Exterior It is an ornate red brick building and one of London's oldest purpose built hotels. General The hotel is a hotel in the classical London mould and would be the ideal place to stay for the traveller with a taste for the traditional. Lobby The lobby is small, decorated in an elegant, classical mix of cream marble and plush red carpet and there is a small seating area with a grand piano. Location The hotel is located opposite its sister hotel the Marlborough in Bloomsbury, next to the British Museum and a short walk from London's Oxford Street. Tottenham Court Road underground station is the nearest, a ten minutes walk. Restaurant The restaurant is quite a feature of this hotel, decorated in striking pinks with a rich blue carpet, it is dominated by a number of white marble pillars and retains beautiful coving to the ceiling. Rooms On average the rooms are in very good condition, some on the top floor have sloping ceilings, all are decorated in warm colours with dark furniture and are very cosy-looking. The Bathrooms are in good condition.