London Marriott Regents Park, London

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London Marriott Regents Park

London Marriott Regents Park, London

Hotel Address

128 King Henry's Road
London
NW3 3ST
England

Cranley Rating

London Marriott Regents Park Entrance

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Hotel Summary

Category

Hotel

Hotel Opened	1970
Refurbishment	All the bedrooms, meeting rooms, restaurant and the bar were fully refurbished over the period of 2007 to 2008.

Cranley Summary

Ideally located in the heart of London with easy access to London's major motorways, the London Marriott Hotel Regents Park is located in the quiet suburbs of Swiss Cottage. The hotel is close to Lords Cricket Ground, Regents Park and the chic bars and restaurants of St Johns Wood and Primrose Hill. Within a five minute walk from the hotel is Swiss Cottage underground station which offers direct access to Bond Street with its upmarket shops and boutiques, Oxford Street with its many department stores and Westminster and Canary Wharf on the Jubilee line. London Heathrow Airport is located 30 kilometres away and the M1 is 15 minutes away. The London Marriott Hotel Regents Park offers a total of 304 guest rooms and suites (the majority with small balconies), with wired internet access in the rooms and wireless internet access throughout the hotel. For guests staying in Executive rooms there is an Executive Lounge with a range of additional facilities. Dining options include Brasserie Centrale offering a regional French menu and Chats Bar which offers a light food menu plus a wide range of cocktails, wines and beverages. The hotel has a Business Centre and 10 meeting rooms. Guests have complimentary use of the Leisure Club which has an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, sauna, steam room, changing rooms and a solarium.

Hotel Location & Layout

Location Description

The London Marriott Hotel Regents Park is located in the heart of the City in the quiet suburbs of Swiss Cottage. The hotel is close to Lords Cricket Ground, the green open spaces of Regents Park and the chic bars and restaurants of St Johns Wood and Primrose Hill. Swiss Cottage underground station is a five minute walk from the hotel and offers direct access on the Jubilee line to Westminster and Canary Wharf, Bond Street with its upmarket shops and boutiques and Oxford Street with its many department stores. London Heathrow Airport is located 30 kilometres from the hotel.

Airports
Distance	20 km
Airport Transfers	Taxi transfers available Approximately a 42 minute drive according to traffic.

Cities and Sights
Distance	44 km
City/Sight Transfers	Taxi transfers available Approximately a 1 hour drive according to traffic.

Layout Description

The entrance to the hotel is accessed via a private driveway off the main road, cars and taxis can stop immediately outside the hotel entrance. Several steps lead up to a large revolving swing door leading into the lobby area. There are two further entrance doors located on either side of the revolving door. Entering into the lobby, the reception desk is located to the left. Immediately opposite the entrance and on the far side of the lobby is the hotel's restaurant 'Brasserie Centrale' to the left and Chats bar to the right. Turning left after the reception desk leads along a passage way housing chairs and tables, an ATM and doors leading into the 'Leisure Club'. Turning right at the entrance leads to a comfortable seating area with sofas, chairs and tables, three lifts serving all floors, the Business Centre and the Park and Adelaide suites which are two of the hotel's meeting room venues.

Lobby & Guest Relations

Open Hours	24 Hours
Languages Spoken	The main languages spoken are English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Polish.
Payment Methods	All major international credit cards including Amex, cheques and cash are accepted.
Foreign Exchange	Foreign Exchange is available 24 hours and is commissionable.
Taxis Arranged	Black cabs are available outside the hotel or can be called by the Concierge.
Tours Arranged	A full range of tours and tailor made packages can be organised through the Concierge some of which include: London Bus Tours Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey Big Ben The Tower of London Walking Tours River Trips

Guest Relations	Standard services including the Executive Lounge.
Concierge Services	The Concierge is on hand from 06:45 to 23:15 seven days a week. Out of these hours, the night reception staff are able to assist guests. Concierge services include assisting guests with any arrangements including restaurant reservations, limousines, car rental, airport transfers, tours, theatre ticket reservations and much more.
Medical Facilities	The hotel's staff are trained to administer basic first aid. A doctor can be called 24 hours a day with a typical response time of within 1 hour according to the hotel.
Parking	The hotel has on-site outside and undercover parking for up to 150 cars and is chargeable.

