Hotel in Detail:
Located at the west end Oxford Street and just 2 minutes' walk from Hyde Park, Thistle London Marble Arch (formerly the Amba Hotel Marble Arch) boasts unlimited, fast, free WiFi, a free minibar in every room and Nespresso® machines in all rooms. London's famed West End is less than a mile away.
With stylish Hypnos beds, the spacious rooms each have a flat-screen Smart TV, an en suite bathroom with a rainfall shower and complimentary toiletries. There is also a mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, bathrobes and a work desk.
Thistle London Marble Arch also has an impressive range of business facilities, including 13 meeting spaces catering from between 2 and 500 people, business centre, on-hand audio/visual team and gym facilities.
The Grill is an all-day dining venue offering classic steaks and seasonal dishes. An A La Carte breakfast is available each morning in the restaurant, a time slot needs to be booked in advance.
The Bar serves an array of wines, spirits, beers and local ales. The Deli counter also serves tea and coffee, snacks, home-made salads, paninis and cakes.
The financial district is only 10 minutes away via the underground and Selfridges is just a 5-minute walk away. Park Lane is 4 minutes' walk from the property.
Just off the hotel lobby at Thistle London Marble Arch is The Deli, serving delicious Costa coffee, Wafflemeister signature waffles, Yarde Farm ice cream, light meals, and sandwiches & snacks perfect for a quick grab-and-go option for when you're on the move.
The Deli is perfect for a quiet lunch break or a relaxed coffee meeting. In the evening, it makes the ideal spot for a glass of wine or two before dinner, or a nightcap when you return from a busy day out and about in the capital.
After a long day of shopping and sightseeing, or meetings and conferences, refresh and revive at The Bar. Choose from our list of speciality cocktails, or select something from our carefully curated wine list.
Then sit back, relax and soak up the view of Londons glittering Oxford Street or reconnect with the world thanks to our unlimited, fast free Wi-Fi.
The Grill restaurant at Thistle Marble Arch is well known for its outstanding dinner menu. From small plates and lighter bites, to proper burgers and Barrel & Stone pizza, we have something to suit every appetite. The restaurant is located in central London right near Hyde Park, it is a great place to take the weight off and refuel from a busy day in the capital.
Our chefs at The Grill will craft your order from locally sourced ingredients, from fresh-to-order pizzas with authentic Italian ingredients to delicious dishes of meat and fish cooked on our Josper Grill.
HOTEL FACILITIES: Fee and unlimited WiFi, 24-hour reception, 24-hour room service, concierge team, Gym, Dedicated prayer room, Executive lounge, Interconnecting rooms and apartments accommodating up to 6 guests, Laundry service,
Meeting and event rooms
ROOM FACILITIES: Air conditioning, Bathrobe (in Executive Rooms and Suites), Blackout curtains, Complimentary mini-bar (soft drinks or alcohol depending on room type) - available on request, Complimentary toiletries,
Complimentary water, Full-length mirror, LCD TV, Hypnos beds, Nespresso® machine, Professional hairdryer, Rainfall shower, Tea and coffee, Telephone, USB and international plug sockets, Work desk.
Bedrooms are a mix of the contemporary and classic and average 33 sq metres in size. Each bedroom has en-suite facilities (bath, rainfall shower, toiletries, demister mirror), a Hypnos bed and is air-conditioned. Amenities include high-speed wireless internet access, flat screen smart TV with freeview channels and can be synced with your smartphone, power sockets and usb ports, coffee/tea maker (Nespresso coffee machine), stocked minibar (free), iron/ironing board and in-room safe. All rooms come with a supplied tablet that you can browse the internet on.
Deluxe rooms offer additional sofa seating area and a larger en-suite bathroom with walk in rain fall power shower. By the side of each bed is a USB charging point.
Executive rooms com with options of twin, double and king size beds and give access to the executive Amba lounge.
Accessible rooms available.
Room service is 24 hours.
Dining Options:
The Grill: This all day dining restaurant is located on the first floor and has been themed after the 1930's era and is reflected in the furnishings, glassware and cutlery used. Serves classic steaks and seasonal dishes using locally sourced ingredients. Full English breakfast and Continental buffet breakfast served each morning.The Deli: Just off the hotel lobby and open 24 hours a day. Serving a selection of drinks, snacks and sandwiches to enjoy here or take away during the day. In the evening the deli is ideal for a glass of wine dinner and a nightcap when you return. The Deli counter also serves tea and coffee, snacks, home-made salads, paninis and cakes.
Afternoon Tea: Traditional afternoon tea with classic sandwiches, fresh baked fruit scones, decadent cakes, strawberry preserves and Devonshire clotted cream.
Served 14.00 till 17.00.
