Affordable hotel with free breakfast near kensington palace a royal affair smoke free top kensington gardens hotel places you only 5 minutes from the royal expanse of kensington palace which has been home to many an english monarch royal albert hall is also within easy walking distance londons leafy borough there are plenty of open spaces to escape to when the city overwhelms holland park is less than a 10 minute walk as is princess diana memorial playground if retail is more your thing