Sloane Square Hotel, 7-12 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8EG. Four-star, 102 rooms, next to the Royal Court Theatre. Formerly Sloane Square Moat House under Queens Moat Houses until 2004; bought by John Tham in 2005, renamed Sloane Square Hotel, refurbished 2006.
Taxi to Gatwick Airport: approximately 30 miles via A23 and M23, 60 to 90 minutes, from £69 saloon with the £10 Gatwick forecourt charge included. Same fare to North and South Terminal.
Vehicle fares from Sloane Square to Gatwick: Saloon £69 (3 passengers, 3 bags), MPV 5 £74 (5 passengers, 3 bags), MPV 6 £78 (5 passengers, 4 bags), MPV 7 £81 (6 passengers, 5 bags), Executive £91 (3 passengers, 2 bags), Executive MPV 7 £101 (7 passengers, 7 bags), MPV 8 £110 (8 passengers, 7 bags), 16 Seater £234.
Other destinations from SW1W: London City Airport 11 miles from £42, Heathrow 15 miles from £47, Stansted 43 miles from £64, Tilbury Cruise Port 29 miles from £73, Southampton Port 72 miles from £129.
Gatwick Taxi Transfer, TfL PCO licensed private hire, 10-16 Tiller Road, London E14 8PX. Booking at gatwicktaxitransfer.com.
Hotel transfer · SW1W 8EG
By Gatwick Taxi TransferPublished Updated 8 min read
If you booked this hotel under one name and found it trading under another, you are not alone — and it is worth two paragraphs of explanation before the fares, because it changes what you should type into a booking form. What follows covers the name, the route, what each vehicle costs, and the one terminal mistake that costs an extra ten pounds.
The short answer
Sloane Square Hotel, 7–12 Sloane Square SW1W 8EG, to Gatwick: around 30 miles, 60–90 minutes, from £69 with the £10 forecourt charge inside the fare. Same price to North or South Terminal. Check your exact fare
Fare from
£69Saloon, charge included
Distance
~30 miA23 and M23
Journey
60–90 minHour dependent
Terminals
N & SSame fare either way
Licensed
TfL PCO24 hours, no surge
First, the Name
The hotel at 7–12 Sloane Square has been called several things, and the one people still search for is the one it has not used since the mid-2000s.
It traded as the Sloane Square Moat House under Queens Moat Houses, a chain that ran into serious financial trouble and began selling its portfolio. The Sloane Square property went in 2004. The hotelier John Tham — previously managing director at Cliveden — bought it in 2005, renamed it simply the Sloane Square Hotel, and put it through a full refurbishment the following year.
Two decades on, the Moat House name persists in older booking references, archived listings and a surprising number of transfer sites. If that is what brought you here, the practical point is small but real: enter the postcode SW1W 8EG rather than a hotel name when you book, and no amount of naming history matters.
A footnote worth having, since the building has a longer memory than its signage. After the bombing of Sloane Square Underground station in 1940, the hotel served as a staging post for treating casualties. In 1960 it briefly housed Peter Llewelyn Davies, the publisher who was J. M. Barrie's inspiration for Peter Pan, while he was en route to Gibraltar.
The Journey in Numbers
Hotel
Sloane Square Hotel — formerly Sloane Square Moat House
Address
7–12 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8EG
Rooms
102, four-star, next door to the Royal Court Theatre
Distance to Gatwick
Around 30 miles via the A23 and M23
Journey time
60–90 minutes, depending on the hour
Fare
From £69 saloon, £10 forecourt charge included
Terminals
North and South, same fare to either
Thirty miles reads as a long way for an airport that feels close, and the reason is the shape of the route rather than the distance itself. From SW1W the driver picks up the A23 south through Brixton and Streatham, joins the M23 at Hooley, and runs down to the airport spur. It is a straight line on the map with a great deal of London in the first third of it.
That first third is what moves the journey time. Once the M23 begins, the run is predictable to within a few minutes. Getting there from Sloane Square between 07:30 and 09:30 is not.
Why the Same Journey Is Quoted at £68 and £174
Search this route and you will find quotes that differ by a factor of two and a half. That is not a typo on somebody's site; it is three genuinely different products sold under the same word.
