There is
no other city quite like London and
The Courthouse Hotel Kempinski is
situated in the very heart of Soho in
central London. From the
internationally known Selfridges
department store and Bond Street with
its Couture boutiques to the London
Palladium, famous for its great
Musical and Theatrical performances,
you are in the centre of everything.
The hotel is superbly located for the
capital's premier commercial and
cultural centres and is within easy
access to the city, the M4 motorway,
and London's international airport.
Our neighbourhood Places of
Interest
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All delegates/guests should quote - Technosummits/ Global Film Festivals (UK) Ltd., and contact reservations on - +44 (0)207 297 5513/12
How to get to the Summit
Courthouse Hotel
Kempinski
19 - 21 Great Marlborough Street,
London W1F 7HL
Tel: +44 (0)207 297 5555
Fax: +44 (0)207 297 5566
Email: info@courthouse-hotel.com
Click for Interactive Map with Directions
History of the Courthouse Hotel
Kempinski
Set right in
the heart of London's bustling
shopping and theatre district, the
Courthouse Hotel Kempinski offers a
luxurious haven for those wishing to
enjoy the best that the capital has to
offer. A stone's throw from Liberty's
and the shopping paradise of Bond
Street, Regent Street and Carnaby
Street, the hotel is in a prime
location. Situated in an old
courthouse, the Grade II listed
building retains much of the splendour
of the original, with a number of
quirky features. The Great Marlborough
Street Magistrate's Court set the
scene for many famous cases over the
years, which were either heard there
or taken to full trial at Crown Courts
such as the Old Bailey. This was the
case with the first obscenity trial
for a comic book in English history,
against International Times in
1971.
John Lennon's
sensational court case regarding the sale
of sexually explicit lithograph drawings
was thrown out on a technicality in 1970,
and Mick Jagger spent time here defending
his name when it was alleged he was caught
in possession of cannabis (and Marianne
Faithful!). Keith Richards received a
£205 fine here in 1973 for possession
of marijuana, heroin and mandrax, as well
as a Smith and Wesson revolver and an
antique shotgun, both held without a
licence. Oscar Wilde also had the start of
his 'Queensbury' case heard in the
building.
Many
remnants of this time have been
incorporated into the building's
current scheme. Original Robert Adams
fireplaces adorn some of the suites,
and The Bar's private tables are
actually inside three of the original
prison cells. Silk, the hotel's
destination restaurant, is the old
Number One court where the Judges
bench, witness stand and dock take
centre stage. Elsewhere in the hotel,
glimpses of former use can be seen -
such as the iron bars that separate
the lobby lounge from the Bar.
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