Cranley Comment

The hotel entrance consists of a circular glass revolving door with two further doors on either side. The main lobby area is marble tiled and has large pillared columns throughout and floor to ceiling windows along one side give the lobby area plenty of natural light. There are a number of seating areas spread around the lobby which are carpeted and have comfortable chairs and sofas. The long dark wooden reception desk is located immediately to the left on entering the lobby and the lobby benefits from displays of fresh flowers. Opposite the entrance and on the far side of the lobby is the Brasserie Centrale restaurant to the left and Chats Bar to the right. Walking past Chats Bar leads to the lifts which serve all floors. Opposite Chats Bar is the Business Centre and a wide corridor with further seating areas which leads to several of the hotel's meeting venues. Going past the reception desk and turning left leads to the hotel's leisure centre.

Shops & Amenities

Description

Michel's Hair Salon is located in the hotel's Leisure Club reception area on lobby level.
09:00 to 17:00 Tuesday to Saturday
09:00 to 12:00 Sunday
Closed on Mondays

Cranley Comment

Michel's Hair Salon is located in the Leisure Club reception area on the lobby level of the hotel. The salon offers a range of hair treatments including wash and blow dry, cutting, tinting, highlights, perms and colours for both men and women. The salon also sells a range of System Professional Wella hair products. The hotel has no on site shops. There is a cigarette vending machine located in the lobby and within a five minute walk, there is a convenience store selling a variety of food items, drinks, cigarettes, papers and other sundry items.

Rooms, Suites & Villas

Number of Floors	7
Total Rooms	304
Elevators	3
Rooms per Elevator	101
Total Staff	150
Staff per Room	0.5

Check-in Time	15:00
Check-out Time	12:00
Late Checkout	Subject to availability and chargeable.
Smoking Rooms	There are 30 smoking rooms on the 1st floor of the hotel.
Room Service	Room Service is available 24 hours. Breakfast 06:30 to 11:00 All Day Menu 11:00 to 23:00 Overnight Menu 23:00 to 06:00
Laundry Service	The hotel offers a same day laundry, dry cleaning and pressing service. Laundry, dry cleaning and pressing received by 10:00 will be returned by 19:00 on the same day.

Club or Executive Facilities

The Executive Lounge is located on the 6th floor and is available to guests staying in Executive rooms and above from 06:00 to 24:00.

Facilities include:
Breakfast 06:00 to 11:00
Cocktails 16:00 to 20:00
Hors d'oeuvres 17:30 to 19:30
Daily Newspaper
Magazines
2 PCs with internet access
Coffee and Tea available all day
Honesty Bar
Large Flat Screen TV
Displays of fresh flowers

Cranley Comment

The hotel has 5 different room types, with Deluxe, Executive, King Leisure, Studio Suites and 5th Floor Suites. Studio Suites consist of a good sized open-plan bedroom with a lounge area whereas 5th Floor Suites have a separate lounge area and either one or two bedrooms. All the guestrooms and suites are decorated and furnished in a similar style and colour scheme and are located over seven floors. The guest rooms are all a good size and equipped with modern amenities. All the rooms have City views and wired and wireless internet access.

Type of Room, Views & Facilities

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
Deluxe	228	City	Wired and wireless internet access (chargeable) Individually controlled air-conditioning Coffee/tea facilities Baby cribs available in all room types Iron and ironing board Luxurious bedding - down comforters, custom duvets, cotton rich linens Down/feather pillows Laptop safe Laptop plugs Trouser press Desk Hair dryer Cable/satellite TV Colour TV Mini-bar Movies/videos, pay-per-view 2 telephones	2 adults (rooms with king bed) 2 adults + 2 children (rooms with queen twin beds)	20 to 26

Cranley Comment

There are a total of 228 Deluxe rooms which have either a king size or two queen size beds hence the difference in the rooms sizes. Deluxe rooms are spread over the hotels floors except the 7th floor. The rooms are approached along well lit corridors carpeted in deep red colours. All the rooms have a small entrance hall with a wardrobe housing a laptop safe. There is a unit next to the wardrobe housing a fridge with a mini-bar and tea and coffee making facilities. The bathroom is located off the hallway and has a tiled floor and a shower over the bath. The bedrooms are carpeted in tones of gold and red and are decorated in pastel taupe tones with soft furnishing being predominately red. All the beds have a wooden headboard and white 300 thread count Egyptian cotton linen bedding. Furnishing includes a chest of drawers with a TV on top, a desk with a large circular mirror above, desk chair, small coffee table and two comfortable easy chairs. There are floor to ceiling balcony doors leading out to a small terrace area which is not furnished.