Pre-booked private hire, saloon
Fixed at booking, forecourt charge inside the fare
£68–£72
Executive and chauffeur operators
Marque vehicles, uniformed driver, higher service tier
£110–£130
Premium and concierge services
Often quoted per journey with waiting built in generously
£170–£230
Metered black cab
Runs while stationary; Tariff 4 applies beyond six miles
£100–£150
The first band is what this page quotes. It is a licensed private hire car with a driver, a fixed price and a boot — the same journey the higher bands make, in a car chosen for comfort rather than for badge.
The gap is worth understanding rather than simply hunting the lowest figure. A chauffeur operator charging £120 is not overcharging; it is selling something else. What is worth checking, at any price, is whether the £10 forecourt charge sits inside the number you were shown or gets added when you arrive.
One quiet difference worth asking about. Some operators price the return leg higher than the outbound — five or six pounds is common, on the reasoning that airport pickups involve waiting. Ours does not: Gatwick back to Sloane Square is the same fare as Sloane Square to Gatwick. If a quote you are comparing shows two different numbers for the same road, that is why.
Thirty Miles, or Thirty-Nine?
Look up this route across several operators and the mileage comes back as 30, 36 and 39 depending on where you look. All three are defensible, because they are describing different roads.
Around 30 milesThe direct line: A23 south through Brixton and Streatham, joining the M23 at Hooley. Shortest in distance, most variable in time.
Around 36 milesOut west to the A3 or M4, round the M25 anticlockwise, then down the M23. Longer but almost entirely motorway.
Around 39 milesThe full orbital option, used when central and south London are both congested. Rare, but genuinely quicker on a bad afternoon.
What it means for youNothing, on a fixed fare. The driver takes whichever is running best; the price agreed at booking does not move with the mileage.
This is the practical argument for a fixed fare over a meter on this particular route. A metered journey rewards the shortest road and punishes you when the driver has to leave it. A fixed one lets the driver choose the fastest option without either of you doing arithmetic about it.
What Each Vehicle Costs
Fares cover the vehicle rather than each passenger, and every figure below includes the £10 Gatwick forecourt charge. Capacities are our published fleet specifications, so what you book is what arrives.
Saloon
Toyota Prius or similar · 3 passengers · 3 bags
£69
MPV 5
Vauxhall Zafira or similar · 5 passengers · 3 bags
£74
MPV 6
Ford Galaxy or similar · 5 passengers · 4 bags
£78
MPV 7
Ford Tourneo or Mercedes Vito · 6 passengers · 5 bags
£81
Executive
Mercedes E-Class or similar · 3 passengers · 2 bags
£91
Executive MPV 7
Mercedes V-Class or similar · 7 passengers · 7 bags
Two rows are worth a second look. The MPV 5 seats five but carries the same three bags as a saloon — it solves a seatbelt problem, not a luggage one. And the Executive, at £91, takes fewer bags than the £69 saloon does. It is chosen for the car and the ride rather than for capacity, which catches out guests who assume the premium tier is also the roomier one.
If luggage is your constraint rather than head count, the MPV 6 at £78 is the sensible step up: same five seats as the MPV 5, one more case, four pounds apart.
On the forecourt charge. Gatwick raised it from £7 to £10 in early 2026, and not every operator folds it into the quote. A £62 fare that adds it at the kerb costs £72 — more than a £69 all-in figure. When comparing quotes for this route, the total after everything is the only number that means anything.
North or South — the Ten Pound Mistake
Gatwick's two terminals are separate buildings on separate approach roads, joined by a free shuttle. The fare to either is identical. Getting it wrong is not.
A driver who arrives at the wrong terminal has to leave the airport, re-enter and pay a second £10 forecourt charge, on top of ten or fifteen minutes you did not plan for. On a morning departure that is the difference between comfortable and rushed.
Where to checkYour boarding pass, not the airline's homepage. Homepages show the carrier's most common terminal, which is not always yours.
Why it variesBritish Airways and easyJet both operate from more than one Gatwick terminal depending on the route and the season.
If it changesTerminal allocations occasionally shift with schedule changes. A quick check the night before costs nothing.
If you are unsureGive us the flight number instead and we will confirm the terminal for you before travel day.
The Pickup at Sloane Square
This is the part where local geography genuinely matters, and it is the difference between a driver waiting and a driver circling.
Sloane Square is a one-way system. A car that cannot stop outside the hotel entrance has to go round the entire square to come back, which on a weekday morning is not quick. The hotel frontage sits beside the Royal Court Theatre, and the kerb there works — but only if the driver can pull in when you are ready rather than waiting indefinitely.
