The Churchill Hotel Hyatt Regency London

Introduction: The Churchill Hotel is located on the northern edge of central London yards from Oxford Street. One of the busiest shopping areas in Europe Oxford Street is a mecca for the London tourist. The general emphasis on the area is slanted very much to the tourist with many opportunities to buy souvenirs of your trip. The hotel is actually on a busy Square, used by through traffic and where you will always be able to find a London taxi. Across over the street and you find yourself in Mayfair. Not just the most expensive street on the UK monopoly board but one of the more exclusive areas in the UK. Home to the mega rich and to intentional companies keen to make use of such a prestigious address. Within Mayfair are well known shopping streets such as Bond Street for fashion and jewellery and Saville Room for the best in designer suits. Just 300 yards to the west finds Marble Arch and Hyde Park. One of the most popular parks in London and with enough to do to keep the whole family entertained for the day. Just 0.5 miles to the North is another big park and home to London Zoo, Regents Park. Marble Arch is also the start of Edgware Road which has a large number of shops and restaurants geared to the middle eastern visitor. Just to the north of the hotel is Baker Street, made famous by the Sherlock Holmes novels. At the top of the street you will find the Sherlock Holmes museum. The hotels location makes it ideal for a London stay giving good access to all the central areas and being close to a whole variety of amenities. Some of the nearest places of interest include the Wallace Collection (0.2 miles), Speakers Corner (0.2 miles), Selfridges department Store (0.2 miles), Wigmore Hall (famous classical concerts venue) (0.4 miles), and Madame Tussauds (0.5 miles).

Hotel:
First built in 1970 the Churchill never the less has the traditional feel associated with much older hotels.
Bedrooms have individual air-conditioning controls and facilities include satellite TV with videos on demand, tea/coffee tray, safe, Direct dial telephone 2 lines and voicemail, desk, iron and ironing board, Dual voltage power points, High speed internet access, Minibar and double glazed windows that can be opened. Beds have quilted duvets. The rooms all have en-suite facilities with marble baths, bathrobes, phone and hairdryer. Standard bedrooms are contemporary in style.
Club rooms have their own dedicated and private floor. These rooms are classically English in deign. You'll all the standard amenities plus facilities such as a trouser press and luxury toiletries. DVD player and fruit on request.
The Regency Suites are also traditionally English and feature larger rooms (53 sq meters) with a separate bedroom and a walk-in shower. Access to the Regency Club lounge. These rooms also have a balcony.
Newspaper are available on request. There is a nightly rundown service and room service operates 24/7.
Two rooms are adapted for accessibility. These rooms are close to fire exits and have lower than normal beds and assistance alarms among the facilities.
Room service is 24 hours.

Dining options:
Locanda Locatelli - Opened by Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli and designed by David Collins is this 90 seat Italian restaurant. The dishes highlight the natural flavours of quality produce from Italy and the wine list is exclusively Italian. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
The Montagu on Portman Square - pretty indoor garden terrace setting, complete with two life-size trees. Serves British seasonal cuisine. A feature of the restaurant is the open kitchen. Here you can choose a full meal or just a snack or a cup of tea. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open 06.30 (07.00 weekends) till 22.45.
Churchill Bar & Cigar Divan - English gentleman's private club atmosphere with classic wood panelling. Piano entertainment (week nights) and light dining. The club boasts as having the best collection of malt whiskies to be found in London as well as serving classic cocktails. Range of Cigars. Books written by Winston Churchill are displayed in the club. The former world war II prime minister stayed at the hotel that is named after him.
Open for residents: Weekdays 11.00am - 2.00am, Weekends 6.00pm - 1.00am.

Business travellers will be glad to know that the hotel has a dedicated business centre. Here you can make use of a whole selection of services that includes the hire of computers installed with office software, fax and copy facilities, secretarial services, mobile phone hire, stationary and laptop hire. To gain access to the centre you must obtain a  pre-pay access card from the front reception. There are also 12 meeting/conference rooms which have wired high speed internet access and high tech AV equipment. Maximum capacity in the largest room is 300.
Leisure facilities include the 24 hour Churchill Health Club which is open exclusively to hotel guests (access by your room key-card). The air-conditioned gymnasium has a good range of equipment that includes rowing, cycling and treadmills. The spa area includes a sauna.
The hotels public areas have a WiFi internet connection.
Additional hotel services include Laundry, hair salon, valet service and outdoor floodlit tennis courts (offsite, located in centre of Portman square).