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The 23 best hotels in London

With tens of thousands of rooms spread across London's hotels, travelers have no shortage of choices when it comes to booking a place to stay in the Big Smoke. And even once you stay at all the best hotels in London, more will join the ranks every year.

There are iconic London hotels in some of the poshest neighborhoods that have legacy and reputation on their side, and affordable hotels that prioritize communal spaces designed for mingling with others. Families might prefer something casual from one of the larger chains.

No matter what type of trip you're planning , these are some of the best hotels in London — and you can even use points at many of these properties to put a stay here within reach.

What is the best area to stay in London?

Some of the most convenient areas to stay in London for first-time travelers include West London neighborhoods such as Covent Garden, Mayfair, Holborn, Soho and Leicester Square, which are within walking distance of the city's great theaters, royal parks and palaces, and many bustling restaurants. If you are flying in or out of Heathrow Airport (LHR) , West London also puts you slightly closer to the airport, especially if you are near Paddington, the terminus of the Heathrow Express.

For travelers eager to explore new neighborhoods, there are the grittier, more creative neighborhoods of East London, including the popular enclave of Shoreditch with its world-famous Indian eateries. Alternatively, the bohemian neighborhood of Brixton, the unofficial capital of the British African-Caribbean community in London, buzzes with art, music and delicious food.

Travelers seeking a quieter and more residential stay may prefer Kensington, while areas along the south bank of the River Thames, such as Southwark, put visitors close to attractions like Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, colorful Borough Market and the Tate Modern museum.

Since making its London debut in 2013, the Rosewood has transformed an Edwardian belle epoque mansion on High Holborn into one of the most in-demand luxury hotels in the city.

Italian marble is abundant here, from the grand seven-story staircase coiling around the interior of the hotel to the bathrooms in the guest rooms and suites. Other elegant touches throughout the rooms and suites include decorative wainscoting and rich textiles befitting a London hotel, like tweed chairs with pintuck details.

Grab a cocktail at the gentlemen's club-inspired Scarfes Bar, a cozy spot with more than 1,000 antique books and live jazz anchored by a roaring fireplace, or any of the Rosewood's multiple drinking and dining venues.

Rates at the Rosewood London start at around 616 British pounds ($758) per night.

It's no surprise that this self-described "super boutique hotel" punches above its weight with pops of color, staff uniforms worthy of a stage production, theatrical busts and bathroom vanities reminiscent of backstage dressing rooms. After all, The Londoner, which debuted in 2021, is in the center of London's bustling entertainment district, just steps from Piccadilly Circus and the city's famous West End theaters.

Behind colorful doors with crystal knobs are unusually spacious rooms in a city known for economizing square footage. Of note are the oversize bathrooms with separate water closets for Toto bidets and rainfall showers clad in colorful, gleaming tiles.

But it's the hotel's clublike venues that really stand out. Guests have access to an exclusive lounge — no outsiders allowed — that serves complimentary light bites and beverages throughout the day. Or, mingle with the locals at 8, the rooftop bar serving Japanese-inspired cocktails. You might even catch live music at the lobby-level Champagne bar, The Stage.

Rates at The Londoner start at around 423 British pounds ($517) per night.

In a city known for astronomically expensive hotel rates, The Hoxton provides a more affordable stay without sacrificing style.

The Hoxton, Shoreditch was the brand's first property, which reclaimed a parking lot in the bustling East London neighborhood. It paved the way for a series of innovative hotels that focus on large, communal public spaces and compact rooms that offer everything travelers need but few of the extra services that many can live without.

For travelers who don't mind squeezing in to save money, the Hoxton's "Shoebox" rooms offer tight quarters (at the Shoreditch property, from 130 square feet) with a double bed and a small, monochrome tiled bathroom.

It's a leap up from a hostel stay, but guests will certainly be inspired to join the locals in the cozy sitting areas in the lobby or its two restaurants: the Hoxton Grill and Llama Inn.

What you won't find is a gym or a spa, but the lobby staff will provide you with a discounted pass to a nearby fitness center.

Rates at The Hoxton, Shoreditch , can be found from 219 British pounds ($268) per night.