The mechanics we use to avoid that are simple. Driver name, vehicle and registration arrive the evening before. A notification goes out when the car is on the frontage. Walking out on that notification, rather than waiting in reception for someone to come and find you, routinely saves five minutes on a morning departure — and a registration number is a great deal quicker to spot than a stranger.
One local note on timing. The Royal Court has performances most evenings, and the square fills as audiences leave. If you are travelling out between 21:30 and 22:30, allow a few extra minutes for the driver to reach the frontage.
When to Leave
Work backwards from bag drop rather than from departure. Most short-haul carriers close bag drop 45 minutes before the flight and ask you to arrive two hours ahead; long-haul is three.
Short-haul
Leave the hotel three hours before departure
Long-haul
Leave four hours before departure
Before 08:00 departure
Roads are clear; the lower end of the journey range holds
Weekday 07:30–09:30
Add 20–30 minutes for the A23 through South London
Friday afternoon
The heaviest window of the week on this route
Early departures are the easy ones on this route. A 04:30 collection from Sloane Square meets an empty A23 and reaches the terminal in under an hour with room to spare, and the fare is identical to the same journey at midday — no overnight loading, no surge multiplier at exactly the hour you need a car.
Coming Back
The return runs at the same fare. What differs is where you meet the driver.
Instead of directing you outside to a queue, the driver positions himself in the arrivals hall holding a board with your name on it. Your aircraft is followed from the airport it departed from, so a forty-minute delay in the air becomes a forty-minute shift in the collection slot before you have even landed. The included waiting allowance runs from touchdown, covering border control and the baggage hall without any meter running against you.
Gatwick makes this more valuable than most. Both arrivals halls open onto forecourts where stopping is policed closely and waiting is effectively impossible, so a car that cannot commit to a fixed meeting point ends up circling or parking at cost. Agreeing the spot indoors before you fly removes that entirely.
Worth flagging for late landings: the last direct rail services out of Gatwick thin out considerably after midnight, and a connection into central London at that hour involves changes. A booked car simply drives you to the square.
The Other Hotels on and Around the Square
Sloane Square is ringed by hotels, and the fare from any of them to Gatwick is effectively the same — they share a postcode band and the same road out. What differs is the pickup, and on these streets that matters more than the price does.
What follows is every hotel within a ten-minute walk, with the practical note that actually affects a morning departure.
Sloane Square Hotel 7–12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EG
Frontage on the square beside the Royal Court Theatre. One-way system, so the driver waits rather than circles. On the square walk to the square · Formerly: Sloane Square Moat House until 2005 — and the Royal Court Hotel before that · Gatwick from £69
The Chelsea Townhouse 26 Cadogan Gardens, SW3 2RP
Quiet residential street backing onto Cadogan Gardens. Easy stopping, unlike the square itself. 3 min walk to the square · Formerly: The Draycott Hotel until its 2022 relaunch · Gatwick from £69
11 Cadogan Gardens 11 Cadogan Gardens, SW3 2JR
Four linked Victorian townhouses. Give the door number, as the Cadogan Gardens numbering is famously confusing. 4 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £69
San Domenico House 29–31 Draycott Place, SW3 2SH
Nineteen rooms across two adjoining townhouses. Narrow street — a saloon or MPV suits it better than a 16-seater. 5 min walk to the square · Formerly: The Sloane Hotel until 2006 · Gatwick from £70
Cheval Phoenix House 1 Wilbraham Place, SW1X 9AE
Serviced apartments just off the square. Longer stays mean heavier luggage; size the vehicle accordingly. 2 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £69
The Apartments by The Sloane Club 15–19 Sloane Gardens, SW1W 8EB
Members' club apartments. Reception can hold bags after checkout if your flight is late in the day. 3 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £69
Jumeirah Carlton Tower Cadogan Place, SW1X 9PY
Proper hotel forecourt with space to pull in — the easiest pickup of any address on this list. 7 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £72
Chelsea Cloisters Sloane Avenue, SW3 3DW
Large serviced-apartment block. Specify the entrance, as the building runs the length of the block. 8 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £72
Tophams Hotel 24–32 Ebury Street, SW1W 0LU
Belgravia side, minutes from Victoria. Ebury Street is narrow with restricted stopping. 10 min walk to the square · Formerly: — · Gatwick from £69
Fares vary by a few pounds rather than meaningfully, because the distance to the M23 is near-identical from all of them. If your hotel is not listed, the postcode is what the booking form needs — anything in SW1W, SW3 or SW1X falls in the same band.
