The Portobello

Vintage townhouse hotel in bohemian Notting Hill

Notting Hill is the perfect setting for London’s original boutique townhouse hotel. Colourfully retro, the shabby-chic Portobello epitomises the area's raffish boho-chic.

Know It All

Hit the Spot
A tranquil townhouse terrace in Notting Hill.

Come here for...
● Retro with a racy edge in W11. ● Lived-in luxe. ● Spotting rock-royalty guests. 

Amenities
The communal breakfast-cum-lounge area looks out over a rambling English garden. 

Good to know
Shades of shabby chic are part of the appeal.

Bedtime...

Bedrooms 
23 rooms and suites

Special features
All rooms have wi-fi internet, antiques and eclectic Portobello Market finds. DVD/CD players can be loaned from reception. 

Pilow Talk
Rooms are individually themed. Standout quarters include Room 16, with its huge round bed and Edwardian bathing machine, Room 13 with its antique four-poster bed and Room 6, with its half-tester bed and gold-painted clawfoot bath.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
There's no in-house restaurant, but The Portobello has a room service supper menu. You certainly won't go hungry with options like steak and kidney pie braised in organic ale, sausages with olive mash, Caesar salad or a BLT. The owners also run nearby Julie's Restaurant, which has a loyal neighbourhood following.

Breakfast
Continental breakfast is served until noon. Menu options include smoked salmon and scrambled eggs with a bottle of Julie's champagne.

Room service
Available 24 hours.

See & Do

See & Do
Saturday morning at Portobello Road market is one of the must-dos: you'll find every kind of antique stall and dozens of little emporia selling memorabilia, paintings, objets d'art and vintage clothing. You're also close to Holland Park, Kensington Palace and its gardens and the greenery of Hyde Park, not to mention most of the West End.

Spa
The health club at Lampton Place is five minutes away

Diary Dates
August bank holiday weekend
Turn up the volume. The Notting Hill Carnival – a two-day fiesta of Caribbean bands, parades and steel drums – has to be one for the diary.

A complimentary bottle of champagne plus an upgrade if available.

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