Deluxe hotels in London |
- South Kensington & Knightsbridge
- Baglioni
- 60 Hyde Park Gate, SW7 5BB
Attention, fashionistas. The Baglioni, part of an exclusive Italian group, has made a flamboyant foray into London. In a bold move, it has nixed... MORE»
- South Kensington & Knightsbridge
- Blakes
- 33 Roland Gardens, SW7 3PF
Back when Ian Schrager was partying at Studio 54, Anouska Hempel brought the first boutique hotel to London. Opened in 1983, Blakes has stood... MORE»
- Mayfair & St James’s
- Claridge’s
- 55 Brook Street, W1A 2JQ
‘When I die,’ Spencer Tracy once said, ‘I don’t want to go to heaven; I want to go to Claridge’s.’ Perhaps... MORE»
- Covent Garden & St Giles’s
- Covent Garden Hotel
- 10 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9HB
In Kit Kemp’s mini empire of design hotels, the Covent Garden is the most showbiz in both look and atmosphere. For one thing, it’s... MORE»
- Mayfair & St James’s
- Dorchester
- 53 Park Lane, W1A 2HJ
Sister to the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Dorchester is the height of old-fashioned glamour: it’s got the most opulent lobby in London,... MORE»
- The City
- Great Eastern Hotel
- 40 Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QN
Once a faded railway hotel, the Great Eastern has been reborn. Thanks to a £70m overhaul by Sir Terence Conran, it’s now a mammoth,... MORE»
- Belgravia & Pimlico
- Lanesborough
- Hyde Park Corner, SW1X 7TA
It may not be a household name, but the Lanesborough matches the Ritz for sheer unbridled luxury. It’s got plenty of period grandeur:... MORE»
- South Kensington & Knightsbridge
- Milestone Hotel & Apartments
- 1 Kensington Court, W8 5DL
Overlooking Kensington Gardens, this quietly charming luxury hotel has won a slew of industry awards. The rooms are the stuff of romance: themes... MORE»
- Mayfair & St James’s
- Ritz
- 150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BR
This is one London hotel that needs no introduction: it is, quite simply, the Ritz. Let’s face it, Irving Berlin wrote a song about it,... MORE»
- Holborn & Clerkenwell
- Rookery
- 12 Peter’s Lane, Cowcross Street, EC1M 6DS
Squirrelled away down a suitably Dickensian lane in Clerkenwell, the Rookery is an irresistible period piece. In a row of converted 18th-century... MORE»
- Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia
- Sanderson
- 50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG
London may be drowning in design hotels, but this Schrager and Stark creation still thrills. The theatrical lobby resembles a surreal film set,... MORE»
- Covent Garden & St Giles’s
- Savoy
- Strand, WC2R 0EU
Built in 1889, the Savoy is London’s original grande dame. And what a legacy. Monet painted the views from the River Suites; Noel Coward... MORE»
- Covent Garden & St Giles’s
- St Martin’s Lane Hotel
- 45 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4HX
Back when it opened in 2000 as a Schrager hotel, this was the toast of the town. The flamboyant lobby was always buzzing; the Light Bar was... MORE»
- West London
- The Hempel
- 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, Bayswater, W2 3EA
As the minimalist backlash gathers pace, the Hempel - the most clinical design hotel of the bunch - has been forced to change with the times.... MORE»