Three name changes on one square
This is not a coincidence worth ignoring, because it explains a recurring booking problem in this small patch of Chelsea. Three of the hotels above trade under names they did not have twenty years ago.
Royal Court → Moat House → Sloane Square HotelTwo changes on the same building at 7–12 Sloane Square, the most recent in 2005.
Draycott Hotel → The Chelsea TownhouseRelaunched under the new name in 2022; the Draycott name still appears widely in listings.
The Sloane Hotel → San Domenico HouseChanged in 2006 when the property moved to its current owners on Draycott Place.
What to do about itBook on the postcode, never the hotel name. SW1W 8EG, SW3 2RP and SW3 2SH have not changed — the signage above the door has.
Drivers working this area know all six names, so a booking under an old one is not a problem in itself. It becomes one only when a booking form cannot match the name to an address, which a postcode solves instantly.
Sloane Square Hotel, SW1W 8EG, to Gatwick Airport — around 30 miles via the A23 and M23, from £69 with the £10 forecourt charge inside the fare. Same price to North or South Terminal. Gatwick Taxi Transfer, TfL PCO licensed, 24 hours.
Every Airport and Port from Sloane Square
Gatwick is neither the closest airport to SW1W nor the cheapest, and for some flights it is not the sensible choice either. Here is the full picture, with each airport's forecourt charge inside the figure.
London City
~11 miles · closest and cheapest of the six
£42
Heathrow
~15 miles · widest route network
£47
Stansted
~38–43 miles · M11 approach
£64
Gatwick
~30 miles · North or South, same fare
£69
Luton
~33 miles · straight up the M1
£72
Tilbury Cruise Port
~29 miles · A13 east
£73
Southend
~44 miles · the least-used of the six
£88
Southampton Port
~72–79 miles · M3 south-west
£129
Portsmouth Cruise Port
~72 miles · A3 corridor
£139
Harwich Port
~89 miles · the longest run on this list
£169
London City is the standout for short-haul European business travel: eleven miles, the lowest fare here, and the fastest security of any London airport. Heathrow sits only four miles further and covers nearly everything London City does not, which is why those two account for most weekday bookings from this address.
Look at where Gatwick lands against Stansted. It is several miles closer yet five pounds dearer, and that is the forecourt charge and the M23's standing traffic rather than the distance. Mileage alone does not set these numbers, which is worth remembering when a cheaper flight from a further airport tempts you.
The three ports are here because Sloane Square generates a steady flow of cruise departures. Timing on those is less forgiving than on any flight — a ship leaves on schedule, and missing it costs a great deal more than a rebooked seat.
Your exact fare from SW1W 8EG
Forecourt charge included · Free child seats · Flight monitored on arrivals · 24 hours, no surge
Three things account for most of the vehicle changes we make after a booking, and all three are avoidable at the point of booking.
Bag count, not head count
Three seats and three bags is the saloon's honest limit. A couple leaving with four large cases has therefore outgrown it, despite there being two spare seatbelts in the car. Counting checked bags first and passengers second is the single habit that prevents the pavement conversation.
Child seats occupy a seat
Infant, toddler and booster seats are free on request, but each fitted seat takes a passenger position. A family of four travelling with two seats and a folded buggy is realistically an MPV rather than a saloon. Specify ages at booking so the right seats are fitted before the driver sets off.
Declare the odd items
Golf clubs take the space of two cases. Skis need length rather than volume and will not go in a saloon at all. A boxed bicycle needs seats folded. None of these cost extra to mention and all of them change which vehicle is sent.
About the Hotel Itself
Four stars, 102 rooms, and a position that explains most of the transfer demand from it.
The hotel sits directly beside the Royal Court Theatre on the square itself, which puts it within a short walk of the King's Road, Sloane Street and the Saatchi Gallery, and roughly ten minutes from Victoria Coach Station. Sloane Square Underground station is on the corner, served by the District and Circle lines.
Facilities are what a four-star townhouse hotel in this part of London tends to offer: a restaurant and bar, room service, 24-hour reception, concierge, luggage storage, meeting rooms and connecting rooms for families. Guests occasionally arrive expecting a gym or spa from older listings; the hotel's own facilities do not extend that far, which is worth knowing before you plan around it.
The luggage storage is the detail that matters most for a Gatwick departure. Checkout and an afternoon flight rarely align neatly, and leaving bags at reception for a few hours beats sitting in the lobby with them.
