WEST CROMWELL HOTEL

Housed in a charming Victorian terrace, the West Cromwell Hotel is situated on the busy West Cromwell Road, around the corner from Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and a 20 minute walk from the Natural History Museum. The 21 guestrooms offer simple décor with pale walls and dark patterned carpets. All have tiled private bathrooms with bathtubs, showers and hair dryers, windows that open, televisions, direct dial telephones and coffee/tea makers. The West Cromwell has a no frills approach, but does offer a daily continental breakfast, served in the first floor breakfast room, wake up calls and a safe deposit box for guest valuables. Multilingual staff manage the front desk 24 hours a day. The hotel's greatest asset is its location, with Earls Court Exhibition Centre and tube station 200 metres away, and many of London's major attractions, such as Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and the Victoria and Albert and Science museums all within one mile. Avid shoppers will appreciate the vicinity to the wide range of exclusive and high street shops at Knightsbridge and on Kensington High Street. Heathrow airport is located 14 miles (22.5 kilometres from the hotel, a drive of approximately 40 minutes. The Heathrow Express train and black cabs are available for transfer from the airport to the centre of London. The London Underground's Piccadilly Line also serves all Heathrow terminals and takes passengers straight to Earls Court, the underground station closest to the hotel (also on the Piccadilly Line. There is also a wide choice of buses and the hotel can order black cabs on request.