Hotel · Greater London
Maison de l’institut de France à Londres
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- 30minwalk to the beach
- 14mclimb from the beach
- 3minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minHeathrow Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 30 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 3 minutes away and a supermarket about 3 minutes away, so it works without a car.
How it compares
Compared with the 1376 places we mapped in London. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 30 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 3 min Closer than 14% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 3 min Closer than 73% of places
- Drive to Heathrow Airport 18 min Closer than 82% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 14 m Less climbing than 55% of places
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 30 min
- Bus stopImperial College / Queens Gate Terrace 3 min
- SupermarketPartridges 3 min
- PharmacyBoots 8 min
- Cash machine 5 min
Sights and days out
- Buckingham Palace On foot: 43 min
- Westminster Abbey By car: 4 min
- Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament By car: 5 min
- The British Museum By car: 5 min
- The London Eye By car: 5 min
- St Paul's Cathedral By car: 7 min
- The Shard By car: 8 min
- The Tower of London By car: 9 min
- Tower Bridge By car: 10 min
- Windsor Castle (day trip) By car: 28 min
Getting here
- Heathrow AirportBy car: 18 min
- Luton AirportBy car: 46 min
- Stansted AirportBy car: 52 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 18 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 14 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 0.6%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 1
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 7
Other places nearby
- Richmond University’s Kensington accommodationGuest house · Beach 32 min walk 50 m away
- Queen's Gate HotelHotel · Beach 30 min walk 100 m away
- The Gore HotelHotel · Beach 31 min walk 200 m away
- Astor Hyde Park HostelHostel · Beach 31 min walk 200 m away
- Citadines South KensingtonHotel · Beach 29 min walk 200 m away
- Cheval Hyde Park GateHoliday apartments · Beach 33 min walk 250 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 20 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: Open Topo Data, SRTM 30 m.
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