Introduction:
The Westbury Mayfair Hotel London is situated in the exclusive Mayfair area. Located on Bond Street which has a world Wide reputation for exclusive jewellery shops and high fashion boutiques with the best in designer
labels. Bond Street is surrounded by a host of well known and popular shopping areas such as the parallel
Regent
Street, Piccadilly (at the southern end) and
Oxford Street (to the northern end). This location is right in the heart of central London and many of the best known
places of interest in London are within walking distance. For example cross Piccadilly and you come to
St James's Palace (0.5 miles) with Green Park and
Buckingham Palace (0.7 miles) just beyond that. If its night life you enjoy then you have the restaurants and clubs of
Soho 0.2 miles to the East just over the other side of Regent Street, China Town and its oriental restaurants is adjacent to Soho while the wonderful piazza, bars and theatres of
Covent Garden us less than a mile from the hotel. Half a mile to the west of the hotel is the ever popular
Hyde Park which adjoins Kensington Gardens.
Hotel:
Re-opened in Autumn 2007 after a £20 million pound refurbishment which raised
the hotels rating from the previous
AA
4 star to the current 5 star.
The hotel offers its guests a luxurious and modern environment with a classic
style and feel.
The guest rooms are individually decorated in a traditional British style. Amenities include private en-suite bathrooms, Air Conditioning, direct dial telephone system,
high speed internet access, in-room safe,
cable television with in-house pay movie channels, desk, seating area,
refrigerated mini-bar, hair dryer and
trouser press. Each bedroom has double-glazing and a luxury en-suite bathroom
(with bathrobes and top brand toiletries).
Superior Suites: Rooms enjoy views over Bond Street and the local Mayfair
area. 515 sq ft. Separate living room has a sofa two easy chairs with a desk
area.
One bedroom Deluxe Suite: 837 sq ft, king-size bed. Separate living
room with sofa, armchair, coffee table and desk. Also comes with plasma
television and DVD player. En-suite bathroom has separate bath and shower and is
finished in limestone. Additional bathroom off of living room.
Deluxe Terrace Suite: Has views over Bond Street. 537 x 687 ft. Furnished
as deluxe suite.
Penthouse Suite: on top floor (7th). Panoramic views over the local area.
1213 sq ft. Large flat screen TV. WiFi internet. Dining area for 8 guests in a
glass conservatory.
Room service is 24 hours with picnic hampers available. Daily turndowns service
Dining:
Onsite is the hotels Artisan restaurant featuring modern Cosmopolitan/European
cuisine. Decorated with wood panelling with a central fireplace. The restaurant
serves all meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Located adjacent to the hotel entrance is the Polo Bar and lounge area with its intimate setting
and warm ambience. Serves a list of champagnes, classic and modern cocktail
mixes, bar snacks and features live piano music. The Polo Bar originally found
fame by claiming to serve the coldest iced water in London. Also serves
breakfast and bar menu including pre-theatre meal. In the afternoon a
traditional English afternoon tea is served.
The Lounge is the place for a quick and tasty breakfast, mid-morning coffee, lunch or traditional English afternoon tea.
The hotel has 4 meeting/conference/event rooms that can accommodate between 10
and 150 guests.
The hotel also features the Westbury fitness room, open
06.00 am to 23.00, which has its own changing rooms, showers and steam room. The Fitness
Room is fitted with a TV screen, headphones are provided. Equipment includes
cardio, resistance and free weights. Towels provided.
For the business traveller the hotel provides 24-hour business services which
include delivery, fax and photocopying. Cellular telephones, Japanese services,
Pagers, secretarial services, Translation services and High Speed internet
access/e-mail are also available in the business centre.
As you would expect the concierge services are provided 24/7. WiFi can be picked
in the public areas.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE TWO WESTBURY HOTELS in
London (unconnected): The other is the
Westbury Hotel Kensington
Room Numbers: 249 / 7 floors
Check-in:
14.00 (2pm)
Check-out:
12.00 noon (express check-out option)
Comment:
Built in 1955 on a former bombsite the Westbury was at the time the first new
hotel in London for 20 years and strikingly constructed from White Portland stone.
Privately owned since being sold in may 1999. Major refurbishment in 2007
carried out under supervision of designer Alexander Kravetz.
In April 2007 the Westbury Hotel went from a 4 star to a 5 star
establishment.