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
Executive	32	City	As per the Deluxe rooms with the added benefit of: Executive Lounge access Bathrobes and slippers Bathroom scale Fruit tray	2 adults (rooms with king bed) 2 adults + 2 children (rooms with queen twin beds)	20 to 26

Cranley Comment

Executive rooms have Executive Lounge access with the use of the lounge facilities. There are a total of 32 Executive rooms which have either a king size or two queen size beds hence the difference in the rooms sizes. The rooms are approached along well lit corridors carpeted in deep red colours. All the rooms have a small entrance hall with a wardrobe housing a laptop safe. There is a unit next to the wardrobe housing a fridge with a mini-bar and tea and coffee making facilities. The bathroom is located off the hallway and has a tiled floor and a shower over the bath. The bedrooms are carpeted in tones of gold and red and are decorated in pastel taupe tones with soft furnishings being predominately red. All the beds have a wooden headboard and white 300 thread count Egyptian cotton linen bedding. Furnishing includes a chest of drawers with a TV on top, a desk with a large circular mirror above, desk chair, small coffee table and two comfortable easy chairs. There are floor to ceiling balcony doors leading out to a small terrace area which is not furnished.

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
King Leisure	24	City	As per the Executive rooms with the added benefit of: More space Larger bathroom Lounge seating area Sofa beds	2 adults	30

Cranley Comment

There are 24 King Leisure guest rooms which all have extra size king beds. The rooms are approached along well lit corridors carpeted in deep red colours. These spacious rooms have a lounge seating area and are decorated in pastel taupe tones with soft furnishings being predominately red and gold. All the beds have a wooden headboard and white 300 thread count Egyptian cotton linen bedding. Furnishing includes a chest of drawers with a TV on top, a desk with a large circular mirror above, desk chair, coffee table, two comfortable easy chairs and a double sofa. There are floor to ceiling balcony doors leading out to a small terrace area which is not furnished. The spacious ensuite bathroom has a shower over the bath and a large vanity area.

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
Studio Suite	14	City	As per the King Leisure rooms with the added benefit of: Larger balconies	2 adults	21 to 45

Cranley Comment

Studio Suites are located on the 7th floor of the hotel. These spacious airy suites have an open plan aspect and have large windows at the far end of the room which are covered with fabric shutters that can be opened or closed. There is a door next to the windows that leads out onto a spacious terrace. The rooms are decorated in a taupe colour and have gold and red carpets and colour coordinating soft furnishings in red and gold tones. The suites have an extra size King Bed with white 300 thread count Egyptian cotton bedding. There is a chest of drawers opposite the bed with a TV on top. The lounge area is spacious and bright and houses a double sofa, a table and chair and a desk. Opposite the bathroom is a wardrobe housing a laptop safe, iron and ironing board and a further unit with a fridge and tea and coffee making facilities. The bathrooms have tiled floors, a bath with a shower over and a marble top vanity area.

Type	No.	View	Facilities	Max. Occupancy	Size m2
5th Floor Suite	6	City	As per the Studio Suites with the added benefit of: Separate lounge Dining room table with 8 chairs Sofa Bed 2 TVs 2 desks 2 fridges 2 balconies	2 adults + 2 children	60

Cranley Comment

5th Floor Suites have a bedroom and separate lounge. Both rooms can be accessed separately from the corridor by their own entrances. The lounge area is a spacious bright airy room with two sets of floor to ceiling balcony doors leading out onto an L shaped spacious terrace area. The room is decorated in taupe tones and furnished with an eight seater wooden dining room table, a sofa bed and further sofa, coffee table, chest of drawers with TV on top and a desk and chair. The room is suitable for business guests to use as a small private meeting room. A door leads through to the bedroom furnished with either two queen beds or king size beds with white 300 thread count Egyptian cotton bedding, a chest of drawers with a TV on top, a desk, coffee table and an easy chair. Sliding floor to ceiling doors lead out onto a spacious balcony area. The 5th Floor Suites have interconnecting rooms making it possible to have an extra bedroom making the suites into two bedroom suites.

