{"id":617,"date":"2022-08-25T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:32:43","slug":"the-september-chronicles-london-kensington-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/?p=617&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The September chronicles: London | Kensington Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s no place like London \u2013 especially during autumn season. Golden leaves and rainy weather add an extra bit of character to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent the weekend strolling around Kensington, sipping coffees in local cafes and then ended up at the Kensington Hotel. It was an amazing, relaxing and very romantic weekend that we both (very much!) needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-kensington-hotel\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doylecollection.com\/hotels\/the-kensington-hotel\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.doylecollection.com\/hotels\/the-kensington-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kensington Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying at the Kensington Hotel was rather special because we often go on a day trip or stay for a night at our friend\u2019s house. This hotel was yet another wonderful stay that made us extremely grateful for all the memories we\u2019re making together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a 5* Hotel and a 5* experience. With its chic yet classic and luxurious design, central location, wonderful service and all the extra touches \u2013 this place is just exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve stayed at&nbsp;Deluxe King&nbsp;and the main highlight for me was a large bath with the view, comfy bed and gorgeous, marble bathroom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2424\" src=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8602-619x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8602-619x1024-1.jpg 619w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8602-619x1024-1-169x280.jpg 169w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8602-619x1024-1-600x993.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_8602-619x1024-1-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-186x280.jpg 186w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-600x904.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603-1140x1717.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8603.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-scaled-210x280.jpg 210w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-scaled-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_8509-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We couldn\u2019t wish for a better end of the day than a lovely 3-course dinner and a wine at the hotel\u2019s Drawing Rooms with their open fireplaces, colorful artwork and pretty objets d\u2019art.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All our meals were finely wrought and delicious. Not to mention the most wonderful and kind service we\u2019ve received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ask me \u2013 I would stay there again for so many reasons; amazing service, warm, relaxing atmosphere and a beautiful interiors. 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Golden leaves and rainy weather add an extra bit of character to the city. We spent the weekend strolling around Kensington, sipping coffees in local cafes and then ended up at the Kensington Hotel. It was an amazing, relaxing and very romantic weekend that we both (very much!) needed.&nbsp; The Kensington Hotel Staying at the Kensington Hotel was rather special because we often go on a day trip or stay for a night at our friend\u2019s house. This hotel was yet another wonderful stay that made us extremely grateful for all the memories we\u2019re making together. It\u2019s a 5* Hotel and a 5* experience. With its chic yet classic and luxurious design, central location, wonderful service and all the extra touches \u2013 this place is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,102],"tags":[106,211,209,104],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bon-voyage-en","category-england","tag-england","tag-kensington","tag-london","tag-travel"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Facetune_09-10-2021-10-45-09-1-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions\/2425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photonyaa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}