopefully they are working to clean up their act a bit.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2024

Ruth

Great value

Surprisingly nice for an airport hotel. Good value for money. Quiet clean rooms. Lovely food and great places to work.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2024

Jane

Super cute hotel with friendly staff

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2024

JaneAnne

So convenient near Paddington, embedded in one of the most beautiful housing areas of London, accessible to everything (especially Heathrow), and very clean and nicely-appointed, this hotel is a gem.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2023

elizabetta

Awesome little hotel and super conveniently located.

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2023

May

Very lovely staff and the room clean and tidy as always, we will definitely be back! :)

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Daniel

London was fantastic as usual!! This hotel is in a quiet area with everything you could possibly need within a stone’s throw!! Second time staying here.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2023

Mary

Great location, friendly and helpful staff and comfortable space!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2023

Shannon

Would definitely return!

Lovely stay, amazing staff, location for the station absolutely perfect. Lots of environmentally friendly touches.

Perfect for my stay as a solo traveller on business, only one downside would be the bed would feel a bit too small if I was travelling as a couple.

Thanks so much, will be back. :)

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2023

Michael

Very welcoming

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2023

Nibedita

My room was charming with the kind of furniture I like. The soap, cream, shampoo, etc were of good quality which I appreciate.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Kay

Within walking distance of Paddington and quiet area

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2023

Charles

Very new and clean place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2023

Andrea

A real little gem of a hotel, it is decorated beautifully in a very modern Danish style. Everything is very well thought out and the rooms smell amazing… Super clean, very helpful staff walkable to Kensington Gardens Hyde Park area. Our room was small, but so well thought out, good value for money. The staff were very kind and extremely pleasant or definitely stay there again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2023

Lisa

Queen Room vs Queen Suites

Front desk staff not very accommodating to the “Free Upgrade” that the hotel advertises. The hotels upgrades are rooms that are in high traffic areas where you will here people walking and talking in the hallways and doors slamming shut. The basement suite we stayed in was ok, but unfortunately we could hear everyone walking above us…. not well insulated. We originally booked a Queen room thinking it was the room with the tub. We were told it is the Queen “suite” that has the tub..so we were a bit disappointed about this.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2023

Lisa

\"Free\" Upgrade room was not any better than the original room we were assigned, so we declined the upgraded room. Staff was amazing!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2023

Gioia Giulia

Beautiful and five mins from Paddington.
I‘ll definitely visit again whenever I come back to London!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2023

Katrina

Lovely clean hotel with nice decor. The rooms were a little small, we were upgraded to a queen room but it was still tiny and the bed was definitely a double. Also no coffee facilities in the room, a communal station on the hallway with filter coffee that had turned cold by 8am. Otherwise great place to stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2023

Theodorakis

Not as tight on eco/wellness/security as expected

The staff were generally very accommodating and understanding. Unfortunately though, I was next to corridor doors which kept banging all night long. In terms of security, the CCTV couldn’t be accessed immediately to ascertain any event and it was only the manager who could review it the next day. The eco-credentials are also not as they could potentially be. Disposable sundries weren’t all from sustainable sources, cleaning materials and the cafe was still using non-recyclable plastics. The wellness classes are limited with 1 meditation class and 2 yoga.

Self