Restaurants & Cafés

Number of Restaurants

Brasserie Centrale

Restaurant Type	French
Restaurant Capacity	130
Opening Times	Breakfast 06:30 to 11:00 Monday to Friday 07:00 to 11:00 Saturday and Sunday Lunch 12:00 to 14:30 Monday to Sunday Dinner 17:00 to 23:00 Monday to Sunday
Dress Codes	Casual

Air-Conditioning	Yes
Smoking Policy	No smoking allowed
Children’s Facilities	High chairs available Children's menu
Breakfast Options	Buffet A la carte

Cranley Comment

Brasserie Centrale restaurant is located on the lobby level immediately opposite the entrance to the hotel. The spacious restaurant is set over three sections. The far side of the restaurant has wooden flooring and floor to ceiling windows and has a conservatory style ambience. The central area has white tiled floors, a high domed ceiling and white pillars throughout giving the area a sense of spaciousness and a stylish appearance. At the entrance of the restaurant are steps leading up to a mezzanine level which is carpeted in rich red and gold tones. There are tables and chairs overlooking the central part of the restaurant to one side and a cubicle style dining option with comfortable leather banquet sofas surrounding the tables on the other side. For the warmer months there is Al-Fresco dining and a patio garden area. Brasserie Centrale offers a European wine list and a regional French menu with a British influence featuring dishes such as 'Moules Frites', 'Confit De Canard', 'Coq Au Vin' 'Grilled Sirloin Steak' and a good choice of appetisers and desserts.

Bars

Number of Bars

Chats

Bar Type	Cocktail and Coffee House
Bar Capacity	80
Opening Times	09:00 to 23:00 Monday to Sunday
Dress Codes	Casual

Air-Conditioning	Yes
Smoking Policy	No smoking allowed
Admissions Policy	There is no admission policy

Cranley Comment

Chats Bar is located on the lobby level of the hotel immediately next to Brasserie Centrale. Chats is set over three areas with the main bar having a tiled floor, a long high wooden bar with a marble top, four high bar chairs and plenty of space for standing. Walking past the bar there are several steps leading up into a cosy room with leather sofas, tables and a feature fire place. Immediately opposite the bar are steps leading up to a mezzanine level which has high circular wooden tables and chairs and banquet leather sofas and tables. Chats offers a wide range of cocktails, wines, beverages and a light food menu which includes soups, small plates, sandwiches, comforting classics such as steak and ale pie, burgers, sirloin steak and a selection of deserts. For entertainment there is background music, plasma televisions and at times live music.

Business & Event Facilities

Wireless Internet

Wireless internet is available throughout the hotel. Guests using the facility in their rooms may charge the cost to their bill. In public areas, it is necessary to pay on-line using a credit or debit card.

In-Room Services

Wired and wireless internet access (chargeable to the guest room)
Electrical outlet: desk level
Electrical outlet: dual-voltage
Desk

Business Centre

The Business Centre is located on the lobby level and is open from 07:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday and Sunday and 07:00 to 19:00 Friday to Saturday. The small unmanned Business Centre has the following facilities:
2 computer workstations with chargeable internet access
Printing and photocopying facilities
Faxing service
Network/Internet printing
Post/parcel messenger service

