Introduction: The Langham Hotel is located towards the
top (North) end of
Regent Street, close to Oxford Circus.This is a prime location in the heart
of London. Regent Street itself is one of the most popular, upmarket and
fashionable shopping areas in the capital. Come Christmas time the street
becomes the setting for a series of themed street lighting for which it has
become internationally known for. The surrounding areas include the exclusive
Mayfair, theatreland,
Soho,
Piccadilly Circus (at the south end of Regent Street) and to the North of the
hotel and just 700 yards walk is the wonderful
Regents Park.
Regents Park is home to
London Zoo. A few nearby attractions include Wigmore Hall (0.2 miles),
London Palladium (0.3 miles), Pollocks Toy Museum (0.4 miles),
Wallace
Collection (0.4 miles),
Madame Tussauds
(0.6 miles), Nelsons Column (0.9 miles) and
Buckingham
Palace (1.1 miles).
Hotel
The
Langham Hotel London is One of the leading hotels of the world with a
long and rich history. This impressive building has an elegant and graceful
character while blending a sense of the past with a contemporary feel.
Bedroom amenities include Air-conditioning, 24 hour room service, Broadband
Internet connection, In-house pay movies, Sony Playstation, Private Bar, Coffee
& Tea facilities, Satellite TV, Radio, In-room safe, Direct Dial Telephone, fax,
mini-bar, cable/satellite 32" flatscreen Television & Radio, Working Desk and
Voicemail. Bathrooms come with luxury toiletries.
Classic Rooms: Traditional style. Room Size: From 301 ft² / 28 m².
The
Classic Grand rooms are roomy with high ceilings lend to the feel of
space and natural daylight. Room Size: From 301 ft² / 28 m². Modern classic
style and elegance. Feature a cosy armchair, state of the art technology and a
lavish marble bathroom.
The
Classic Executive rooms have the distinction of being designed by a
name synonymous with high end luxury, Harrods of Knightsbridge, and are classily
British by design. Room Size: From 409 ft² / 38 m². 32" or 42" flatscreen
Television and Two direct dial telephones.
Classic Family Rooms: Views of All Souls Church. Includes a seating area
with a foldout sofa-bed with a modern English style. Large bathroom and extra
space for suitcases and shopping. Room Size: From 409 ft² / 38 m². Generously
sized business desk. Marble bathroom with separate handheld shower.
The
Langham Club Rooms (45 rooms in total and located in a section that
can be thought of as a hotel within a hotel) offer opulent style, furnished in a
sophisticated, neutral-tone décor with a contemporary flair and come with access
to the club lounge. Extras in these rooms include a complimentary bar and late
check-out. In the bathroom, which includes a separate shower and bath, you will
find luxurious amenities from Penhaligon's of London. Room Size: From 344 ft² /
32 m² and have a Bose CD player.
Dining Options:
Club lounge: Serves complimentary all day light meals and refreshments,
including continental breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails, guests can
also enjoy an extended check-out time until 3:00 p.m.
Roux at The Landau: Father and son Albert and Michel Roux Jr work in
collbration at the Langham, the first time since 1991. The restaurant was designed by David Collins Studio
and has 100 seats.
Extravagant and luxurious surroundings and yet with a relaxed feel. This
restaurant has been designed to look as it did when it first opened in bygone
era. Features a glass canopy with state-of-the-art lighting. Modern Oriental
feel. Also features a private dining room called 'Postilion' along with a
theatrical vaulted wine corridor with in excess of 1,500 wines which connects
the lobby entrance to the restaurant. Specially selected wine and
champagne list which is divided into regions.
Menus reflect the Roux trademark style of classically-constructed French dishes, blended with todays tastes for lighter choices.
A modern approach to combining ingredients, and a contemporary style of presentation. Some classic British dishes, which are customer favourites also feature on the menu.
Breakfast 07.00 till 10.30 (Weekends
till 11.00), Lunch noon till 14.30 (Monday till Friday), Afternoon Tea
15.00 till 17.00, Dinner 17.30 till 22.30 (Monday till Saturday)
Artesian Cocktail Bar: New in 2007. The work of specialist restaurant
designers, David Collins Studio, the bar is now a glamorous venue for hotel
guests with a blend of Orientalism, new nostalgia and the contemporary. Serves
an extensive list of cocktails including special in-house rum/cocktail
creations.
