London: Rookery (4 Star Hotel)

Location map and nearby properties

Facilities

• Air conditioning
• Laundry facilities
• Security facilities
• Meeting rooms
• Babysitting or child care
• Concierge desk

• Concierge services
• Conference Room(s)
• Fireplace in lobby
• Room service (limited hours)
• 24-hour front desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby

• Front desk (limited hours)
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Multilingual staff

Nearby points of interest

• Smithfield Market 300 metres
• Sadler's Wells Theatre 600 metres
• Saint Paul's Cathedral 800 metres
• Bankside Tate Modern 0.5 miles
• West End 2 miles

• Dickens' House 300 metres
• Holborn Bars 800 metres
• Cornhill/Leadenhall Street (City) 0.5 miles
• British Museum 1 mile
• Oxford Street and Bond Street shopping 2 miles

Author tip

Smithfield market has been the city's meat market since 1868 and is still going strong. Traders start hawking their wares from around 03:00 and continue until the rest of the city starts their day. There's some great all-night cafes around here, so if you do get up for an early morning butchers you're guaranteed a good fry-up afterwards.

Curious fact

These days Farringdon is one of London's hippest postcodes for clubs, bars, restaurants and hotels, but this wasn't always the case. Just outside the City of London's jurisdiction, it was once a haven for crooks and criminals.

How to get there

• From London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
  Distance to The Rookery, 1764 hotel is 25 miles, approximately 60 minutes' drive.
  
  Getting there. The Heathrow Express train is the quickest way into London. It departs from the airport every 15 minutes, and takes 15 minutes to reach Paddington Station in central London. The journey is non- stop and costs 14.50 GBP. Paddington is on the Hammersmith and City, District and Circle, and Bakerloo lines of London's Underground (Tube). Additionally, the airport is on the Piccadilly line of the Underground, which runs directly to Kings Cross, Leicester Square, Knightsbridge, and Green Park underground stations. The journey to central London takes approximately one hour, and trains depart every 10 minutes. A one-day travel pass costs 6.30 GBP, including travel to Heathrow (in zone 6). Black taxis cost approximately 50 GBP to central London. Coaches operate to London Victoria and the rest of the UK, and the airport is also served by local buses. Prices are all subject to change.
  
  Getting around. The Rookery, 1764 hotel is on Cowcross Street, a few hundred metres from Farringdon Underground station (on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines). The London Underground (Tube) and buses are the easiest ways to travel within London. Single tickets are expensive, but an electronic Oyster card offers a cheaper fare. Oyster cards can be purchased from ticket offices for 3 GBP (refundable). Daily or weekly travel passes are the most economical way to travel, and are valid on buses, trams, trains, and DLR, as well as on the Underground. Black taxis are available on the streets, but can be expensive. Driving is not recommended for visitors and a congestion charge zone is operated in central London.