Meetings & Events

Venue	Size (m²)	Dimensions L x W x H (metres)								Conference
Adelaide Suite (1,2 &3)	311	22.0 x 14.0 x 4.0	300	300	300	150	-	90	-	120
Adelaide Room (1)	102	14.0 x 7.0 x 4.0	100	80	100	50	-	30	-	35
Adelaide Room (2)	102	14.0 x 7.0 x 4.0	100	80	100	50	-	30	-	35
Adelaide Room (3)	102	14.0 x 7.0 x 4.0	100	80	100	50	-	30	-	35
Park Room	41	6.0 x 7.0 x 3.0	40	30	40	15	-	20	-	18
Kent Room	27	7.0 x 6.0 x 2.0	20	16	30	12	-	15	-	16
Essex	25	7.0 x 4.0 x 2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Hampshire	25	7.0 x 4.0 x 2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
Middlesex	25	7.0 x 4.0 x 2.0	10	-	15	10	-	-	-	12
Surrey	25	7.0 x 4.0 x 2.0	10	-	15	12	-	-	-	12
Sussex	25	7.0 x 4.0 x 2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12

The London Marriott Regents Park offers10 meeting rooms with a total of 504 sq meters of adaptable meeting space. The hotel offers an extensive range of conference facilities and caters for banquets for up to 300 people, board meetings, training seminars, residential conferences, receptions, weddings, exhibition space and meetings for just a few delegates.

Meeting Equipment:

35 mm projector
AV equipment
CD player
Film projector
LCD Panel
LCD projector
Microphone
Overhead projector
PA system - portable
Rear screen projection
Stage - portable
TV
TV production service provider
Video camera

Meeting Services:

AV technician
Copy service
Photographer
Security guard
Videoconferencing

Catering:

Continental Breakfast
Full Breakfast
Coffee Break
Afternoon Break
Reception
Dinner

High-speed Internet access (chargeable):

Meeting Rooms
(Wired, Wireless )

Public Areas
(Wireless)

Guest Rooms
(Wired, Wireless)

Cranley Comment

The London Marriott Hotel Regents Park, situated in an easily accessible location in the heart of London, offers 10 comprehensive first class meeting spaces complemented by expert catering, audiovisual resources and a Business Centre. The meeting and event venues are located over the ground and 1st floors of the hotel. The Adelaide Suite is the largest in the hotel, accommodating up to 300 delegates theatre style and can be split into three sections. Located on the ground floor it has a private entrance and a large breakout area suitable for exhibition stands. It is also equipped for multiple, broadband internet usage. Wedding packages are available and the hotel offers certified wedding and social planners to coordinate weddings or special events from start to finish. The hotel is also licenced for Civil wedding ceremonies. Onsite parking for up to 150 cars is available at the hotel (chargeable).

Children’s Facilities & Clubs

Restaurant Facilities

See Restaurants

Babysitting service

Child minding arrangements can be made through local agencies, subject to availability and with 24 hours notice required. Charges vary according to the time of day. Guests wishing to organise a babysitter should contact the reception desk.

Cranley Comment

Although there is no entertainment provided specifically for children in the hotel, the Concierge is able to help guests to arrange activities and places of interest suitable for children. The restaurant offers a children's menu and children's high chairs. Cribs are available in all guest rooms and roll away beds are available in some of the guestrooms. Children are permitted to use the swimming pool in the Leisure Club during the specified hours. There is a lifeguard on duty during pool opening times but children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 8 years old are not permitted to use the sauna and steam rooms which are in the pool area.

Pools

Indoor Pool

Opening Times	06:00 to 23:00 Monday to Sunday Children's hours: 08:00 to 20:00 Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 23:00 Friday to Sunday
Temperature	Temperature controlled at 30 degrees celsius.
Depths	0.5 metres in the shallow end 1.2 metres in the deep end
Size	20 metres x 10 metres

Facilities	Garden with sunbeds Cushioned plastic loungers Towels Drink vending machine Water machine Sauna (for both female and male use) Steam room (for both female and male use) Poolside showers Sunbed (chargeable) Separate male and female changing rooms with lockers, showers, WC's, vanity area and hairdryers
Safety	There is a lifeguard on duty during pool opening hours

Cranley Comment

The swimming pool is part of the hotel's 'Leisure Club' facility and is located at lobby level. Hotel guests using this facility are required to check-in at the Leisure Club reception area where they may collect pool towels and a ticket with a code number to access the changing room facilities. Steps from the reception area lead down to the changing rooms and further steps lead up to the swimming pool. The swimming pool surround has floor to ceiling windows to one side looking out over a garden area which also has sunbeds. There are a number of lounger sun chairs with cushions in the pool surround. The sauna and steam rooms are located at the pool's edge as are several showers. Guests requiring swimwear are able to purchase costumes, goggles and various other sundry items from the Leisure Club reception. There are two soft drink vending machines in the reception area and a fresh water machine in the pool surround.

