Built in 1889, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is recognised as one of London's grandest hotels. The hotel overlooks the picturesque Hyde Park, it is ideally situated for both leisure and business travellers.
The hotel is located in the heart of Knightsbridge, near Sloane Street, opposite Harvey Nicholls and just down the road from Harrods. It is also within walking distance of Kensington Palace The Science Museum, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Albert Hall and many of the city's best restaurants and theatres.
The rooms have stunning views over Hyde Park, Knightsbridge or the quiet inner court and are decorated in a classical English style with mahogany furniture. They are elegant and include the creature comforts, crystal glasses and minibar selection.
Enjoy Individual air conditioning and climate control plus a work desk, voice mail, multiple line telephone, speaker phone, heating, remote colour cable TV, high speed internet access, mini bar with refrigerator, CD & VCR player, Multi channel radio and also a safe deposit box.
The Foliage restaurant has unrivaled views over Royal parkland and has proved to be very popular, with its stunning contemporary design. The restaurant serves modern European cuisine with fresh seasonal ingredients. Experience culinary delights from the Far and Middle East as well as Modern British, Classic French, Italian and American cuisine.
The Park restaurant boasts spectacular views of Hyde Park. This elegantly casual restaurant offers mouth-watering international light dishes such as pizzas and sandwiches at appealing prices, and is open from breakfast through to late evenings. The perfe ct setting for anytime of the day or night.
The Mandarin Bar has become Knightsbridge's newest fashionable meeting place, and is modern, contemporary and cutting edge. This lively Bar has a 2am license with live jazz music nightly. It even has its own cigar divan for cigar aficionados. The bar serves some light snacks alongside the Mandarins own exotic cocktails.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental is a perfect retreat from hectic city life, offering the ultimate in urban escapism. Adopting a different approach to the traditional spa experience, it offers a series of innovative and restorative treatments to relax and revitalise.
Guests are encouraged to arrive 40 minutes before their treatment to fully immerse themselves in an oasis of heat and water:
A sanarium – a sauna that offers a softer experience
The crystal steam room which blends heat and water through a delicately lit amethyst
The vitality pool - where you lie suspended in hot mineral water on a cushion of air, whilst being gently massaged by hydrotherapy body jets.
Drawing on exotic therapies, treatments and philosophies from around the world, a series of specially designed ‘rituals’ that encompass Chinese, Ayurvedic, European, Balinese, Oriental and American Indian beliefs and practices are on offer. Sip refreshing tea whilst surrendering to a welcome foot ritual whilst the therapist creates a tailor-made experience.
A state-of-the-art gymnasium caters for the exercise conscious, and with Hyde Park on the doorstep, joggers have convenient access.
Each floor at the Mandarin Oriental also has its own individual manager who checks guests in and out, plus books restaurants, cars and theatre tickets. The hotel prides itself on looking its guests on an idividual level, and you will find the charming staff ensure a warm experience of hospitality and unparalleled service.
