Hazlitts Hotel

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 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.

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Room Numbers: 30 / 5 Floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon

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Background: Refurbished 2000, 2002, 2007.

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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.