London Marriott Hotel County Hall, hotel in London
London Marriott Hotel County Hall is a hotel in central London, set in the former London County Council building on the south bank of the River Thames in Lambeth. The Edwardian Baroque building has rooms with large windows, many overlooking the river or the city skyline, alongside original interior features such as marble fireplaces and wood-paneled walls.
County Hall was completed in 1922 and served as the seat of the London County Council, and later the Greater London Council, until that body was abolished in 1986. After years of standing empty, the building was converted into a hotel during the 1990s while keeping much of its original fabric.
The public areas of the building are decorated with caricatures, period artwork and original furniture from the early decades of the 20th century. Walking through the corridors gives a sense of the building's former life as a seat of city government.
The hotel is a short walk from Waterloo Station, which connects to several underground lines, and the Westminster Bridge nearby leads directly across the river. Arriving on foot along the South Bank is straightforward and gives a good first view of the building from the riverside path.
Inside the building, the Noes Lobby where council members once cast their votes against motions is still visible today. It is now part of the hotel's interior rather than a functioning political chamber, but its original layout has been left largely intact.
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