Vicinity: The Copthorne Tara Hotel is located in a
cul-de-sac just off of
Kensington High Street. This is one of London's premier shopping areas and
most affluent residential areas. The late Diana Princess of Wales lived along
this road in Kensington Palace where today a memorial and gardens is open to the
public. Adjacent to the Palace is
Hyde Park,
this is wonderful open area with a lake, gallery, horse riding and boating in
good weather. Transport links are good with the nearby tube station and no
shortage of buses and taxis along the High Street. The hotel is in an off-road
location so its relatively quiet given the busy area. This is a good base for
all the central attractions such as the
Natural
History and
Science museums (0.7 miles),
Albert Memorial
(0.8 miles),
Harrods
department Store (1.2 miles) and
Buckingham
Palace (2.2 miles). The two Exhibition centres of Earls Court and Olympia
are both within less than 3/4 of a mile.
Hotel:
The Copthorne Tara London Hotel is superior 4 star hotel with comfortable
accommodations for a relaxing holiday or business trip.
The hotel has a variety of different bedroom types all of which are en-suite.
Standard rooms are approximately 21.6 sq meters and have a work desk and a
coffee table. Standard amenities include cable television with pay movies, high
speed internet access, trouser press and iron, hairdryer, tea and coffee maker,
individual climate control, refrigerator, hairdryer, mini-fridge, direct dial
telephone, radio and alarm. Bees have a duvet.
The top 2 floors are designated for club rooms which have more space and
upgrade furnishings. These rooms have access to the Club lounge and also feature
complimentary high speed internet access.
The club lounge offers complimentary Continental breakfast, Newspapers, all day
Tea & coffee, Internet access, Evening drinks 18.45 till 22.15 and a large
screen TV with Sky sports.
Junior suites are Club doubles with an interconnecting lounge area and a second
bathroom. These suites occupy the top floor giving panoramic views.
Specially adapted rooms also available with improved accessibility and good
wheelchair access.
Room service is available 24 hours for all bedrooms.
Dining Options:
Bugis Street Restaurant: On the ground floor the restaurant serves
Singaporean, Malaysian and Cantonese dishes. sure to please the most discerning
palette. This restaurant is also located on the ground floor of the hotel. House
specialities include: Mee Goreng, Nasi Goreng, fish fillets stir-fry with black
pepper sauce and Singapore Laksa.
Open: 12.00 noon till 22.30.
Brasserie restaurant and Bar: Wide ranging menu of international and
European cuisine. There are speciality dishes from Singapore and Malaysia. Curry
night on Wednesdays. The restaurant and bar has a relaxed and informal ambience.
The bar has a wide selection of beers, wines, cocktails and spirits as well as
an all day Café bar menu from 11am.
Open: 11.00 till 01.30.
The CafeXpress: Has 24/7 high speed internet stations and a plasma TV
screen showing news and sports channels. Coffee and tea and hot and cold snacks
are served along with fresh sandwiches and baguettes. Also salads and fresh
jiuces.
Open 7.00am till 21.00 each day.
Artist Corner: Serves A la Carte and a mostly European and British
menu using fresh seasonal ingredients. The setting is informal and relaxed. The
hotel's chef team prepare the finest cuisine using only the freshest of seasonal
ingredients.
Open: 6.30 till 10.30 ( 7.00 till 11.00 Sunday), 17.30 till 22.30.
The Copthorne Tara hotel has a Business Centre and offers Secretarial services. Meeting rooms
are available with a capacity for 2 to 280 guests.
On the mezzanine level is the complimentary fitness room with cross trainers
and treadmills.
The Copthorne Tara features the Adore Me Medspa which provides medical
aesthetic procedures in a relaxed and pleasant surroundings.
Parking: available onsite (charges)
Room Numbers: 834
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Awards: best adapted
facilities in the UK 2006
