The Kensington Hotel

About the hotel

Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a 24-hour fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a 24-hour business center are onsite. Weekly housekeeping is available.

Nearby attractions

The Kensington Hotel is located in Bryant Pattengill West, a neighborhood in Ann Arbor, and is in a shopping district and near the beach. Buhr Park and Nichols Arboretum reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Yost Ice Arena and Exhibit Museum of Natural History at the University Of Michigan. Leslie Science & Nature Center and Ann Arbor Hands On Museum are also worth visiting. Break out the clubs and hit the links with a golf course nearby, or seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails, horse riding, and mountain biking.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Indoor pool

Refrigerator

Snack bar/deli

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi

Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar

1 restaurant

Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 6 am–11:00 am: usd 3.00-15.00 for adults and usd 3.00-15.00 for children

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Concierge services

Housekeeping (weekly)

Luggage storage

Multilingual staff

Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)

Braille signage

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility (select rooms)

Roll-in shower (select rooms)

Stair-free path to entrance

Well-lit path to entrance

Wheelchair-accessible business center

Wheelchair-accessible parking

Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Wheelchair-accessible pool

Wheelchair-accessible public washroom

Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Things to do

24-hour fitness center

Indoor pool

Outdoor

Garden

Picnic area

Terrace

Conveniences

Atm/banking services

Elevator

Free newspapers in lobby

Front-desk safe

Library

More

Couples dining

Renovated entire property - june 2016

Romance packages available

Shared microwave

Smoke-free property

Tv in lobby

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Nearest Airports

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

32 km from this hotel

Bishop International Airport

81 km from this hotel

Lansing, Capital City Airport

92 km from this hotel

Reviews that mention...

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Family Reviews

for The Kensington Hotel

4 out of 5 stars

15 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

47%

4 star reviews

33%

3 star reviews

13%

2 star reviews

0%

1 star reviews

7%

We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about The Kensington Hotel

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Latest reviews (15)

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Christine

8 Jul 2024 - 11 Jul 2024

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Thanks very much for exceptional service. My friend arrived from out of town and required a last minute booking. The room was clean, exceptional staff at check in and all interactions. I would definitely book at this property again when family or friends visit. Thanks!

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John

7 Jul 2024 - 8 Jul 2024

reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

This was our go to hotel when our child was a student at U of M. A bit overpriced for what you get, but then again, many things in Ann Arbor tend to be overpriced because they have a captive audience.

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Tanya

4 Jul 2024 - 5 Jul 2024

reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

This property isn’t really family friendly. The pool is so far from major of the room. Feels more like a couple resorts not really a place to stay. The area isn’t nice and so many vacant buildings. Nice room only double beds paid extra for a balcony hoping for a view but it’s of the roof very disappointing. Been to 4 hotels on our trip worse hotel for the price.

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Soon Kyu

2 Jan 2024 - 3 Jan 2024

reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Everything is good except double beds may be too small for family of 4.

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Tejal

28 Dec 2023 - 29 Dec 2023

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Great stay. My husband and I got a welcome glass of champagne. Our kids enjoyed the large heated pool.

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Jessica

4 Aug 2023 - 5 Aug 2023

reviewed on travelocity

3 out of 5 stars

You are given 4 wristbands for you and your family to wear to swim so if you have more than 4 people someone can’t go …if I would have known that I wouldn’t have stayed here..customer service by some staff is mediocre others were amazing..overall I won’t be back it’s expensive for no reason

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bruce

22 Jul 2023 - 23 Jul 2023

reviewed on travelocity

4 out of 5 stars

Great pool for kids and all

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Deborah

29 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2023

reviewed on hcom

1 out of 5 stars

In a 300+ room hotel on a slow midweek night it is unacceptable to block rooms together. Example: a traveling couple roomed next to a family with young rambunctious kids with a door shared between rooms. It was so loud non stop. Only response from calling for help from front desk was asking t if I want to move. At 1 AM when I have been asleep for 2 hours. Not cool!! Spread out customers in your ginormous hotel!!

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Kristen

20 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

I have had a wonderful experience here multiple times now. Everyone is really wonderful and caring. This trip, the manager who checked us in was awful, he actually made me say out loud that we would not come back. Everyone else is amazing. He seemed unhappy that I had kids, he was rude, and

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Adam

22 Aug 2022 - 24 Aug 2022

reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Great place to stay when visiting kids in U Of M. Very nice staff.