Royal Kensington Apartments
Kensington, London

The Royal Kensington offers plush two bedroom accommodation that reflects the beautiful Victorian period building in which the apartments are housed.

The luxuriously furnished apartments are conveniently located for both holiday makers and business travellers alike. Not only does the immediate area offer good shopping, restaurants and cafes, but also good bus and train connection to the West End and central London.

These plush long-stay apartments each feature lavish interiors and furniture, a modern kitchen with a full range of appliances, a comfortable lounge area and two bathrooms.

Guests can also take advantage of all the amenities at the adjoining hotel which include a butler and twenty-four hour room service and a health club.

For those who do not wish to cater for themselves, the self-catering apartments include the on-site Chenestons Restaurant and Stables Bar. The Park Lounge provides traditional afternoon tea and doubles as a convenient meeting place.

London is the capital of England and of the United Kingdom. It was established as a civilian town by the Romans about seven years after the invasion of AD43, however there is evidence of prehistoric settlement in London dating from at least a thousand years before that. The name Londinium is thought to be pre-Celtic in origin and although there has been no academic consensus, it probably means "the flowing river".

During London's 2,000 years of recorded history, it has experienced plague, devastating fire, civil war and two world wars; yet, it has still grown to become one of the most important business, financial and cultural capitals in the world.

The city is a major tourist destination, with four world heritage sites and numerous iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.

London is made up of 32 boroughs, plus the City of London borough, and about 22 per cent of London's population were born outside of the UK, which is what makes it such an ethnically-mixed and culturally-diverse city.

Travel around London on public transport is easy and frequent. The London Underground (more commonly known as "The Tube") serves 275 stations and there are hundreds of bus routes serving the city and suburban areas. London has five main train stations:-Waterloo, Victoria, St. Pancras, Paddington and Euston, with trains running to all of Britain's major cities. St Pancras station is also the terminus for the Eurostar train to Paris.

With a large port and five international airports, London is a major international transport hub. Its main airport at Heathrow carries more international passengers than any other airport in the world.

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