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The Landmark London, London

The Landmark London

London, United Kingdom. Located on Marylebone Road, facing Marylebone station.

The Landmark LondonLondon, United Kingdom

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Opened
1899
Rooms
300rooms and suites
City
LondonUnited Kingdom
Setting
CityEurope

Practical information

Address
The Landmark London
222 Marylebone Road
London NW1 6JQ
United Kingdom
Official website
www.landmarklondon.co.uk
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At a glance

  • 300 rooms and suites in a former Victorian railway hotel with a clock tower.
  • The central courtyard, glazed as a winter garden in the 1920s, is the hotel’s signature space.
  • Spa with swimming pool, gym and treatment rooms, plus meeting and event spaces.
  • Located on Marylebone Road, facing Marylebone station.

History

8 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

  1. Sir John Blundell Maple of the Maples furniture firm opens the Hotel Great Central, planned by Sir Edward Watkin to serve Marylebone station.

  2. Architect Colonel Sir Robert William Edis designs an opulent, eclectic building around a large central courtyard.

  3. The courtyard becomes a winter garden, as the decline of rail travel weighs on the hotel.

  4. The building serves as a military convalescent home.

  5. It becomes military offices and then the headquarters of the British Railways Board, nicknamed “The Kremlin” by railway staff.

  6. A Japanese company buys the building.

  7. After restoration, it reopens as a hotel under the name The Regent, London.

  8. The Thai-owned Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company buys the hotel and renames it The Landmark London.

Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “The Landmark London” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.

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