Introduction: The Hazlitts Hotel London commands a great
location in the midst of one of the most popular areas in London's west end,
Soho. The area has become
known for its great range of restaurants, its great clubs and for its adult
oriented forms of entertainment (topless shows and adult shops amongst the
offerings). It is also part of London's theatreland and within 200 yards are
some of the capitals best known theatres such as the Prince Edward Theatre,
Phoenix Theatre and the Astoria Theatre. Just south of Soho as you cross the
Shaftesbury Avenue you find the aptly named Chinatown. Here thanks to its large
Chinese population you step into a taste of the orient with Chinese shops and
restaurants aplenty. Just the other side of Chinatown is
Trafalgar
Square. Some 200 yards north of the hotel is
Oxford Street, a place where every
London tourist has to spend at least part of their stay. Over 1 mile of endless
shops, stores and boutiques with most geared at the London visitor. Its the
place for souvenirs. All in all this hotel is for guests wishing to be in the
very heart of London and on top of the nightlife and theatres that make London
so popular.
Attractions surrounding the hotel, a selection includes Curzon Soho Arthouse
Cinema (0.1 miles),
Leicester Square (0.3 miles),
Trocadero
Centre (0.3 miles),
Planet
Hollywood (0.3 miles), Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum (0.3 miles),
Piccadilly Circus (0.3 miles0 and the
British Museum
(0.4 miles).
Hotel:
An intimate and charming boutique hotel with a quirky and luxurious feel. The
atmosphere at the Hazzlitts Hotel is set from the moment you walk into the lobby
with its period features and antique furniture. The hotel interiors feature
original wood panelling while dipping floors and a lack of straight walls pay
homage to its period past.
Each bedroom is named after someone connected to the hotel or its namesake,
Willaim Hazzlitt. The light and airy individual bedrooms are well proportioned
and furnished with antique furniture, original artwork and panelled walls giving
a traditional style. The beds are either 4 poster or carved oak 18th century.
They mostly have claw footed free standing baths and feature marble wash stands,
Victorian fittings, large shower heads, old fashioned pull chain cisterns and
tiled floors. Windows have drapes. Each room is air-conditioned, has free
wireless internet, interactive satellite flat screen TV, minibar, safe and
antique desk.
Deluxe room are larger than standard and come with a DVD player and comfy
seating area.
On the ground floor is the Baron Willoughby suite. With a touch of luxury and
separate sitting room with a fireplace and leather sofa. It also comes with a
video player and stereo system.
Became the only London hotel to have a roof top suite with a retractable roof in
summer 2010.
The Hazlitts Hotel Soho hotel offers 24 hour room service. Try breakfast in your
room. The hotel serves fresh baked croissants as part of the room service.
Services include same day dry cleaning and laundry. Laptop and mobile phone
hire. WiFi is available in all areas. The Hazlitts Hotel library room has an
honour bar.
There are no lifts.
Room Numbers: 38 / 5 Floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Background: Refurbished 2000, 2002, 2007.
History: The Hazlitts hotel was built In 1718 and is made up of three adjacent
Georgian buildings (numbers 5,6 and 7). First opened as the current hotel in
1986.
Named after William Hazlitt, an 18th century English literary critic, author and
essayist who died here. The story goes that when William Hazlitt died here (at
the time it was his boarding house at number 6) his landlady placed his body
under the bed so she could show the room to prospective tenants while she waited
for the undertaker.
In 2009 a 4th building behind the original 3 was converted to create extra
reception area space, a sitting room complete with honesty bar and 8 new
bedrooms with lift access.
