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... > >> > >> -- > >> /*Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado*/ > >> > >> Visit B. Scott Holmes<https://bscottholmes.com> > >> Twain's Geography<https://twainsgeography.com> > >> > -- > /*Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado*/ > > Visit B. Scott Holmes <https://bscottholmes.com> > Twain's Geography <https://twainsgeography.com> >