This document provides information about Kensington West, a hotel located in Kensington, London. It is within walking distance of exclusive bars, restaurants, and shopping along Kensington High Street. Nearby attractions include Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, and Kensington Palace. The hotel is also near the Olympia and Earls Court exhibition centers as well as public transportation. It provides accommodations with amenities like air conditioning, WiFi, and toiletries.
1. Welcome to Kensington West
Kensington West is located in Kensington London a short walk from Kensington High Street, where you will find
the most exclusive bars and restaurants to meet every need. If that is not enough Kensington High Street is known
as "shopping heaven". Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace (where Princess Diana resided) are
all within easy reach.
We are walking distance from both Olympia (approximately 4-5 minutes) and Earls Court (approximately 15
minutes) exhibition centres. The famous Queen's Tennis Club is within easy reach. For those of you who want a
shopping spree, Westfield's shopping centre opened in October 2009 which boasts 265 shops is only about a 15
minute walk away. For more information click on Westfield London Shopping Centre.
2. OUR ROOMS OUR FACILITIES
o 24 hour air conditioned reception 24 Hour Reception
o Lift to all floorsfdfd En-Suite Bathroom/Shower Room
Central Heating
o Premier Breakfast Pack
Colour Television
o Free Wi-fi throughout Kensington West - each guest will Desk & Lamp
receive a unique username and password for secure reliable Elevator to all floors
Wi-fi usage Free WI-FI - Each guest will receive a unique username and
password for secure reliable Wi-fi usage
o Complementary Taylor of London toiletries
Hairdryer
o Complementary Safe at Reception
(Subject to availability) Complimentary Taylor of London Shampoo and Hand Wash
- Safes Smoke Detectors
- Ice Complimentary Hot Beverages at Reception
- Hot beverages 24 Hour Concierge Service
Wake Up Service
3. Why Stay With Us Kensington West Exterior and
Interior
By choosing to stay with us here at
Kensington West you will be based
in the heart of Kensington, close to
all the top attractions London has
to offer. Because we are a budget
London hotel, the price to stay with
us is affordable which means you
will have plenty of money left to
spend at your leisure. All of our
rooms offer a comfortable and
pleasurable stay and our staff will
help you with anything else you
may need during your stay.
4. KENSINGTON WEST HOTEL. 25 MATHESON ROAD, KENSINGTON, LONDON W14 8SN WEB: HTTP://WWW.KENSINGTONWEST.ORG
5. The View From The Shard Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
The tallest building in Europe opens its viewing Londoners are invited to enjoy a bellyful of laughs at this
platform to the public this month. immersive dining experience.
ADDRESS: ADDRESS:
The Shard, 96 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 2TH Charing Cross - A Guoman Hotel, The Strand, Covent
TELEPHONE: 0844 499 7111 Garden, London WC2N 5HX
DATES: 1st February 2013 to 31st December 2014
TELEPHONE: 0845 1544 145
OPENING TIMES: Daily 9am-10pm (last
ticket slot 8.30pm, last entry 9pm) | Closed 25 Dec DATES: 1st February to 30th April 2013
PRICES: OPENING TIMES: Tues-Sat 7pm | Sun 6pm | Mats Saturday
Online in adv: £24.95 (Adults), £18.95 (Children 4-15), FREE 1pm
(Children 0-3) + £1.75 per ticket for phone bookings| On the
day (limited availability): £29.95 (Adults), £23.95 (Children PRICES: £43.50: Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday
4-15) evenings, plus Saturday matinées | £49.50: Friday-Saturday
evenings
6. RBS 6 Nations: England v Scotland La Traviata
This popular opera offers an intriguing blend of
romance, tragedy and scandal.
Twickenham hosts this home clash against Scotland
London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO), St
Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road, Twickenham, Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4ES
London, TW1 1DZ Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square
Tube: Hounslow East Station Station, Covent Garden Station, Embankment
Underground Station
Dates: Saturday 2nd February 2013
Dates: 2nd February to 3rd March 2013
7. Grimaldi Clowns' Church Service A Chorus Line
The Tony Award-winning production returns to
the West End for the first time in nearly 40
Hoards of clowns gather in memory of Joey years.