Sports & Gym

Gym & Health Club

Opening Times	06:00 to 23:00
Description	7 x Life Fitness Treadmills 7 x Life Fitness Steppers 5 x Life Fitness Bicycles 2 x Life Fitness Rowing Machines 1 x Techno Gym Leg Curl 1 x Techno Gym Radiant 1 x Leg Extension Free Weights 1 x Sit-Up Bench 1 x Chest Press 1 x Lat Machine 1 x Shoulder Press 1 x Leg Press 4 x Wall Mounted Plasma screens Stretch Area Stretch Mats Water Towels
Size	13 metres x 12 metres

Cranley Comment

The gym is part of the hotel's 'Leisure Club' facility and is located on the 1st floor of the Leisure Club. Hotel guests using this facility are required to check-in at the Leisure Club reception area where they may collect towels and a ticket with a code number to access the changing room facilities which are located downstairs from the reception area. The gym is surrounded on three sides by floor to ceiling windows with one side looking out over the swimming pool and the other two looking out to the hotel's surrounds. There is a good range of equipment in the gym, Personal Training and Pilate's are available (booking required) which are chargeable. There is also a number of plasma screens located around the gym.

Golf

Brocket Hall

Description

Brocket Hall Golf Club is part of the splendid 543 acre Brocket Hall Estate and was designed from the first to offer some of the best golf in the United Kingdom. The two Championship standard courses, the Melbourne and the Palmerston, are each named after the 19th Century Prime Ministers to whom Brocket Hall was home. Both courses are set within the contours of the Estate and provide a challenging and varied game for golfers of all abilities.

The Par 72 Melbourne Course designed by Peter Allis is set in the picturesque parkland surrounding the Hall and provides a rigorous and challenging test of golf. In contrast, the par 73 Palmerston Course designed by Donald Steel is over 7,000 yards from the back tees. Donald has sculptured many beautiful holes playing through the ancient woodlands with some very undulating fairways.

Location	33 kilometres
Holes	36 Melbourne and Palmerston
Length/Par	Melbourne Par 72. 6,616 yards. Palmerston Par 73, 7,080

Facilities

Two 18 hole courses
Nick Faldo Gold School
Practice Facilities
Pro shop
PGA qualified tuition

The Grove

Description

The Grove golf course in Hertfordshire, is widely regarded as one of the finest new golf courses in Europe and recently hosted the World Golf Championships, American Express Championship 2007. 'The Grove is a 7,152 yard par 72 championship golf course, located just outside London, designed by the distinguished American architect Kyle Philips and is playable all year round. Built to USGA specification, with the latest A4 creeping bent grass for firm, fast putting surfaces. Following the slopes, ridges and mounds of the natural landscape the course also includes a continuous hidden cart path around all 18 holes, full length driving range, practice area and putting green. Visitors should note that metal spikes are not allowed.

Green fees range from £105 to £165 depending on the seasons.

Location	30 kilometres
Holes	18
Length/Par	7,152 Par 72

Facilities

PGA Tuition
Practice Range
Restaurant

Wentworth

Description

Wentworth has three courses. The West is world famous and is home each year to the HSBC World Matchplay and the BMW PGA Championship. The other "original" course is the East and finally the most recent addition is the Edinburgh which opened in the 1990’s. Many golfers visit Wentworth for the West course and very few courses can boast a tournament history on a par with the West course. It hosted the 1953 Ryder Cup and then in 1956 the Canada Cup, the forerunner to today’s World Cup of Golf. It has the distinction of hosting two of golf’s most prestigious championships; the World Matchplay and the PGA Championship. In addition the East course is in most golfers' lists of the top fifty courses in the British Isles. It was the setting for the inaugural Curtis Cup in 1932 and hosted a friendly match in 1926 between two teams from the US and Great Britain and Ireland which was the inspiration for the contest we now know as the Ryder Cup. Lastly the Edinburgh course was opened in more recent times and was designed by coach and former Ryder Cup player and captain John Jacobs in consultation with nine-time major champion Gary Player and the Club’s then professional Bernard Gallacher.

