Crown Moran Hotel

Location. Combining the historic and the contemporary, the Crown Moran Hotel is located in Cricklewood, in northwest London, England. Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly park with central London views, is two-and-a-half miles away. Regents Park is three miles south, as is Camden Town, with its famous market. Madame Tussauds wax museum and the London Planetarium are three miles away. Cricklewood train station, one stop from the Underground system, is 300 metres away, and Kilburn Underground station is within a mile of the hotel.

Hotel Features. The red-brick Victorian Crown Moran Hotel has a circular glass-and-steel extension linked by an atrium. Concierge services and a currency exchange are available.

There's Irish and global fare dinner in King Sitric restaurant, which also serves breakfast. The Crown, the original pub, retains its Grade II-listed status and serves food and drink from lunchtime onwards. The pub serves steaks, daily specials, Irish stouts and wines.

The hotel has four meeting rooms for up to 120 people. Business services and wireless Internet access are available.

In the health club, guests can swim in the 12-metre, glass- roofed indoor pool. There is a gym with cardiovascular equipment and weights, a steam room, sauna and jetted tub.

Guestrooms. The Crown Moran hotel's 116 climate-controlled guestrooms have dark wood furniture, and are decorated in cream colours with sage or mulberry touches. Rooms feature wide-screen televisions, satellite television, high-speed Internet connections (surcharge), tea/coffee making facilities and large safes. The marble-and-wood bathrooms have bath/shower combinations.

Expert Tip. The hotel is only four miles from the new Wembley Stadium, the home of English football.