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For over 35 years the four-star-deluxe Royal Lancaster Hotel has been a feature of the London skyline. Few city-centre hotels can boast a better location with the 600 acres of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park just across the road, while Marble Arch and the West End shopping and theatre districts are only minutes away. Its 416 bedrooms - including three floors of Executive rooms specially-designed for the business traveller, and 22 Suites - have superb views over the Park and the London townscape, and feature all modern amenities including multi-voltage convertor power sockets and high-speed internet access. The two principal function suites, each accommodating over 1000 people, are well-known as venues for the most prestigious conferences, awards ceremonies, meetings and dinners.

Now the Hotel is having a facelift. The exterior is being completely transformed by a new limestone cladding from the ground floor to car park (2nd floor) level, and 12 smaller meeting rooms for 8 - 200 people are being introduced. These are collectively known as the Forest Suite, and the individual rooms have been broken down under the names Oak, Willow, Cedar, and Beech to reflect the fact that the large windows in many of them look out over leafy parkland.

Island -- a super-chic restaurant and bar - has just opened, and is fast becoming one of the capital's hottest dining venues. Head Chef Leigh Diggins creates mouth-watering starters and main courses using fresh seasonal British produce, and his delectable desserts are a marvel.

The Royal Lancaster also boasts one of Britain's top Thai restaurants. Nipa is sister to the restaurant of the same name in the The Landmark Hotel, Bangkok, and the teak panelling, furnishings and artefacts have all been shipped from Thailand. Nipa is one of only 15 UK restaurants to receive the 'Thai Select' award from the Thai Government for restaurants proven to be performing to the highest standards of quality and cuisine.

Twenty-four-hour room service is available for residents, and there is a spacious Lounge Bar serving traditional English afternoon tea, drinks, and light meals.

The Royal Lancaster is a four star deluxe Hotel with a real buzz about it, and with the nearby Heathrow Express terminus at Paddington Station making it a 20-minute journey to London's principal airport, the Royal Lancaster's location, enhanced facilities and services make it the ideal choice for travellers to the heart of London.

OVERVIEW

For over 35 years the four-star-deluxe Royal Lancaster Hotel has been a feature of the London skyline. Whether your planning a conference, meeting or banquet, the Royal Lancaster Hotel is proud to offer outstanding facilities and a level of professionalism unrivalled in Europe. Indeed, the Royal Lancaster has, for four years in succession, been voted Best UK Hotel (Meetings category) by the readers of "Meetings & Incentive Travel" magazine.

The Royal Lancaster is a deluxe Hotel with a real buzz about it, and with the nearby Heathrow Express terminus at Paddington Station making it a 20-minute journey to London's principal airport, the Royal Lancaster's location, enhanced facilities and services make it the ideal choice for travellers.

LOCATION & FACILITIES

Overlooking the tranquil beauty of Hyde Park, The Royal Lancaster Hotel is only minutes from the West End shops and theatres and ideally placed for leisure and business guests alike. It is the perfect location for enjoying the very heart of Europe's most exciting city.

Centrally located, the four-star-deluxe Hotel provides 416 elegantly furnished rooms, two stylish restaurants and a lounge, which combines with the award-winning conference and banqueting facilities where over 1000 people may be accommodated in each of the two main suites.
The Hotel's Business Centre provides a full range of services 24 hours a day including secretarial services, photocopying, computer with scanning facility and internet access, facsimile, mobile 'phones, pocket pagers, courier service.

The hotel has its own on site car park with 100 spaces which are non-reservable and chargeable.
A laundry and dry cleaning service is available 7.00 am - 8.00 pm, Monday to Saturday. On Sundays, arrangements can be made through the Housekeeper.
Guests can call upon the expertise of the Concierge desk to help with all theatre, restaurant and activity bookings, travel arrangements, car hire etc.

Languages spoken by Hotel staff include: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Greek, Thai, Portuguese.

ACCOMMODATION

The Royal Lancaster has 416 bedrooms, 167 of which are non-smoking rooms. Accommodation is divided into four categories: Deluxe rooms, Executive rooms, Studios, and Suites.

All rooms have ensuite bathrooms, are air conditioned and double glazed, and are equipped with remote controlled satellite television, AM/FM radio, direct dial telephone, modem connection, high speed internet access, voice mail, minibar, bathrobe, hairdryer, and electronic safe.

Deluxe Rooms: Light rooms with modern decor in burgundy or green colour schemes, wood furniture and deep pile carpets. Available with twin or double beds, and including a desk for those with work on the agenda, an easy chair for guests who simply want to relax, and flexible lighting to cater for either scenario. The marble bathrooms have power showers as well as a bath, and are equipped with luxury toiletries, thick, fluffy towels warmed on a heated rail, and a bathrobe.

Executive rooms: Located on the 15th, 16th and 17th floors, Executive rooms have superb views over Hyde Park and across London. They are more spacious than Deluxe rooms, beds are king size or large twin, and additional facilities include a comfortable seating area with table and easy chairs, a larger TV screen, and radio speaker in the bathroom which also contains a bidet. With the business traveller in mind, a panel adjacent to the desk incorporates a universal power socket and fax/modem point.

