choose the breakfast option. (I saw it though -- a big nice-looking buffet with all the trimmings, but pricy.) There was also a Best Western about a block away on Cromwell Road. Between the two hotels, at the same corner as Gloucester Road station, there is a large grocery, a nice little breakfast place (french pastries and really good coffee), and a couple fast-food type places. There are quite a few restaurants and small shops on Gloucester Road north of Cromwell road. This may also be true of the South Kensington tube stop area, I don't know. And yes, trust me on this .. you will want space when traveling with two energetic girls! They may want to stay up giggling and chatting all night, so the extra space of an apartment and possibly their own bedroom will be much better. I agree with capxxx's recommendations; either the Radisson or Best Western on Cromwell Road are good choices. I'd also say that the Marriott would be another. I was just living in that area 3 weeks ago, a minute's stroll from Gloucester Road Station, which has 3 train lines meeting there that will pretty much take you anywhere you need to get to. South Kensington Station shares the same lines so that's also a good station to be close to. The area, including Holland Park, is very convenient. Cromwell Road is full of all sorts of hotels and you may find cheaper ones which are perfectly OK, though many have