Description:
The Best Western Phoenix Hotel is located on the North Western
border of central London. Situated in an area very popular for hotels in the
budget/tourist class range. Within a short walk of shopping areas at Queensway
and Notting Hill. Queensway offers pubs, restaurants, cinema, ice skating, a covered
shopping centre (Whitley's) and a good selection of shops. Notting Hill is more
upmarket and chic and a well-to-do residential area. A little bit further finds
Kensington High Street which is yet another busy and popular shopping area.
Less then 1/3rd of a mile from the hotel is the wonderful
Hyde Park, with its wide open spaces,
serpentine gallery, snack bars, play areas, statues, lake, horse riding. The
Park merges with Kensington Gardens and together they form a park that you can
easily spend a day walking through and taking in its attractions. Transport
links are good with Paddington Station hosting a non-stop service to Heathrow
Airport (
Heathrow
Express). The nearby Bayswater Road is a busy main route where you will have
no trouble finding a London Taxi or London Bus. Other nearby attractions include Portobello
Road Antiques Market (0.4 miles),
Kensington
Palace (0.7 miles),
Alexandra Fleming Laboratory (0.7 miles),
Linley
Sambourne House (1 mile),
Marble Arch and
Oxford Street (1.3 mile) and
Buckingham
Palace (2.3 miles). Less than 2 miles from two of London's largest
exhibition centres at earls Court and Olympia.
The Phoenix
hotel is converted from eight London townhouses built
in 1854, refurbished to suit today's modern
traveller, whilst still retaining its original atmosphere. Kensington
gardens is a relatively quiet Square off of the surrounding busy main roads and
the hotel occupies the Southern side of the square..
The hotel has tastefully furnished rooms are all en-suite with direct dial
telephone and data link, AM/FM alarm clock radio, hairdryer, satellite TV and
free high speed internet access.
Onsite the hotel boasts a delightful bar and cocktail lounge and is open 11.00
till 01.00. Breakfast is served each
day in the hotel breakfast room and you have a choice of continental or a full
English breakfast.
The front reception area is staffed 24 hours a day.
If your a business traveller you will be please to know that the hotel offers secretarial, fax, and copy services.
Parking: none onsite. Nearby NCP public pay car park at Porchester Terrace
North.
Room Numbers:
130 / 4 floors
Check-in:
14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out:
11.00 am