Introduction: The Gore Hotel is located in the central
location of South Kensington, just west of the very centre of London. An
upmarket and smart area of London and just behind the Royal Albert Hall (famous
music and events venue). Also a very short walk (100 yards) from Hyde Park and
Kensington Palace. Close by is the fashionable and popular shopping area of
Kensington High Street and a little further on finds Knightsbridge (home the
world famous Harrods department store). Other popular areas for the London
visitor in the surrounding area include Notting Hill, Sloane Street and Kings
Road Chelsea. Other nearby attractions include the Albert Memorial (0.3 miles),
Serpentine Gallery (0.4 miles), Natural History and Science museums (0.4 miles)
and the Victoria and Albert Museum (0.5 miles).
Hotel:
190 The Gore Hotel
was first opened as a hotel way back in 1892 while the building
itself dates back to 1864. The hotel is actually made up of two nineteenth
century mansions. Today its a stylish Victorian hotel with modern amenities and
facilities.
The individual guestrooms are decorated with antique furnishings and prints.
Some rooms are named after the famous people who once stayed in them, including
Judy Garland and Dame Nellie Melba. An eclectic collection of antique pictures
and prints covers every inch of wall space and the ornate beds are made up with
pure white Egyptian cotton bed linen. All doubles have ornate gilt mirrors,
chandeliers. Every bedroom comes with wireless Internet access, flat screen
TV, direct dial telephone, safe and minibar.
Deluxe rooms all have a lavish, stylish and exotic style.
Luxury Doubles have oak carved four-poster or half-tester beds They also have a
safe and DVD player.
Floors have lift access. 24 hour room service.
Dining:
The Gore hotel boasts an award winning restaurant and a popular bar Open to
non-residents as well.
The hotel restaurant,
Bistro One Ninety Queen's Gate, serves modern European
cuisine. Known for its fine food this is an informal and lively all-day
restaurant with an upbeat feel. 2/3 course set menus are available for pre/post
theatre dining. Last orders are taken until 11.30pm while guests can stay in the
restaurant till 01.00am!
Also serves a traditional Afternoon Tea (Champagne option) with a selection of
finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and berries and patisserie.
With its ornate plaster ceiling, Art Deco and mahogany panelled walls, the
intimate and chic 'Bar 190' is a popular choice. Serving cocktails as guest
relax in plump leather sofas. A nice feature is the 6 seat VIP area Cinderella's
Carriage which can be pre-booked. The bar is also host to regular party theme
nights. There is a bar and Tapas menu t go with the drinks.
Hotel has a library lounge area for guests.
4 air-conditioned meeting and event rooms are available for hire.
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The Gore Hotel of course has a concierge service to help with a range of services
including luggage storage.
This is an all no-smoking hotel.
Room Numbers:50/ 6
floors
Check-in: 13.30 (1.30 pm)
Check-out: 11.30 am
Past Names: The Gore Hotel
1892 (2008)
Comment: Sister hotel to
The Pelham Hotel
History:
The Gore has been a hotel ever since it was built, more than a century ago,
apart from a four year stretch when it served as the Turkish Embassy. At the
turn of the century, it was listed in the contemporary guides as an
establishment of superior standard "in the most favourite and fashionable part
of the Metropolis" boasting men in livery, running hot and cold water, horse
drawn carriages for the use of clients and even a hydraulic lift worked by mains
pressure supplied underground by the London Hydraulic Company.
Famous past guests include Judy Garland, Charles Dickens and Judy Garland.
The Bistro restaurant has been around since the 1950s, when 400 people a night
would dine on roast suckling pig in the hotel's Elizabethan Rooms
