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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to The Milestone Hotel is a truly wonderful location to explore, with world-renowned theatres and museums, to chic boutiques and fashionable inhabitants.

If you wish to avoid the major attractions and instead discover the hidden areas of Kensington, our favourite being Church Street, the Milestone’s expert Concierge team are on hand to help. Guests can now enjoy our iPod walking tours of the top attractions and areas to visit in London.

Jim Cameron, Head Concierge and his team have a wealth of knowledge, being able to let you know what to do and where to go in the fabulous city. For February Jim recommends:

London Fashion Week 19th to 24th February
In February, London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 arrives at Somerset House. Looking ahead to what we'll be wearing at the end of the year, designers present their collection for autumn and winter. The highly fashionable catwalk shows feature top names in fashion including Matthew Williamson, Pringle and Burberry. Meanwhile up and coming designers get the chance to make their break at the off-schedule spin-off shows, all aimed at the fashion press and buyers. It's all wildly exclusive of course! For further details ask the concierge team.

Chinese New Year Sunday 21st February
It’s one of the most spectacular Chinese celebrations in the West, with huge dancing puppets, martial arts displays and an abundance of incredible food. Each and every year the celebrations get more extravagant, attracting an ever-expanding crowd. This year, the Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year falls on 14th February 2010 but the London celebrations are on 21st February. In London, the main event takes place at Trafalgar Square with the area taken over by stalls, marquees, dragon and lion dances, traditional and contemporary music and performance. Join the throng in a stall-covered Leicester Square for fun and firecrackers then head to Gerrard Street and Chinatown for the impromptu parties and lion dancing.

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Tom Stoppard's darkly funny play returns to London's National Theatre this month. It features the story of a political prisoner who is locked up in an asylum. If he accepts he is ill and has been treated and cured, he will be freed. To make his captivity worse, he has to share a cell with a man who believes he is surrounded by an orchestra. The dissident’s son begs his father to lie in order to be free. The play examines whether denying the truth is a price worth paying for liberty. But hurry, this production sold out last time around in London. Ask concierge to book your tickets.

To find more and discover Jim’s personal recommendations, that only the best Concierge would know how to obtain for his guests, see February's Concierge Newsletter.

Click here to listen a podcast by Jose Pauco from the Concierge desk with top London restaurant and exhibition recommendations.