Royal Garden Hotel Kensington

... needed sleep. We figured out the train system immediately and hopped onto the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station, taxi to the Royal Garden Hotel, checked in by 10pm. The hotel was booked through Cheaprooms.com and while not cheap, it is beautiful, ...

... mostly the crowd was young. After asking couple of people (including a cop) I found my way to Kensington Gardens. The garden was lush green and HUGE! It was a nice calm place....not too crowded. It stood in stark ...

... my 22 day tour of Europe, Linda and Shannon were busy chasing visas etc for their Middle East trip so it was off to see Kensington Palace, a palace I really wanted to see, having been a huge Diana fan since I was a little girl. It had been 2 years since ...

... and settled in for the night.   In the end it didn't really worry me as it was my last night at the Rydges Kensington Plaza. Tomorrow morning after check-out it was off to the Royal National Hotel for one night before I began my tour of ...

... , this being my first trip to this great city, I figured I would focus on the high-points.  My hotel was right across the street from Kensington Gardens, where Kensington Palace is located and right next to the famous Hyde Park.  Since I really ...

... , so we went across the street and had coffee. - Then we wandered over to look at a big house here right by the hotel called Kensington Palace.  Before you were born, a lady named Princess Diana lived there.  Everyone here really liked her. - In ...

Arrived at the Harrington Hall hotel in Kensington, our rooms were not ready yet so we walked around a bit to see what was around the hotel. Stopped in the Stanford Arms pub to have a refreshment.  Decided to take the tube (closest one was ...

... the subway.  After being lead a mile up hill in the wrong direction we gathered our bearings and arrived at the Derby Kensington where we would stay for the next two nights.  The exchange rate is about 2 American dollars to the English ...

... to London fine, over to my hotel in Bayswater, and then it was a nice afternoon, so I walked from there down through Kensington and through to Chelsea. When I had booked this afternoon train to London (flight was noon tomorrow, bit too close for comfort ...

... nearby" was The Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial. It seemed to me as if the day before, when we had passed through Kensington Gardens, I had noticed that Memorial on the London city map. But as all that mania around Princess Diana, both before and after ...

... on how the London traffic is, it could take from 1 to 1 1/2 hours to reach our hotel. We arrived at the Forum Hotel, located in the Kensington district of London, at 9:00 pm. As soon as the four of us got checked in, we headed down to the Gloucester ...

... to Bayswater Road and entered the Kensington Gardens. Of course, Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, is one of the Royal Parks of London, lying immediately to the west of Hyde Park. William III bought what was originally ...

... because the traffic can start, even though they really don't have a green light. We left our luggage at the Abby House Hotel, 11 Vicarage Gate, Kensington, W8 4AG, +44 (0) 207 727 2594. It is a very basic but clean place on a very quite street only a ...

... back outside to buy some Maple Syrup from the little stall by the North Market.  I then took the subway and streetcar to Kensington Market. Similar to Camden in London , it's home to people who are young, hip and trendy.  I am none of these ...

... for 58 years has got the nod. My morning started at about 7:00am with a very relaxed run down Oxford Street to Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace. No pace on whatsoever just a leg loosener before Sunday. Aside from the idea of running in the Royal ...

... in a group. There were three couples and an extra guy and they were all form the Toronto area. Favourites: Jen: The Royal Mews Ang: The Sunken Garden Least Favourites: Jen: The V & A closing so early and not having enough time there. Ang: The rude ...

... little bit more! The card's validity started on Tuesday so having risen early we set off to visit The Queens Gallery, Kensington Palace and somewhere else I can't think of. The London fog is starting to effect my mental capacity... So yes, ...

... best department store in Europe thus far. We returned to the hotel to chill for the early evening before heading out to Kensington to Royal Albert Hall to see Cirque du Soliel's Alegria. Like Dralion at Royal Albert last year, we both enjoyed this ...

... this is a long one so those pressed for time should skip to San Telmo and La Boca) Palermo: Similar to Chelsea or Kensington with an edge. Full of expensive cafes, clothes boutiques, restaurants and parks. We spent two nights here in a slightly dodgy ...