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Location. The Rookery, 1764 is a period hotel situated in the fashionable Clerkenwell area of London, England. The bars and restaurants around Smithfield Market are 300 metres from the hotel while Saint Paul's Cathedral and Sadler's Wells Theatre are both 800 metres away. It is two miles to the theatres and shops of London's West End. The closest Underground station is Farringdon.
Hotel Features. The Rookery, 1764 hotel occupies a building with a 250 year history featuring stone floors and traditional fireplaces. Meeting rooms for small groups are available for hire, and public areas have high speed Internet access.

Breakfast and evening drinks are served in the hotel's conservatory with its courtyard garden.

Guestrooms. The hotel's 33 climate controlled guestrooms are all individually furnished and named after previous occupants of the building. Rooms feature original Victorian fittings, roll top baths and 18th century carved oak beds as well as satellite television, minibars and high speed Internet connections.

Expert Tip. Smithfield Market, just round the corner from the hotel, is London's main meat market. Livestock, and later meat, has been sold on this site since the 10th century.

Check-in details
Check-in: 1 PM
Check-out: 11.30 AM
Hotel Facilities
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Concierge services
  • Conference Room(s)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Internet access in public areas - high speed
  • Laundry Facilities
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
 
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Rooms:
  • Standard double room

    One double bed. Antique furniture, paintings, silk drapes. Flatscreen television, direct-dial phone, minibar, safe, hair dryer. Complimentary wireless Internet. Bathroom with deep roll-top bath. Designer toiletries and bathrobes.

  • Superior Room

    One double bed, either 18th-century carved oak or four-poster. Antique furnishings and period artwork. Windows dressed in silk drapes. Bathrooms with Victorian fittings featuring free standing baths and high-level cisterns. Air conditioning. Minibar, safe, flatscreen TV and complimentary wireless Internet.



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The Rookery
Peters Lane Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6DS
United Kingdom

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Airports airports
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 6.9 miles (11 km)
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 15.7 miles (25.3 km)
Rail Stations & London Underground
underground  Farringdon(Zone 1)  Railway Station
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0.1 miles (0.2 km) from The Rookery

underground  Barbican(Zone 1)
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0.2 miles (0.3 km) from The Rookery

underground  Chancery Lane(Zone 1)
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0.4 miles (0.7 km) from The Rookery

underground  St. Paul's(Zone 1)
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0.4 miles (0.7 km) from The Rookery

 
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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.

 

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