Best bars in London - Hotel bars
Time Out recommend the best hotels bars in the capital
Britta Jaschinski
Not only are London's top hotels fantastic to stay in, but many of them are also fantastic to drink in. From classic cocktails to stunning surroundings, the capital is home to many great hotel bars including Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental and Artesian at the Langham Hotel.
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London's best hotel bars
Artesian
The Langham Hotel is one of those high-ceilinged, marble-pillared palaces that many well-padded visitors, yet few resident Londoners, seem to visit. But it’s worth getting your best togs on just to admire David Collins’s design of this handsome room.
Read Artesian review
- Langham Hotel, 1C Portland Place, W1B 1JA
Blue Bar at The Berkeley
The name isn’t just a caprice: this David Collins-designed bar really is as blue as a Billie Holiday album. The sky-blue armchairs, the deep-blue ornate plasterwork and the navy-blue leather-bound menus combine with discreet lighting to striking effect. It’s a see-and-be-seen place, but staff treat all-comers like royalty, and the cocktails are a masterclass in sophistication.
Read Blue Bar review
- The Berkeley, (Wilton Place), SW1X 7RL
Beaufort Bar at The Savoy
Following the £220m revamp, The Savoy’s devotion to debonaire drinking now stretches beyond the iconic American Bar. The Beaufort might be the second bar, but second-division it is not. It’s a considerably more salubrious space to sip than the American Bar, and combines a wow-factor interior with good service and top-quality (if pricey) drinks.
Read Beaufort Bar at The Savoy review and read American Bar at The Savoy review
- The Savoy, (100 Strand), WC2R 0EW
Brumus Bar at Haymarket Hotel
Everything screams for attention at the Haymarket Hotel’s bright, almost brash bar, though the kaleidoscope of pink and red, patterned with geometrics on the bar stools and florals on the sofas, may not be to everyone’s taste.
Read Brumus Bar review
- Haymarket Hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, SW1Y 4BP
The Connaught Bar and Coburg Bar at The Connaught
There's no velvet rope barring your way to the Coburg Bar: you can just walk straight on in. And once you've done so, the service will be faultless.The hotel's other bar, Connaught Bar, is both cosy and elegant, with a conspiratorial duskiness. Read Connaught Bar review and read Coburg Bar review
- The Connaught, Carlos Place, W1K 2AL
Dukes Hotel
Dukes Hotel has changed hands a few times in recent years, but one thing remains unchanged: this is the hotel bar to visit for a martini.
Read Dukes Hotel review
- 35 St James's Place, SW1A 1NY
Lobby Bar at One Aldwych
It’s hard not to be wowed by the soaring space, with its triffid-sized flower arrangements, elegant pillars and ceiling-height windows; but the majesty of the room is lent intimacy by high-backed armchairs, comfortable sofas and shimmering candles.
Read Lobby Bar review
- One Aldwych, WC2B 4RH
Mandarin Bar and Mandarin Oriental
Step out of the Knightsbridge chaos into the Mandarin Oriental's cool marble surrounds and you might initially expect to be greeted with a proper British colonial drinking experience.
Read Mandarin Bar review
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA
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