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Thistle Kensington Park 
E-mail: reservation@londonhotels.net
Business-friendly hotel facing Kensington Gardens
- This Victorian-style hotel is located 2 blocks from Royal Albert Hall and 1 kilometer from the Natural History Museum.
- All 353 guestrooms have air conditioning, private bathrooms, and high-speed Internet access.
- Amenities include concierge services, tour assistance, and currency exchange, as well as 14 meeting rooms.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
What to expect: Thistle Kensington Park stands across from Kensington Gardens in London's west end. The entrance leads to a cream-tiled reception area and a lounge furnished with brown and blue sofas. Traditional-style prints of London hang on the walls. Guests are a mix of vacationing travelers and airline crews.
Amenity highlights: Concierge services, tour assistance, and currency exchange are available. The hotel's 14 meeting rooms can accommodate up to 100. The hotel is just a mile (1.5 km) from the Victoria and Albert Museum and Knightsbridge shopping.
Insider tip: Located opposite Kensington Park, the hotel has hosted celebrities, including royalty, actor Marlon Brando, singer Tammy Wynette, and rugby teams.
PROPERTY AMENITIES:
Thistle Kensington Park offers concierge services, tour assistance, and currency exchange. The 14 meeting rooms can accommodate up to 100, and one meeting venue has a fixed projection screen. Parking is available nearby (surcharge).
ROOMS:
This hotel offers 353 guestrooms with air conditioning and private bathrooms. Accommodations vary in size and shape. Traditional-style décor includes dark-wood furnishing, light-cream walls, gilt-framed prints, and blue carpeting. Cable TV and high-speed Internet access are offered (surcharge). Some accommodations also have refrigerators.
DINING:
Eaglescarnie Bar - Traditional-style décor. Large sofas and chairs in brown and blue, a marble-topped wooden bar, and prints of eagles displayed on walls. Cocktails and coffee served from early evening to late evening.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants: Arcadia
Maggy Jones
Bellini's
ROOM AMENITIES
• Pay movies
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Climate control
• Voice mail
• Internet access - surcharge
• Coffee/tea maker
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Private bathroom
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Television
• Desk
• Window opens
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms
PROPERTY AMENITIES
• Concierge services
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Bar/lounge
• Room service (24 hours)
• Coffee shop or café
• Parking (surcharge)
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Ballroom(s)
• Banquet facilities
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Exhibit space
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Audio-visual equipment
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access - wireless
• Multilingual staff
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Number of rooms: 353
• Currency exchange
• Tour assistance
• Laundry facilities
• Dry cleaning service
• Library
• Coffee in lobby
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Elevator/lift
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Nearest major airport :
London (LHR-Heathrow)
Area:
Kensington/Knightsbridge (London)
Upscale, residential Kensington is best known for its palace and gardens, and for its major museums in South Ken (bordering Knightsbridge). Kensington High Street has local character, good shopping, and fine restaurants. Knightsbridge is even more elevated in status-Harrod's is its most famous and popular store.
London Heathrow Airport (LHG):
Approximate driving time is 40 minutes and distance is 15 miles (24 km).
Driving directions from Heathrow:
Take the M4, at the Chiswick Flyover this becomes the A4 (Cromwell Road), follow this road until Gloucester Road, then turn left, follow this road to Kensington High Street then turn left. De Vere Gardens is first on the Left.
The Heathrow Express train and black taxis offer transfer from the airport to the center of London. The London Underground's Piccadilly Line also serves all Heathrow terminals and transports passengers into central London.
London's Underground system (the Tube) connects the hotel with the rest of central London within 20 minutes. The Underground station nearest the hotel is High Street Kensington. Buses and taxis are also available.
Location Highlights :
• In city center
Nearby points of interest :
• St Paul's Cathedral - 4 miles (6.5 km)
• Royal Albert Hall - 2 blocks
• Kensington Palace - 3 blocks
• Knightsbridge - 1 mile (1.5 km)
• Harrods - 1 mile (1.5 km)
• Oxford Street - 2 miles (3 km)
• Piccadilly Circus - 2.5 miles (4 km)
• Westminster Abbey -3 miles (5 km)
• National Gallery - 3 miles (5 km)
• Trafalgar Square - 3 miles (5 km)
• British Museum - 3 miles (5 km)
• Covent Garden - 3 miles (5 km)
• Buckingham Palace - 2 miles (3 km)
• Kensington Gardens - across the street
• Natural History Museum - 0.5 mile (1 km)
• Victoria and Albert Museum - 1 mile (1.5 km)
• Regents Park and London Zoo - 2.5 miles (4 km)
• Houses of Parliament and Big Ben - 3 miles (5 km)
