The Laslett
Love thy neighbourhood
A promenade from Portobello
The Laslett boutique hotel embodies the same sense of community spirit and creativity as its namesake, Rhaune Laslett (founder of the Notting Hill Carnival). British brands such as Waldo Works architects, and Pinch and Race Furniture have shaped the modish interiors, and the involvement of local heroes – Biba founder-cum-artist Barbara Hulanicki, who's supplied some of the eye-catching wall candy, and Jerome Dodd of Golborne Road’s Les Couilles du Chien antique shop – ensure a true sense of place.
Facilities
Номера
51, including eight suites.
Checkout
11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm. Early arrivals can store their luggage then relax in the library or coffee shop.
Больше сведений
A la carte breakfast options are not included in the room rate.
Also
Public areas are wheelchair accessible; there’s a ramp entrance at 10 Pembridge Gardens. A Master Bedroom Double and Double room on the lower ground floor (with lift access) and a Double on the ground floor are adapted for guests with mobility issues.
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Прачечная
Возможно размещение с животными
Рестораны на территории
Обслуживание в номерах
Спа
At the Hotel
Restaurant, bar, terrace, spa, coffee shop, lounge, concierge, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, a stack of classic Penguin novels, a ‘big bar’ (with full-size bottles and some snacks), desk and full-size Votary bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
With walls studded with Barbara Hulanicki and Barry Kamen artwork, and antique objets d’art dotted throughout, the Master Bedroom Suites are larger than your average London hotel room. Some have a day-bed, semi-separate living room (or second bedroom) or dining room, and a metro-tiled bathroom with a generous bath tub and walk-in shower.
Spa
Laslett’s new spa concept, Recharge Rooms offers a unique combination of cutting-edge procedures to soothe and detoxify the body, prevent ageing, and promote rejuvenation on a cellular level.
Packing Tips
Your Kindle can stay on your bedside table; old-school escapism is covered with a stack of Penguin classics (Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, HG Wells’ War of the Worlds) and more esoteric reads (Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love), in each room.
Дети
There are no activities or baby kit, but highchairs are available.
Галерея
Food & Drink
Top Table
Lunch in the peaceful library, or get cosy on a banquette in the Henderson Bar.
Дресс-код
A touch carnivalesque. Mrs Smith should invest in one of the chic Les Glorieuses pieces sold in the boutique; Mr Smith could emulate a dandyish Congolese sapeur.
Hotel Restaurant
Helmed by head chef Andre, The Henderson Kitchen & Bar moonlights as a restaurant, café and cocktail bar throughout the day, but guests are also welcome to retire to the library, lounge or their room to dine. Breakfast and brunch is served on the terrace, where house waffles, freshly-baked pastries, sweet and savoury brioche buns, and eggs how you like ‘em will tempt you to untangle yourself from the sheets each morning. Come evening, zesty pea and mint taglioni, peso-topped burrata, smoked salmon carpaccio and greek salads take centre stage.
Hotel Bar
The Henderson Bar is named after renowned Trinidadian musician Russell ‘Russ’ Henderson, and it’s a well-earned honour: he concocted its rum-laced signature cocktail. These are shaken and stirred alongside a raft of high-end bar snacks (roasted almonds, olives and truffle crisps) to accompany the Lea and Sandeman wine list.
Last Orders
Breakfast is from 7am to 11am (from 8am on weekends); brunch is noon to 3pm, and dinner is dished between 5pm and 10pm. The Henderson Bar is open from 8am to 10.30pm.
Room Service
A breakfast tray laden with cereals, pastries and breads, a natural yoghurt, coffee, tea and cold-pressed juice can be brought to your room. Otherwise take your pick from brunch and dinner, available 7.30am–10pm.
Planes
From Gatwick Airport (www.gatwickairport.com), hop on the express train to Victoria, then ride the circle line to Notting Hill Gate Tube station. The Heathrow Express (www.heathrowexpress.com) arrives at Paddington, two stops away on the District or Circle lines. A taxi will take about 30 minutes from Heathrow or an hour from Gatwick.
Trains
Notting Hill Gate Tube station is just around the corner. The District, Circle and Central lines pass through, so all corners of London are within reach.
Automobiles
London’s Tube system may befuddle first-timers, but it’s less bewildering than navigating the traffic-swollen streets. If you must drive, there are car-hire booths at both airports, but there’s no parking at the hotel. Guests can leave their car at the Q-Park on Queensway (www.q-park.co.uk), a 10-minute walk away, for £26 a day.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Notting Hill’s legendary gatherings and offbeat boutiques will coax you from your lie-in. The district is coloured in brighter strokes than the eponymous Richard Curtis film; grand dame townhouses have a lick of carnival-coloured paint, and petite gardens and characterful old-school pubs punctuate meandering streets. Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road are lined with petite cafés and high-street wonders such as Anya Hindmarch, Smythson and famed designer-label den Matches, interspersed with independent institutions. It’s touristy and trashy in parts, but Portobello Market’s stalls are still worth rummaging through for antique doohickeys, hand-made wearables, toys and trinkets; and you can weave in and out of designer boutiques, vintage shops and one-off pop-ups. With corsetry from What Katy Did, Sixties-inspired mens’ tailoring at Adam of London and cute-as-a-button kids’ wear from Sasti: the Portobello Green Arcade peddles serious designer wares. The Electric Cinema has super-comfortable leather armchairs, and theatre company the Print Room has taken over historic cinema the Coronet. William and Kate’s gaff, Kensington Palace, is a 10-minute walk away, flanked by pretty gardens – stop for afternoon tea in the Orangery, then roam through Kensington High Street. On August bank holiday each year, the streets become a flurry of feathers and sequins as the Notting Hill Carnival’s parades kick off street parties till late.
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