The Landmark London
The Hotel Great Central was built for the passengers of the last main railway line into London. Carriages drove in under the clock tower and set down in a courtyard open to the sky.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1899
- Rooms
- About 300 rooms and suites
- Area
- Marylebone Road
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What sets The Landmark London apart
The Winter Garden
The carriage court was roofed in glass and planted with tall palms. Breakfast, lunch and tea are served at its foot, with the bedrooms looking down from galleries on every side.
The building
Red brick and terracotta with a central tower, in the style the Victorians called Jacobean. It is a listed building.
The railway years
The army took the hotel in both world wars as a hospital and an office, and from the 1940s it was the headquarters of British Railways. It became a hotel again in 1993.
Marylebone
Baker Street, with the house of Sherlock Holmes, is five minutes east, and the Wallace Collection fifteen minutes on foot.
What it has
- Winter Garden restaurant
- Spa and health club
- Swimming pool
- Mirror Bar
- Great Central pub
Where The Landmark London is
Address
222 Marylebone RoadLondon NW1 6JQ, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Marylebone, on the Bakerloo line, across the road
Museums and sights nearby
- The British Museum2.5 km
- The National Gallery2.8 km
- Victoria and Albert Museum2.8 km
- Westminster Abbey3.5 km
- London Eye3.6 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
The Hotel Great Central
The hotel opened in 1899, the year the Great Central Railway reached Marylebone. It was the last of the grand hotels the railway companies built at their London stations.
After half a century as railway offices it was restored and reopened in 1993, and has been called the Landmark since 1995.
The Landmark London: common questions
- Where is The Landmark London?
- At 222 Marylebone Road, in Marylebone, London. The nearest Tube station is Marylebone, on the Bakerloo line, across the road.
- Which museums and sights are near The Landmark London?
- The British Museum is 2.5 km away, The National Gallery is 2.8 km away, Victoria and Albert Museum is 2.8 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Landmark London have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has a fifteen-metre swimming pool in the health club.
- When did The Landmark London open?
- In 1899. It has about 300 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Landmark London
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Tickets and tours near The Landmark London
Things to do near The Landmark London
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 2Walk through two million years at the British Museum2.5 km awayMuseum, 2.5 to 4 hours, free
- 18Walk across Hyde Park to Kensington Palace2.5 km awayGarden, 2 to 3.5 hours, park free, ticket for the palace
- 5Watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace2.7 km awayMonument, 1 to 2.5 hours, free to watch
- 4See Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery2.8 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
Where to eat near The Landmark London
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Scott's4.6Seafood restaurant, Mayfair1.5 km away
- Veeraswamy4.3Indian restaurant, Regent Street2.1 km away
- The Wolseley4.4Grand café, Piccadilly2.2 km away
- Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill4.5Oyster bar, Piccadilly2.2 km away
Artists to see near The Landmark London
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 2.8 km away
- Jan van Eyck
- Paolo Uccello
- Piero della Francesca
- Giovanni Bellini
- Sandro Botticelli
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Titian
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Caravaggio
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Anthony van Dyck
- Diego Velázquez
- Rembrandt
- Johannes Vermeer
- Canaletto
- William Hogarth
- George Stubbs
- Thomas Gainsborough
- J. M. W. Turner
- John Constable
- Édouard Manet
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Georges Seurat
Victoria and Albert Museum, 2.8 km away
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