London Hotels

• Ideally located for both business and leisure travelers, this hotel offers a perfect central point from which to explore London, just a few minutes' walk from the Heathrow Express terminal and the underground stations of Paddington and Lancaster Gate.
  
  
• The Best Western Paddington Court Hotel has been completely refurbished with high standards of décor and comfort.
  
  
• Stroll the antique stalls of Portobello Road in Notting Hill, located within walking distance of the hotel.
  
  

GENERAL INFORMATION:
What to expect: On a quiet terrace near Paddington Station, this large hotel comprises four well-maintained Victorian townhouses. Fresh flowers and a glass vase of apples greet guests upon entering the lobby. Guests are an equal mixture of up-market leisure travelers and business travelers. Families are made very welcome.

Amenity highlights: A drawing room with high ceilings, William Morris wallpaper, gilded mirrors, and mahogany furniture offers complimentary high-speed Internet access, and there is a ground-floor restaurant/ bar where breakfast and dinner are served daily.

Insider tip: Victorian novelist, Charles Dickens, lived at No.1 Devonshire Terrace between 1839 and 1851. He wrote Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol, and David Copperfield while living in this house. Track down more about the author at the Dickens House Museum, 48 Doughty Street, near Holborn tube station.

PROPERTY AMENITIES:
Best Western Shaftesbury Paddington Court's high-ceilinged Victorian drawing room two steps up from reception has matching dark wood furniture, velvet-upholstered chairs, cream and green William Morris wallpaper, candelabras, several palms, and a large gilt-edged mirror facing three bay windows. Two desks face the floor-to-ceiling windows, one of which offers high speed Internet access (surcharge).

ROOMS:
Best Western Shaftesbury Paddington Court, London, offers 200 guestrooms, 32 of which are located in an annex. These larger than average air-conditioned Executive Rooms (Suites) occupy two adjoining Victorian townhouses. Front-facing, first-floor Executive Rooms have balconies. All feature king beds, brushed steel equipped kitchenettes, parquet flooring, mosaic bathrooms with make-up mirrors, heated towel rails, tubs or showers, and marble vanity units. Amenities include irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, satellite TVs, complimentary high-speed Internet access, and multi-line phones.

DINING:
Grosvenor Restaurant - The air-conditioned lower ground floor restaurant has cream and green William Morris wallpaper and mahogany upholstered chairs. A Continental buffet breakfast is served 7 AM - 10 AM with a cooked breakfast available to order. At night a capacity of 60 guests can be served with dishes such as chili con carne and lamb cutlets. Vegetarian options are available and the wine list offers a good selection of world wines. Dinner is served 6 PM - 10:30 PM daily.

Grosvenor Sports Bar - Adjacent to the restaurant, the snug bar has 10 round tables and a wood-topped bar. Licensed until 11 PM and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, it serves alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, and snacks.