Studios: The top 18th floor of the Hotel consists entirely of suites - in addition to the Presidential and Radnor Suites, there are 15 spacious Studios. Other studios are on the 15th, 16th and 17th floors. All have large picture windows giving stunning views over Hyde Park and the London skyline. The extended seating area in Studios comprises a settee, table, and free-standing television. There is a separate dressing area with extensive wardrobe and luggage space plus a trouser press, and Studios have all the facilities for the business traveller that feature in Executive rooms.

Suites: The Royal Lancaster has 22 luxurious Suites, each with its own individual ambiance. Embassy Suites can have two or three connecting bedrooms leading off a capacious and elegant lounge area with two deep sofas, and an armoire concealing the wide screen television and minibar. There is a walk-in dressing area adjacent to the bedroom, and bathrooms have separate shower cabinet.

Luxury Royal Suites have a graceful dining area for private entertaining and there is a working desk next to the stylish, comfortable lounge which overlooks the Italian Gardens and fountains in Hyde Park. Bedrooms have a desk/dressing table in front of a large mirror, and some of the bathrooms include a jacuzzi bath and double wash basin.

The individually-designed Hyde Park, Radnor, and Presidential Suites are the height of luxury and understated elegance designed to indulge the most discerning traveller.

RESTAURANTS & BARS

ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR:
Island is a super-chic restaurant and bar with picture windows letting light flood in and offering leafy views across to Hyde Park. The split-level room has cool, clean lines and contrasting textures provided by white walls, dark ebony macassar panelling, light-coloured wood and slate floors, slate-top bar, and subtle woven fabrics. The open kitchen allows diners to watch Head Chef Leigh Diggins and his brigade in action as they create tempting dishes using fresh British seasonal produce, simply cooked to bring out the natural flavours. Island Bar offers a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, Martinis, spirits, champagne, and juices, and the wine list carries 75 bottles and half bottles of wine, 15 of which are available by the glass.
Seating capacity 90 people.

NIPA THAI RESTAURANT:
The Nipa Thai restaurant serves the finest authentic cuisine from Thailand in a traditional Thai setting emulating the Nipa restaurant at The Landmark Bangkok, the Royal Lancaster's partner hotel. Nipa is one of only 15 UK Thai restaurants to receive the "Thai Select" award from the Thai Government for restaurants proven to be performing to the highest standards of quality and cuisine. Seating capacity 55 people.

LOUNGE BAR:
An elegant and stylish cocktail lounge bar ideal for a relaxing drink, tempting traditional English afternoon tea, or a light meal.

CONFERENCE & BANQUETING

The Royal Lancaster Hotel has two award-winning conference and banqueting suites totalling over 2252 sq m (24,242 sq ft), making it one of the largest and most sophisticated venues in London. In each of the two main suites, over 1000 guests can be accommodated.

The Nine Kings Suite, 1245 sq m (13,396 sq ft), is located on the ground floor of the Hotel with the Westbourne Suite, 1008 sq m (10,846 sq ft), directly below. The suites are connected via two main stairways, allowing them to be used separately or together. State of the art technology is a feature of both suites and is operated from concealed control rooms by an experienced in-house production team.

Alongside both the Nine Kings and Westbourne Suites are spacious banqueting kitchens designed for producing cuisine of the highest standard.

The Park Room, 149 sq m (1604 sq ft), is a new banqueting room with 15-metre-high windows overlooking Hyde Park, and is set to become one of the most sought-after event spaces in London.

Nine Kings Suite:

An elegant entrance from the street leads directly into a reception foyer which can comfortably accommodate up to 700 guests. This area can also be partitioned into five sections for seminars and syndicates.

Leading off the foyer is the Nine Kings Suite itself, a classically designed column-free room of grand proportions, having the capacity to seat up to 1400 delegates. This in turn can be divided into four separate areas using acoustically dampened partitioning.
The set-up in the Nine Kings Suite can be changed from conference centre to banqueting suite in a short space of time. Stunning Italian chandeliers descend or retract at the touch of a button, and the mood can be altered from quiet sophistication to one of vibrant excitement by means of ingenious lighting and sound systems.

Westbourne Suite

The Westbourne Suite has a separate guest entrance and a large off-street access for easy delivery of equipment directly into the Suite, interconnecting with the Nine Kings Suite and with equally impressive sound and audio-visual facilities. The room accommodates up to 1200 guests and is divisible into four areas, with a corridor allowing separate access to each section.

Park Room

The Park Room is a contemporary venue suitable for cocktail parties for up to 200 people, a buffet or banquet for up to 120 people and, with its integral dance floor, dinner dances for up to 90 people. The Park Room features two walls of huge windows giving leafy views across to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, and the ceiling skylights allow light to flood into the room. The black American walnut panelling, white walls, and dark brown and cream striped carpet create an ultra-modern look, and the adjacent dedicated kitchen ensures that all private dining is to the highest standard.