Milestone Hotel

The Milestone Hotel
General information
Location 1 Kensington Court, Kensington, London, UK
Opening 1884
Management Red Carnation Hotels Group
Other information
Number of rooms 62
Website
http://www.milestonehotel.com/

The Milestone Hotel is a five-star Grade II listed hotel at 1 Kensington Court, Kensington, London, United Kingdom. It overlooks Kensington Gardens.

It was originally built as a house in 1884, in part of the grounds of the now-demolished Kensington House. John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale lived there. It was converted into a hotel in 1922 and combined with 2 Kensington Court, which had been home to John Athelstone Riley, grandson of the founder of the Union Bank.[1]

The hotel has 44 guest bedrooms, 12 suites, and six long-stay apartments.[2] It is part of the Red Carnation Hotels Group.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Starren, Carolyn (2006). The Kensington book. London: Historical Publications. pp. 78–79. ISBN 1905286163.
  2. ↑ "Milestone Hotel London | 5 Star Boutique Hotel Kensington". Milestonehotel.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Milestone Hotel London | The Red Carnation Hotel Collection". Redcarnationhotels.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Samuel Muston (22 January 2014). "The Milestone: Is this Britain's best hotel? | Hotels | Travel". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

Coordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°11′12″W / 51.50206°N 0.18679°W / 51.50206; -0.18679

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