Marble Arch Suites

• An extremely thriving location in the heart of London, Marble Arch offers numerous diversions for everyone... casinos, galleries, concert hall, department stores, museums, synagogues and more.


• The Shaftesbury Hotels Collection offers a variety of properties ranging from suites, family to deluxe accommodations close to the Marble Arch area. For your benefit, we have drawn up our selected list of the key tourist attractions that you can check out while you enjoy a lush stay with us.


• Marble Arch originally referred to the Carrara-marble monument built at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite to the Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park. Built in 1828 by John Nash as the chief entrance to Buckingham Palace, traditionally, only members of the royal family, the King's Troop and the Royal Horse Artillery were allowed to pass through the arch.


• Oxford Street is a SHOPPER'S PARADISE! Home to major department stores, numerous flagship stores as wells hundred other smaller shops, it is Europe's busiest streets.


• If you can fight your way through the crowd, you can also splurge in some of the best High Street fashion that Oxford Street offers at the numerous stylish but inexpensive outlets.


• Often referred to as 'Little America' by Londoners, Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the Mayfair district worth a visit for its highly-fashionable residential quarters.


• Boasting the capital's most exclusive shops, hotels, restaurants and clubs, Mayfair also contains the Burlington Arcade, which houses several shops under its glass-roofed promenade since 1815.


• Boasting of 1 hectare of garden, Portman Square makes up the largest garden squares in the Marleybrone area near to Marble Arch.


• A major thoroughfare that begins from Marble Arch in central London to the outskirts of north London, Edgware Road offers the best Lebanese cuisines to suit all budget.


• And if you don't want to miss on Hollywood action, treat yourself to the Odeon Marble Arch located on Edgware Road.


• Wigmore Hall well-known as an international venue for chamber music, especially classical recitals of piano, songs and instrumental music, is a few minutes' walk from our Marble Arch properties.


• Since London is incomplete without a visit to its famed Hyde Park, why not visit this Royal Park to cool off your heels after the shopping madness in Oxford Street.


• Apart from the 2 Marble Arch properties, all our other properties are located within no more than 10 minutes train/bus journey to the Marble Arch tube station.

• The heart of London lies in Piccadilly Circus. Five major roads converge here making it a hub of incessant activity and entertainment all day and night.

Check out this Shaftesbury Hotels Collection guide to the most favourite sites in Piccadilly.
With a late night bar, the Planet Hollywood restaurant provides an interactive Hollywood style experience with large plasma screens and DJs pelting out Hollywood numbers.

• Holding 3 Royal Warrants and a reputation of attracting high-profile authors, Hatchards is the oldest in London and the second-oldest bookshop in the UK.

With two other branches in Japan, Fortnum and Mason is internationally recognised as a British icon of luxury goods.

• A visit to the prestigious, world-famous Royal Academy of Arts based in Burlington House is a MUST.


• Simpsons of Piccadilly started as a quality clothing store for men in 1935-36. Notable for the 42-foot span of its wielded steel framing that produced one of the most elegant shop interiors, it was one of the first shops in Britain to have a curved-glass facade.


• Second only to the Oscars, the British Academy of Film and Television Art or BAFTA headquarter displays private and sometimes public screenings of films.


• Only the fourth of its kind in the world, the Absolute Ice Bar is worth your time and money. Made entirely of ice and maintained constantly at -5 degree Celsius, the bar allows its visitors to sample food on ice platters and Absolut cocktails.


• 4 St. James Place, one of the side streets in Piccadilly had served as the London residence of one of the greatest classical composers - Chopin.


• Organising regular public lectures and seminars by Lamas and scholars, including workshops based on Tibetan music, dance and language, you can learn a lot about Tibet at The Tibet Foundation.


• Undoubtedly the most influential names in the world of physics, you can visit Sir Isaac Newton's house located on 23 Jermyn Street.

Notable for the steepest balcony theatres in London, it is worth checking out the current screenings at the Apollo Theatre.

• For a slice of history, visit Napoleon III's House at 7 King Street on St. James Square.


• The only area of London licensed for street entertainment, Covent Garden attracts performers from all over the world. Famous for its fashionable boutiques, bars, restaurants, theaters and the Royal Opera House, it's walking distance from our Piccadilly property.


