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 (June 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 15th July 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is TRIPLED to 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. This would convert into 25,000 Avios or into 40 other airline schemes. It would also get you at least £300 of Marriott hotel stays based on our 0.5p per point low-end valuation. Other T&C apply and remain unchanged. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card

60,000 points (to 15th July) 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 The Platinum Card from American Express in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points indirectly:

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

and for small business owners:

• The American Express Business Gold Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Business Platinum Card (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.