Multicolored marbles, dignified terra cotta tiles, stained-glass windows and ornate balustrades are a few of the elegant details that make the Kimpton Fitzroy London feel more like a regal estate than a chain hotel.

Revered architect Charles Fitzroy Doll, who worked on the dining room of the RMS Titanic (yes, that Titanic), designed this architectural masterpiece.

Even in the rooms, thoughtful touches like upholstered canopy beds, rotary-style phones the color of the city's iconic double-decker buses, picture-frame wainscoting and marble bathrooms make guests at the Kimpton Fitzroy feel like dignitaries visiting London for royal affairs.

Breakfast here is casual, with simple breakfast sandwiches, eggs Benedict and pancakes at Galvin Bar & Grill. Later, you can order a cocktail at Fitz's and sip it on a scalloped velour sofa beneath a twinkling disco ball or grab a seat in a leather armchair by the mantle.

In addition to the bold design, which doesn't shy away from its grandeur, the Kimpton Fitzroy stands out as one of the best hotels in London because it offers Kimpton loyalists all the perks travelers have come to love about the brand: complimentary social hours, pet-friendly policies and Raleigh bikes you can use for free during your stay to explore the city.

Rates at the Kimpton Fitzroy London start at 321 British pounds ($392) or 56,000 IHG One Rewards points per night.

From its enviable address on Park Lane, the JW Marriott Grosvenor House puts guests within walking distance of London's most iconic sites and attractions, including Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace.

Inside, the JW Marriott — the former home of the dukes of Westminster and Gloucester — delivers a classic hotel aesthetic consistent with the JW brand, with plenty of dark wood accents contrasted with neutral hues, light marbles and floral prints evocative of Hyde Park at the cusp of spring or autumn.

Distinctly British dining experiences (such as afternoon tea and evening canapes) are available to guests who have executive lounge access, and the nod to traditional hotel experiences continues at the JW Steakhouse, which sets the tone with dark wood paneling, cast-iron crockery and black-and-white photographs.

Or, enjoy live piano music while tucking into afternoon tea (open-face sandwiches with smoked Scottish salmon, buttermilk scones, treacles, tarts and lemon possets) at The Park Room, which has an English home aesthetic elevated by white tablecloths and jewel-tone velvet booths.

Rates at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House start at around 380 British pounds ($465) or 52,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night.

Playing on the area's affinity for street art, the Andaz Liverpool Street, which has undergone a series of renovations and refreshes, brings splashes of color and saturated velvet furnishings to this Liverpool Street mainstay (it's been a hotel since the Great Eastern Hotel opened in this red-brick landmark in 1884).

The lobby has a distinct sense of movement, home to a funky bar with steamer trunks, exposed brick and gleaming gold accents.

The artistic flourishes continue in the guest rooms, where you might find the modern furniture accented by pops of fuchsia. Whether you book an entry-level room or one of the designer suites, expect amenities such as Nespresso machines, yukata robes and the brand's signature complimentary minibars.

When it's time to eat, head to Lady Abercorn's for a whimsical British pub experience, including dishes like Punjabi mutton curry, bangers and mash with sage-and-onion gravy and — what else — fish and chips with tartar sauce and minted peas.

Rates for the Andaz Liverpool Street start at 268 British pounds ($328) or 17,000 World of Hyatt points per night.

Nothing short of a London legend, this renowned art deco hotel is often hailed as the first luxury hotel in England. Even its bars and restaurants are attractions in their own right, such as the Thames Foyer, with its gazebo at the center where pianists might play tunes while guests sip tea beneath the atrium's glass dome.

Or perhaps you've seen images of the black-and-gold Beaufort Bar, which serves vintage Champagnes to well-heeled guests, or the glitzy American Bar, where travelers tipple vintage cocktails while listening to live jazz.

When it's time to bed down, choose from Edwardian or art deco-inspired rooms, most of which offer views of the River Thames or the city. Best of all, you can now use Accor points to offset the cost of a stay at this Fairmont-managed hotel — and don't forget that Capital One miles transfer to ALL — Accor Live Limitless.

Rates at The Savoy start at 680 British pounds ($827) per night.

Having served such esteemed guests as Napoleon III and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle since opening its doors in the 19th century, it's no surprise this luxury hotel has such an impressive reputation.

