Set in a white-painted Victorian house with wrought iron balconies 300 meters from Paddington Station, the Mina House Hotel is conveniently located for exploring Kensington, the museums and the West End.
The hotel's breakfast room is creatively decorated with trompe l'oeil stonework and scenes from ancient Egypt.
For guests with cars, parking is available nearby.
Shopping opportunities are close by, with Harrods less than two miles away and Oxford Circus, London's biggest shopping area, one mile from the hotel.
Hyde Park, which lies less than half a mile from the hotel, has numerous running tracks. Visitors can hire horses to ride through the sandy paths around the park. The park also contains the famous Serpentine Lake, where visitors can hire rowing boats and enjoy a picnic.
The easiest way to get around London is by using the Underground (metro) service;the Underground stop closest to the hotel is Paddington. A single journey on the Underground costs around £2.50. Buses are a more sedate way of getting around town; a single bus journey costs around £1.