Location	40 kilometres
Holes	54, West, East and Edinburgh courses
Length/Par	West Course par 72 (7308 yards). East Course par 68 (6201 yards). Edinburgh Course par 72 (7004 yards).

Facilities

Three courses
Par 3 nine hole course
Practice range and grounds
PGA qualified tuition
Restaurant
Outdoor pool

Special Needs

Communal Areas

There are a number of car parking spaces on ground level at the side of the hotel. Mobility impaired guests in a wheelchair have access to the front entrance of the hotel via a pathway next to the car park barrier where there are no steps. Everything on the ground floor is at one level, giving mobility impaired guests ready access to the reception desk, bar, restaurant, business centre and meeting rooms. The restaurant does have a mezzanine level with steps leading up but the other two sections of the restaurant are on one level. Chats bar has two sections with steps leading up to seating areas but mobility impaired guests in a wheelchair can access the bar area and one section of the bar's seating area. There are two disabled toilets on the ground floor and three large lifts with braille provide easy access to all floors.

Rooms & Bathrooms

The hotel has five Deluxe standard adapted bedrooms (two with interconnecting rooms) which have a slightly wider entrance door and low spyholes. The rooms are decorated and furnished in the same manner as the hotel's standard Deluxe rooms but are a little more spacious giving good manoeuvrability for wheelchair users. The entrance hallway is quite small but still large enough for wheelchair manoeuvrability and leads into a reasonable sized bathroom which has a wider door, a lowered sink, toilet and bath. There is a shower over the bath and grab rails in the bath and next to the toilet. Between the toilet and bath is an emergency pull cord. The bedroom has a wardrobe with lower rails and a low laptop safe. There is an emergency pull cord located next to the bed. In the majority of bedrooms throughout the hotel, there are small balconies. Large sliding doors lead out to the balconies but there is a step down and the balcony is not large enough to house a wheelchair.

Restaurants & Catering

Both the restaurant and bar are located on ground floor level with good access for mobility impaired guests. The restaurant does have a mezzanine level with steps leading up but the other two sections of the restaurant are on one level. Chats bar has two sections with steps leading up to seating areas but mobility impaired guests in a wheelchair can access the bar area and one section of the bar's seating area.

Recreation Facilities

The hotel has a leisure club which is located on the lobby level. The reception area is accessible by wheelchair. There are glass doors from the reception area leading through to the swimming pool, sauna and steam room which are all on one level. Whilst the changing room facilities and the gymnasium are both accessed via stairways and are not accessible for mobility impaired guests in a wheelchair, there is a disabled toilet by the leisure club which serves as a changing room. There is a hairdressing salon located in the leisure club reception area which is accessible by wheelchair.

Visual & Hearing Aids

The three lifts contain braille numbers and the hotel has an induction loop system as well as hearing and sight impaired kits.

Cranley Comment

Although the hotel has only five adapted bedrooms, it is reasonably equipped to meet the needs of guests who are mobility, visually or hearing impaired. All ground floor amenities and facilities including meeting venues, business centre, the restaurant and bar, leisure club reception, swimming pool and hairdressers are accessible to wheelchair users. The gym and the changing room areas are not accessible to wheelchair users. The three lifts are of a good size, have braille numbers and give easy access to the other floors and facilities including the meeting rooms on the 1st floor.

Environment

Measures

Recycling
Energy Saving
Community Service
Minimise Cleaning Materials

Cranley Comment

The hotel recycles cardboard, used oil, paper, glass and batteries. Energy saving bulbs and sensor lighting are used throughout the hotel and all cleaning products used are eco friendly. Guests also have a re-use option on sheets and towels. The Marriott Regents Park supports a number of charities including Cancer Research UK, Help a London Child and the British Red Cross.

London Marriott Regents Park, London, Report Details

SPSC 28 August 2008

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