Independent guide. Resort & Tables is not the official website of any venue listed, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by any of them. Casino entry is 18+ only. Gambling involves risk and can become harmful.

Five casino hotels for travellers looking at Kent and the South East — listed where the floor and the rooms genuinely share a property.

The Park Tower on Knightsbridge — one of the integrated casino hotels covered in this guide.
The Park Tower on Knightsbridge — one of the integrated casino hotels covered in this guide. Photo: Freepenguin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The May Fair & Palm Beach · Park Tower Knightsbridge · Millennium Gloucester · STG & St Giles Casino · Park Inn Palace Southend The May Fair & Palm Beach · Park Tower Knightsbridge · Millennium Gloucester · STG & St Giles Casino · Park Inn Palace Southend

01 · Scope

Why this guide widens beyond Kent alone

Kent and the wider South East have plenty of hotels and a handful of standalone casinos, but almost no properties where a licensed casino sits inside, attached to, or operated as part of the same hotel. Padding this round-up with hotels that merely stand near an unrelated casino would mislead travellers.

We therefore widened the map to Greater London and the Thames Estuary coast — neighbouring areas that do host qualifying casino hotels — and say so plainly in the title and on every venue page. Information last checked 4 September 2026.

Photographs on this site are openly licensed exteriors and street scenes of the hotels and their neighbourhoods. We do not republish casino-floor or room photography without a clear reuse licence.

independent guide 18+ casino floors no bookings on this site
Christ Church Gate, Canterbury — a landmark of the Kent journey this guide starts from.
Christ Church Gate, Canterbury — a landmark of the Kent journey this guide starts from. Photo: Unknown · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Dover town and castle: the Channel edge of Kent, still without a qualifying casino hotel of its own.
Dover town and castle: the Channel edge of Kent, still without a qualifying casino hotel of its own. Photo: Eluveitie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

02 · Order

How the entries are ordered on this page

Entries appear by how tightly the casino is woven into the hotel fabric, then by the breadth of non-gaming facilities guests can use without leaving the property. This is a reading aid for travellers, not an official ranking, league table or endorsement. Nobody paid for position.

5

Qualifying casino hotels listed

2

Licensed operators checked on the Commission register

18+

Minimum age on every gaming floor

  1. Integration first. Shared address, shared building or clearly adjoining ballroom or wing.
  2. Facilities next. Spa, dining, conference space and other hotel amenities beyond the gaming floor.
  3. Geography noted. Distance from Kent stated honestly when a venue sits in London or on the Essex estuary.

Full method on how we chose

03 · Almanac

At-a-glance directory of the five properties

# Property Area Casino operator GC account
01The May Fair & Palm BeachMayfair, LondonGenting Casinos UK Limited537
02Park Tower KnightsbridgeKnightsbridge, LondonGrosvenor Casinos Limited614
03Millennium GloucesterSouth Kensington, LondonGrosvenor Casinos Limited614
04STG & St Giles CasinoWest End, LondonGrosvenor Casinos Limited614
05Park Inn Palace SouthendSouthend-on-Sea, EssexGrosvenor Casinos Limited614

Licence account numbers were checked on the Gambling Commission public register. This guide is not a licensee and operates no gambling of any kind. Linking to the register does not imply Commission endorsement.

04 · Street view

Hotel exteriors from open licences

Exterior of The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street / Mayfair — CC BY-SA (Wikimedia Commons).
Entrance to The Park Tower Knightsbridge
Park Tower Knightsbridge entrance — CC BY-SA (Wikimedia Commons).
Northwest view of STG / St Giles Hotel
STG Hotel Oxford Street (formerly St Giles) — CC BY-SA (Wikimedia Commons).
Park Inn Palace Hotel on the Southend seafront
Park Inn Palace, Southend-on-Sea — CC BY-SA (Wikimedia Commons).
Harrington Gardens, South Kensington
Harrington Gardens, South Kensington — street context for the Millennium Gloucester block — CC BY-SA.
Southend Pier on the Thames Estuary
Southend Pier — estuary context for the coastal entry in this guide — CC BY-SA.

05 · Venue pages

Stepped entries for each casino hotel

The May Fair Hotel exterior, Mayfair.
The May Fair Hotel exterior, Mayfair. Photo: Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Entry 01

The May Fair Hotel with Palm Beach Casino

Mayfair, London

hotel + licensed casino information last checked 4 September 2026

Art Deco-era Mayfair hotel with Palm Beach Casino in the former grand ballroom on Berkeley Street — spa, theatre and kitchen for guests who want more than the tables.

