Scott,

Reading the advertising copy, it appears the Prince of Wales Hotel was more
of a long term residential hotel and the De Vere was not.

Barb

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 5:48 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I want to thank Barbara for this heads-up on searching.  I suppose the
> hotel had not yet been built at the time Baedeker had written that tour
> guide.  I've ordered a later edition in hope it has more information on
> this residential hotel.  I want to include it as a location in Twain's
> Geography but I've just discovered a technical glitch that prevents me
> from adding images.  The advertising image is perfect but leaves me a
> bit confused as to the relationship between The Prince of Wales Hotel
> and the De Vere Hotel.
>
> On 9/4/24 13:17, Barbara Schmidt wrote:
> > Scott,
> >
> > Try a google advanced book search and you can come up with a number of
> > magazines with ads for the Prince of Wales Hotel in Kensington, including
> > this one --
> >
> >
> https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Canadian_Magazine/6QjOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kensington+%22Prince+of+wales+hotel%22&pg=RA1-PA9&printsec=frontcover
> >
> > Barb
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM Scott Holmes<[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> A question to those of you knowledgeable on Twain in London, I can find
> >> no information on a Prince of Wales Hotel in Kensington. There is no
> >> mention of it in the 1894 Baedeker nor in my Google searches.  What I
> >> have found refers to De Vere Gardens and De Vere Mews.  The family
> >> reportedly first stayed there upon arriving in London in May of 1899.
> >> Thanks in advance for any clues...
> >>
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