This newly refurbished superior 4 star Radisson Blu Portman Hotel is excellently located just behind Oxford Street with easy access to the shops and the rest of Londons sights.It is located in a corner of leafy Portman Square. Door staff at the glass-covered entrance welcome guests into the spacious marble lobby. The ground level, with floor-to-ceiling windows, is arranged in an open-plan and divided into reception, lounge, bar, and restaurant areas. The atmosphere is busy; smartly dressed tourists sip cappuccinos and chat by the fireplace and business travelers work on their laptops. This hotel offers a good standard of accommodation, the rooms having 3 separate themes - Scandinavian, English and Oriental. * Portman Restaurant: Extensive breakfast buffet includes traditional English breakfasts, pancakes, pastries and fruit, cheeses, Scandinavian breads, and smoked salmon. Lunch and dinner menus offer modern British fusion cuisine. Sample dishes include Sautéed Scallops with Plantain, Crispy King Crab Lasagna (chef\'s signature dish) and Caramel Panna Cotta. Wood-and-marble floors and coffee-colored leather banquettes characterize the bright modern dining space. Large moveable planters break up the room and potted grasses add greenery to tables. In summer, the terrace is opened for dining. * Portman Café: The large marble fireplace with its antique clock is the main focal point of the lobby, where guests sink into leather Chesterfield armchairs and enjoy afternoon tea, a light snack, or specialty coffees. Heavy drapes frame the floor-to-ceiling windows; potted palms and antique mirrors add elegant, old-world touches. Open all day. * Lobby bar: Adjacent to the lobby, the hotel bar is open all day until late, serving drinks and coffees. Eye-catching modern paintings adorn the deep-burgundy walls; chocolate-colored leather chairs create a warm ambience. Live piano music Monday-Friday evenings. * Personal trainers is on hand in the fitness center, which offers locker rooms, cardio machines, free weights, Finnish sauna, steam room, and massage treatment room. The hotel also has an outdoor tennis court in Portman Square. * The entire first floor is occupied by a ballroom and 11 function suites, nine with floor-to-ceiling windows. The ballroom has capacity for 550, and the wood-paneled library provides a more intimate setting for board meetings and executive dining. Function rooms are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access, LCD projectors, video conferencing, and other services. The business center offers many services, including secretarial and translation assistance and a 24-hour technology helpline is available. * All 272 rooms, 11 King Studios, 3 suites, and 4 Penthouse suites are imaginatively designed. High speed wireless internet access to all residents in their rooms and in public areas. * Rooms are decorated in different styles (choice offered upon arrival): Art Deco rooms feature modernist touches such as angular table lamp bases and flamed-oak furniture. Scandinavian rooms feature contemporary beechwood furniture, blue upholstery, and modern prints. British rooms are decorated with ochre soft furnishings, antique-style lamps, and pre-Raphaelite art prints in ornate gilt frames. Italian rooms are characterized by bright splashes of color, glass-panel headboards, Botticelli prints, and contemporary Italian furniture. Art Deco and Italian rooms feature elaborate centerpieces which house minibars, TVs, irons and ironing boards, safes, and tea/coffee makers; bathrooms have mosaic tiling, glass panels, and designer washbasins. Scandinavian and British rooms have marble-and-tile bathrooms; iron/ironing board available upon request. Some rooms have balconies. Radisson Blu Portman Hotel overlooks leafy Portman Square, where the smart districts of Marylebone and Mayfair meet, two blocks from Selfridges department store, 400 meters from Hyde Park. Radisson Blu is a landmark experience... * London Heathrow Airport - 16 km * Victoria Bus Station - 2 km * Marylebone Train Station - 0.5 km * Marble Arch Tub Station - 0.1 km * Earls Court Exhibition Center - 4 km * Hyde Park - 0.2 km * Oxford Street Shopping Area - 0.1 km * Regent’s Park – 1 km * Oxford Circus – 1 km * Piccadilly Circus – 1.5 km * Knightsbridge – 2.5 km * British Museum – 2.5 km * Buckingham Palace – 2.5 km * Covent Garden – 3 km * Trafalgar Square – 3 km * Houses of Parliament – 4 km * Westminster Abbey – 4 km