London Map Fair - 2004                    Venue and Hotels
supported by IMCoS

Venue The Conference Centre is situated in the Lower Ground Floor of Olympia 2.   At the time of the Fair the Ground Floor of Olympia 2 is occupied by the ABA Book Fair.  The Earls Court and Olympia internet site www.eco.co.uk is aimed specifically at visitors and exhibitors. Around Olympia on Saturday parking restrictions operate from 9.00 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. with Pay and Display meters.  On Sunday parking restrictions mean that parking is permitted on single yellow line.   P3 (see right) is within the Olympia complex.  P9 is underneath the Kensington Olympia Hilton  and P13  at Kensington Town Hall.

How to get there Underground  The nearest underground station is Kensington Olympia on the District Line.  Trains run from Earls Court to Olympia approximately every 15 minutes. Bus   Number 9 to Hammersmith Road from Central London          Number 10 to Hammersmith Road from Central London          Number 27 to Hammersmith Road from Central London          Number 28 to Hammersmith Road from Central London Car Parking at Olympia is limited.  It is quicker and easier to travel to Olympia via public transport.  Location of car parks in West London are:

Hotels  It is suggested that visitors to London for the Map Fair should select a hotel in the SW5 (Earls Court) or SW7 (South Kensington) areas.  Gloucester Road and South Kensington underground stations are on the Circle, District and Picadilly lines.  Earls Court underground station is on the District and Picadilly lines, and is one stop to Kensington Olympia, the closest station to the Map Fair.  The Picadilly line provides a simple journey to the centre of London and beyond.

Information on some hotels in these areas is given below.  Other hotel information is available from entering "hotels in London" into an internet search engine
 

Three Star Hotels
The Ambassadors Hotel 16 Collingham Road, London SW5 0LX  Between Gloucester Road and Earls Court stations	Telephone: +44 20 7373 1075 Fax: +44 20 7244 8375 E-mail:  hotelambas@aol.com
The Hogarth Hotel 33 Hogarth Road, Kensington, London SW5 0QQ  Short distance from Earls Court station www.marstonhotels.co.uk	Part of the Best Western  & Marston Hotel Groups  Telephone:  +44 20 7370 6831  Fax:  +44 20 7373 6179  E-mail:  hogarth@marstonhotels.co.uk Limited parking - to be reserved in advance
Four Star Hotels
Kensington-Forum Hotel 100 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4DN  Close to Gloucester Road station www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn	Part of the Holiday Inn Hotel Group  Telephone:  +44 20 7370 5757  Fax:  +44 20 7373 1448  E-mail: highkensingtonforum@sixc.com Parking
Olympia Hilton Hotel 380 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NL Nearest station Olympia www.hilton.com	Part of the Hilton Hotel Group Telephone:  +44 20 7603 3333 Fax:  +44 20 7603 4846 Parking
Smaller Hotels	Elegantly restored period Georgian/Victorian town houses
Gainsborough 7-11 Queensbury Place, South Kensington,  London SW7 2DL  Short distance from South Kensington station www.eeh.co.uk	A member of Elegant English Hotels  Telephone:  +44 20 7957 0000  Fax:  +44 20 7957 0001  E-mail:  gainsborough@eeh.co.uk
Five Sumner Place Hotel 5, Sumner Place, South Kensington, London SW7 3EE  www.sumnerplace.com	Winner of 1991 & 1993 award for best small hotel in London  Telephone:  +44 20 7584 7586  Fax:  +44 20 7823 9962  E-mail:  reservations@sumnerplace.com
Other Hotels
Forte Posthouse-Kensington Hotel *** Wrights Lane, Kensington, London W8 5SP Short distance from High Street Kensington station	Telephone:  +44 08704 009000 Fax:  +44 20 7937 8289 E-mail:  reservations-kensington@sixc.com
Copthorne Tara Hotel  **** Scarsdale Place, London W8 5SR Short distance from High Street Kensington station www.milleniumhotels.com	Telephone:  +44 20 7937 7211 Fax:  +44 20 7937 7110 E-mail:  reservations.tara@mill-cop.com

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