Hotel Information: Hotel guests are a mix of international travelers and showbiz personalities, who enter the hotel through a grand pillared portico, past a pair of clipped bay trees.

Dating from 1876, the hotel’s original staircase is a more enjoyable way of negotiating the hotel’s five floors than the trio of lifts. With its wrought-iron railings and polished-brass banister, the staircase curves up from the lobby past Victorian stained-glass windows, decorated with the crest of the hotel and an image of Saint George and the dragon. Original plasterwork decorates the ceiling and a large chandelier hangs over a dramatic flower arrangement. Tapestries, oil paintings, and antique prints decorate the walls; a tartan-covered, antique-style sofa and armchair and eclectic objets d’art add character.

Amenity highlights: Sharing the hotel’s building is the famous Bombay Brasserie restaurant, which offers dishes from the Punjab, Tundra, Goa, and Kerala in a setting reminiscent of the British Raj. The large and airy Conservatory, adjacent to the hotel, is available for business lunches and cocktail parties. High-speed Internet access is available in a kiosk on the ground floor, and room service is available 24 hours.

Insider tip: One mile from the hotel lies the museum district in South Kensington, where huge Victorian buildings house the Science, Natural History, and Victoria & Albert museums. The lesser-known Royal College of Music’s Museum of Instruments, tucked away in a basement on Prince Consort Road, features Haydn’s clavichord, Handel’s spinet, Elgar and Holst’s trombones, and a 15th-century clavicytherium, the oldest keyboard stringed instrument in existence.

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Rooms

Millennium Bailey's Hotel London Kensington has 212 rooms, all decorated with pale walls and matching dark upholstery, bedspreads, and drapes. Twenty-one inch televisions sit on dark-wood cabinets, which contain minibars and tea/coffee makers. Wardrobes contain full-length mirrors, safes, hair dryers, and extra linens. Desks are also dark wood and have lamps, dial-up Internet connections, and telephones. Walls are adorned with botanical prints. All rooms have a selection of antique books.

Room Amenities

• Cable/satellite TV
• Pay movies
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Air conditioning
• Multi-line phone
• Internet access - dial-up
• Voice mail
• Internet access - surcharge
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Turndown service (on request)

• Shower/tub combination
• Extra towels/bedding in room
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• In-room safe
• Electronic check-out
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Window opens
• Clock radio
• Desk
• Trouser press
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms

Renovation Notice

The Bombay Brasserie will be closed for renovation until mid-November 2008.

Recreation

Guests can jog or horse-ride their way around Hyde Park, which is less than a mile from the hotel. Rowing boats can be hired at the Serpentine (a lake) in Hyde Park.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Rowing or canoeing nearby
• Aerobics nearby

• Running track/path nearby
• Horse riding/rental nearby

Property Amenities

At Millennium Bailey's Hotel London Kensington a small Internet booth, with high-speed Internet access (surcharge), is located on the ground floor. For business meetings, the Bailey’s boardroom, with deep leather office chairs holds 12 people. The Millennium Conference Centre accommodates 1,000 people over two floors.

Built between the Millennium Bailey’s Hotel and the adjoining Millennium Gloucester Hotel, the Conservatory is a large, airy space away from lively Gloucester Road, used for business lunches and cocktail parties. With its white-painted, wrought-iron frame and large indoor palms, the conservatory is reminiscent of Victorian glasshouses. Potted topiary, a grand piano, and the wooden bar add to the sense of refined glamour.

• Concierge services
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Fitness equipment
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Bar/lounge
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Room service (24 hours)
• Parking (surcharge)
• Parking nearby
• Parking garage
• Parking (secure)
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Banquet facilities
• Business center
• Exhibit space
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Audio-visual equipment

• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Express check- in
• Porter/bellhop
• Express check-out
• Security guard
• 24-hour front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Number of rooms: 212
• Number of floors: 5
• Currency exchange
• Tour assistance
• Medical assistance available
• Dry cleaning service
• Laundry facilities
• Casino on site
• Elevator/lift

Policies

Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Check-in time is 2 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Dining

Olives Bar - Modern cafe and bar facing busy Gloucester Road. Light-wood paneling, leather armchairs, ornate plaster ceiling, open fireplace, and subdued lighting. Popular with locals for evening drinks, cigars, coffees, draught beers, and vintage brandies. The lunch menu features sandwiches, bangers ’n’ mash, oysters, and desserts. A selection of 15 wines is available by the glass.

Olives Restaurant - Separated from Olives Bar by an open fireplace. Pared-down contemporary styling with granite-topped tables, pale walls, and brown upholstered chairs, large crystal chandeliers. Buffet or full English breakfast. Pre-theater dinner menus are served in the early evening, and later diners can choose from the chef’s specials or an a la carte menu. Classic dishes with an unexpected twist, such as Tamarind-glazed Pork with Creamed Sweet Potato, and Jack Daniels and Potato Crisp Seabass with Jerusalem Artichoke Veloute and Broad Beans.

Bombay Brasserie - Celebrated Indian restaurant–actor Tom Cruise orders take-out here when in London. Diners are welcomed by door staff at the front entrance, where tubs and hanging baskets overflow with flowers. The bar area, with dark-wood chairs and tables, Asian screens, and potted palms, serves Asian-inspired cocktails such as the Bombay Skyline (vodka, orange curacao, pineapple juice, coconut cream) and the Mango Bellini (mango juice, Champagne, fresh lime juice). Dining room and adjacent plant-filled conservatory have black-and-white Raj-era photographs and a giant mural of Mumbai. The menu contains dishes from the Punjab, Tundra, Goa, and Kerala, such as Prawn Masala Goan Style and the fiery Rajasthani lamb dish of Laal Maas.

Address

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140 Gloucester Road

London, SW7 4QH

United Kingdom

Nearest major airport:

London, England (LHR-Heathrow)

Area:

Kensington - Earl's Court, London, England, United Kingdom