Milestone Hotel
| The Milestone Hotel | |
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| Hotel chain | The Leading Hotels of the World |
| General information | |
| Address | 1 Kensington Court, Kensington |
| Town or city | London, W8 5DL |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′07″N 0°11′12″W / 51.50206°N 0.18679°W |
| Opening | 1884 |
| Management | Red Carnation Hotels Group |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 62 |
| Website | |
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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
- ^ Starren, Carolyn (2006). The Kensington book. London: Historical Publications. pp. 78–79. ISBN 1905286163.
- ^ "Milestone Hotel London | 5 Star Boutique Hotel Kensington". Milestonehotel.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "The Milestone Hotel London | The Red Carnation Hotel Collection". Redcarnationhotels.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Samuel Muston (22 January 2014). "The Milestone: Is this Britain's best hotel? | Hotels | Travel". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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