Today, The Langham continues to exude British elegance, with upholstered headboards, elegant wood furnishings and wainscoting in the accommodations.

Splurge on an executive room or suite for access to the hotel's club, where you can sip glasses of Taittinger Champagne while nibbling on canapes designed by chef Michel Roux Jr., of London's two-Michelin-starred Le Gavroche.

Of course, you can always visit the Langham's other celebrated dining and drinking venues, including Artesian, with Japanese influences in the pagoda-inspired bar and on the menu. Afternoon tea in the spectacular Palm Court is a particularly decadent and quintessentially British delight.

Check out the Langham's fitness and wellness offerings, including the 16-meter swimming pool in a former bank vault.

Rates at The Langham London start at 405 British pounds ($495) per night.

Another art deco landmark with a litany of celebrities and heads of state in its guest book (among them Audrey Hepburn, Queen Victoria and Kate Moss), Claridge's doesn't refresh its interiors with every passing design trend.

Instead, one of London's most iconic hotels stays true to its roots with decor such as lacquered wood headboards, shagreen lamps, a cozy neutral palette and thoughtfully appointed marble bathrooms you won't want to leave, thanks to Toto water closets, the brand's namesake products and heated mirrors (so you'll never lose your reflection in the steam).

Beneath a 1930s Rene Lalique glass panel, you can elbow up to the black-marble horseshoe bar at The Fumoir, which specializes in vintage spirits served from Lalique decanters. Or, retreat to The Painter's Room, a study in Provencal style marked by a stained-glass mirror and a striking blush-colored marble bar that opened to much-deserved fanfare in 2021.

Rates at Claridge's start at 919 British pounds ($1,124) per night.

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park straddles London's Knightsbridge and Hyde Park neighborhoods, placing travelers at the nexus of London's poshest addresses.

While here, take advantage of the hotel's celebrated culinary program, including Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, which has two Michelin stars. Here, Blumenthal plays with historic British dishes, such as scallop frumenty (circa 1390) and powdered duck breast (circa 1670), with blackberry tarts (circa 1800) and brown bread ice cream (circa 1808) leading the dessert menu.

There's also The Aubrey, an outpost of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong's Japanese izakaya experience that's sure to delight frequent jet-setters, the jewel box-like Rosebery (for afternoon tea and Champagne cocktails) and the namesake Mandarin Bar, anchored by a catwalk-style bar and filled with eye-catching design elements by Adam D. Tihany.

Designer Joyce Wang led the guest room refresh, incorporating Hyde Park-inspired natural elements and art deco flourishes such as custom onyx chandeliers, leather-topped desks and Volakas marble bathrooms stocked with Diptyque products.

Rates at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park start at 840 British pounds ($1,028) per night.

For travelers who crave color, texture and individuality, few hotels compete with Ham Yard Hotel, a Soho property from Firmdale Hotels that turns a hand-crafted aesthetic into unquestionable luxury.

The 91 rooms and suites were individually designed by Kit Kemp and channel an "urban village" vibe through an array of patterns and prints — expect a riot of seersucker or chevron, ikats or florals, jacquard or stripes. All rooms, though, have expansive floor-to-ceiling windows and granite bathrooms with oak accents.

The carefully orchestrated cacophony of color and texture continues in the public spaces and restaurant, Ham Yard Bar & Restaurant, where travelers might sample a smoked haddock Scotch egg with butter crab curry or share a juicy chateaubriand with friends. If you're treated to a sunny London day, dine in the heated courtyard.

Or, head to the fourth-floor roof garden, where you might spot the herbs and vegetables that will season your dinner. Other unusual amenities and facilities include the Croc bowling alley, which dates to the 1950s and will make you forget every preconceived notion you have about bowling with its Howard Hodgkin artworks and silver baby grand piano.

Rates at the Ham Yard Hotel start at 536 British pounds ($659) per night.

If you remember seeing The Ritz in "Notting Hill" starring Julia Roberts, you'll recall the hotel has main character energy.

With its Michelin stars, majestic marble columns, gilded chandeliers and museumworthy frescoes, the eponymous restaurant is one of the many alluring amenities at The Ritz London. Here, you reserve dinner dances led by full bands that hark back to a simpler era.