• And after all the roaming about if your heart cries out for some wantons, you could hit China Town.


• The Piccadilly London West End is ideally located in the core of Piccadilly and walking distance to all the tourist hubs. The other properties listed here are located within no more than

15-minutes train/bus journey to Piccadilly Circus station.

Oxford Street

The all famous Oxford Street is walking distance from all our central London properties. Follow this Shaftesbury Hotels Collection guide for an awesome time in Europe's busiest centres.

Home to major department stores, numerous flagship stores as wells numerous smaller shops, Oxford Street - is a SHOPPER'S PARADISE! Most British chain stores use their Oxford Street branches for celebrity launches and promotions.

Specialising in High Street Fashion, it is also a great place for stylish but inexpensive outfits and accessories.

Very close to Oxford Street is the Arts Gallery. Opened in 1993, this exceptional Gallery is located within the headquarters of the University of Arts and has hosted some of the most prestigious exhibitions in the locality.

of over 2200 spectators. So why not entertain yourself with the many exciting theatricals playing, especially if you're here with your children!

With a regular string of music events, especially the weekly Thursday live recitals by young and upcoming talent from all major music colleges in London, Handel House Museum is worth a trip. A small museum, it celebrates the life and music by the great composer George Fredric Handel.

Much like other streets in the area, Regent Street was designed by John Nash, who had also planned the Marble Arch. Apart from the striking architecture; Regent Street is famous for an array of shops, especially the world-famous toystore, Hamleys and the quaint department store Liberty, erected in 1875. Today Liberty epitomises the highest level of women's fashion.

Infamous for its red light district and famous as the first jazz venues of UK, a walk around the multi-cultural Soho district is not to be missed.

Since London is incomplete without a visit to its famed Hyde Park, why not visit this Royal Park to cool off your heels after the shopping madness in Oxford Street.

From our Marble Arch accommodations, one is better off walking to Oxford Street which is a few minutes away. All our other properties are located within walking distance and less than 10-minutes bus/train journey to the Oxford Street tube stop.

• Paddington is full of several interesting and queer places to visit. Offering a number of properties in the Paddington area, The Shaftesbury Hotels Collection has drawn up a short catalogue of the nearby tourist hotspots that you can visit while you stay with us.


• Alexander Fleming Museum: A 7-minute walk from one of our Westbourne Terrace lodgings, and you can check out the laboratory where Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and changed the course of history.


• Little Venice marks the point of confluence of the Grand Union Canal and the Regent's Canal. A


• 12-minutes walk, and you can reach one of the most idyllic and beautiful waterways in London.


• Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia located at the end of a residential street in the centre of Bayswater and the Paddington suburb, is a piece of magnificent architecture. One of the most significant buildings within the Greek Orthodox tradition in the UK, you can visit the cathedral on a lazy stroll after dinner at one of our accommodations.


• Connaught Square and Gardens is well-known amongst celebrity watchers. For decades it has been the abode of London's rich and famous, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair.


• On a casual walk around, you can visit one of the best-known British photographers of the 20th century - Sir Cecil Beaton's House located on 223 Sussex Gardens in Paddington's quiet neighbourhood.


• Hyde Park famous for its Speaker's Corner, the Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, the Serpentine Boating Lake and best for jogging, horse-riding, rollerblading, monuments, deckchairs and ducks, is a great place for recreation with your family and friends. It is only about


• 5-10 minutes' walk from all our Paddington lodgings.


• Britain's first department store, Whitley's Shopping Centre located in Queensway is a short walking distance from our Paddington hotels. It is home to a manifold range of shops selling clothes, accessories gifts, books and food. And if you're craving for a good film while in London, you could pop up to the upper floor that houses a multi-screen cinema and a variety of restaurants.


• Paddington being in the very heart of central London gives easy access to the major vistas, tourist hotspots, and the numerous eateries, pubs and clubs strewn all over the capital. Also being well-connected to the city's major transport links makes a stay at any of the listed properties super convenient! Whether you're staying in the Shaftesbury Premier London Hyde Park, Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park, or our other Paddington accommodations, the Paddington tube-station is less than 10-minutes walk.