Local Area

South Kensington is one of London's smartest districts and only a short bus, tube or taxi ride into London's West End. Prestigious Knightsbridge and Harrods are within walking distance, whilst the Natural History Museum, The Science Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Imperial College London, Kensington Palace and Earl's Court and Olympia exhibition centres are also close by.

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Travelling to and from the Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel

Because of our commitment to responsible business practices, we encourage the use of public transport. Our hotels are central, convenient and close to underground or mainline stations, so it’s easy to minimize the impact of your journey on the environment.

By train:

Nearest Underground
Gloucester Road on the Piccadilly, Circle and District line. Plan your journey with London Underground's tube planner.
Fast track trains can be used for a quicker journey to or from the following airports into London:
Heathrow Express from Paddington Station. Journey time takes approximately 15 minutes.
Gatwick Airport Express from Victoria Station. Journey time takes approximately 30 minutes.

Travelling by bicycle:

Park your bicycle in the communal stand outside Gloucester Road underground station.
Bicycles are available for hire around the city, please ask your concierge.

By road:

Distance from Airports

Airports	Miles	Minutes
Gatwick	34	60
Heathrow	12	30
London City	11	40
Luton	34	50
Stansted	40	60

Nearest car park
Valet Parking only-call hotel concierge for further details. Telephone; + 44 (0) 20 7761 9000.
On your doorstep
Chelsea, Kings Road, Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum, Knightsbridge and Harrods, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace and Gardens, Royal Albert Hall and Memorial, Sloane Street haute couture.

Insider London
Morning: Harrods is best experienced shortly after it opens. Of all the attractions, the greatest is probably the food hall - the finest food in the world, begging to be eaten - a great place for gifts that people actually want too.

Noon: The V&A is the quietest of the great museums. When the Liebskind extension is built it will be swarming with visitors, so visit now and go straight to the cast room - it's like a Piranesi drawing come to life.

Night: Get a cab to the Grenadier Pub on Wilton Row in Belgravia. Low key it may be, but it's also extremely well heeled with beautifully plain cooking, good beer and famous Bloody Marys. Guard officers and minor Royals used to love it and Madonna still does.

About London

Each period of England's past, punctuated by monarchs, wars, fires and other disasters, has made an indelible imprint on the capital city. Yet even while embracing its history, London is a forward-looking, modern city. Witness the Millenium's London Eye, which joins Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament as world-recognized icons of the city. Another obvious example is the culinary scene New British cooking, as envisioned by renowned chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Antony Worrall Thompson, Marcus Wareing, Fergus Henderson and Tom Aikens, uses the best of regional ingredients in innovative, globally influenced ways; London also has outposts of celebrated restaurants like Nobu and Jo�l Robuchon. A profusion of cutting edge clubs and stylish bars like Tantra, Absolut IceBar, Bacchus and Lost Society Nightlife assure a high "hip" factor. Shopaholics thrill to know that London has stayed on top of the fashion game since the swinging '60s. Stop at venerable Harrod's of course, but then hotfoot it over to Sloan Street for trendy boutiques, or visit an eponymous shop Stella McCartney, Amanda Wakely, Bruce Oldfield and many other designers maintain retail space here. Dozens of art galleries exhibit the most recent works by emerging artists, and if contemporary art is your thing, the Tate Modern is the best in Europe. Not surprisingly, London, balancing old and new with ease, is regarded as one of the world's most intriguing cities.

Did you know?

Throughout its tumultuous 2,000-year history, England has had to weather devastating tragedies. The Plague of 1348 (Black Death) virtually cut London's population in half. The Great Plague of 1664 killed nearly 100,000 people. The year 1666 brought the end of the Great Plague but ushered in the Great Fire, which all but destroyed the city. More recently, during World War II, the Germans inflicted great damage to the city with repeated bombings.

Nearby Attractions

Selfridges Harrods Historic Royal Palaces Madame Tussauds British Museum Royal Opera House St Paul's Cathedral Victoria and Albert Museum

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