Thistle City Barbican Hotel

Introduction: The Thistle City Barbican enjoys a location particularly well suited to the business traveller. On the northern border of the City of London (a.k.a the square mile) but also just half mile to North is Angel and Islington. Here you will find the Business Design Centre along with a large shopping area complete with two separate markets as well as a great range of pubs and restaurants. While the hotels immediate vicinity has little in the way of nightlife the wider area of Clerkenwell itself and the surrounding Hoxton area have become very fashionable and popular night time venues. Here you will find a great range of pubs and clubs. Convenient for business destinations to the East of London such as the Docklands (3.9 miles), Excel Exhibition centre (5.6 miles) and London City Airport (6.5 miles). Nearest tourist areas are to the West and start at Covent Garden which is just 1.6 miles from here. Other local places of interest include The Museum of London (0.6 miles), Dickens House (0.9 miles), St. Paul's Cathedral (0.9 miles), Old Spitalfields Market (now a busy shopping centre) (1 mile) and Millennium Bridge (1.1 mile). Its worth noting that if you are travelling to or from Stansted Airport then you catch the Stansted Express which runs from Liverpool Street Station which is less than a mile from the hotel.

Hotel:
A large hotel with 463 rooms. Located off from the busy surrounding main roads.
All the bedrooms are en-suite with trouser press, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, newspaper, cable TV, high speed internet access and express check-out.
Room service is available but is limited.
Dining Facilities:
Bar 120: Pleasant atmosphere. Fully licensed bar that also serves snacks .Opens from 16.00 daily.
CO.MOTION BREW SHOP: A coming together of a New York deli with an Italian cafe in an Art Deco style. Open 07.00 till 22.30 (from 08.30 weekends).
120 CENTRAL BRASSERIE: A relaxed setting. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and features English and French cuisine. Open for breakfast 6:30 till 10.00 (weekends 7.00 till 10:30), Lunch 12:30 till 14:30 (not open Saturday), Evening Meal 17:30 till 22:30 ( weekends 17.00 till 22.00).
Onsite the hotel offers an Otium Health and Leisure Club with a range of fitness of and beauty facilities. The gymnasium has an extensive range of equipment as well as free weights. You'll find a Sauna, Spa Pool, Steam Room, tanning bed and an indoor swimming pool.
On the ground and first floor levels are thirteen meeting rooms, all with air-conditioning. The largest room can accommodate up to 140 delegates.
Additional services include dry cleaning and garden with some limited hours access.