Cumberland Hotel

Introduction: During 2003/04 The Cumberland Hotel underwent an extensive £95 million refurbishment and modernisation program during which the time the hotel remained closed until reopening on October 1st 2004. This is a Guoman hotel, the brand name given to the Thistle's range of upmarket hotels (owned by Royal Bank of Scotland).
The Cumberland is a landmark hotel, known across the world and located at the end of Oxford Street by the top of Park Lane on Marble Arch. Situated in the very heart of London, overlooking Hyde Park. On the edge of Mayfair, one of London most upmarket and exclusive areas with great shopping and amenities in the surrounding are at famous names such as Edgware Road, Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street. This end of Edgware Road is very much geared towards the middle eastern visitor reflected in the flavour of the many shops, restaurants and bars on this road. All of London's attractions are easily accessible from here as is London's nightlife and theatreland. Transport links are excellent with the adjacent tube station, the large number of London taxis that are always passing through the major intersection of Marble Arch, the numerous bus stops in the surrounding area and the Tour buses that park up at the top of Park Lane by Hyde Park. A few of the nearby attractions include the Wallace Collection (0.3 miles), Madame Tussauds (0.7 miles), London Planetarium (0.7 miles), Green Park (0.8 miles), Serpentine gallery (0.9 miles), Buckingham Palace (1.1 miles), Houses of Parliament (1.6 miles) and the London Eye (1.8 miles) (Millennium Wheel).

Hotel:
Synonymous with Marble Arch The Cumberland is a designer style hotel with the focus on style, design, comfort and personal service. The hotel lobby features a large open area and stunning modern works by the likes Sean Henry and Marijke de Goey among others.
Bedrooms each have their own unique style differing from each other not just in design but also with different personalised works of art. Bedrooms feature high tech amenities such as plasma screen or LCD television entertainment centres with pay channels, ironing facilities, safety deposit box, fridge, desk, hairdryer, tea/coffee facilities, direct dial telephone and WiFi internet access. Other extras include beds adorned with Egyptian cotton sheets high quality mattresses along with stylish en-suite bathrooms fitted with power showers. Rooms are all air-conditioned.
The suites and apartments have larger bathrooms than the normal bedrooms with separate bath and shower along with top brand toiletries. They each have a 32" flat screen TV and extended check-in and check-out times of 10.00 and 16.00. You also get access to the executive lounge where business facilities such as internet access and printing are available along with breakfast, drinks, tea and pastries throughout the day and canapés in the evening. Open 07.00 till 23.00.
All floors have lift access. Room service is 24 hours.

Dining:
The hotel has two bars and a brasserie restaurant providing modern European food with a distinctly British accent.
Rhodes W1: This 140 seat restaurant is owned by celebrity Chef Gary Rhodes. With a modern, contemporary and cosmopolitan style serves a modern European menu with a British twist and an emphasis on quality ingredients.
The Espresso Bar:  Contemporary style bar that serves coffees and cocktails before and after dinner.
Kua Bar: Contemporary style cocktail bar that is also available for private functions.
The Market:  For corporate entertainment or private events. Spacious dining area with 11 food styles prepared from 5 separate open kitchens.
 
More:
For the many business travellers frequent the hotel there are 26 meeting/function rooms available. They're completely self-contained and equipped with a host of business services and State-of-the-art equipment.
For the energetic and health conscious there's the onsite Cumberland fitness centre. Here you will find the latest fitness equipment such as cardiovascular machines and weight machines as well free weights. The equipment have personal TV screens and headphones to keep you entertained during your workout. Open 06.30 till 23.00.
As you would expect from a world renowned four star hotel services such as 24 hour reception, 24 hour concierge and 24 hour security are features of the hotel.