The Landmark London

The Landmark London is a five-star hotel on Marylebone Road in the City of Westminster. It stands on the northern side of central London, close to Marylebone station. The building began life in the 19th century as the Hotel Great Central, one of London’s grand railway hotels. It was designed by Colonel Sir Robert William Edis in an opulent, eclectic style around a large central courtyard. Two main entrances once served the station on one side and the street on the other. The Ladies’ Alpine Club held its annual dinner here in the hotel’s early years. The hotel’s fortunes rose and fell with the railway. After the motor car reduced passenger numbers, it became a military convalescent home during the Second World War. Later it served as headquarters for the British Railways Board, known to staff as ‘The Kremlin’. In 1986 a Japanese company bought the building and restored it, reopening in 1993 as The Regent, London. Two years later it became The Landmark London under Thai ownership. Visitors find 300 rooms and suites arranged around the restored central courtyard. The building’s Victorian clock tower still marks the skyline. Inside, opulent Edwardian details remain alongside modern luxury. The hotel’s grand public rooms recall its railway-hotel past. Outside, Marylebone Road provides easy access to central London’s sights.