Charlotte Street Hotel

Introduction: Situated in Central London close to major attractions and shopping areas is the Charlotte Street Hotel. Just North of Soho and Oxford Street (less than 300 yards) in an area known as Fitzrovia. Just to the East and a short walk away is Tottenham Court Road. Charlotte Street is a relatively quite side road although it is used as a cut through for traffic into Oxford Street. This is a busy major shopping area which is known for its many electrical and hifi shops, many a good deal can be found here. To the North West is Marylebone with the fashionable Marylebone High Street with a good selection of shops including a supermarket. To the West is Regent Street, yet another world famous shopping area with boutiques, stores, bars and Restaurants. At the South end of Regent is Piccadilly Circus and the landmark of the Eros Statue and the famous neon advertising lights. To the South is the popular areas of Soho and China Town. Soho is London's adult centre in terms of adult shops and topless bars but has something for everyone. It has a large range of pubs, bars and restaurants as well as theatres such as the Prince Edwards. It also has a reputation for bars catering to the gay community. This location is central and is just North of the very heart of London with easy access to London's Theatre land which centres around Shaftesbury Avenue between Soho and China Town. One towering landmark you cant miss viewing from the hotel is the BT Telecom Tower which is just over 300 yards from here and one of London's tallest buildings. Some other close by attractions include Pollocks Toy Museum (0.1 miles), Petrie Egyptian Archaeology Museum (0.4 miles), British Museum (0.4 miles), Trocadero centre (0.6 miles), Piccadilly Circus (0.6 miles), Planet Hollywood (0.6 miles), Leicester Square (0.6 miles), London Transport Museum (0.7 miles), Covent Garden (0.7 miles) and Madame Tussauds (0.9 miles).
About:
The Charlotte Street Hotel is a hip boutique style hotel where decorations include 20th century and contemporary art and a Botero sculpture. Work by British artists are include from the likes of Roger Fry, Duncan Grant, Alexander Hollweg and Vanessa Bell.
The hotels bedrooms all have an in-room safe, CD player, DVD and VCR, two line telephone with voice mail, minibar, tea and coffee facilities, modem point, fax outlet, cellular telephone, writing desk and high speed internet access with VPN compatibility. The en-suite facilities include solid granite and oak furnishings with in-bathroom television. Some bathrooms also have double basins and walk-in showers. Toiletries are supplied from by London perfumer Miller Harris. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
Dining:
Onsite is the Oscar Restaurant and Bar on the ground floor next to the hotel lobby. The bar opens out onto the local street where you can enjoy a drink weather permitting. The restaurant has an open plan style and serves modern British cuisine. Here you can enjoy your meal surrounded by murals of contemporary London painted by British artist Alexander Hollweg. Open 07.00 till 23.00.
More:
The Charlotte Street hotel features two open plan and spacious drawing rooms on the ground floor.
Onsite is a screening room available for hire. Here you will find 67 Ferrari leather seats. The screening rooms is also used to show films in the evening. For the business traveller there are two meeting rooms with broadband internet connection.
WiFi can be picked up in the restaurant Oscar, drawing room and library. (charges apply)
For the health conscious there's a fitness room on the lower ground floor where you will find cardio equipment and free weights.
The front reception is open 24 hours. Other services include concierge and laundry.

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Room Numbers: 52 / 5 floors
Check-in: 13.00 (1 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am

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Comment: Gold status hotel for rooms in Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards of 2006.