Lean into the over-the-top luxury by reserving a spot for afternoon tea in the hotel's former ballroom to sample teas curated by tea master Giandomenico Scanu and nibble on tiered towers of pastries and cakes.

The rooms are designed with the sort of romantic aesthetic you'd expect to find in the manor of a duchess — marble bathrooms, monogrammed linens and gold-and-marble mantles. You might find a television tucked in the corner, but guest rooms and suites at the Ritz are meant to evoke far less modern moments in London.

Rates at The Ritz London start at 753 British pounds ($921) per night.

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The former Curtain boutique hotel has been transformed by Accor into the 120-room Mondrian Shoreditch London , an unfussy retreat with small rooms, reasonable rates and smart design touches, such as retro Marshall radios and cozy leather sofas.

Guests love the marble showers, which double as steam rooms, and the design details that nod to the neighborhood (exposed brick, Studio Graphite artworks).

When it's time to eat and drink, head to Laurel's on the Roof for California-influenced cuisine any time of year, thanks to the retractable glass roof, or dip down to Bibo for tapas created by chef Dani Garcia of Michelin acclaim. Save room for sweets: a chocolate mousse for two and a glass of Pedro Ximenez dessert wine.

One of the most-loved amenities is the beautiful (albeit tiny) mosaic-bottomed heated swimming pool on the roof, which guests can access until midday. There's also an elegant fitness center reminiscent of old-school athletic clubs with Technogym equipment and Peloton bikes.

Rates at the Mondrian Shoreditch London start at 271 British pounds ($338) per night.

Warm, welcoming and modern accommodations capture both the spirit of 21st-century London and the Four Seasons brand — particularly if you book a room with a terrace or a suite with a fireplace.

It's all about the amenities at the 196-key Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, including the private chauffeured ride in a Bentley anywhere within 2 miles of the hotel, plus twice-daily housekeeping when many hotels are doing away with the service altogether.

You can even sightsee while squeezing in your workout on the 10th-floor gym, which offers views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye observation wheel in the distance, or while waiting for your massage at the rooftop spa.

Rates at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane start at 761 British pounds ($931) per night.

With an exterior harking back to the hotel's origin as a duo of houses belonging to the Duke of Westminster, you might not expect the organic blend of classic design with contemporary lines.

Even the most basic rooms have curvaceous dark-wood writing desks and soothing color schemes, as well as marble bathrooms with bathtub televisions for late-night soaks with your favorite show. The modern amenities continue with Dyson hair dryers and Bang & Olufsen speakers.

But it's the food and beverage program that lands The Connaught on best-of lists time and time again. The Connaught Grill is now helmed by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and the only thing more impressive than the exquisite woodwork is the parade of dishes coming from the wood-burning grill.

There's also the colorful, light-filled Jean-Georges at The Connaught (perfect for people watching) and gauzy Red Room, which appears like a reverie behind a velvet curtain separating it from the Champagne Room.

Of course, guests can also book a table at Helene Darroze at The Connaught, the hotel's three-Michelin-starred restaurant with sumptuous leathers, velvets, hand-crafted wood furnishings and seasonal tasting menus.

Rates at The Connaught start at 929 British pounds ($1,137) per night.

While West London is a solid destination choice for first-time visitors, there are many attractions in the east of London, too.

Intercontinental London — The O2 enjoys stunning views of the River Thames and overlooks the 20,000-seat O2 arena, one of the United Kingdom's largest indoor spaces with past performances from the likes of Adele, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Beyonce and Bon Jovi. Nearby, you'll find the IFS Cloud Cable Car, the ExCeL London convention and exhibition space, and London City Airport (LCY), which is much closer to Central London than Heathrow Airport (LHR). Many major financial institutions are also headquartered at Canary Wharf, a stone's throw from this hotel.

Rooms feature plenty of natural light thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, and the granite bathrooms have a separate bathtub and walk-in shower, and signature Agraria toiletries.