Grimaldi, the inventor of the modern clown.
London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street,
Holy Trinity, The Clowns' Church, Beechwood Soho, London, W1F 7TF
Road, London, E8 3DY Tube: Oxford Circus Station
Tube: Highbury & Islington Station Dates: 5th February to 13th July 2013
Dates: Sunday 3rd February 2013
8. International Friendly: England v Brazil Kraftwerk
An opportunity for England to defeat Brazil for The influential Kraut rock pioneers perform their
the first time since 1990. albums in full.
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, 25
Tube: Wembley Park Station Sumner Street, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Dates: Wednesday 6th February 2013 Tube: Blackfriars Station
Dates: 6th to 14th February 2013
9. Participatory Photography Commission: BBKP Murillo at the Wallace Collection: Painting of
the Spanish Golden Age
The result of BBKP's artistic summer in London are An exhibition that reunites paintings by 17th
put on display. century Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban
Murillo.
Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, London, SW11 Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester
4NJ Square, Marylebone, London, W1U 3BN
Tube: Sloane Square Station Tube: Bond Street Station
Dates: 6th February to 7th April 2013 Dates: 6th February to 12th May 2013
10. Murillo and Justino de Neve: the Art of Paloma Faith
Friendship
A display of work that looks at the friendship The quirky singer performs tracks from her
between Murillo and Justino de Neve. latest album.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street,
Village, London, SE21 7AD London, W6 9QH
Tube: Denmark Hill Station Tube: Hammersmith Station
Dates: 6th February to 19th May 2013 Dates: Thursday 7th February 2013
11. The Vortex Britten at 100
Celebrating Britten's centenary, this three day
Noel Coward's controversial play returns to the special places his work alongside other
stage. composers.
Rose Theatre Kingston, 24-26 High Street, Kings Place, 90 York Way, King's Cross, London,
Bankside, London, KT1 1HL N1 9AG
Tube: Richmond Station Tube: King's Cross Station
Dates: 7th February to 9th March 2013 Dates: 7th, 8th and 9th February 2013
12. An Evening with Rolf Harris Extinction: Not the End of the World?
Britain's adopted Aussie provides an evening of
varied entertainment. A intriguing look into creatures of the past.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South
Bank, London, SE1 8XX Kensington, London, SW7 5BD
Tube: Waterloo Station, Embankment Tube: South Kensington Station, Gloucester Road
Underground Station Station
Dates: Friday 8th February 2013 Dates: 8th February to 8th September 2013
13. Doctor Who: Tomb of the Cybermen Plan B
A screening of a memorable Doctor Who The multiplatform star performs an eclectic
episode. range of tracks.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London, SE10
South Bank, London, SE1 8XT 0BB
Tube: Waterloo Station, Embankment Tube: North Greenwich Station
Underground Station Dates: Saturday 9th February 2013 - 6.30pm
Dates: Saturday 9th February 2013
14. The School of Life Sunday Sermon: Hussein Chinese New Year
Chalayan on Fitting In
Londoners celebrate the Year of the Snake on
The British designer discusses his life projects. 10th February
Trafalgar Square, Central ,
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS
Holborn, London, WC1R 4RL Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square
Tube: Holborn Station, Chancery Lane Station Station, Embankment Underground
Station, Piccadilly Circus Station
Dates: Sunday 10th February 2013
Dates: Sunday 10th February 2013
15. Imagine The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race
The annual children's literature festival returns. A quirky affair that invites participants to don
fancy dress and race with pancakes.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South
Bank, London, SE1 8XX The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane,
Tube: Waterloo Station, Embankment Spitalfields, London, E1 6QL
Underground Station Tube: Shoreditch Underground
Dates: 11th to 24th February 2013 Dates: Tuesday 12th February 2013
16. Little Mix Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill
The X Factor winners perform tracks from their The flamboyant 'Strictly' star combines classical
debut album. ballroom with feisty Latin.
Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London, EC2Y
London, W6 9QH 8DS
Tube: Hammersmith Station Tube: Barbican Station, Moorgate Station
Dates: Wednesday 13th February 2013 Dates: Wednesday 13th February 2013
17. Salif Keita Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos
Rock, funk and jazz are performed by 'The
Golden Voice of Africa'. Rosemarie Trockel juxtaposes her eclectic range
of work alongside pieces by fellow artists.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South
Bank, London, SE1 8XX Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, South
Tube: Waterloo Station, Embankment Kensington, London, W2 3XA
Underground Station Tube: Lancaster Gate Station
Dates: Wednesday 13th February 2013 Dates: 13th February to 7th April 2013
18. Jocelyn Brown Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
The cafe is enveloped by the singer's notoriously
powerful soul voice. Two rarely performed works from the German
choreographer.
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London,
NW1 7PG Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue,
Tube: Camden Town Station, Camden Town Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 4TN
Station Tube: Angel Station
Dates: 14th, 15th and 16th February 2013 Dates: 14th to 25th February 2013
19. The Paper Cinema's Odyssey Floriculture: Flowers, Love and Money
Illustrations, animations and puppetry are used An exhibition that looks beyond the simple
to bring Homer's classic to life. beauty of flowers.
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), Lavender Hill, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, South
London, SW11 5TN Bank, London, SE1 7LB
Tube: Clapham Common Station Tube: Lambeth North Station
Dates: 14th February to 9th March 2013 Dates: 14th February to 28th April 2013
20. Becoming Picasso - Paris 1902 Dancing around Duchamp
A display of works from the beginning of the A celebratory season that recognises the work of
artist's famous 'blue period'. Marcel Duchamp.
The Courtauld Gallery, Strand, Covent Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London, EC2Y
Garden, London, WC2R 1LA 8DS
Tube: Temple Station Tube: Barbican Station, Moorgate Station
Dates: 14th February to 26th May 2013 Dates: 14th February to 9th June 2013
21. The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with London Fashion Week
Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns
An exploration of Duchamp's relationship to The city is taken over by fashionistas for five
four modern artists. days.
Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, City, London, Somerset House, Strand, Covent
EC2 8DS Garden, London, WC2R 1LA
Tube: Barbican Station, Moorgate Station Tube: Temple Station
Dates: 14th February to 9th June 2013 Dates: 15th to 19th Feb 2013
22. Medea Trelawny of the Wells
The UK's first staging of this dramatic full scale
opera. Joe Wright makes his theatre directing debut
with this comic piece.
London Coliseum - English National Opera
(ENO), St Martin's Lane, Covent The Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street,
Garden, London, WC2N 4ES Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9LD
Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square Tube: Covent Garden Station, Leicester Square
Station, Covent Garden Station, Embankment Station, Tottenham Court Road Station
Underground Station Dates: 15th February to 13th April 2013
Dates: 15th February to 16th March 2013
23. Master Drawings Uncovered: Piranesi's Poster Art 150: London Underground's
Paestum Drawings Greatest Designs
A premiere display of Giovanni Battista
Piranesi's fifteen highly resolved preparatory Memorable posters from the London
drawings. Underground go on display.
Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street,
Holborn, London, WC2A 3BP Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BB
Tube: Holborn Station, Chancery Lane Station Tube: Covent Garden Station
Dates: 15th February to 18th May 2013 Dates: 15th February to 1st October 2013
24. Alan Davies: Life is Pain BFI Future Film Festival
The comedian, writer and actor continues his UK The long weekend of film based events returns
tour. for its sixth year.
Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank,
London, W6 9QH South Bank, London, SE1 8XT
Tube: Hammersmith Station Tube: Waterloo Station, Embankment
Underground Station
Dates: Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th February
2013 - 7pm Dates: 16th, 17th and 18th February 2013
25. Camellia Festival Great Hall Sleepover
The beautiful flowers are displayed in a grand
setting. Spend the night in Henry VIII's childhood home.
Chiswick House, Burlington Lane, London, W4 Eltham Palace, Court Yard, off Court Road,
2RP London, SE9 5QE
Tube: Turnham Green Station Tube: New Cross Station (East London line
Dates: 16th February to 17th March 2013 closed. Bus service operates)
Dates: Sunday 17th February 2013
26. The BRIT Awards 2013 Bitch Boxer
A one-woman show that's inspired by the 2012
The annual celebration of British music returns premiere of women's Olympic boxing.
for another year.
