Boutique Hotels
This type of Notting Hill hotel can be described as intimate, usually luxurious and can often found with a quirky, super stylish interior. The building style itself often appears as modern or Period.
Price guide per night £150-300
Contemporary Hotels
The majority of the building will be in a modern design style, usually purpose-built as a hotel. Interior furnishings are usually traditional or contemporary in style, Notting Hill has many to choose from.
Price guide per night £100-300
Townhouse Hotels
Medium to small style hotels with a focus mainly on bedrooms, suites and good quality friendly service. Townhouse hotels proves to be a popular choice for West London visitors, with costs that are not going to break the bank.
Price guide per night £80-120
Heritage Hotels
A historic (over 100 years old) small, character style hotel style with modern and up-to-date facilities, Notting hill has a few great ones to choose from.
Price guide per night £80-130
Period Elegance
A Large period type building, usually Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian or Regency in style. Interior furnishings are often found to be traditional or contemporary in décor.
Price guide per night £120-190
All of the above hotels styles fall under the UK Hotel star based standards which can be summarized 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 you need some reasons to visit Notting Hill, the following list of facts should help whet your whistle for a true taste of West London life-
Take a peek at some of celebrity's houses including Richard Branson, Annie Lennox, Robbie Williams, George Orwell, Damon Albarn or visit the hotel where Jimi Hendrix overdosed or perhaps the recording studio where Bob Marley recorded the album Exodus or visit an authentic, large scale Banksy graffiti piece. You could also check out Audrey Hepburn's Notting Hill ballet school, shop in Sienna Millers fashion boutique, check out a James Bond film location or Notting Hill's famous blue door and that rather well known bookshop.
If these reasons are still not enough to sway you into a hotel visit then perhaps a visit to the world famous Portobello Road on a Saturday morning, followed by a lunch in Trendy Notting Hill Gate with a lazy afternoon spent in the glorious Hyde park, just a few minutes walk away.
The hotels that are located in Notting Hill also have the added benefit of being only a short 15 minute cab ride away, or a 10 minute tube ride from all of the major tourist attractions that can be found Central London itself.
The author of Notting Hill Hotels, Karolin Frimodig is a freelance writer and photographer, who also writes articles for www.notting-hill.org
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