Dining options include Kinaara, the hotel's award-winning Indian fine-dining restaurant, with options like Keralan crispy duck with tamarind, Indian Ocean king prawns with black garlic chutney and fiery lamb curry simmered in cipollini onions, perfect for an early dinner before a show at the O2. The hotel's Meridian Lounge serves quintessentially British afternoon tea and hand-crafted cocktails.

Rates at Intercontinental London — The O2 start at about 249 British pounds ($300) or 44,000 IHG One Rewards points per night.

Rooms at this Rocco Forte hotel are whimsical and eclectic; no two are exactly the same, though they all mix subtle patterns and textures to great effect.

Like the rooms, the restaurants at Brown's effortlessly blend classic ingredients and style with contemporary, eccentric flourishes.

Charlie's, helmed by executive chef Adam Byatt, serves British dishes from silver trolleys beneath coffered ceilings while gleaming wood walls and illustrative wallpaper with botanicals and birds give the space personality and warmth. At The Drawing Room, which employs similar design duologies, guests can enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea.

Brown's Hotel is also a popular pick for families with young children who don't want to sacrifice an iota of luxury: Easy-to-book interconnecting rooms and family suites afford families generous floor plans and amenities that will keep the little ones entertained.

With the Rocco Forte Kids program, you might find a stylish play tent set up in your room or suite upon arrival, plus a host of treats and extras specifically for the youngest members of your family (including Albemarle, an oak-wood monkey toy to play with for the duration of the stay).

Rates at Brown's Hotel start at 765 British pounds (about $935) per night.

Unmistakable vestiges of designer Ian Schrager are all over The London Edition , from the walnut wood-paneled walls and faux fur throws in the rooms to the members club-inspired Punch Room with a wide-ranging sonic landscape that, occasionally, includes live music.

But you won't mistake The London Edition for a night at New York's bygone Studio 54. This hotel is decidedly British — particularly Berners Tavern, the moody restaurant with hundreds of framed photographs and paintings on the walls and an ornately carved plaster ceiling. Grab a seat at the pewter-topped bar for cocktails worth crossing the Atlantic for.

Rates at The London Edition start at around 398 British pounds ($486) or 55,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night.

Presiding over Hyde Park is The Dorchester, a hotel dating back to 1931 that is preparing to emerge from a significant renovation.

Light, airy design elements are emphasized throughout the rooms, suites and public areas, nodding to the city's lush parks (think: dusty rose, pale sage and heather blue), bringing brightness and femininity into the historic property.

Guests will discover entirely new spaces, too, including a flower and pastry shop showcasing the talents of in-house florist Philip Hammond and pastry chef Michael Kwan. There's also a new contemporary art collection to explore and Vesper Bar, a glowing, glamorous space that replaces the former watering hole known as The Bar.

Not all of The Dorchester's well-loved institutions are being overhauled or replaced, however. Travelers can still book a table at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, which maintains three Michelin stars.

China Tang continues to serve traditional dim sum in a dazzling art deco space with Eastern influences. Chef Tom Booton, known for kick-starting his culinary career at 15, is the youngest-ever chef of the revamped The Grill.

Rates at The Dorchester start at 899 British pounds ($1,099) per night.

If you're familiar with Dukes, you might be an Ian Fleming fan — or a diehard anglophile. Either way, this elegant property in quiet St. James's is all about the details. Marble bathrooms are stocked with fragrant Penhaligon's toiletries; most have deep soaking tubs.

At the historic Dukes Bar, you can sip world-famous martinis poured tableside while waiting for a Bond villain to amble over to one of the deep-blue velvet club chairs. All-day dining is served at GBR — Great British Restaurant — a beautifully mirrored space serving a variety of steaks, Yorkshire chicken, Cumbrian lamb neck and more.

But for many travelers, the hotel's quiet address in Mayfair truly sets it apart — a timeless retreat you can adjourn to beneath a Union Jack flag for a final martini before drifting back to your guest room or suite.

Rates at Dukes London start at 351 British pounds ($488) per night.

Housed in a former — you guessed it — fire station, this hotel is the brainchild of celebrated hotelier Andre Balazs. Even though it opened in 2014, the hard-to-book tables at its eponymous restaurant and limited room count ensure the hotel is still one of the hottest spots in London.

