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A charming, two bedroomed, first floor flat is situated moments from Portobello Road Market for exciting shopping and benefits from a bright and spacious living space and private balcony.

A recently refurbished one bedroomed flat featuring reception room with French doors into a paved patio and enjoying an enviable location near the vibrant shops and eateries of Notting Hill Gate.

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Notting Hill Hotels

Notting Hill is in a prime location situated only 15  minutes from the centre of London and as such has a great number of good hotels to choose from and the range is varied so that you are sure to find something that will fit your budget. To help you get started with your Notting Hill hotel search the following information is sure to come in handy.

Boutique Hotels
A boutique style hotel in Notting Hill is often best described as intimate in design and are often loaded with luxury. Interiors can be quirky, but are nearly always sylish, many rooms will be totally indvidual in design or theme so choose wisely (or for fun).  The exterior of the hotel will either be modern or in period style. Aim to budget between £ 150 to £ 250 per night.

The following short list is of some good examples  of Notting Hill Boutique hotels-

• Millers Residence, 111A Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UW

• Guesthouse West, 163-165 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RS

• The Lennox Hotel, 24 Pembridge Gardens, London W2 4DX

• The Hempel, 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, London W2 3EA

Contemporary Hotels
No suprises here, as the name suggest the majority of the hotel will be in a modern design style and often purpose-built for a hotel. The interior furnishings are either traditional or contemporary and minimilist. You can find  many of these hotels in Notting Hill and the suggested price guide per night is around £100-£200.

A short list of Notting Hill contemporary hotels foll0ws-

• The Royal Park Hotel, 3 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UL

• Hilton Kensington, 179-199 Holland Park Avenue, London, W11 4UL

• New Linden Hotel, 59 Leinster Square, London, W2 4PS

Townhouse Hotels
Townhouse hotels are generally medium to small hotels which tend to focus on the bedrooms and suites tehmselves with a good level of  service.  These hotels in Notting Hill are a popular choice for West London travellers and Carnival visitors. A good price guide per night would be £80-£120.

The Notting Hill Blog short list follows-

• The Abbey Court Hotel 20 Pembridge Gardens, Notting Hill Gate
  London W2 4DU

• The Gate Hotel, 6 Portobello road, London, W11 3DG

Budget & Bed and Breakfast Hotels
In Notting Hill budget or bed an breakfast style hotels are often converted from period properties or modern style buldings offering basic no frills hotel services, some are much better than others. These hotels are in hot demand particulary around August Bank Holiday time when close to 2 million people head to the Notting Hill Carnival for 2 days of partying. Price guide per night £40-£70.

A Notting Hill Carnival hotel short list follows-

• The UMI Hotel, 16 Leinster Sqare, London W2

• Kensington Court Hotel, Princes Square, London W2

• Hotel Elysee 25 / 26 Craven Terrace, London, W2 3EL

• Bayswater Inn Hotel, 8-16 Princes Square, London W2 4NT

• Comfort Inn Hotel, 6 – 14 Pembridge Gardens, London, W2 4DU

• The Blakemore Hotel, 30 Leinster Gdns, London, W2 3AN

This is only a small list, if there is no room at the Inn you call you will find  many more hotels  in the area that will happily accommodate Notting Hill Carnival party goers, or other visitors.

The above hotel styles fall under the UK Hotel star based standards which can be summerised as follows-

•    One star: A simple, practical, no-frills hotel
•    Two stars: For well-presented and well-run hotels
•    Three stars: Providing a good level of quality and comfort
•    Four stars: Excellent standard throughout the hotel
•    Five stars: Exceptional and luxurious hotels

If crate digging is your idea of heaven then Notting Hill has some great record shops for you to get those paws nice and dirty.

Head down Portobello Rd in you’ll come across a decent range of stores including the first Rough Trade shop, renown for some real lo-fi gems, punk and nu disco style tracks. 

Intoxica is just around the corner, great for re-issues and obscure vinyl including punk, ska and soul. Just a bit further up the road, under the Westway you arrive at the legendary Honest Jon’s where you can dig for the latest reggae, hip hop, soul, r’n'b mashed in with plenty of the middle and old school.

If you’re after a slightly different record shop experience then you could do a lot worse than take a visit Minus Zero.

It’s packed with lots of  sixties record obscurities and specializes in the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Psychedelia, Rock, Folk, Power Pop, Rare New Wave & Punk, Alternative Country,  R.E.M and Americana.

That just about covers down-town Portobello, but before you pile out the door it’s worth also heading up-town too, towards Notting Hill Gate. Notting Hill Gate itself harbors the well known chain of second hand shops of which three of these shops serve up vinyl & Cd’s. These are the Music and Video Exchange, Soul & Dance Exchange and the Classical Music Exchange, all located with a minutes walk of each other. Some of the tunes are overpriced, but there is still a bargain or three to be bagged.

Happy Crate Digging.

Carnival Village who are  an amalgamation of the four largest Carnival organizations in London (the Association of British Calypsonians, Mangrove,  Yaa Asantewaa and Ebony Steel Band Trust) re-opened the doors of the Tabernacle in Notting Hill after a local approval process by the Royal borough council of Kensington & Chelsea. The Tabernacle has been well known over the years for hosting music and arts events and has played host to names like R.E.M, Damon Albarn,  Pink Floyd and The Clash.

Carnival Village are managing the site as a multi-venue activity independent of the Notting Hill Carnival itself promoting Ballet, Capoeira, Yoga, Dance and Music.

It is planned that later this Spring, as a side line to the classes, studio activites and music sessions on offer there will also be a grand opening of the restuarant, bars and garden dining area.  The flexibility and versatility of the site is sure to make it an ideal location for product launches, networking events, receptions, dinners or conferences and with many of these events already taking place in Notting Hill it is sure to be a big success.

If you need any more information it can be found by contacting the venue direct using the following details:

The Tabernacle
Powis Square
London
W11 2AY
T: 020 7221 9700

Ideally located close to the charming pavement cafés in Westbourne Grove, this charming two bedroomed duplex flat offers naturally light and spacious accommodation with 18’9 reception room and large eat-in kitchen.

Benefiting from an attic style and wood floor throughout this recently refurbished one bedroomed flat is well arranged in this period conversion in this trendy location.