Swissotel The Howard London Hotel

Rooms

* Overlooking the Thames, this nine-story hotel offers 189 rooms with river, courtyard, or garden views. Decorated in contemporary style, the rooms feature outsized headboards, chrome accents, plush duvets, desks with easy-access electrical sockets, espresso machines, and books of London photographs. Rooms include high-speed Internet access, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and mini-bars.

Amenities

* Jaan:
Modern French cuisine with an Indochine accent stars in this elegant restaurant with mirrored columns, abstract contemporary art, and lights hanging from a Rococo-plastered ceiling. Well-spaced tables are graced with orchids and olive green silk-covered chairs. In summer, the seating spills out onto the adjoining courtyard. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

* Temple Bar:
Featuring an eclectic mix of classical and Asian decor, this bar is open from late morning until the early hours. Black-lacquered cabinets house malt whiskies and cigars; both may be sampled in comfortable gray easy chairs. Next to a grand piano, glass doors open onto the quiet courtyard garden.

* It has a fine-dining restaurant and bar, currency exchange, and a business center with high-speed Internet access and two soundproofed suites of conference rooms.

Information

Swissotel The Howard enjoys one of the best locations in town. Just a short walk from Covent Garden with its theatres, restaurants, nightlife and shopping and world famous landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral, The Houses of Parliament, Tate Modern and the London Eye are all within easy reach. Swissotel The Howard, London has recently completed a full refurbishment offering a contemporary yet elegant hotel, which with a personalised service, provides the perfect setting for distinguished tastes.

The staff of dedicated professionals cater to the needs of the discerning business or leisure traveller and ensure guests have a memorable stay. Swissotel The Howard, London is set in a quiet oasis just off the Strand. Overlooking both the River Thames and its own courtyard garden, guestrooms enjoy either river or garden views.

* Please note after completing renovation in the bedrooms the hotel will now be in the process of upgrading its dining facilities along with its conference rooms, with an overall completion date of June 2011.

The working hours are: from 09:00am to 17:30pm weekdays and after 10:00 am and till 17:30 pm during the weekends.

The hotel confirms this should not affect the stay of the guests in terms of noise in the rooms.

There are 3 restaurants and the works will be carried out on one of them at a time. Therefore guests will always be provided with an area to have their breakfast whether in the Temple Bar or Mauve Lounge.

The Temple Place Restaurant will remain open for lunch and dinner, so guests can continue to use their service there.

Introduction

Escape and enjoy the tranquility and pampered comfort of your room with all the facilities you would expect from a five star hotel and more...

Location

Swissotel The Howard is six blocks southeast of Covent Garden and a half-block from the Temple Underground; West End theaters are 1 km (a half-mile) away.

Attractions

* Heathrow Airport - 20 km

* Strand Bus Station - 0.5 km

* Charing Cross Train Station - 1 km

* Temple Tub Station - 0.1 km

* Excel Exhibition Center - 8 km

* Houses of Parliament - 1.6 km

* Covent Garden Shopping Area - 1 km