The Kensington

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A white eighteenth-century townhouse a short walk from the V&A and the Natural History Museum, run by the Irish family behind the Doyle Collection, holds 116 rooms and 30 suites. Forbes notes free-standing Victorian tubs, four-poster beds and illustrated statement wallpaper, plus a family welcome that runs to a Kensington teddy bear, play tents and a milk-and-cookies turndown.