Also keeping the heat level high are its en suite gas fireplaces (most rooms have them) and heated bathroom floors. Cozy corner banquettes and armchairs in the room are upstaged only by the gleaming mahogany-paneled headboards.

But since the hotel holds tables specifically for its guests, you won't want to waste too much time sitting around your room. Despite the price tag and the acclaim, trust us and order the black truffle wood-fired pizza with blue cheese, taleggio, Parmesan and pecorino, plus the rib-eye steak.

Rates at Chiltern Firehouse start at 651 British pounds ($760) per night.

Since its debut in 2021, the NoMad London has caught the attention of hotel industry insiders and travelers with its striking public spaces — particularly the eponymous restaurant housed in a multistory glass atrium.

The answer to the chartreuse-hued banquettes and cascading foliage in the conservatory-style restaurant is the deep red velvet-and-leather boudoir-inspired library replete with highbrow texts that nod to the transatlantic love affair between New York City and London.

The frenzy of opulent design decisions continues in the guest rooms, where glittering mosaic-tiled bathrooms with gold fixtures complement the embossed leather headboards and damask-print textiles.

For drinks, head to Side Hustle, where Mexican-influenced cocktails and plates take center stage. Don't miss the tequila mai tais served in skulls and topped with crowns of pineapple leaves and citrus slices.

Rates at the NoMad London start at 373 British pounds ($456) per night.

Occupying 18 floors of the Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, is Shangri-La The Shard — an ultramodern hotel infused with the brand's distinctly Asian heritage.

Expect Shangri-La's renowned hospitality and flourishes, such as walls embossed with patterns of cherry blossom branches, in-room tea sets and a food and beverage program specializing in cuisines and flavors found across Asia.

With one of the highest swimming pools in Europe (the infinity-edge Sky Pool on the 52nd floor), the restaurant Aqua Shard on the 31st floor and Gong, also on the 52nd floor, views are everything at this Shangri-La hotel.

After taking in endless vistas of Tower Bridge and other attractions along the southern bank of the River Thames, consider a stroll around the neighborhood or retreat to the spa for a treatment from Neal's Yard Remedies.

Rates at Shangri-La The Shard start at 583 British pounds ($712) per night.

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The best hotels in London according to the editors of Condé Nast Traveller

By Steve King and Condé Nast Traveller

At last count, there was something in the region of 123,000 hotel rooms in London . Nobody knows for sure exactly how many. You would think that, as with schools or hospitals or public swimming pools, there would exist a definitive and up-to-date list of the city’s hotels. Apparently not. In any case, 123,000 was the figure that some diligent scholar of the hospitality sector came up with back in 2010. A decade later, that number has no doubt increased considerably.

Still, a shortlist of 37 hotels in London is plenty to be getting on with, especially 37 that are as diverse, exciting, innovative, sumptuous, original and surprising as these. While it is true that certain other great cities of the world are, in hotel terms, similarly blessed – Paris and New York , undoubtedly; Hong Kong and Geneva , possibly – none is more so than London.

As for the word ‘best’ in our headline, with its hint of know-it-all certainty, well, provoking a bit of civilised debate is part of the point of lists like these. We hope you will agree that our idea of what is best is generally on the money. If you do not, you may take comfort in the fact that there are at least 123,000 alternatives available to you during your time in London.

What area in London is best to stay in?

If it’s your first time to the capital or you’re looking to stay among the action, most of the best hotels in London tend to surround the West End in areas such as Soho , Piccadilly, Mayfair , and Covent Garden . For a stay that sits alongside greenery, some of London’s smartest high-end hotels neighbour Hyde Park or Green Park, with grand landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Harrods located nearby. To be closer to London’s creative, music and nightlife hub, head to East London, where there are a number of smart hotels in Shoreditch .

All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveller Middle East are independently selected by our editors. If you book something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Best for: old-world glamour

Over the years, Claridge's has acquired an almost mythical aura, making it something more than the sum of its parts. Not that there's anything wrong with its parts – an irresistible hybrid of flapper-tastic Art Deco, grand Victorian flourishes and low-key, streamlined contemporary luxe. To pass through its oddly fragile-feeling revolving doors is to pass into another, lovelier world. One of the best afternoon teas in London is served in the foyer and a drink at the bar (or, better still, in the tiny Lalique-panelled fumoir) is de rigueur. Eternally on our list of the best hotels in London. To find out more, read our Claridge's hotel review .