Quick answers
Is the Moat House the same hotel?
Yes. Renamed Sloane Square Hotel in 2005 after Queens Moat Houses sold it in 2004. Same building, 7–12 Sloane Square SW1W 8EG.
What does the Gatwick taxi cost?
From £69 saloon, around 30 miles, 60–90 minutes, with the £10 forecourt charge included.
North or South Terminal?
Same fare to either. Check the boarding pass — the wrong one means a second £10 charge.
Cheapest airport from Sloane Square?
London City at ~11 miles, from £42. Heathrow ~15 miles from £47.
Early morning surcharge?
None. A 04:30 pickup is priced the same as midday.
Why do quotes range from £68 to £174?
Three different products: private hire £68–72, executive £110–130, premium concierge £170+. Metered black cab £100–150.
Is the distance 30 or 39 miles?
Both. A23 direct is ~30, M25 orbital ~36–39. On a fixed fare the route choice costs you nothing.
Does the return cost more?
Not with us — same fare both ways. Some operators add £5–6 for airport collections.
Where does the driver wait?
The hotel frontage on the square, beside the Royal Court Theatre. Registration sent the evening before.
Questions We Get Asked
Is Moat House Sloane Square the same as Sloane Square Hotel?
Yes, and the name changed a long time ago. The property traded as Sloane Square Moat House under Queens Moat Houses until 2004, when the group sold it. The hotelier John Tham bought it in 2005, renamed it Sloane Square Hotel and refurbished it the following year. Booking references and older travel listings still carry the Moat House name, which is why guests occasionally arrive at a booking form looking for a hotel that has not used that name in two decades. Same building, same address: 7-12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EG.
How much is a taxi from Sloane Square Hotel to Gatwick Airport?
From £69 for a saloon carrying up to three passengers with three bags, with the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge already inside that figure. The journey covers roughly 30 miles and takes 60 to 90 minutes depending on the hour. The fare is fixed when you book and does not move for traffic on the A23 or the M23.
Which Gatwick terminal do I need?
Take it from your boarding pass rather than the airline's homepage. North and South are separate buildings on separate approach roads, connected by a free shuttle. The fare is identical to either, but a driver sent to the wrong one has to re-enter the airport and pay a second £10 forecourt charge. British Airways and easyJet both operate from more than one terminal depending on the route.
Where does the driver wait at the hotel?
Directly outside the entrance on the square, alongside the Royal Court Theatre. Because the square runs one-way, a car unable to stop must complete a full circuit before returning, which is why we send the registration plate the night before and message you the moment it pulls up. Stepping outside when that message lands is the quickest way to be on the road.
When should I leave for a Gatwick flight?
Work back from your check-in. Most short-haul carriers close bag drop 45 minutes before departure and recommend arriving two hours ahead; long-haul is three. Adding a 60 to 90 minute journey, leave the hotel three hours before a short-haul departure and four before long-haul. For anything departing before 08:00, the roads are clear and the lower end of that range holds comfortably.
Is the £10 Gatwick drop-off charge included?
Yes, on every booking. Gatwick charges £10 for a ten-minute stop at the terminal forecourt, raised from £7 in early 2026. It sits inside the quoted fare rather than being added at the kerb, so an operator quoting £62 who charges it separately costs £72 — more than a £69 all-in fare. When comparing quotes for this route, the total after everything is the number that matters.
How many bags fit in each vehicle?
Three bags in the saloon, alongside three passengers. The MPV 5 adds two seats without adding boot space, so it stays at three. Move up to the MPV 6 for a fourth bag, the MPV 7 for a fifth, and the MPV 8 for seven alongside eight seats. Work out your checked cases before your passenger total and the vehicle chooses itself.
Do you cover the return from Gatwick to Sloane Square?
Yes, priced identically to the outbound. Rather than sending you to a rank, the driver stands in the arrivals hall holding your name, having followed the aircraft from wherever it took off. Land late and the collection time has already shifted to match. The included waiting period absorbs immigration and the baggage belt, so nothing is ticking while you queue.
What does a taxi cost from Sloane Square to the other London airports?
London City is closest and cheapest at roughly 11 miles and from £42, followed by Heathrow at about 15 miles and from £47. Stansted runs from £64, Gatwick from £69, Luton from £72 and Southend from £88. Gatwick costs more than Stansted despite being closer, because of its £10 forecourt charge and the standing traffic on the M23 approach. Every figure includes that airport's own drop-off fee.
