The Hempel Hotel was a luxury 5-star

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. It was located at 31-35

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to the north of

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off

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. It was a small boutique hotel with

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inspiration, designed by

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. The design of each of the 40 rooms and 10 apartments centered on

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ic art and the color white, and it also featured a

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. The hotel was a favourite of

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and of

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, who reserved the entire hotel during a stay there in 2006.ThisisLondon
The hotel was sold in January 2013 to British Land before being demolished to make way for 18 luxury apartments, opened in 2016.

References

External links

Official site
Defunct hotels in London Bayswater {{UK-hotel-struct-stub