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, desk, aptop size 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 with its free
morning breakfast.
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 a 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 Park Lane 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 Park Lane Hotel 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.
Safety deposit boxes are available at the reception.
Parking: There is no onsite parking.
Room Numbers: 157 (9 of which are suites)
/ 7 floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
