Carnival fever hits London this weekend

With the UK August Bank Holiday looming it’s nearly time for this year’s eagerly awaited Notting Hill Carnival. Every year since 1960s the carnival has took place in the streets of West London to celebrate Caribbean tradition and culture.

As always the Notting Hill Carnival will take place on the last weekend of August on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th August. Expect vibrant coloured costumes, blaring music and tasty traditional Caribbean food if you are in attendance.

Ensure you join over 1 million carnival revelers for Europe’s biggest street festival either on the Sunday or Monday.

Recommended Carnival Hotels

Henley House Hotel, London - Offering boutique accommodation in trendy Kensington, this friendly hotel is in a perfect location for visitors coming to this year’s carnival. Guests can reach the carnival through public transport in 10 minutes. Rates start from £79

 
 Ashburn Hotel, London - Charming hotel ideal for couples looking for a place to stay during the carnival. Located in the fashionable Notting Hill neighbourhood the hotel is only kilometre away from Hyde Park. Ashburn Hotel is popular with international travellers who are encouraged by the famous Notting Hill address. Rates start from £120

Kensingtonrooms , London - The hotel’s fabulous location means you are just minutes away from the shops, restaurants and bars of Knightsbridge, Kensington. The hotel has state of the art facilities and the hotel bar is a great place to relax and socialise. Rates start from £80

Featured Hotel - Fortune Select JP Cosmos

  

Fortune Select JP Cosmos is an upscale business hotel in the heart of Bangalore city, India. The hotel is situated just 2 km from the city centre and is within easy access to Bangalore International Airport. An ideal and preferred choice for the discerning business traveler, the hotel offers an excellent range of guest facilities and services tailored to make business travel much more comfortable.

Elite Fortune Club Class Promotion

Fortune Select JP Cosmos, Bangalore is currently running its ‘Elite Fortune Club Class Promotion’ which is valid until 30th December 2010.

•The package is priced at 6000 INR /$128 plus taxes and is inclusive of complimentary buffet breakfast plus unlimited beverages for one hour at The Nostradamus Bar. 

•In addition it includes an upgrade to a Fortune Club Room with complimentary Wi-Fi.

•20% discount on food and beverage, late checkout, free parking, free daily newspaper.

•Free usage of the gym, sauna, steam room & jacuzzi and a complimentary fruit platter. 

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The Thompson Hotel portfolio
	6 Columbus New York, NY This intimate, retro chic boutique hotel is located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Offering a place of calm just steps from bustling Columbus Circle. View Gallery Book Now
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Spotlight On: Royal Plaza Hotel Hong Kong

Royal Plaza Hotel is a luxury 5-star hotel situated in Mongkok, Kowloon. The hotel sits atop the MTR Mong Kok East Station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, allowing visitors to have easy access to all major destinations and tourist attractions. The complimentary hotel shuttle bus stops over at Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Station for the Airport Express.

A host of cultural attractions including Ladies’ Market, Electric Appliance Street, Flower Street and the Goldfish Market as well as one of the city’s landmark shopping complexes are found next door to the hotel, making Royal Plaza Hotel the ideal place to begin a discovery of the unique vitality and dynamism of Hong Kong.

Royal Plaza Hotel has been classified as a ‘Very Comfortable’ hotel by the MICHELIN guide Hong Kong Macau for two consecutive years, indicating that the hotel is a recognized establishment in the lodging category in the 2009 & 2010 versions of the world’s renowned ‘traveler’s bible’.

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