The Lounge: For guests staying in Executive Rooms, Suites or Studio Apartments. Open daily from breakfast until 23.00. For exclusive breakfast, workspaces or some time to relax, coffee or a glass of wine and snacks throughout the day.
The Bar: Enjoy a specially shaken cocktail from the in-house mixologist. Full range of beers and spirits. Views of Oxford Street. Perfect for a nightcap after dinner at The Grill.
Open noon till 02.00.
There are no tray charges added which means guests can eat wherever they want with the same menu at the same price offered from restaurant to the lounges or their room.
Shower facility and luggage storage available for early arrivals.
The Thistle Marble Arch hotel also boasts an executive floor, gym facilities, business centre and theatre desk. The Marble Arch business lounge is the perfect place to relax between meetings or at the end of a long day.
The hotel has a 24 hour front reception. WiFi high speed internet access can be picked up in all areas of the hotel.
Other services include luggage storage, currency exchange, gift shop, dry cleaning and laundry.
The business guest will appreciate the hotels eighteen air-conditioned function rooms all with high speed internet access able to accommodate up to 300 guests theatre style.
The Thistle Hotel is fully non-smoking. Hotel has lifts.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Marble Arch 123 yards (112 metres), Railway Station: London Marylebone 0.7 miles (1.1 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 3.6 miles (5.8 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 5.1 miles (8.2 km).Thistle London Marble Arch is located on Oxford Street right by the major road junction of Marble Arch . Oxford Street is one of London's busiest and most popular shopping areas and leads to other busy areas such as Bond Street, Regent Street and Tottenham Court Road. Marble Arch itself is steeped in history and at one point was used as the site for hangings in London (marked by a plaque on the ground). On Sundays Marble Arch is host to Speakers Corner , a popular visitors attraction where anyone can get on a soap box and speak about one of the contentious topics of the day. Close by are three large and popular Parks, Hyde Park (by Marble Arch), Kensington Gardens and Regents Park (home to London Zoo). 200 yards to the East is Baker Street, famous for its connection with the Sherlock Homes stories and where you will find the Sherlock Holmes Museum (0.6 miles). Nearest attractions to the Thistle Marble Arch Hotel include the Wallace Collection (0.2 miles), Madame Tussauds (0.6 miles), Michael Faraday Museum (0.7 miles), Alexandra Fleming laboratory (0.7 miles), Apsley House (0.8 miles) and the Trocadero Centre (1 mile).
Behind the hotel on Old Quebec Street is the Sportsman casino and hotel is often used by clients frequenting that casino. >More casino hotels
Bedroom Numbers: 692 / 8 floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.1 out of 5 by 14800 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 3.8 out of 5 from 8651 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 130 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 6149 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Thistle London Piccadilly: is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 83% and rates start from about £234.
Thistle Hyde Park Kensington Gardens: is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 81% and base rates begin at about £149.
Thistle London Trafalgar Square: 1.2 miles (2.0 km), rated at 81% and with rates from around £203.
Thistle London Holborn: 1.4 miles (2.3 km), rated at 84% and with rates from around £169.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 82% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is equal to the average for its sector (star rating) . Thistle Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Thistle hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 327th from 853 London hotels, 3rd of 9 Thistle Hotels, and 147th of 341 four star rated hotels.
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Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (Bryanston Street, W1 postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 0.7 miles (1.1 km) radius. The numbers for each star rating are 23 five star hotels (average rating 88%), 19 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 7 three star hotels (average rating 79%) and 2 two star hotels (average rating 70%). Top 4 star hotel is Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel at 96%. The highest rating goes to Connaught Hotel (5 star) and also the 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 star) (both joint top with 99%).Base Rates: We look at what the average base rates are for the area and by star rating. These rates do not take account of offers and short term deals so are just a guide.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 49 of them. If we look at the average for all hotels in the area (nearest 50) we get an average base rate of £288 per night. The lowest rates are at £49 at St Regis London (5 Star, 80%) and highest base rates of £950 at 45 Park Lane Hotel (5 Star, 99%). Averages for each sector of star rating: Five Star average: £454, Four Star average: £162, Three Star average: £79 and Two Star average: £37.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on our own proprietary algorithm based mainly on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors. We rank Thistle London Marble Arch 30th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 8th (joint) for the 19 four star hotels in the area. The hotel is 22nd of 49 (12th of 19 four star hotels.) for lowest standard rates locally. Looking at the hotels rates plus its user rating we rank it 28th of 48 for sheer bang for buck (Darlington Hyde Park Hotel was top).
History: Was a Gouman hotel till October 2015. Was known as the Thistle Marble Arch until December 2014, then became the Amba hotel Marble Arch and then changed back to Thistle London Marble Arch.