Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Courthouse, London

Set in the heart of London's bustling Soho district just minutes from famous shopping areas like Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street, the 5-star Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton London (formerly Courthouse Kempinski Hotel) has been carefully restored to retain its Victorian façade and many original features, including several impressive Robert Adam fireplaces. This Grade II English Heritage listed building, formerly the second oldest magistrate's court in England, now serves as a charming London hotel opposite famed Liberty of London department store and the north end of Carnaby Street. The Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton Regent Street occupies the old Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court building (law courts presided over by magistrates, who are members of the public rather than judges). When it was still operating as a court it was the second oldest magistrates court in the UK. Its now a grade 2 listed and protected building. Many original features of the building which dates back to the 1800's still remain. In its day such characters as Oscar Wilde and Johnny Rotten have been held here and Mick Jagger answered a drugs charge here. Charles Dickens worked here as a reporter and Napoleon appeared in court as witness in 1847.