Introduction: The Leonard hotel London is situated by
Portman Square, close to
Oxford Street,
a busy gyratory system for the areas one traffic flows. Portman Square is the
southern end of one of London's better roads, Baker Street. This is of course is
famously associated with the Sherlock Holmes novels and films and indeed the
Sherlock Holmes Museum is on Baker Street, just over half a mile from the hotel.
The hotel location is in the north west corner of what can be considered central
London. Just under 300 yards from Marble Arch which is the start of
Hyde Park and Oxford Street and home on
Sundays to
Speakers Corner. Hyde Park is a wonderful park with lots of activities and
much to see along with plenty of places to stop for a snack. Oxford Street is
one of those must-do itinerary items for any London visit. Its has one of the
highest densities of shops of any place in Europe with and endless range of
shops, large and small and many aimed specifically at the London tourist. Just
the other side of Oxford Street is Mayfair, the most expensive street on a
monopoly board and actually one of the most sought after areas for residences
and offices in the country. Only the very wealthy can afford to live there and
its home to the exclusive shopping street of Bond Street. If your looking for
the finest in jewellery or designer labels then Bond Street is the place to be.
300 yards north of the hotel is the major dual carriageway of the Marylebone
Road which is part of the A40. This takes traffic into and out of west London
and links up with the M25 motorway and out to the West of England and places
such as Oxford.
Local places of interest include the
Wallace
Collection (0.2 miles), Wigmore Hall (for classical music)(0.4 miles),
Madame Tussauds
(0.5 miles),
Regents
Park (0.6 miles) and the
Alexandra Fleming Laboratory (0.7 miles).
Hotel:
The Leonard Hotel is a boutique style hotel made up from four 18th century
townhouses and feels much like a private club. The hotel offers its guests an
intimate touch of luxury in a warm and cosy atmosphere with real fireplaces in
both the lounge and the reception area. The hotel is on Seymour Street which is
a relatively quite side street within a busy and bustling area.
Bedrooms are decorated with a combination of traditional English furniture, both
contemporary and Antique, elegant fabrics and distinctive objets d'art and have
a marble en-suite bathroom (with hairdryer, power shower, bathrobe, slippers.
Penhaligon toiletries). Some bedrooms have an original fireplace.
Facilities in all rooms include air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone with
voicemail, satellite flat screen TV, music centre, ironing facilities, safe,
video-player, hi-fi system, private safe, wired and wireless internet access,
dedicated-line fax/modem and mini-bar. Beds have Frette Linen.
Single rooms: Size: 10 sq mtrs / 108.6 sq ft
Classic Double: Size: 19 sq mtrs / 205 sq ft
Deluxe Room: 30 sq mtrs / 270 sq ft
One Bedroom Suite: Can accommodate up to 3 people (with sofa bed). 37 sq mtrs /
398 sq ft
One Bedroom Grand Suite: Double height ceilings with ornate cornice. 75 sq mtrs
/ 807 sq ft
Premium rooms on 1st floor have floor to ceiling windows. Ground floor bedrooms
are wheelchair accessible.
Room service is 24 hours. Turndown service each evening. Maid service during the
day. Lift for floor access (not 5th floor).
Dining:
Seymours Restaurant at The Leonard Hotel: Traditionally English style with open
half fireplaces. The walls are covered with works of art. Classic British menu
with dishes such as Fish & Chips, Steak Diane, Bangers & Mash, Chicken Supreme
and fillet of beef. Breakfast served daily, English or Continental.
Traditional Afternoon Tea (Champagne option) served daily, 15.00 till 18.00.
Choice of quality teas, homemade sandwiches, traditional home made scones with
fresh cream and preserves, selection of fresh pastries.
Other Leonard hotel features include an exercise room on the 5th floor and a meeting
room for up to 15 delegates.
In the Leonard hotel lobby is a PC workstation while WiFi can picked up
throughout the hotel. Hotel can provide currency exchange. Overnight shoe shine.
Hotel has a doorman.
One unexpected feature is the lovely roof top garden.
Parking: Not onsite. Nearby NCP pay car park. (2 minutes)
Room Numbers: 48 (21 suites) / 5 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
