Earls Court Exhibition Center - across the street
Olympia Exhibition Center - 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Kensington Gardens / Kensington Palace - 1 mile (1.5 Kilometers)
Natural History Museum - 1 mile (1.5 kilometers) Victoria & Albert Museum - 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)

London Heathrow Airport (LHG): Approximate driving time is 30-40 minutes and distance is 14 miles (22.5 kilometers).

The Heathrow Express train and black taxi cabs are available for transfer from the airport to the center of London. The London Underground’s Piccadilly Line also serves all Heathrow terminals and takes passengers into central London.

The extensive London Underground system (the Tube) connects the hotel with the rest of central London within 20 minutes. The Underground station closest to the hotel is Earls Court. There is also a wide choice of buses. The hotel can order black taxi cabs on request.

This hotel has 93 guestrooms, all of which are simply decorated with plain walls and carpets, blond-wood furniture and floral bedspreads. Some of the double beds also feature a canopy. All rooms have large windows. Front-facing rooms have a view of the leafy Victorian residential square and garden, Barkston Gardens. Facilities in all the rooms include desk, TV, hairdryer, direct-dial telephones and tea and coffee-making facilities.

Guests of the hotel enjoy a complimentary Continental breakfast each morning.

Barkston Bistro - This spacious restaurant seats 65 guests for breakfast and dinner throughout the week, and for breakfast only on Sundays. The room is furnished with blond-wood tables and chairs, matching the pale wooden floorboards. The room is lit with a large bay window during the day and sparkly chandeliers at night.

Brewsters Bar - Brewsters Bar is furnished in a traditional pub style with large leather sofas. Food is served from the Brewsters Bar Menu which includes sandwiches and jacket potatoes as well as more hearty main meals such as steak pie and chips. Open all day until late evening.

What to expect: This large, double-fronted Victorian hotel has a bright, modern feel, with up-to-date facilities, but still retains much of its original character. Situated in a quiet conservation area, the hotel is close to the museums of South Kensington and the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Amenity highlights: One large and two small meeting rooms are available. All have been recently refurbished and the largest seats 100 people (theatre style), while the two smaller rooms seat between 30 and 40. The Barkston Bistro provides formal dining while Brewsters Bar has a traditional pub atmosphere.

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 re-covered in gold leaf.

Guests can make use of the meeting rooms. All three rooms have been refurbished and the largest seats 100 people (theatre style), while the two smaller rooms seat between 30 and 40. Business services, such as faxing, are also available. Multilingual staff man the front desk 24 hours a day. A comfortable lounge area, with TV and newspapers, is provided for guests, while complimentary high-speed Internet access is available in the bar.