The Thistle Hotel is housed in a grand 19th century listed building situated opposite Newcastle train station, one kilometer from St James Park stadium. The hotel has 114 guestrooms which have a modern décor with patterned fabrics in warm colors and wooden furniture. All include trouser presses, tea making facilities, satellite television and hairdryers. The Rendez Vous restaurant is open for breakfast lunch and dinner and serves British and international dishes, or guests can enjoy a drink or light meal in the Rendez Vous bar, open late at the weekend. The Thistle has seven function rooms catering for conferences, banquets, private dining and smaller group meetings. Guests may use the nearby fitness center for free, and there is limited car parking for guests(surcharge). The Thistle concierge can help book tickets and advise on local attractions, such as the Laing art gallery 750 meters from the hotel, the Baltic art center (one mile) and the shops and bars of the Metro center (three miles), while football fans are just one kilometre from Newcastle United's home ground. The city has a comprehensive metro and bus system; for visitors arriving by airplane, Newcastle Airport is eight miles away.