Hotel–casino integration92%
On-site facilities breadth88%

Dials are this guide’s editorial reading of integration and facilities, not an official ranking and not paid for by any venue.

Guide note. The strongest hotel-to-floor link in this guide: casino and hotel share the historic Mayfair shell.
The Park Tower Knightsbridge from the street.
The Park Tower Knightsbridge from the street. Photo: Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Entry 02

The Park Tower Knightsbridge with Grosvenor Casino

Knightsbridge, London

hotel + licensed casino information last checked 4 September 2026

Luxury Collection tower on Knightsbridge with Grosvenor’s casino sharing the same address block beside Harrods — compact stay-and-play with separate hotel and casino phones.

Hotel–casino integration90%
On-site facilities breadth78%
Guide note. A single Knightsbridge footprint for rooms and gaming, operated by different companies.
Natural History Museum façade — a short walk from the Harrington Gardens hotel–casino block.
Natural History Museum façade — a short walk from the Harrington Gardens hotel–casino block. Photo: Daniel Lu (User:dllu) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Entry 03

Millennium Gloucester Hotel with Grosvenor Casino

South Kensington, London

hotel + licensed casino information last checked 4 September 2026

Large Kensington conference hotel and Grosvenor casino on the same Harrington Gardens address, near Gloucester Road station and the museum quarter.

Hotel–casino integration88%
On-site facilities breadth82%
Guide note. Practical for museum-quarter trips: one street address for rooms and gaming.
STG / St Giles Hotel on the Tottenham Court Road island site.
STG / St Giles Hotel on the Tottenham Court Road island site. Photo: Mtaylor848 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Entry 04

STG Hotel Oxford Street with Grosvenor Casino St Giles

West End, London

hotel + licensed casino information last checked 4 September 2026

Large West End hotel at 12 Bedford Avenue with Grosvenor Casino St Giles on Tottenham Court Road — the hotel’s own site describes the casino as next door and open around the clock.

Hotel–casino integration85%
On-site facilities breadth75%
Guide note. Scale first: hundreds of rooms beside a busy West End floor.
Palace Hotel building on the Southend seafront.
Palace Hotel building on the Southend seafront. Photo: Julieanne Savage · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Entry 05

Park Inn Palace Southend with Grosvenor Casino

Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Thames Estuary)

hotel + licensed casino information last checked 4 September 2026

Edwardian Palace hotel on Church Road housing Park Inn rooms and Grosvenor’s Southend casino — the nearest qualifying stay-and-play property to Kent across the Thames Estuary.

Hotel–casino integration86%
On-site facilities breadth70%
Guide note. The coastal entry in this widened guide — useful when travelling from Kent or along the estuary.

06 · Safer play

Responsible gambling — plain facts

You must be 18 or over to enter a licensed casino in Great Britain. Hotel lobbies, restaurants and spas may welcome families; the gaming floor does not.

Gambling involves risk and can become harmful. Warning signs include spending more than you can afford, chasing losses, borrowing to gamble, or gambling feeling like the only way to cope. Use established self-assessment tools from GamCare and GambleAware rather than informal quizzes.

Land-based casinos in Great Britain use the SENSE self-exclusion scheme. GAMSTOP applies to online gambling only and is not a substitute for excluding yourself from a physical venue.

Responsible gambling page

07 · Questions

Common questions about this guide

Does Resort & Tables take hotel or casino bookings?

No. We never accept bookings, hold payment details or operate a reservation channel. Use each venue’s official website or phone number.

Why are most entries in London if the theme is Kent?

Because Kent and the South East do not currently offer five qualifying casino hotels. Widening to neighbouring Greater London and the Thames Estuary was the honest alternative to inventing or padding entries.

Are the dials and order a paid ranking?

No. Order and dials reflect our published criteria only. Venues did not pay for placement.

Where should I check licence details?

On the Gambling Commission registers. We link operator account numbers we have verified there.

Why are there no casino-floor photographs?

Hotel and casino interiors are usually copyrighted. We only publish images with an explicit commercial-reuse licence — mainly street exteriors from Wikimedia Commons — and we credit them beside each picture.