Shopping,
Restaurants, ATM's, WiFi, Convenience Stores ...
There are no department stores or worthwhile dedicated shops along
the Cromwell Road. What you do have is a lot of places supporting
the more fundamental needs of the visitor and especially the budget
traveller. |
Within
sight of the front entrance of Earls Court Underground on Earls Court
Road you will see most of the global fast food chains, including McDonalds,
KFC, Starbucks and independent bakeries and such like. For the budget
traveller all the basics are here with launderettes, pubs and small
supermarkets available.
Some of the pubs do very good value breakfasts as well as traditional
pub grub in the evening.
At the northern end of Earls Court on the Cromwell Road is a large
Tesco supermarket open 24 hours. |
Tesco Supermarket Cromwell Road |
As
well as food (including a salad bar) all the basics you might need
like toiletries, non prescription medicines and similar basic needs
are available at benchmark low prices.
There is a nice roomy Costa Coffee outlet on the first floor too.
There are very few hotel districts in London where you will get a
full size supermarket like this on your doorstep.
For sandwiches and snacks, the M&S Simply Food branch just south
of the Underground Station has many fans.
Apart from the pubs offering traditional fayre, there are a lot of
independent small restaurants offering cuisine's from around the world
at prices that won't break the bank.
There are quite a few Internet options around the district that are
prominently advertised.
Around the Earls Court Road entrance of Earls Court Underground Station
are a choice of banks with ATM's. |
Environment
Once you get off the main thoroughfares, Earls Court Road, Warwick
Avenue and Cromwell Road the back streets are quite attractive. Most
buildings are 4 or 5 storey terraces like that pictured right.
Very few of the hotels are in more modern purpose built buildings,
the few exceptions include the Marriott, Premier Inn Kensington (not
Olympia) and Ibis.
The streets are kept very clean and its certainly not got the feeling
of being run down like so many budget hotel areas the world over.
All in all, if you're watching costs, Earls Court is a very acceptable
option to consider for your London stay. |
Typical
Earls Court Street |
Safety
and Side Streets
The Earls
Court Kensington area is safe within the normal common-sense precautions
applicable the world over. The Underground runs until around midnight
and that too is safe to ride late at night. |
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for each hotel, we have an accurate street map of Kensington with
the locations of each hotel. We have verified the locations by walking
each street ourselves, they are not based on postcodes or automated
mapping systems.
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