The Marriott Maida Vale

Introduction: The London Marriott Maida Vale is located on the A5 (also known as the Edgware Road) in the section called Maida Vale at the southern end of Kilburn High Road. The A5 is one of the UK's longest straight roads and actually leads all the way to North Wales. Going south from this point its a 2 mile straight line along the A5 to Marble Arch (10 minutes by taxi), which marks the start of central London and the West End. Kilburn High Road is actually a very busy and popular shopping street with a large selection of shops, restaurants and other amenities such as a theatre. A culturally diverse area with a large Irish population. Maida Vale to the south west is a residential area noted for regents canal that runs through giving it the name locally of 'Little Venice'. To the South West is the affluent area of St Johns Wood with a large American population thanks to the American School that is located within the area. Just to the East is West Hampstead which again has some excellent shopping along with some bars and a main line railway station. Just past West Hampstead going east finds Finchley Road which is a major shopping area and venue. Here are not just shops and bars but large supermarkets and a cinema and entertainment complex known as the O2 centre. A few minutes from the hotel is Kilburn Park and Maida Vale tube stations from where you can take the local service to Paddington station, from where you can take take the Heathrow Express. Other local attractions include Abbey Road Studios (home of the Beatles) (0.6 miles), MCC Museum and Lords Cricket ground (0.9 miles), Freud Museum (1 mile), Church Street Market (1.2 miles), Regents Park and London Z00 (1.5 miles). Wembley Stadium is just 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from here and is easily accessed using the nearby A406 North Circular Road from where the stadium is signposted.

Hotel:
A modern and contemporary styled hotel.
The bedrooms have air conditioning and individual climate control, dedicated work area, high speed internet access, direct dial telephone with voice mail, in-room safe, cable TV with pay per view movies, tea and coffee facilities, alarm clock, trouser press and iron with ironing board. Rooms are en-suite (with hairdryer, bath and shower). Beds have duvets.
Views vary but some look out over the inner courtyard and garden which features a fountain.
Room configurations include suites with one, two or three bedrooms. They also have separate living area and kitchenette facilities. Among the facilities for cooking are of course a conventional oven as a well as a microwave and cooking utensils.
Executive rooms come with access to the executive lounge which serves complimentary beverages and snacks.
Room service is 24 hours. There's also an evening turndown service and a daily maid service.
Dining:
The hotel has a choice of two areas where you can grab a bite to eat.
Cafe Maurice: A pleasant Brasserie and Bar which serves a wide ranging international menu. This includes breakfast, mid morning snacks, light lunches and evening dinner. The bar is fully licensed and drinks includes a range of cocktails.
Fratelli's restaurant: Serves traditional Italian food including pizzas baked in the hotel's very own brick oven. Features a split level design. Open for breakfast and dinner.
Additional services include onsite laundry, valet dry cleaning, beauty salon and shoe shine. Wheelchairs are available if needed.
The front reception remains staffed throughout the night and offers safety deposit box facilities.
Other hotel facilities include the Bannatyne's Health Club with it's 12m pool, gymnasium, treatment rooms, exercise classes and sauna.
The Marriott has 6 meeting rooms the largest if which can accommodate 180 delegates.
Public areas of the hotel as well as the meeting rooms have a WiFi connection.