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  1. 1. Why are Hotels near Harrods LondonEngland Preferred by Visitors
  2. 2. Located in Brompton Road in the Knightsbridge area of London, Harrodsis an upmarket department store which is situated in the Royal Boroughof Kensington and Chelsea. Harrods is one of the most posh andcostliest store in the city that is patronised by the affluent section of thesociety although people from all walks of life also visit the store albeit forwindow shopping and to see expensive items. Harrods is also a brandname that is applied to other enterprises of the Harrods Group ofCompanies such as Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, HarrodsAviation and Air Harrods. It is also applied to Harrods Buenos Aires thatwas sold by Harrods in 1922 and closed down in 2011, with plans toreopen it. Harrods is the biggest department store in Europe as itoccupies a 5-acre (20,000 sq. metres) site and has over one millionsquare feet (90,000 sq. metres) of selling space in over 330departments. Most of its departments such as the seasonal Christmasdepartment and the Food Hall are world famous. Its motto is Omnia
  3. 3. The area around Harrods is an exclusive residential and retail district incentral London, which is the famous Knightsbridge area of London. It liessouth of Hyde Park and is famous for being one of two international retailcentres in London along with the West End. In common parlance used byestate agents, the term Knightsbridge is used to denote the wider areaaround Harrods which comprises of Knightsbridge in the north, much ofBrompton as the main central part and parts of Belgravia in the east. The areais served by Knightsbridge tube station on the Piccadilly Line and SloaneSquare tube station on the District and Circle Lines.There are many hotels near Harrods London England and since it is a posh,sophisticated and affluent area of London, most of them are luxury hotels thatprovide fantastic, comfortable accommodation and offer a great meal,fantastic cocktails and exquisite services. The nearby Notting Hill andBelgravia areas also have many world-class hotels. Harrods is situated in theKnightsbridge area which is located in the western part of Central London.The road to this area of the city runs from the western side of Hyde Park andgoes through the city of Westminster and also the Royal Borough of Chelseaand Kensington. This area is a very expensive area to live in and it is wellknown for its designer retail stores such as Harvey Nichols and Harrods. Thedistrict itself is made up of a relatively small number of streets in the westernpart of Central London and this includes Sloane Street, Pont Street and alsoBrompton Road to name some of the more famous roads. The famouslandmarks of the area include the Cadogan Hall that is very popular for itspopular music and classical music. This hall is located on Sloane Street.Another famous venue is the Royal Albert Hall which is a very big venue forsporting events and music events. There are a lot of auctions within the area
  4. 4. Guests staying at the hotels near Harrods London England get anadvantage of being located close to Hyde Park which is located to the northand as such they can easily visit a lot of attractions such as the SpeakersCorner, Serpentine Lake, Serpentine Solar Shuttle, Serpentine Gallery,Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, Princess Diana Memorial Playground andthe Peter Pan statue. Moreover, Kensington Palace is located in KensingtonGardens, which is an extension of Hyde Park and guests at the hotels caneasily take a tour of the palace. The other attractions that are easily reachableinclude Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, OxfordStreet, Tate Modern, British Museum, National Gallery, Wallace Collection,London Eye, Tower of London, Natures Way London, Alexander FlemingLaboratory Museum, Grosvenor Victoria Casino, Ealing London Food Tours,Lisson Gallery, Heavenly SPA, Paddington Waterside, Jasons Original CanalBoat Trip and Thornbury Castle.
  5. 5. There are many hotels of all descriptions including the top-rated hotels and thecheap hotels near Harrods London that include Halkin Hotel London, The LevinHotel London, The Egerton House Hotel London, The Rembrandt Hotel Londonand Jumeirah Loundes Hotel London. Besides these top rated hotels, the otherhotels near Harrods include Beaufort House Apartments, Millennium Hotel LondonKnightsbridge, Bulgari Hotel And Residence, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London,Belgraves - A Thompson Hotel, The Berkeley, No. 11 Cadogan Gardens, TheWellesley Hotel, Draycott Hotel London, The Lanesborough, a St Regis Hotel,Sloane Square Hotel London, myhotel Chelsea London, Intercontinental LondonPark Lane, and Sydney House Chelsea.
  6. 6. The nearest underground tube stations to Harrods are Knightsbridge tube station, SloaneSquare tube station and Hyde Park Corner tube station. The nearest overground stations areVictoria railway station and Paddington railway station. Staying close to Harrods also meansthat the guests find themselves close to many shopping districts of London besides the iconicHarrods such as Oxford Street, Kensington High Street, Portobello Road Market and Mayfair.Besides being able to dine at their in-house restaurants, guests also have a lot of fine diningoptions that are located nearby such as Tothelo, The Monkey Puzzle, Cheminee PersianRestaurant, Connoisseurs Indian Tandoori, Frontline Restaurant, The Sir Alexander Fleming,Satay House, Ryath Halal Tandoori, Mickys Fish and Chips, The Ganges, Fantasia Palace, LeGourmet, Brasserie, Peking-Seoul Restaurant, The Lido Caf Bar, Mari Vanna, PrinceGardens Restaurant, Mr Chow, Bar Boulud, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Buddha BarLondon, The Roseberry, Pizza on the Park, Signor Sassi, Rivea London, Chabrol BistroldAmis, II Ristorante at Bulgari Hotel & Residences, The Lounge at the Bugari Hotel &Residences, Zuma, Maximin Chinese Restaurant, Noor Jahan 2, Cristini, Yo! Sushi, HarveyNichols Fifth Floor Restaurant, Wagamama and many others.
  7. 7. Contact UsAddress : 9 Knaresborough Place, London, SW5 0TP, UnitedKingdomTel: +44 (0) 20 7370 6831Fax: +44 (0) 20 7262 3553For accommodation reservations please contact us onEmail : [email protected]+44 (0) 20 7745 1212