- Only 300 yards from the Heathrow Express train. Hotel is 3 blocks from Hyde Park and 1 half-mile from Oxford Street shopping.
- The 82 traditionally decorated guestrooms have high-speed Internet access.
- Renovated in 2002, this air-conditioned, six-story hotel has an elevator and 24-hour front desk.
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8-14 Talbot Square, Hyde Park, London, England W2 1TS, United Kingdom
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GENERAL INFORMATION :
What to expect: Originally a row of Victorian townhouses, this intimate hotel overlooks a garden square featuring mature trees, wooden benches, and an inviting lawn. The yellow-and-white façade features an entrance portico topped with flags and a balustrade. Renovated in 2003, the contemporary lobby displays clocks set to both London and New York time zones, reflecting the hotel's popularity with international travelers.
Amenity highlights: Renovations continue to modernize the hotel, which is centrally heated and wheelchair accessible. A hot and cold English and Continental breakfast buffet (fee) is served every morning in a pleasant ground-floor dining room. Mustard-colored wallpaper compliments the blue chairs, and each table is set with a small white porcelain vase of fresh flowers.
Insider tip: Fans of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan need walk only 700 yards to admire the statue in Hyde Park of the boy who never grew up. The route heads south from the hotel, passing Bayswater Road, where J.M. Barrie lived at No. 100. The statue is signposted at the park entrance.
PROPERTY AMENITIES :
This hotel has central heating, an elevator to all six floors, and overlooks a garden square with mature trees, wooden benches, and small lawn. A buffet breakfast (fee) is served daily, and a bar/lounge is located off the lobby. Photocopying, fax, and secretarial services are available for a fee. Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge) is available in the hotel lobby and lounge/bar.
ROOMS :
This small hotel provides 75 rooms with private bathrooms in various configurations. Wireless high-speed Internet access is available for a fee. Non-smoking rooms on request.
DINING :
The Lancaster Bar - An intimate bar and lounge off the lobby, furnished in contemporary style with tall potted plants, chrome and teal-upholstered bar stools, bijou chairs, and coffee tables. Tea, coffee, and a selection of wines and spirits are available from the pine-and-teak bar.
Clarence Restaurant - Framed prints of classic London landmarks and French Impressionist art decorate this air-conditioned breakfast room on the hotel's ground floor. A hot and cold buffet is served here every morning on side tables beneath a splendid Rococo gilt-framed mirror.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant that serves lunch or dinner, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Los Remon
Ask
Golden Shalimar
Mr. Frascati
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