Location. One block from the Georgian splendors of Regent’s Park, the Melia White House Hotel is in London, England. The hotel is six blocks from Oxford Street Shopping area. The West End theater district, known or its fashionable shops, is one kilometer away. Madame Tussaud’s wax museum is four blocks from the hotel. The closest Underground station is 100 yards from the hotel at Great Portland Street. London Heathrow Airport is approximately 48 kilometers from the hotel.
Hotel Features. The Melia White House Hotel’s marble lobby has a black granite reception desk and gilt edged, Rococo style tables and cabinets. The Place restaurant features full English and Continental buffet breakfasts that includes pancakes and a range of organic options. American and European cuisine is offered on both the lunch and dinner menus. The Place decor is in an informal Mediterranean style, with a terra cotta floor tiles and blue and cream upholstered chairs and tables. L’Albufera is the hotel’s fine dining restaurant. Open Monday through Saturday evenings, the restaurant offers modern Spanish and international cuisine and a wine list focusing on New World labels. Longford’s Bar is an English styled lounge with wood paneled walls. Cream and burgundy colored armchairs and soft pink and caramel sofas surround the U shaped bar. The bar is open all day and evening and features live piano music. The hotel’s fitness center has 14 cardiovascular workout machines with changing rooms that feature showers and a sauna. Wireless Internet access is available in the hotel’s business center.

Guestrooms. The Melia White House Hotel has 582 guestrooms on eight floors. The rooms feature beige and brown color schemes with red and gold fabric accents. All guestrooms have mahogany desks with data ports. Other amenities include in room safes, minibars and coffeemakers. The ensuite bathrooms have marble tiles and granite counters with magnifying mirrors. High speed Internet access in available in all the guestrooms.

Expert Tip. Regent’s Park, one block from the hotel, is the largest grass area for sports in Central London and offers an Open Air Theatre and the London Zoo. The park is open from 5:00 a.m. until dusk all year round.