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GENERAL INFORMATION :
What to expect: Located in a leafy side street, stone steps lead up to the reception area with fresh flowers and deep red armchairs. Once a home for Catholic women, the high-ceilinged Georgian building offers businesspeople and couples a relaxed retreat away from the bustle of Earls Court.
Amenity highlights: Renovations in the late 1990s restored the original cornices of this Georgian building, while bringing bedrooms and bathrooms up to modern standards. Guests can unwind with a drink in the breakfast room-cum-bar or opt for room service and plug their computers into the dial-up internet service in their rooms.
Insider tip: The Albert Memorial, commissioned by Queen Victoria in the 19th century to commemorate her late husband, Prince Albert, is just a ten-minute walk away in Hyde Park. An elaborate structure with various friezes and pillars of red granite, it has recently been restored to its original splendor and recovered in gold leaf.
PROPERTY AMINITIES :
A Georgian building, the hotel was renovated in the late 1990s and now includes 15 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, dial-up Internet access (fee) and room service. On the lower ground floor, there is a sunny breakfast room that doubles up as a bar in the evening.
ROOMS :
This hotel has 15 guestrooms of varying sizes and shapes but all have the original high ceilings, cornices and windows. The guestrooms are carpeted, decorated in pastel shades, with one or two armchairs, desk, dial-up Internet access (fee), television and fully tiled bathrooms with shower, bidet and complimentary toiletries. Beds have cotton sheets, with extra blankets in the cupboard. Some of the front rooms have French windows leading out to wrought-iron balconies overlooking the tree-lined square.
DINING :
Breakfast room/bar - Situated on the lower ground floor at the rear of the building, this bright orange and cream room has French doors leading out to a small patio. Continental and cooked breakfasts are served here and drinks are available for guests at the small white bar.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
The Troubadour Café
Bombay Brasserie
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