The bar takes its name from the artesian well that is located beneath the hotel,
measuring 360 feet in depth. Hi-tech ice machines makes for purer and colder ice
with increased density. This means the ice takes far longer to melt ensuring
well chilled cocktails. Open till 2 am (midnight Sunday)
Palm Court: This is the centre piece of the hotel and where 140 years of
history continues today with its daily traditional afternoon tea. Alongside the
tea you will find all day light dining and an extensive Champagne list (over 40
with many rare labels) in a setting of timeless elegance.
Open: 10.00 till 22:00
Afternoon tea: 15:00 till 17:00
Champagne hour: 19.05 (the hotel calls this 18.65, the year the hotel opened)
till 20.09
As the home of the birth place of the traditional afternoon tea (see background
below) you would expect this tradition to be something special at the Langham
Hotel, and indeed it is.
Choose from a variety of Tea specials including:
High Tea
High Tea served with a glass of Laurent-Perrier NV
Wonderland Afternoon
Wonderland Afternoon Tea served with a glass of Laurent-Perrier NV
Bijoux Afternoon Tea
Bijoux Afternoon Tea served with a glass of Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV or
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve NV
ÜBER BIJOUX AFTERNOON TEA for two served with a half bottle of Billecart-Salmon
Brut Reserve NV
Covering 2 floors is the Chuan Spa (the first to be opened in Europe) (charges apply). With a 16
metre swimming pool (located in the bank vault), gymnasium, Jacuzzi, sauna and
steam room. There are 6 treatment rooms which include a couples spa suite. There
is also a salt sauna (to cleanse and purify the organs). Many of the treatments
are based in Chinese medicine (moxibustion and cupping for example).
The lower ground floor is where you will find the gym equipped high tech
machines, free weights and large screen TV's.
The hotel offers a full range of concierge services which extend beyond simply
assisting with luggage to help with bookings and tickets for local events and
amenities such as theatre or restaurant as well as assisting with business
services.
The Langham hotel reception is always open to assist you too, its staffed 24 hours day 7
days a week. Additional services include currency exchange and a Laundry / Valet
service. WIFI internet connection is available throughout the hotels public
areas.
Onsite is a dedicated Business Centre with secretarial services available. There
are also 14 function/meeting rooms.
Room Numbers: 380
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Comment: £80 million pound
refurbishment 2008/2009
Background: The Langham Hotel
London is an historic hotel dating back to 1865 when it was the first hotel in
Europe to be classed as a Deluxe Grand Hotel and the first in London to feature
air-conditioning. The original grand opening was by the Prince of Wales, later
to become King Edward VII and it followed two years of construction from 1863.
At the time of opening it was the largest hotel in London. Notably electric
lights in the entrance and courtyard were installed in 1879 (first London hotel
to have electricity). The hotel closed during World 11 after being hit during a
German bombing raid. The BBC had, and still have, headquarters on the opposite
side of the road. After the war they used the building for accommodation as well
as filming. In 1986 the building was sold to the Ladbrokes Group for twenty Six
Million pounds and Ladbrokes went on to buy the non-USA arm of the Hilton group.
On March 4th 1991 the hotel reopened in its former Victorian opulent glory after
a total rebuild during a one hundred million pound rebuild under the Hilton
brand. Now owned by Langham Hotels International.
Memories Restaurant, Tsar's restaurant and bar and Chukka Bar closed in 2006.
First hotel to offer traditional afternoon tea shortly after its opening in
1865. Way back then the price was 1/6d (equivalent of 7 1/2 pence).
Haunted?
Reported to be among the most haunted hotels in the world with no less than
seven ghosts claimed to have been seen at one point or another. Said to have
been first sighted by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalists after
the second world war.
In room 333
guests have reported seeing a man dress in Victorian clothing. Said to be the
spirit of a doctor who murdered his wife and then hung himself in the hotel.
Reporters claim to have seen the ghost of Emperor Napoleon III, and a German
prince who died by jumping out of a fourth-floor window.
Past Names: Was called the Langham Hilton Hotel until 2004.
Awards:
Artesian Bar named as one of the worlds top ten bars by 'Hotels .com' September
2010.
Tea Council:
Overall winner 2010 (Palm Court)
award for excellence 2011
Green Tourism for London: Gold Status
Travel and Leisure magazine: Europe top 100: 2009
Visit London:
2010: Gold
for Large Hotel/ of the Year
