Cheval Gloucester Park review: a home-from-home designed for TikTokers and Mad Men

Part of the Cheval Collection, which has nine luxury all-apartment residences in London and three in Edinburgh, Cheval Gloucester Park reopened in February 2020 following a two-year multi-million pound refurbishment. The collection’s latest property, Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison, opened in July last year. 

Available to book for any length of stay, Cheval Gloucester Park has 98 fully-equipped apartments spread across ten floors. Guests can choose from a one-, two- or three-bedroom apartment or one of the three five-bedroom penthouses – Gloucester, Cromwell and Kensington – which can be found on the upper floors.

Located two minutes’ walk from Gloucester Road Tube station (Piccadilly, Circle and District lines), and just ten minutes from South Kensington, Cheval Gloucester Park is a perfect home-from-home for families, couples and single travellers to explore west and central London. 

The lounge in a two-bedroom superior apartment

Cheval Collection

Why stay here 

The recent multi-million pound refurbishment is evident at Cheval Gloucester Park and the reception area is striking with unique design features, furniture and artworks on display. Facilities also include a 12-seat private cinema and ground-floor lounges which are ideal for a few hours reading and relaxing. 

There is, however, one main reason why guests should book here – and that’s the apartments themselves. We stayed in a huge two-bedroom superior apartment which had a wow factor from the moment we walked in.

Travelling with family members – my sister, niece and nephew – there was easily enough space for us all to relax in. The main bedroom and twin bedroom come with en-suites and the lounge/dining area has a big sofa, comfy single seats and tables and chairs to eat at. Also in the lounge was a huge widescreen TV, which was ideal for a movie night for my ten-year-old nephew. 

The beds in the rooms were ultra-comfy and the bathrooms have Bulgari accessories and plush dressing gowns. Along with a welcome hamper (tea, coffee, milk, crisps and shortbread), these luxury touches were great. 

Design-wise everything in the apartment was of a very, very high standard. From the furniture to the coffee table books, the curation was top-notch. So much so that the 1960s-style lounge was described by my sister as “something out of Mad Men”. She was right, you could definitely see Don Draper living here and enjoying a Lucky Strike and Old Fashioned. 

The kitchen has everything you need for a relaxing stay

Eating and drinking  

One of the great things about staying in an “aparthotel” is the option to eat “at home”, should you choose. Our two-bed apartment came with a huge kitchen which was fully equipped with an oven and all the pots, pans and utensils needed to cook up a storm. There’s also a dishwasher, so you don’t even need to scrub the pots. 

Article source: https://www.theweek.co.uk/arts-life/travel/956371/cheval-gloucester-park-review-london-apartments