The Park Grand London Kensington hotel joins Marriott Bonvoy

A new unbranded hotel has popped up on marriott.com – the Park Grand London Kensington.

The website is here.

Park Grand is a small sub-brand inside the (still relatively small) Montcalm hotel group. Park Grand London Kensington has disappeared from the Montcalm website so it looks as if the hotel will soon get a name change.

EDIT, November 2024: Reviews of this hotel, still awaiting refurbishment, are truly shocking. Book with caution.

The 132-room hotel was sold to KKR and Amante Capital in May. The plan is that the hotel will undergo an ‘extensive refurbishment to be repositioned as a boutique lifestyle hotel’ which will be part of Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio brand. Amante Capital will operate the property.

In terms of location, it is on Hogarth Road, just south of Cromwell Road. It is between London Marriott Hotel Kensington and IHG’s Hotel Indigo London Kensington, with Earls Court being the nearest tube station.

I can’t find a copyright-free image of the exterior to bring you, but imagine a 1970s building – probably on a WW2 bomb site – in the middle of a line of Georgian houses. It’s not a beauty.

Tribute Portfolio, if you’re not familiar with it, is the four star version of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. It allows independent hotels of quality to become part of the Marriott ‘system’ without having to adhere to strict brand standards. You can earn and spend Marriott Bonvoy points, and receive your Bonvoy elite status benefits, as usual.

The hotel is already bookable on marriott.com – click here – although the hotel is not yet branded as ‘Tribute’ and has not yet been refurbished.

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How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (April 2025)

There are various ways of earning Marriott Bonvoy points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

The official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card comes with 20,000 points for signing up, 2 points for every £1 you spend and 15 elite night credits per year.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points for signing up and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points by converting American Express Membership Rewards points at the rate of 2:3.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Marriott Bonvoy Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.

We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points indirectly:

• American Express Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

and for small business owners:

• American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Business Platinum (50,000 bonus Amex points)

The conversion rate from American Express to Marriott Bonvoy points is 2:3.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Marriott Bonvoy points.