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The Rookery - At A Glance
Hidden amid a warren of streets near Smithfield Market, The Rookery is just the place for wicked liaisons within sight of St Paul’s. This glowing townhouse treat is an atmospheric throwback to Georgian London.
Know It All
Hit the spot
In the midst of buzzy Clerkenwell, close to London’s Square Mile.
Be savvy
Request a room at the back for the soundest sleep – Clerkenwell is big on nightlife.
Be smitten
Lovers' hideout in the City.
Bedtime...
Rooms and suites
30 rooms, 3 suites
Special features
Rooms come with antiques and ornately carved beds, while bathrooms have original Victorian fittings. You’ll find Aveda bathroom smellies, wi-fi, air con, LCD television, minibar and safe.
Also…
Deluxe rooms have huge four-posters, sofas, silken drapes and DVD players. Many have clawfoot baths and shower heads the size of dinner plates.
Pillow Talk
Bed down in a Deluxe room for the full Rookery charm: a huge period four-poster, silken drapes and a decadent clawfoot bath for two.
Eat & Drink
Dining in
There’s no restaurant, and continental breakfast (an optional extra) is delivered to your room.
Breakfast
Continental breakfast (charged) is served in your room until 10.30am.
Room service
Available 24 hours a day.
See & Do
See & DoThis part of London is heaving with historic interest and things to do.
From here you can walk to a galaxy of attractions in and around the City of London: the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern gallery, Tower Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Museum of London.
You’re also within easy reach of the Sir John Soames museum in Lincoln’s Inn, the Dickens museum in Bloomsbury, the Old Bailey and the Inns of Court. It’s easy to get to Docklands, and the West End is just a cab ride away.
Diary Dates
June-July
Assorted arts events – both free and ticketed – take to both stage and streets for the City of London festival.
November
The Lord Mayor’s procession winds through 800 years of London history, followed by fireworks on the Thames.
Various months
The Motor Show and the Boat Show are just two of the blockbusters staged at the ExCel centre in Docklands.
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Essentials
Rates guide
GBP 210 – 595 + VAT
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
3pm
Check-out
12 noon
Minimum night stay?
No
Children
Welcome. Children under 12 can stay free of charge in their parents’ room.
Pets
Guide dogs only.
Air conditioning
Yes – all rooms.
Wedding license?
No.
Getting There
Location
Peter’s Lane, Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6DS
Parking
Parking around here is expensive (available nearby for GBP 1 per hour), but you won’t need a car.
Trains
Mainline: King’s Cross Liverpool Street
Underground: Farringdon (100 yards) on the District/Circle lines.
Taxis
Approx GBP 55 from Heathrow.
Airport
London Heathrow – 18 miles