The Marriott County Hall Hotel

Introduction: The London Marriott County Hall Hotel commands one of the most enviable locations of any hotel in London. Right on the banks of the River Thames adjacent to Westminster Bridge and overlooking the capitals number one attraction and standout landmark, the London Eye. This is basically a giant Catherine wheel that affords amazing views over most of London. Walking distance from Waterloo station which is one of London's 5 main railways stations with both national services and London tube services. The local area is very busy during the weekends but can be relatively quiet on weekends.
The building itself is synonymous with London, having been opened in 1922 by King George V and designed by Ralph Knott, the building was used to house London's local government (GLC). The local government was abolished by legislation in 1986 and the building sold to private owners.
Part of the old County Hall is now the major attraction of the London Aquarium. Next to the hotel is Jubilee Gardens, a park that was built in 1977 to celebrate the Queens silver jubilee. Along this stretch of the Thames is the South Bank complex home to such places of interest such as the Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery and the National Theatre. Just on the other side of Westminster bridge is Parliament Square where the House  Commons (Parliament), House of Lords and Westminster Abbey are located. Other nearby attractions include Jewel Tower (0.34 miles), Imax Cinema (0.4 miles), 10 Downing Street (0.4 miles), Lambeth Palace (0.4 miles), Imperial War Museum (0.5 miles), Cleopatra's Needle (0.5 miles), National Gallery (0.7 miles) and the Tate Britain (0.8 miles).

Hotel:
This top class hotel occupies the central part of the former county hall. Offering a full range of facilities and services including a choice of in-house restaurants to spa and fitness facilities.
Bedrooms are en-suite and come with individually controlled climate control/air-conditioning, High speed internet access via WiFi and/or wired connection, desk space, direct dial telephone with voicemail, hairdryer (in bathroom), clock, tea/coffee maker, iron and ironing board, safe, trouser press, bathrobe, mini bar and cable TV with pay movies.
Beds are covered with cotton rich linens and designer duvets.
Views include the hotel courtyard, Jubilee Gardens or the River Thames towards Westminster (Parliament).
Room service is 24 hours. A turndown service is provided each evening while a a maid service operates daily. Capped packages for long distance calls available. You can also make use of video bill viewing and check-out.
Dining:
The Rotunda Lounge: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Serves International cuisine and light snacks.
Leader's Bar: fully licensed bar area with a full range of drinks including champagnes and fine wines.
Library Lounge: Open in the evening for dinner and in the afternoon for traditional English tea.
The County Hall Restaurant: Seats up to sixty guests. This is the hotel's main restaurant and offers fine dining in elegant surroundings. A sophisticated environment with ultra high ceilings, marble fireplace and over-sized windows. The restaurant looms out towards the Houses of Parliament and the striking Big Ben Clock Tower. Serves international and contemporary European cuisine. Open for all three meals of the day.
A feature of the hotel is the Club and Spa located on the hotels top two floors. Here you will find a twenty five meter indoor swimming pool, large gymnasium with the latest in cardio and exercise equipment plus free weights, beauty treatments, sauna, steam room, plunge pool and Jacuzzi. What's more the facilities are open seven days a week.
The hotel offers 10 meeting rooms, the largest of which can accommodate up to 70 delegates. Rooms come with WiFi, air-conditioning and the use of natural daylight.
There is also a dedicated business centre where you can access the internet and make use of copy and fax facilities.
Additional hotel services includes babysitting by request, full concierge services including a dedicated desk, currency exchange, laundry and valet dry cleaning. The reception provides safety deposit boxes. Wheelchairs can also be supplied. Wifi can be picked up the hotels public areas.
The hotel has a secure room for luggage storage.

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Parking: Valet parking available
Room Numbers: 200 (14 of which are suites) / 6 floors
Check-in: 1500 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon

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Comment: Jointly owned by Whitbread and Marriott International when sold to Royal Bank of Scotland in April 2006. Bought by a mainly Israeli consortium led by Delek Real Estate in December 2006 (equity group Quinlan Private and real-estate investor Igal Ahouvi Group investing on their behalf) as art of a deal involving a portfolio of 47 hotels. Management of the hotel remains unchanged.