Introduction: The Academy Town House Hotel London is
located on Gower Street, a busy road but with good bus, tube and taxi links to
the rest of London. This is a central location just the North East of centre.
This area is known as Bloomsbury (home to the 20th century Bloomsbury Set
intellectuals including novelist Virginia Woolf) and is popular with visitors
looking for good value accommodation close to the main tourist areas. At the
bottom of Gower Street is the start of the west end with
Soho,
Oxford Street and Covent
Garden all walking
distance from the bottom of Gower Street. This also a good location if you need
access to the
City of London
being close to Holborn. To the north is
Regents Park.
Nearest places of interest include Pollocks Toy Museum (0.2 miles),
British Museum
(0.2 miles),
Petrie Egyptian Archaeology Museum (0.3 miles), British Library (0.6 miles),
Trocadero
Centre (0.7 miles),
Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus (0.7 miles),
Madame Tussauds
(1 mile) and Downing Street (1.2 miles).
Hotel:
This boutique town house hotel is a collection of 5 Georgian town houses
originally built in 1776. The Academy has the atmosphere and charm of a period
private residence.
Each guestroom and suite has been Individually designed and decorated many of
them have retained their original Georgian features. Some rooms feature their
very own split level bathrooms with free standing claw Footbaths. All rooms are
discretely equipped for the business traveller and feature all the comforts of a
luxury hotel including air-conditioning. In-room you'll find personalised
business cards, tea/coffee tray, laptop sized safe, CD player with music
library, private bar, trouser press, satellite TV, direct dial phone with
voicemail and wireless internet access. Rooms are en-suite where toiletries are
supplied and you'll find a hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers.
Guests are provided with complimentary water on turndown. Ironing board can be
requested. Room service is available 24 hours. Beds feature Frette Egyptian
cotton bed linen. Guests are provided with a complimentary shoeshine service.
The contemporary Alchemy restaurant allows guests to enjoy a leisurely breakfast
with offerings includinga freshly baked continental buffet or a traditional
English breakfast.
Breakfast: 7.00 till 10.30 (weekends,
bank Holidays, 8.00 till 11.00).
In the evening, the Alchemy Bar makes for a great meeting point before an
evening out or for a post theatre nightcap. Deep cushioned sofas, small private
corners and friendly staff, give the bar a very relaxed atmosphere.
For the guests requiring meeting spaces there are three well appointed meeting
rooms including the charming Boardroom and the cosy Library. There is also the
informal Conservatory adjoining one of the gardens, which lends itself perfectly
to private entertaining.
The academy hotel boasts two cosy atrium styled lounges with real fireplaces.
The lounge areas lead onto the hotels courtyard with eats for guests and where
breakfast can be taken. Hotel even has two private gardens. Hotel reception is
open for guests 24/7. Luggage storage facilities.
The Academy hotel is a non smoking establishment.
Parking:
Not onsite. Nearby public pay car park.
Room Numbers:49
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
Background: Refurbished 2003.
