Win a night's stay at The Rubens at the Palace Hotel overlooking Buckingham Palace

One lucky loveEXPLORING reader and their guest could win a night's stay at this historic 5-star hotel, located opposite Buckingham Palace. Read on to enter the competition below.

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If you’ve ever wanted to live like royalty for a night, you’re in luck. We’ve teamed up with The Rubens at the Palace, a stunning London hotel located just opposite Buckingham Palace’s Royal Mews, to offer you a night’s stay for two including breakfast.

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This impressive heritage property, which sits on the former grounds of Buckingham Palace, has been lovingly restored to incorporate historic and modern details. From the red-uniformed doormen that greet you to the opulent decor throughout – complete with glistening chandeliers, velvet-upholstered furniture and royal portraits – you’ll be surrounded by luxury throughout your stay. 

There is a selection of sumptuous rooms, from the gorgeous Royal Mews rooms offering prime views across to Buckingham Palace, to royal-themed double and king rooms complete with portraits of monarchs and beautiful period furniture. 

The prize

The Rubens at the Palace is offering one lucky reader and their guest a night's stay in a Royal Mews Room. The prize includes a full breakfast in the hotel's two-AA-rosette English Grill restaurant. 

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What's to eat?

The hotel boasts two spectacular restaurants. At The English Grill, you'll enjoy one of the finest breakfasts in London, choosing from dishes such as a Charcoaled Sourdough Breakfast Bap, a Tattie Scone Stack or Buttermilk Pancakes. The opulently-designed space also serves an à la carte dinner menu, focused on classical European cooking with a good range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options, and unique table theatre to surprise and delight diners. 

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Meanwhile at The Curry Room, you can enjoy an exceptional menu created by Chef Arun Kumar, which includes a range of Indian and African flavours presented in the hotel's signature fine-dining style. Later in the evening, there are three sophisticated bars to choose from, including The New York Bar, where innovative cocktails are served alongside live music performances.

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How to enter 

Simply fill out the form below before 23.59 GMT on 26 March 2023. If you can’t see the form click here to open it.

Terms & conditions

1. No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw.
2. This prize draw is open to residents of the United Kingdom, aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, The Rubens at the Palace, Red Carnation Hotels and their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.
3. Entries must be received by 23:59 GMT on 26 March 2023. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries or entries via agents or third parties are invalid and shall not be considered. Entries become the property of the Promoter.
4. Only one entry per person.
5. To enter fill out the form on this page.
6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw, which will take place by 31 March 2023. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
7. The prize includes:

• One nights' accommodation in a Royal Mews Room
• Full breakfast in the morning
• Complimentary Wi-Fi

The prize can only be redeemed between 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024. This is excluding the following dates:

• 21 April – 23 April 2023 
• May 2023 – July 2023
• 20 – 31 December 2023
• 10 February 2024 – 18 February 2024

Travel to and from The Rubens at the Palace is not included in the prize. The prize is as stated, is not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives will be offered Prize winner and their guest must be over 18 years of age. Other than as specified, the Promoter shall not be liable for any costs or expenses arising out of or in any way connected with this prize and does not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the winner as a result of accepting this prize.

8. It is the responsibility of the winner to ensure they have adequate travel insurance.
9. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
10. The winner will be notified via email by 31 March 2023. The winner must claim their prize within 14 days of being notified by the Promoter and must respond to the notification email with their postal address, email and telephone phone number. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules.
11. The Promoter will use any data submitted by entrants only for the purposes of running the prize draw, unless otherwise stated in the entry form. By entering this prize draw, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of this prize draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented.
12. The winners agree to take part in reasonable post-event publicity and to the use of their names and photographs in such publicity.
13. By entering this prize draw each entrant confirms that his/her entry is their wholly-owned creation and to the extent that such entry makes use of any third-party materials that these have been fully cleared unless they are no longer protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Entrants will keep the Promoter harmless from any claims in relation to their entry that the entry infringes the personal or proprietary right of any other person. By submitting an entry, each entrant grants to the Promoter and The Rubens at the Palace a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence use, broadcast, publish and otherwise use the entrant’s name and statements regarding this prize draw for advertising, promotional and/or any other purpose in any and all media now or hereafter devised worldwide in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
14. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.
15. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
16. The Promoter is Love Incorporated.
17. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Lead image: Courtesy of The Rubens at the Palace