The Umi Hotel offers a no frills base from which to explore London and is a short walk from Bayswater Underground station... The Umi Hotel has a great location if you want to catch the action of the Notting hill carnival. Notting Hill Carnival has been taking place on the same bank holiday weekend since 1965 and the carnival attracts visitors from all over the world. Umi Grill serves great-value freshly prepared meals. There is also a choice of amazing cocktails and funky in house entertainment, including live sports shown on large plasma screen TV’s making Umi Grill a wonderful place to relax or party at night. All 116 guest rooms have a private ensuite bathroom, satellite television, direct dial phone with voicemail, coffee and tea making facilities and iron and ironing board (on request from reception). Close to the Umi hotel you will find Kensington Palace and Portobello Road and its famous Market The Umi hotel is within walking distance of Paddington Station where you can take the Heathrow Express to the airport. The journey time is just 15 minutes Both Bayswater and Queensway Underground stations are less than a 5 minute walk from the hotel. Fun on a Budget... * Heathrow Airport - 27 km * Harrods - 2.5 km * Knightsbridge - 2.5 km * Victoria and Albert Museum - 2.5 km * Buckingham Palace - 3 km * Madame Tussauds - 3 km * Regents Park and London Zoo - 3 km * West End (theater district) - 4 km * Piccadilly Circus - 4 km * BA London Eye - 5 km * Westminster Abbey - 5 km * Tate Britain - 5 km * Houses of Parliament and Big Ben - 5 km * National Gallery - 5 km * Trafalgar Square - 5 km * British Library - 5 km * British Museum - 5 km * Covent Garden - 5 km * BA London Eye - 5 km * Barbican Arts Centre - 6.5 km * St Paul’s Cathedral - 6.5 km * The City (business district) - 7 km * Tower of London - 8 km