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.The hotel offers luxurious air-conditioned rooms where guests can dine at the Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, and use the on-site gym. Free WiFi is available in public areas. Set in the heart of exclusive Mayfair. Park Lane, Hyde Park and the famous shops of Oxford Street are all just 5 minutes' walk away. Modern bedrooms each feature a flat-screen TV and luxury bedding. There are large work desks, and marble bathrooms with fluffy robes. Executive rooms also benefit from access to the executive lounge which offers complimentary snacks and drinks throughout the day. The fine-dining Lucky Cat restaurant serves Pan-Asian and robata grilled cuisine. The Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill is inspired by iconic American grills and offers a stylish yet informal all-day dining experience. 24-hour room service is also available. Guests at the hotel have free use of the well-equipped fitness centre, which includes free weights and cardio equipment.
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, large 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 the Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Steakhouse where guests can relax in fun atmosphere and all-day dining. Stylish yet informal restaurant takes inspiration from the iconic American grills to create an irresistible London grill that you'll love.
M Club Lounge: Enjoy daily breakfast, snacks, hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks with high-speed internet access. Access is for Marriott Bonvoy® Platinum Elite, Titanium Elite, and Ambassador Elite Members as well as guests booking an Executive Room or Suite
Breakfast at Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill: Offers a delicious a la carte breakfast menu with juices and unlimited tea & coffee. Using the freshest ingredients, you'll find the menus regularly changing to reflect the season's finest produce.
Lucky Cat: Asian dining. Showcases an inventive menu featuring contemporary Asian cuisine.
The Luggage Room Bar: Eclectic. Influenced by the famous Bentley Boys, The Luggage Room Bar, the signature cocktail bar offers heritage cocktails, punches, martinis and more.
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 2610 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 3.9 out of 5 from 444 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 494 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 2166 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges may be applicable.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 94% and rates start from about £665.
Grosvenor House (A JW Marriott Hotel): is 418 yards (382 metres) from here, earns a customer rating of 86% and base rates begin at about £357.
Marriott Park Lane Hotel: 0.3 miles (0.4 km), rated at 89% and with rates from around £392.
Marriott Marble Arch: 0.6 miles (1.0 km), rated at 75% and with rates from around £202.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 90%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) . Marriott Hotels across the chain average 83% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Marriott hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 437th from 853 London hotels, 17th of 23 Marriott Hotels, and 123rd of 138 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 The Biltmore Mayfair,
with rates that start from about £451 and which has an 89% guest satisfaction rating. The Biltmore Mayfair also offers: a gym.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Marylebone Hotel. 0.4 miles
away (0.6 km), has scored 89%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £239 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 5 Star The Beaumont Mayfair ticks many of the right boxes. The Beaumont Mayfair is only 0.1 miles (0.1 km) away. The Beaumont Mayfair has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.
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 30 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 81%), 1 three star hotel (rated 90%) and 2 two star hotels (average rating 70%). Of the 51 local hotels top rated is Rocco Forte Brown's Hotel (5 star) at 100%.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 48 of them. Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £360 per night. Rates range from £49 at St Regis London (5 Star, 80%) with top rates of £976 at Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane (5 Star, 99%). Rates broken down by star rating: Five Star average: £459, Four Star average: £199, Three Star average: £55 and Two Star average: £37.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors and we rank Marriott Grosvenor Square 36th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 25th (joint) for the 30 five star hotels in the area. Compared to the nearest alternative hotels this hotel is 28th of 48 (11th of 29 five star hotels.) for base rates. Balancing the hotels rates and user rating we rank the hotel 34th of 48 when judging the balance of price point to user rating (The Z Hotel Gloucester Place 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.