Hotel in Detail:
The Marriott Grosvenor Square is a striking red brick building which began life as a stately townhouse before its current status as a luxury hotel (since the mid 1980's) in a prime location combining the contemporary chic with a classic tradition. The hotel lobby features marble art deco.Rooms:
The Marriott's bedrooms feature decor of dark wood furniture, light paintwork And plush soft furnishings In rich, warm colours and contemporary patterns. Amenities include marble en-suite bathrooms (with toiletries), high speed internet access, direct dial telephone with voice mail, mini-bar, cable 32'' flat screen TV with pay movies, hair dryer, iron/ironing board, coffee/tea service, Internet browser/Web TV, in-room safe, Air conditioning/climate control, Alarm clock, desk with chair.
There is a dedicated Club floor on the first floor with 45 bedrooms. These have four poster beds and a marble bathroom with raindance showerhead. Superior club rooms have a fireplace. Garden suites come with their own private courtyard, open plan bathroom and deep Grecian marble bath. There are also 4 Club suites with spate living and sleeping areas.
Club rooms have access to the Club lounge (also for Marriott reward elite members) on the lower ground floor with seating for 55 guests and which serves a complimentary breakfast and serves refreshments all day long. The lounge has a real fireplace, tear drop chandelier and armchairs.
Video games and consoles can be hired. Room service is 24 hour. Bedrooms feature video bill display and video check-out. Daily housekeeping and evening turndown service.
Dining:
Onsite the Marriott Grosvenor Square provides Gordon Ramsay's Michelin Starred "Maze restaurant" which serves International, French and Asian cuisine and innovative signature dishes. Also indulge in fantasy deserts fantasy desserts such as pineapple carpaccio with ginger-lime syrup and coconut ice cream. The restaurant includes a rosewood bar with a tasting menu of 20 ever changing specialty dishes. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
Also onsite at the hotel is the "Maze Grill" (replaces the Cobalt restaurant and bar) which is a collaboration between Jason Atherton and Gordon Ramsay. Inspired by the classic New York grills. Serving coal-flamed cuts of beef, 25-day aged Hereford beef rib eye, Wagyu '9th Grade' Gold fillet steak, native lobster with duck fat chips
and a selection of fresh fish dishes. The butcher's block table overlooks the open kitchen and can be pre-booked. Relaxed and friendly ambience. Private dining available.
Open: 6.45 till 10.30, noon till 14.30 (till 16.00 weekends), 18.00 till 22.00.
The Marriott Grosvenor Square has a fitness room open 24/7 with exercise equipment and free weights.
WIFI is available throughout the hotel including the meeting rooms, club lounge and bedrooms.
For the business traveller the hotel has a 24 hour business centre and 7 meeting rooms, the largest of which can seat up to 900 guests.
The lobby reception is manned and open 24/7. Security staff also operate 24 hours. Newspapers are available in the hotel lobby.
Beauty treatments including massages and facials can be arranged with the hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Bond Street 334 yards (305 metres), Railway Station: London Marylebone 0.9 miles (1.4 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 3.4 miles (5.4 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 5.3 miles (8.5 km).The London Marriott Grosvenor Square is situated in the heart of Mayfair across the square from the American embassy. This central London location is walking distance from the popular large open space of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens , with amenities such as the serpentine Gallery and boating (weather permitting) on the Serpentine Lake. Mayfair is one of London's most exclusive and chic areas and is surrounded by some of the best shopping to be found anywhere in London. Nearest shopping areas include the fashion and jewellery shops of Bond Street, the varied shopping, bars and cafes of Regent Street, the hustle and bustle of the ever popular Oxford Street which starts from Marble Arch , and the upmarket shops along Piccadilly such as Fortnum and Mason . Other nearby attractions include the Wallace Collection (0.3 miles), as well as Green Park, Buckingham Palace (0.9 miles), Houses of Parliament (1.3 miles) and the London Eye (1.5 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 237 / 6 Floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 2299 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 3.9 out of 5 from 358 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 458 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1941 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible) and costs £58 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Marriott chain your closest choices would be:
Marriott Grand Residences Mayfair: is 334 yards (305 metres) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £739.
Grosvenor House (A JW Marriott Hotel): is 418 yards (382 metres) from here, earns a customer rating of 89% and base rates begin at about £341.
Marriott Park Lane Hotel: 0.3 miles (0.4 km), rated at 89% and with rates from around £424.
Marriott Marble Arch: 0.6 miles (1.0 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £229.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 5 star hotels is 89%. Therefore although the hotel is above average for London as a whole this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) . Marriott Hotels across the chain average 84% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Marriott hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 500th from 865 London hotels, 18th of 22 Marriott Hotels, and 124th of 133 five star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 5 star Claridge's Hotel ,
with rates that start from about £660 and which has a 90% guest satisfaction rating. The Claridge''s Hotel also offers: free WiFi, a spa.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Westbury Hotel Mayfair. 0.4 miles
away (0.6 km), has scored 83%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £360. Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 5 Star Connaught Hotel ticks many of the right boxes. The Connaught Hotel is only 0.2 miles (0.3 km) away. The Connaught Hotel has a perfect unblemished customer rating 99%, a truly stunning achievement.
Local hotels analysed:
The 51 nearest hotels around this area (Grosvenor Square, W1 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 0.6 miles (0.9 km) radius. The breakdown by star rating is 27 five star hotels (average rating 88%), 21 four star hotels (average rating 82%), 1 three star hotel (rated 70%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 67%). Of the 51 local hotels top rated are The Beaumont London (5 star), the Connaught Hotel (5 star), the 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 star) and the Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane (5 star) (all 4 are joint top with 99%).Base Rates: We use base rates as a guide to the hotels starting rates. They do not include special offers and deals though so are just a rough guide.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 49 of them. Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £277 per night. Rates range from £70 at Z Hotel Gloucester Place (4 Star, 88%) with top rates of £1000 at 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 Star, 99%). Rates broken down by star rating: Five Star average: £380, Four Star average: £152, Three Star average: £0 and Two Star average: £79.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors and we rank Marriott Grosvenor Square 37th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 24th (joint) for the 27 five star hotels in the area. Compared to the nearest alternative hotels this hotel is 33rd of 49 (11th of 27 five star hotels.) for base rates. Balancing the hotels rates and user rating we rank the hotel 29th of 36 when judging the balance of price point to user rating (Montcalm London Marble Arch was top).
History:
Sold by Strategic Hotels & Resorts to Hong Kong-based private equity firm Joint Treasure for £125.15 million pounds in April 2014.Strategic Hotels & Resorts paid almost £110 million for the hotel in August 2006.
Multi million pound refurbishment during 2010/2011 and 2007/08.