Witness an Explosion of Culture and Creativity at Notting Hill Carnival With Millennium & Copthorne Hotels

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Aug 24, 2011, 06:42 ET

LONDON, August 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

This weekend will see over one million people fill the streets of west London for Notting Hill Carnival and Millennium & Copthorne are offering accommodation just minutes away from the action.

Every year on the August bank holiday, the streets of west London are ignited with colour, culture, music and elaborate masquerade as the city hosts the second largest street festival in the world, Notting Hill Carnival. With entertainment including Caribbean dance, steel bands, carnival floats and food stalls, this explosion of culture is not to be missed. Millennium and Copthorne have three London hotels situated very close to Notting Hill that are in the perfect location for visitors to the carnival.

This year the carnival kicks off on Saturday 27^th August with a steel band competition and Sunday 28^th is 'Children's Day', when a shorter parade takes place and costume prizes are awarded. On Monday 29^th August the main parade commences, featuring a magnificent display of acrobatics, stunning floats and authentic music, all making this event totally unique.

Music is central to Notting Hill Carnival and there will be over 40 impressive static sound systems, as well as live stages featuring local bands and international stars from across the globe, all with their own individual eclectic styles. The route is lined with steel bands and performers providing entertainment and amusement for carnival revellers.

Alongside the parades, hundreds of stalls line the streets and fill the city with mouth watering aromas of traditional Caribbean delicacies, including jerk chicken and curried goat. Once the main entertainment finishes for the day, carnival after parties take place all over the area for visitors to enjoy and these continue well into the night.

The Millennium & Copthorne hotels in London are all situated within easy reach of the celebrations, particularly the Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, the Gloucester Hotel London Kensingtion and the Bailey's Hotel London Kensington.

For more information visit:

http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/askalfred

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MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels operates a portfolio of hotels in the UK and worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Ginny Lancaster
Consumer Marketing Manager

SOURCE MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS