Ellen Kensington to open in London this summer 

KOP Properties is set to open its second UK property this year in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 

Ellen Kensington, formerly The Burns Hotel, is set to open its doors this summer, with reservations being taken from next month. 

The refurbished luxury boutique hotel is located in the heart of Earl’s Court, and comprises five interconnected conservation Victorian period townhouses. 

It is now in the latter phase of its complete refurbishment, which includes the total removal of all non-structural elements, as well as the “more delicate, sympathetic and intricate” restoration of its original features, including period bannisters and wrought iron gate rails. Its high ceilings and bay box sash windows will also be reinstated.

More than half of the rooms overlook the historic Barkston Gardens, while the vistas on the opposite side open to borough views. The hotel also features a reception and lounge, a destination bar, as well as a pan-Asian restaurant with its own private terrace. On-site facilities include a gym, wellness treatment rooms, self-operated laundry and two elevator banks traversing five floors and lower ground level. The luxury hotel will offer 24-hour in-room dining, multi-lingual concierge and ground transfers upon request.

Providing hospitality consultancy and operational services, the design and conceptualisation of the property was done in-house by the KOP Group.

Montigo Resorts, a hospitality subsidiary of KOP Group, has been appointed to manage the Ellen Kensington, which is the second property in the UK market to be operated by the hospitality brand following the 2023 opening of the Grade II listed, 28-room English country house Montigo Resorts Somerset at Charlton House.