Neighborhood 48H guide
Notting Hill: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Portobello Road and pastel terraces.

Notting Hill is a hilltop neighbourhood of pastel houses and garden squares, with Portobello Road Market running down its spine.
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Why stay here
A leafy, residential base with the Central Line into town.
Who it's for: Couples, shoppers and film fans.
Pros
- Pretty streets
- Market
- Cafés
Cons
- Weekend crowds on Portobello
- Far from the East End
- Pricey
48H in Notting Hill
Market morning, pastel streets.
09:00 – Portobello Road Market
Full street market on Fridays and Saturdays.
13:00 – Pastel streets
Wander the side streets off Portobello.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Shop

Shop
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Rd
Antiques, vintage and food stalls.
Photo: rboed* · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
The Portobello Hotel
22 Stanley Gardens
Bohemian townhouse hotel from 1971; two-night minimum on Saturdays.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Notting Hill.
In London, whole homes can usually be let short-term for up to 90 nights a year without planning permission. Check the listing’s availability and house rules.
Browse vacation rentals in Notting Hill on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in London
- Covent Garden & Soho — The market piazza, Seven Dials, theatres and the British Museum nearby.
- Westminster & St James’s — Westminster Abbey, Parliament and the Churchill War Rooms.
- South Bank & Bankside — Tate Modern, the Millennium Bridge and Borough Market.
- Tower of London & Tower Bridge — The Crown Jewels and the bridge walkways.
- Shoreditch & Spitalfields — Street art, Columbia Road flowers and Spitalfields Market.
- King’s Cross — Coal Drops Yard, the British Library and the Eurostar.
- Marylebone — The Wallace Collection and Marylebone High Street.
- South Kensington — The V&A and the Natural History Museum.
- Greenwich — The Prime Meridian and the Cutty Sark.