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Address
53 Park Lane
Location Mayfair
Transportation Tube: Hyde Park Corner or Marble Arch
Phone 800/727-9820 in the US, 020/7629-8888
Fax 020/9629-8080
Web site www.thedorchester.com
Room Information 244 units
Prices £475-£585 double; £720-£1,450 suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV/DVD, CD player, fax, hair dryer, Internet (£20), minibar
Parking Parking £40

Frommer's Review

One of London's best hotels, it has all the elegance of the Connaught, but without the upper-crust attitude that can verge on snobbery. Few hotels have the time-honored experience of "the Dorch," which has maintained a tradition of fine comfort and cuisine since it opened in 1931. Breaking from the neoclassical tradition, the most ambitious architects of the era designed a building of reinforced concrete clothed in terrazzo slabs. The Dorchester boasts guest rooms outfitted with Irish linen sheets on comfortable beds, plus all the electronic gadgetry you'd expect, and double- and triple-glazed windows to keep out noise, along with plump armchairs, cherrywood furnishings, and, in many cases, four-poster beds piled high with pillows.

Facilities:
3 restaurants; bar; babysitting; concierge; health club & spa; room service

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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