Can you collect from Sloane Square for a cruise departure?
Yes, to all three ports served from London. Tilbury is around 29 miles and from £73, Southampton roughly 72 to 79 miles and from £129, and Portsmouth about 72 miles and from £139. Harwich, the furthest at some 89 miles, is from £169. Cruise timing is less forgiving than a flight, since a ship departs on schedule and a missed sailing costs considerably more than a rebooked seat, so book these earlier than you would an airport run.
Are child seats available?
Infant, toddler and high-back booster are all stocked and carry no charge. Tell us the ages when you book, not on the morning, because the correct seat is installed before the car leaves our base. Bear in mind each one claims a seatbelt position, so two children plus two adults plus holiday cases realistically calls for a people carrier rather than a saloon.
How far ahead should I book?
Twenty-four hours suits the majority of trips. Push that to forty-eight for anything leaving before seven in the morning, since the pool of available drivers at that hour is thin. Across the school holidays and either side of Christmas, give it a week if the vehicle size matters to you rather than taking whatever remains free.
Why do operators quote anywhere from £68 to £174 for this journey?
Because three different products share one word. A pre-booked private hire saloon runs £68 to £72. Executive and chauffeur operators, offering marque vehicles and a uniformed driver, sit at £110 to £130. Premium concierge services reach £170 and beyond. A metered black cab typically lands between £100 and £150, since Tariff 4 applies to any journey beyond six miles and the meter continues while stationary. None of these is wrong; they are simply different services. What matters at any price point is whether the £10 forecourt charge is inside the quoted figure.
Why do sources give the distance as 30, 36 or 39 miles?
Because they describe different roads. The direct line runs the A23 south through Brixton and joins the M23 at Hooley, around 30 miles. Heading west to pick up the M25 anticlockwise before the M23 makes it roughly 36 miles but keeps you on motorway. The full orbital option reaches about 39 miles and is occasionally faster on a congested afternoon. On a fixed fare the choice costs you nothing, since the driver takes whichever is running best and the price does not move with the mileage.
Does the return from Gatwick cost more than the outbound?
Not with us — Gatwick back to Sloane Square is priced identically to the outbound leg. Some operators do charge five or six pounds more for the return, on the reasoning that airport collections involve waiting and parking. If you are comparing quotes and see two different figures for the same stretch of road, that is the explanation.
Do you cover the other hotels around Sloane Square?
Yes, all of them, and at effectively the same fare. The Chelsea Townhouse on Cadogan Gardens, 11 Cadogan Gardens, San Domenico House on Draycott Place, Cheval Phoenix House on Wilbraham Place, The Apartments by The Sloane Club on Sloane Gardens, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower on Cadogan Place, Chelsea Cloisters on Sloane Avenue and Tophams on Ebury Street all sit within a ten-minute walk and share the same road out to the M23. Gatwick runs £69 to £72 from any of them.
Which Sloane Square hotel is easiest for a taxi pickup?
The Jumeirah Carlton Tower on Cadogan Place, because it has a proper forecourt with room to pull in. The square itself is a one-way system, so a car outside Sloane Square Hotel that cannot stop must complete a full circuit to return. Cadogan Gardens and Draycott Place are quiet residential streets where stopping is straightforward. Ebury Street is the most restricted of the group.
Why have so many hotels near Sloane Square changed their names?
Three within a few streets have. The building at 7-12 Sloane Square was the Royal Court Hotel, then Sloane Square Moat House, and has been Sloane Square Hotel since 2005. The Draycott Hotel on Cadogan Gardens relaunched as The Chelsea Townhouse in 2022. San Domenico House on Draycott Place traded as The Sloane Hotel until 2006. Older listings and booking references carry the previous names, which is why entering a postcode rather than a hotel name is the reliable approach.
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Gatwick Taxi Transfer is a Transport for London licensed Private Hire Operator at 10–16 Tiller Road, London E14 8PX. The hotel's ownership and renaming history is drawn from published trade reporting of the 2004 Queens Moat Houses sale and the 2005 acquisition. Address, star rating, room count and facilities are taken from the hotel's current listings rather than archived descriptions. Distances and comparison fares for other SW1W destinations were cross-checked against independent operator route data. The £10 Gatwick forecourt charge is the airport's published 2026 rate. Fares updated 24 August 2026.
