Overview
First Impressions
When I first spotted PenthouseStays Chelsea – Luxury 2 Bedroom Apartment w/King Bed – near King’s Road tucked away on Gunter Grove, I knew I’d found something special. This four-star apartment sits in one of those quiet residential streets that only locals seem to know about — you’re technically in Chelsea, but it feels more like a well-kept secret than a tourist destination. The building itself has that classic London charm without being overly fancy about it.
The Space That Wins You Over
The two-bedroom setup actually works brilliantly for couples or small families. The king bed in the main room is properly comfortable (none of that rock-hard hotel nonsense), and there’s enough space to spread out your clothes without tripping over suitcases. What I really appreciated was the full kitchen — I mean, you can actually cook here if you want to, though honestly, with King’s Road so close, you might not bother much.
Location Magic
Here’s what I love about this spot: you’re a five-minute stroll from King’s Road, but you’re not dealing with the constant buzz of tourists walking past your window. The neighbourhood feels properly residential — you’ll see locals walking their dogs and grabbing coffee at the corner café. South Kensington tube is about a ten-minute walk, which means you can reach central London without the usual hassle.
The Chelsea Experience
Being this close to King’s Road means you’re right in the heart of what makes Chelsea special. You can wander over for breakfast at one of those perfectly imperfect cafés, browse the boutiques without fighting crowds, or just people-watch from a proper British pub. The Saatchi Gallery is practically next door if you’re feeling cultural, and Hyde Park is close enough for morning runs or afternoon lounging.
Why Guests Keep Coming Back
With an 8.1 rating, this place clearly gets something right — and honestly, it’s the combination of space and location that does it. You get the independence of your own place (no awkward elevator conversations or breakfast buffet queues) but with the comfort of knowing someone’s looking after the details. The apartment gives you room to breathe, which is pretty rare in London, and you’re positioned perfectly to explore Chelsea like you actually live there rather than just passing through.
London’s apartments welcome long stays with terrace views, museum access, and bike routes to hidden mews streets.
Guest reviews
"Good"
Location is great and management is responsive.
Property is clean and well-equipped.
What could be improved: Description of property is inaccurate. This is “basement apartment” and not a penthouse. Also, there is actually one functional bedroom. The other “bedroom” is not actually one, hence why you don’t see photos of it. It is an odd-spaced room that looks like a storage with one single sofa bed. The living room has a double sofa bed. The overall sleeping space for all guests was not good.
What bothered us mostly was the lack of clear instructions on how to use certain important equipment at the property (Dryer/heating system/locks/extra beddings and towels). We had to guess a little and give up on a lot of things we needed to use for our stay. Additionally, we found the check-in process rather lengthy, intimidating, and frustrating. Example: it was mentioned that any additional bedding/towels (which are available in a closet) will be of additional costs. Considering we were 4 adults + 1 Infant, and the bed and bedding situation was not great, we were very consumed on what to do.
I hope the management reconsiders clarifying the property description and providing helpful instructions/information for guests.
19 October 2025
"Its nice for Adults , but not practical for adults travelling with kids"
The interior , the layout , the space
What could be improved: The location of the entrance gate just by the buss stop , the lack of car parking facility around the area
3 August 2025
"Great place to stay and very nice customer service"
Neat spacious clean and great location
What could be improved: Everything was great except the wifi - struggled with connection on phone and tv
12 July 2025
"Superb"
Good location , bus stop right in front of the house , the staff was good,very helpful and quick response . The house clean and nice . The only negative thing is poor wifi.
6 April 2025
"fabulous"
heating system was amazing
everything available in the kitchen
a lot of storage space
spacious apartment
What could be improved: it’s not really two room bed
the second room may fit a kid not an adults
bed not comfy
23 February 2025
"Superb"
The location is nice and the apartment is beautiful and clean.
What could be improved: Wifi is lowsy!
26 December 2024
"Cute, cosy and chic stay"
Cozy, cute, well curated interior design and decoration. Perfect location to reach the city center.
What could be improved: Not very impressive cleaning: the lighting were dusty. The mattress of the single bed was concave and not very comfortable
13 November 2024
"Nice apartment for family weekend stay."
Well equipped, nice and clean apartment. Well equipped kitchen, we used it every day for breakfasts and dinners. Enough space for family of five people.
Good communication with hosts.
What could be improved: Poor sound isolation, can hear all the street sounds during the night. Lack of windows. WiFi signal was quite poor and TV wasn't set up for any channels.
11 June 2024
"Fantastic place to stay"
The apartment is stunning and was ideal for our family stay. There is a bus stop literally outside the front door so despite being a 10-15min walk for a Tube station it is so accessible! It event has aircon!
7 September 2023
"The property was above expectation. I would stay there again on a next trip."
We liked everything about the property. It was very clean and neat. We also liked the communication with the staff. It was very responsive.
What could be improved: There was nothing that we did not like actually. More windows would have been great. We could not see outside from our apartment. One window faced a wall and the other one faced the corridor. As we were not much at the property this was not a big problem this time.
2 September 2023
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