The Marriott London Park Lane Hotel

Introduction: The building itself was built in 1919 and was originally a block of stately apartments. The building has been the Marriott Park Lane Hotel since November 2003. Its location is superb for access to central London. Its actually by Marble Arch, on the edge of Mayfair and opposite the magnificent Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Mayfair is one of the UK's most exclusive areas home to the rich and famous and with many international companies choosing to have offices here as a Mayfair address is prestigious the world over. Sitting at the North end of Park Lane which has more 5 star hotels located on or around it than any other road in the UK. Hyde Park is adjacent to Kensington Gardens and together they form a huge open space with enough to see and do to keep the family entertained for hours on end. Weather permitting you can take a rowing boat out into the Serpentine Lake at the parks heart. Local riding scores hire our horses they can be ridden around dedicated paths within the park. There are several places to eat and scores of monuments, statues and botanical gardens dotted around while Kensington gardens is home to the Princess Diana memorial. Marble Arch has a long history and once was home to hangings taking place in London. It also marks the start of Oxford Street which runs East from this location. Oxford is one of Europe's highest densities of shopping square footage and is geared very much to the visiting tourist. Within Mayfair is Bond Street (0.5 miles), famed for its designer and high quality fashion shops and boutiques and also for high quality jewellery shops. Just North of the hotel and Marble Arch is Edgware Road where a high concentration of middle east geared shops and restaurants can be found. To the West of Marble Arch is Bayswater which leads to major shopping areas at Queensway (1.3 miles) and Notting Hill (1.7 miles). Other nearby attractions include Speakers Corner (0.1 miles), Wallace Collection (0.4 miles), Madame Tussauds (0.7 miles), Regent Street (0.7 miles), Apsley House (0.7 miles), Michael Faradays Museum (0.7 miles) and the Alexandra Fleming Laboratory (0.7 miles).

Hotel:
The Marriott Park Lane is a luxury hotel that has the feel intimacy of associated with a boutique style hotel. As you walk into the stylish lobby you find a contemporary feel with touches such as fresh exotic flowers to welcome you.
Bedrooms are classily modern in style. Amenities include en-suite facilities (bath, shower, robe, heated towel rails, hairdryer), beds with top quality and comfortable duvets and sheets (extra fluffy pillows), desk area, individually controlled air-conditioning/climate control, alarm clock, minibar, coffee and tea maker, in-room safe, iron and ironing board, trouser press, cable TV with pay-to-view movies and web browser, high speed internet access and dual line cordless telephone with voicemail.
Executive and Club room guests have access to the executive lounge.
Room service is 24 hours, maid service provided daily along with an evening turndown service.

Dining:
The onsite restaurant is the appropriately named and well reviewed '140 Park lane Restaurant', serving modern British cuisine and open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (06.30 till 22.30). The restaurant features an open kitchen allowing diners to view their food being prepared and a striking wine display. The restaurant has a 76 seat capacity. The à la carte menu is seasonal and makes use of fresh ingredients. A child menu is available as an option.
140 Park Lane Bar: Situated to the front of the restaurant the bar makes use of natural daylight and provides a relaxing atmosphere. Also serves light meals, tea and coffee. Large range of drinks including cocktails and champagnes and in the evening the bar is lit by candlelight. The bars signature drink is the 140 Crantini  (vodka, Cointreau and cranberry juice). Open 08.30 till 23.00. Capacity for 46 guests.

In the Marriott's lobby lounge newspapers are available daily.
Other hotel services include babysitting by prior arrangement, currency exchange, valet dry cleaning and a laundry on site. The Marriott Park Lane hotel reception has safety deposit box facilities, there's also a beauty shop located by the reception. The hotel provides a full concierge services. WiFi can be picked up throughout all public areas.
Onsite is The Club at Park Lane health and fitness facility which includes a 12.5 meter indoor swimming pool and steam room. The gym has cardio machines and free weights and is open 24/7.
The Marriott has 5 meeting/conference rooms the largest of which can accommodate up to 72 delegates. Rooms have modern equipment including AV facilities, CD player, projector and whiteboard.

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Room Numbers: 157 (9 of which are suites) / 7 floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon