NUMBER SIXTEEN IS A MEMBER OF DESIGN HOTELSNUMBER SIXTEEN IS A STYLISH GARDEN TOWNHOUSE IN THE HEART OFSOUTH KENSINGTON PART OF THE FIRMDALE HOTELS GROUP OWNEDBY TIM AND KIT KEMP TIM AND KIT HAVE TAKEN WHAT WAS ONE OFLONDONS VERY FIRST BOUTIQUE HOTELS AND GIVEN IT A NEW LEASEOF LIFE NUMBER SIXTEEN FORMS PART OF A ROW OF GLEAMINGWHITE STUCCO MID VICTORIAN TOWNHOUSES IT ORIGINALLY OPENEDIN THE 1980S AND INSTANTLY BECAME POPULAR WITH DISCERNINGTRAVELLERS LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE LARGER PARKLANE HOTELS NOW SEVERAL YEARS ON THE HOTEL HAS A NEWFIRMDALE POINT OF VIEW KIT KEMP HAS COMPLETELY REDESIGNEDTHE HOTEL IN HER SIGNATURE FRESH MODERN ENGLISH STYLE NUMBER SIXTEEN COMPRISES 42 INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED BEDROOMSEACH CONTAINING ALL THE FACILITIES EXPECTED IN A FIRMDALEPROPERTY INCLUDING DESK PERSONAL SAFE VOICE MAIL MODEMPOINT WIRELESS DVD PLAYERS AND MINI BARS BATHROOMS AREBEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED IN SOLID GRANITE AND OAK THERE ARETWO GROUND FLOOR DRAWING ROOMS THE FIRST IS LIGHT ANDBRIGHT AND FEATURES A QUIRKY MIX OF MODERN ART AND FURNITURE THE SECOND IS MORE WARM AND COSY AND INCORPORATES A FULLYSTOCKED HONESTY BAR BUT IT IS NUMBER SIXTEENS CONSERVATORYFEATURING AN INTERESTING MIX OF ETHNIC ART AND PRIVATETREE FILLED GARDEN WHICH REALLY SETS IT APART THE TREEFILLED GARDEN RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE HOTEL AND SERVES DRINKSAND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS ALL DAY IT IS PERFECT FOR GUESTS TORELAX IN DINE OR ENTERTAIN FRIENDS OR COLLEAGUES MANY OFTHE BEDROOMS OVERLOOK THE GARDEN THE GARDEN ROOMS HAVETHEIR OWN PRIVATE COURTYARDS AND WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THEGARDEN