

Harley Street is located just north of Oxford Street in central London's West End. It runs from Marylebone Road at the northern end to Cavendish Square at the south and is 1 km in length. It is situated in the London postcode W1. Harley Street has been a medical center since the mid 19th century and now caters for the private patient having 100's of medical practitioners offering all types of private treatment. People travel here from all over the world. The nearest underground stations are Great Portland Street and Regents Park in the north and Oxford Street and Bond Street in the south. Harley Street is a road in the area of Marylebone, just north of Oxford Street, and is world reknowned as being, along with neighbouring Wimpole Street, the busiest area in the UK for private medical practices and home to several major private hospitals. Some of most famous doctors, surgeons and specialists have been using, and continue to use, Harley Streets´ consulting rooms to practice their trade since the mid 19th century.
Offering cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery and dental surgery, Harley Street is a centre of medical excellence and the above mentioned practices continue to attract an abundant of celebrities hanging on to youth and beauty for as long as they possibly can.
But it's not all about looking good and staying young.
The Harley Street Clinic is one of the several private hospitals on Harley Street and has an international reputation of excellence, attracting people worldwide to its highly skilled practitioners and effective treatment centres. The Harley Street Cancer Centre, part of the London Cancer Group, provides cancer patients, and their families, with an outstanding service and quality of care and treatment. Also located on Harley Street is The London Clinic, one of the country's most established and reputable independent hospitals and King Edward VII´s Hospital - Sister Agnes, on nearby Beaumont Street, has been treating patients with impeccable service and care since 1899.

Within one kilometer of Harley Street there are many hotels and you have your choice of those on Oxford Street, Marble Arch, Mayfair and Park Lane. Kensington is 3 kilometers away to the south west and offers many tourist class hotels at a good price. Within walking distance there is the Langham Hotel, a 5 star hotel located on Portland Place just 300 metres from Harley Street. Of a same standard is Claridges Hotel which is 700 metres away near Bond Street and Grosvenor Square. The newly refurbished Cumberland Hotel is a 4 star standard and just 700 meters away near Marble Arch on Oxford Street. One kilometer away but worth mentioning is the Park Lane Mews Hotel in Mayfair which offers great rates in a very upmarket area and is no more than a 15 minute walk from Harley Street. Lincoln House Hotel is also near to Harley Street, this tourist class hotel attracts a good reputation and is worth checking out especially with subsidised car parking and free WiFi connection.
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