Introduction: The Doubletree by Hilton London Victoria Hotel is situated alongside Victoria Railway station
, Underground and Coach Stations.
Victoria Station is one of London's 5 main line railway stations with connection to all other parts of the UK. Most notably the station runs a non-stop service
to
Gatwick Airport called the Gatwick Express. This location is within the heart of central London and ideal for a
base to explore all of the main tourist areas. Nearest main shopping is right on the doorstep of the hotel along Victoria Street. Here you will find a couple of
theatres as well a good selection of shops, restaurants and bars. On Victoria street is Westminster Cathedral (0.2 miles) and at the end of the street is the
Parliament Square, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben (0.8 miles). To
the South of the Hotel is the area of
Pimlico, very popular with
budget and tourist class hotels which is otherwise a residential area. To the West is the famous
Kings Road, Chelsea (0.7 miles), well known for its fashion leading boutiques,
restaurants and bars. To the North of the Doubletree by Hilton Victoria is the area of
St James's and
Buckingham Palace (0.5 miles). Buckingham Palace itself is sandwiched between two
London parks at
Green Park and St James's Park. To the North West is one of London's and the UK's most
expensive area for residential properties at Belgravia and Eaton Square (0.5 miles). Other nearby attractions include the
Queens Gallery (0.4 miles),
St James's Palace(0.7 miles),
Tate Britain
(0.7 miles),
Hyde Park (0.8 miles),
Piccadilly Circus (1.1
miles) and the
London Eye (1.2 miles).
Hotel: Please note that this hotel is trading as the
Hesperia Victoria until re-branding in January 2012.
The Doubletree by Hilton London Victoria has its own warm and distinctive style, where guests
can enjoy a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. A contemporary and modern hotel.
All bedrooms are spacious, contemporary and fully air conditioned with tea and
coffee making facilities, safe, satellite LCD television, minibar, complimentary
WiFi, trouser press and hairdryer. Bathrooms have supplied toiletries.
Decor includes low level lightning and wood furnishings. Bedroom configurations
include singles, doubles, twins and recently refurbished executive rooms.
There is a 24 hour room service offered at the Hotel. Some suites (7 in
total) have a Jacuzzi. There is a dedicated executive floor.
Dining:
Next door at '2 Bridge Place' you will find the hotels Destination restaurant
and bar. The Brasserie Restaurant and Bar offer Mediterranean and international
cuisine along with a true taste of hospitality. The bar serves cocktails.
The hotel has a fully equipped gym with cardio machines.
To provide customers with a complete service, the conference and banqueting
facilities can accommodate up to 300 delegates in a wide variety of meetings and
syndicate rooms. The hotel provides audio and visual equipment.
The front reception is staffed 24 hours and offers safety box facilities. The
hotel has a concierge desk and services and the public areas are
air-conditioned. There is also free WIFI internet access throughout the Hesperia
Victoria hotel. For the business traveller there is a business centre and the
hotel offers services such as Copying, E-mail & Internet, Fax, PC and Printer
use. Other services include an ice machine, foreign currency exchange, luggage
storage, dry cleaning and laundry pickup.
Hotel is no-smoking throughout.
Room Numbers: 212 (7 suites) / 7 Floors
Parking: not onsite parking. NCP car park close by next to Victoria Coach
station. Hotel has vouchers for discount rate.
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
History: Formerly called the Hesperia London Victoria
till January 2011. Was called the
Holiday Inn London
Victoria until 2004.
Sold to Crimson Hotels Group for approximately £55 million pounds in
October 2011.
NH Hoteles took over management of the
hotel in 2010.
Renovated 2004.