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D
The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 3NE
0BB Tube: Tottenham Court Road Station, Leicester
Tube: North Greenwich Station Square Station
Dates: Wednesday 20th February 2013 Dates: 19th February to 9th March 2013
27. The Great Gatsby Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
An immersive adaptation of the Great American
Novel. A collection of films that showcase the great
outdoors.
Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley, Off Ensign
Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 8JB Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London, N1
Tube: Aldgate East Station 2UN
Dates: 20th February to 30th March 2013 - Tube: Highbury & Islington Station
Various Times Dates: 21st February to 1st March 2013
28. Carmen Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
The acclaimed production returns, telling the The pop artist's hidden side is revealed in this
story of a captivating love triangle. major retrospective.
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, 25
Kensington, London, SW7 2AP Sumner Street, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Tube: South Kensington Station Tube: Blackfriars Station
Dates: 21st February to 3rd March 2013 - Various Dates: 21st February to 27th May 2013
Times
29. Bloc Party One Direction
The experimental British band return to
promote their fourth album. The British boy band sensation provide an
evening of pop tracks and winning smiles.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road,
Earls Court, London, SW5 9TA The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London, SE10
Tube: West Brompton Station, Earls Court 0BB
Station Tube: North Greenwich Station
Dates: Friday 22nd February 2013 Dates: 22nd, 23rd and 24th February 2013
30. Example RBS Six Nations: England v France
The London-based rapper promotes his latest
album. The two sides known for ferocious matches battle
it out once more.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road,
Earls Court, London, SW5 9TA Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road,
Tube: West Brompton Station, Earls Court Twickenham, London, TW1 1DZ
Station Tube: Hounslow East Station
Dates: Saturday 23rd February 2013 Dates: Saturday 23rd February 2013
31. London Super Comic Convention This House
Comic fanatics dress up as their favourite
characters and get their copies signed. A brutal but humorous look at Britain's
government.
ExCel London Exhibition Centre, One Western
Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL National Theatre: Olivier Theatre, South Bank,
Tube: Canning Town Station South Bank, London, SE1 8XZ
Dates: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th February Tube: Embankment Underground Station
2013 Dates: 23rd February to 8th April 2013
32. Capital One Cup Final The February Fools Charity Cricket Match
Light hearted cricket match for charity.
Liverpool aim to retain their title.
The Bank of England Sports Centre, Priory Lane,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ
Tube: Wembley Park Station Tube: East Putney Station
Dates: Sunday 24th February 2013 Dates: Sunday 24th February 2013
33. The Book of Mormon The Barber of Seville
Jaime Martin make's his operatic debut with a
This ballsy comedy breathes fresh air in the West revival of Rossini's masterpiece.
End theatre scene.
London Coliseum - English National Opera
Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, (ENO), St Martin's Lane, Covent
Soho, London, W1D 6AS Garden, London, WC2N 4ES
Tube: Piccadilly Circus Station, Leicester Square Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square
Station Station, Covent Garden Station, Embankment
Dates: 25th February to 5th May 2013 Underground Station
Dates: 25th February to 17th March 2013
34. Jake Bugg Ballet Black
The up and coming star showcases his talents as
a singer and songwriter.
International dancers of black and Asian descent
Shepherd's Bush Empire, Shepherd's Bush Green, showcase a mesmerising ballet programme.
London, W12 8TT
Tube: Goldhawk Road Station, Shepherd's Bush Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent
Market Station (Hammersmith and City Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Line), Shepherd's Bush Station (Central) Tube: Covent Garden Station, Leicester Square
Dates: Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th Station
February 2013 Dates: 27th February to 6th March 2013
35. Barocci: Brilliance and Grace Longing
A display of sixteen altarpieces by Federico
Barocci.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, A comedic view on false expectations, missed
Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN opportunities and unspoken passions.
Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square
Station, Embankment Underground Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, London, NW3
Station, Piccadilly Circus Station, Covent Garden 3EU
Station
Tube: Swiss Cottage Station
Dates: 27th February to 19th May 2013
Dates: 28th February to 13th April 2013
36. Enjoy your stay with
Kensington West Hotel
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