The Hilton London Metropole Hotel, 225, Edgware Road, London Middlesex England

Introduction: The Hilton London Metropole Hotel is located on the Edgware Road (a busy main road) on the Northern edge of central London. This is the Northern end of the half mile section of the Edgware Road which runs from Marble Arch up to the Western Avenue A40 flyover (the Westway). At the Marble Arch end the road is full of shops, boutiques and restaurants geared towards the Middle Eastern visitor. At the North end the type of shops become more conventional and include a major supermarket. To the West of the hotel is just 0.4 miles from Paddington Station from where you can catch the Heathrow Express non-stop train service to Heathrow Airport. To the North of the hotel are residential areas such as Maida Vale and St Johns Wood. To the East is the area of Marylebone which has a popular High Street, not surprisingly named Marylebone High Street. Other nearby attractions and landmarks include the Alexandra Fleming laboratory (0.2 miles), Hyde Park (0.4 miles), Oxford Street (0.6 miles), Lords Cricket Ground and MCC Museum (0.6 miles), Madame Tussauds (0.7 miles), Wallace Collection (0.7 miles) and the Abbey Road Studios (1 mile).
 
Rooms:
The Hilton London Metropole is a large hotel that has 1054 contemporary bedrooms, suites and apartments with full air conditioning, ironing board, telephone, minibar, cable TV with pay movies, writing desk, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, alarm clock and high speed internet access. Room service is available 24 hours.

Dining:
Sports Bar: Opened in September 2007 after a £900,000 refurbishment. With an Informal but buzzy atmosphere and 50 seat capacity. Modern and contemporary with an alcove area and areas with sofas and several large screen plasma televisions showing major sports events and news channels. Serves a range of drinks from beers and wines to cocktails. Also serves a snack bar menu and platters (food is served all day till 22.30). Open noon till 23.00 (from 13.00 weekends and bank holidays).
Fiamma Restaurant: 322 seats. Part of the sports bar refurbishment. Fresh contemporary colours are the setting for this restaurant serving a Mediterranean a la carte menu and theatre cooking. The menu options include fresh fish, pizzas, pastas and grills, freshly made salads and desserts.
Open for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 06:30till 22:30 (till 23.30 weekends).
The Lounge Bar: Located on the ground floor and has a capacity for 50. Here you can relax in the spacious leather sofa seats and cosy chairs. Drinks include a large range of wines and cocktails. Makes an ideal meeting place for freinds or colleagues with coffee served in the mornings, snacks at lunchtime and tea served in the afternoon.
The bar is open to the general public as well as to Metropole hotel guests but is guests only from 23.00 till 02.00. Also serves light meals and snacks. Opens at 10.00. WiFi available here.
The Nippon Tuk: An Asian Fusion bar and restaurant which can be found up on the twenty fourth floor. Here you can enjoy wonderful views over London. Sophisticated and glamorous setting with a 90 seat capacity and serves Eastern cuisine with dishes that include Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura, Noodle and Seafood. Fun exciting mix of eastern food and drink with a sophisticated touch.
Restaurant open:
Lunch: Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 noon till 15.00
Dinner: Monday to Saturday, 18.00 till 23.00.
Bar Open:
Monday: 17.00 till late
Tuesday to Saturday: 11:30 am till late
Coffee Shop: In the hotel lobby on the ground floor and the place for an informal coffee or breakfast in a buzzy atmopshere. Enjoy light meals, panini, sandwiches or freshly baked pain au chocolate throughout the day. Range of coffees and teas including frothy cappuccino and dark espresso. Relax in large, comfortable leather sofas and armchairs.
Open: 6:30 am till 20.00.

More:
The Hilton Metropole hotel caters very much to the business traveller with 40 meeting and conference rooms that can accommodate up to 1500 delegates. In all there is a massive 46,000 sq ft of conference area catering for up to 1500 delegates.
The hotel offers a dedicated business centre where the facilities include copy and fax, WiFi Internet access, Projector, Secretarial Services and computers.
The hotel has its own fitness room with a full range of cardio and exercise equipment and 12.5 meter heated indoor swimming pool. The onsite LivingWell Health Club also has a sauna and steam room as well as a sports shop which includes suitable clothes if needed. Open: weekdays 06:00 - 22:00, weekends: 08:00 - 20:00.
A feature of the hotel is the marble floor in the lobby. All areas of the hotel enjoy air-conditioning.

Parking: 170 spaces in underground car park (charges apply)
Room Numbers: 1054 / 23 floors
Check-in: 16.00 (4 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 (noon)

Background: The Hilton Metropole is the largest business hotel in the UK and the second largest in Europe as a whole. At the end of November 2006 the hotel was sold to the Tonstate real estate Group for £417 million. The deal also included the Birmingham Metropole. The hotel retains its Hilton branding and management while Tonstate take over the work of renovations.

London Hotel Awards:
C&IT Reader Awards 2008: '2nd Best UK C&E venue'
Visit London 2005: Silver award for best business hotel

Note: There is a lot of confusion between this hotel and the similarly named Metropolitan hotel on Park Lane.

Locality InformationNear To: Paddington, Marble Arch, Hyde Park, Maida Vale, Marylebone, Mayfair
Airports Served: London City Airport (9.5 miles, 15.3 km), Heathrow Airport, (12.6 miles, 20.3 km), Gatwick Airport (24.9 miles, 40 km), Luton Airport (26.4 miles, 42.5 km), Stansted Airport (31.6 miles, 50.9 km)
Nearest Tube Stops: Edgware Road (0.04 miles, 0.07 km), Marylebone (0.34 miles, 0.55 km), Paddington (0.37 miles, 0.59 km), Lancaster Gate (0.59 miles, 0.95 km), Baker Street (0.59 miles, 0.95 km)
Nearest Alternative Hotels:

• Orchard Hotel 0.21 miles
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  The Darlington Hyde Park 0.27 miles
  Best Western Delmere Hotel 0.29 miles
  Norfolk Plaza 0.29 miles
  Olympic House Hotel 0.31 miles
  Landmark London Hotel 0.32 miles
  Marriott Marble Arch 0.33 miles
  Days Hotel Hyde Park 0.33 miles