The Colonnade - Little Venice Town House

Description: The Colonnade is a Town House Hotel located just on the North West tip of central London in Maida Vale. This part of Maida Vale is known as Little Venice because running through its heart is the Regents Canal which has a number of permanently moored barges (floating homes) at this point. Maida Vale itself is a mix of upmarket houses home to the rich and famous and a host of bed sit type properties. This is a mainly residential area with some local shops nearby but within minutes by taxi of some of London's most popular areas. The King Alfred public house (bar) is just to the rear of the hotel. These include Regents Park, Edgware Road, Marble Arch, Hyde Park, Oxford Street, Bayswater and Queensway. Paddington Station with its direct train service to Heathrow Airport (Heathrow Express) is just half a mile away. Nearest attractions include Madame Taussauds, Kensington Palace, London Zoo, MCC Museum, Saatchi Gallery, Serpentine Gallery and The Wallace collection.

The Colonnade hotel is made up of two former Victorian Mansions brought together to form a single building. The lobby welcomes you to the hotel with the scent of fresh flowers in the lobby.
Bedrooms are all individually designed, decorated and laid out to remain true to the hotels heritage as a luxury private residence. Room make use of sumptuous fabrics and much of the furniture is antique. Several of the rooms feature four poster beds and a terrace. Room facilities include Bathrobes and slippers, luxury toiletries, WiFi internet connection, fresh fruit, iron and trouser press, hair dryer, air conditioning, CD player and music library, personalised business cards, DDI phone with voicemail, honesty bar, TV, personal safe, complimentary tea and coffee and turn down service. Beds have Egyptian cotton sheets with a duck down duvet.
Room configurations include Singles, Club rooms, Deluxe rooms, Studio Suite and full Suites.
Single rooms have a shower but no bath. Some of the deluxe double bedrooms and full size suites have four poster beds.
Some of the suites are split level and have seen many illustrious guests over the years, and indeed some have been named after their former guests. For example the JFK Suite was indeed where John F Kennedy stayed in 1962 and the bed specially made for his visit remains in place. Other suites are named Turing (broke the enigma code) and the Freud suites.
Room service is 24 hours.
The hotel has a lounge with sofas where guests can relax. There is also an outside terrace where guest can enjoy a drink. Other services include a shoe shine while all public areas have a WiFi internet connection.
There is no longer a restaurant at this hotel but there is breakfast room however.

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Room Numbers: 43
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Comment: The hotel is owned by 'The Eton Collection'. This group was formed in 1998 and specialises in small boutique type hotels at the luxury end of the market in prime city locations. You will also see the hotel listed as a Summit hotel which is a brand covering independently owned hotels under one name.

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Awards:
Visit London:
2009 Silver for Small Hotel/B&B of the Year