The Gallery Hotel
South Kensington, London

ABOVE: The Gallery Hotel has the look  and feel of a Victorian townhouse.

The Gallery is a boutique hotel in the fashionable South Kensington district of London. (See map.) Its location couldn't be more convenient: The hotel is almost next door to the Natural History Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, with Harrods just a few blocks away. The Embassy of France is close by, so the neighborhood is well-equipped with French bakeries, restaurants, and bookstops that provide Gallic sustenance for body and soul.

The Gallery, which is one of three Elegant English Hotels in London, occupies two renovated 19th Century townhouses on Queensberry Place just off Cromwell Road. It offers 34 rooms and suites for guests who enjoy Victorian atmosphere and personal service at rates that are moderate by London standards.

I stayed at The Gallery during a recent visit to Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, and the Tower of London. I was pleased by the hotel's combination of traditional atmosphere with modern hotel services such as free Internet terminals and an ADSL link for laptop users. I was equally impressed by the competence and intelligence of the staff. (How often do you encounter an assistant reception manager from Greece who, not being content to speak perfect English, is studying Japanese linguistics in his spare time?)

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