Hempel

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Paddington

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Time Out says

Tue Nov 30 1999

Since the mid 1990s, the serried white stucco façades of Craven Hill Gardens, a quiet backwater square in Bayswater, have concealed a dramatic alternative universe dreamed up by Anouska Hempel. The vision still works. Though no longer under her ownership, this boutique hotel started a minimalist design revolution.

H is the logo and clinical the look: the coffee tables sunk into the polished stone floor of the lobby; the empty expanses of magnolia paint on the walls; the green plastic turf in the ‘Zen-like’ garden. The rooms are all different, but defiantly black and white, and minimal to the point of barely furnished. The upstairs restaurant serves a menu of European and Japanese fish dishes.

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Address:
Hempel 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens
Paddington
London
W2 3EA

Phone:
020 7298 9000
Website:
www.the-hempel.co.uk
Transport:
Tube: Lancaster Gate or Queensway tube, or Paddington tube/rail
Price:
Rates £215-£719 double
Map
1. Hempel
  - 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens
    Paddington
    London
    W2 3EA
  - 020 7298 9000
  - www.the-hempel.co.uk
  - 51.513070,-0.182499

Facilities:
Internet access. Wireless (free). Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant. Room service. Accessible facilities. Disabled-adapted rooms. Accommodation facilities. Concierge. Entertainment facilities. TV. DVD player