The 692-bedroom Thistle Marble Arch Hotel on Oxford Street, London, will offer a new corporate lounge for guests from the end of January 2003.

Guests staying in a deluxe bedroom and key corporate accounts will be entitled to use the lounge, which will offer a wide range of additional facilities. The private lounge will offer an exclusive check in and out desk, complimentary Continental breakfast, tea and coffee served throughout the day and drinks and canapés served in the evening.

Guests using the lounge will also be able to take advantage of porterage and valet services and the wide selection of international newspapers and TV news channels that will be available.

Ideal for corporate clients staying at the hotel, a meeting room for up to six delegates will be available on a complimentary basis for up to three hours.

Commenting on the introduction of the lounge, Beverly King, general manager, Thistle Marble Arch: “The new lounge will offer business guests a number of essential and additional value added benefits, making a stay at the hotel hassle free. The lounge will also mean that our guests can use the facility to entertain both on an informal and formal basis”.

The Thistle Marble Arch offers 692 bedrooms, a Just Gym, 18 meeting rooms, a restaurant, bar and CoMotion Brew Shop.

Rates for a deluxe bedroom at the Thistle Marble Arch start from just £170 excl. VAT per night and can be reserved by calling the hotel on 0870 333 9116 or by visiting www.thistlehotels.com/marblearch. For information on setting up corporate accounts, please call Melanie on 0207 514 2609.

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