Address : Claridge's, Brook Street, London W1K 4HR

2. NoMad London, Covent Garden

Featured on our 2022 Hot List of the best new hotels in the world

Best for: showmanship

Despite the Ace Hotel’s departure from the city, there’s something of a USA revival going on in London, with The Standard landing in King’s Cross and the Mondrian just launched in Shoreditch . And earlier this year, the first NoMad outside the States opened in a palatial former magistrates’ court opposite the Royal Opera House . It came with some expectation – after all, the original put a whole New York City neighbourhood on the map, its Dirty Martini-fuelled bar an overnight sensation – but has hit the ground running. The centrepiece restaurant, in a luminous, almost neoclassical atrium draped with greenery, was booked up for weeks, a see-and-be-seen destination. There’s plenty of showmanship here, but it’s more Noël Coward than PT Barnum: vintage chandeliers, brass and crimson, mohair and damask, mural painters from the opera house involved in the decor. In the bedrooms, bathrooms nod to golden Twenties Art Deco and the main spaces to a sort of transatlantic connoisseur spirit, with big-brushed abstract expressionism propped up on the floor, Hopi kachina dolls beside the fireplace and a blend of Victoriana and art history on the walls (we perhaps have hotelier Andrew Zobler’s grandmother, who owned an antiques shop , to thank for this). The Library bar has shelves and shelves of books, though the prominent criminology section can’t match a tour of the adjacent new Bow Street Police Museum, birthplace of London’s first force, which has seen the Krays, Oscar Wilde and Emmeline Pankhurst pass through its cells. Shakers rattle like sidewinders in the tavern-esque Side Hustle, mixing up fancy American-style cocktails. This is a big-thinking but surprisingly intimate hotel that deserves a standing ovation. To find out more, read our NoMad London review. Rick Jordan

Address : NoMad Hotel, 28 Bow St, London WC2E 7AW

3. The Mayfair Townhouse, Mayfair

Best for: decadent design

The brains behind classic country-house hangouts Cliveden and Chewton Glen have whisked up a sharp city offshoot for any of their loyal troupe of guests wanting to overnight in a London hotel. But there’s no whiff of a rural familial connection. Instead, The Mayfair Townhouse pays tribute to the frilly artistic folk of the 19th century: there’s a playful dose of Alice in Wonderland meets The Importance of Being Earnest (the play is set on the same street), with nods to the flamboyance of Oscar Wilde’s characters and quirky coloured graphic art referencing motifs from down the rabbit hole. It could all add up to something distinctly gimmicky, but a sense of restraint and a Claridge’s-like appreciation for Art Deco has resulted in rooms that are moody, masculine and smart. Some have a tiny quiet garden terrace to retreat to – a rare thing indeed for central London – while others major in marble. The building spreads grandly across 15 converted Georgian houses, a few Grade II-listed, and a lucky handful of the jewel-toned suites come with views over leafy Green Park below. But the real high point is The Dandy Bar on the ground floor – a shiny mirror-and-plush-leather speakeasy serving up a smooth menu of cocktails alongside dishes such as chicken cobb salad and steak frites. If you can prise yourself off your bar stool, Shepherd Market with lovely Kitty Fisher’s restaurant is just around the corner, the Royal Academy is a brisk 10-minute walk down Piccadilly and 5 Hertford Street is a late-night stumble away. A brilliant new spot in a location that already knows how to have fun. Katharine Sohn

Address : The Mayfair Townhouse, 27-41 Half Moon St, London W1J 7BG

4. The Connaught, Mayfair

Best for: one of the world's best bars

A hotel known for its Englishness – a quality embodied in its celebrated central staircase (dark and woody of bannister, bright and stripy of carpet), which apparently drove Ralph Lauren into such a fit of longing that he commissioned a replica of it for his Madison Avenue shop. The Connaught Bar is a mini Art Deco masterpiece and our pick for the best bar in London . Both Hélène Darroze's three Michelin-starred restaurant and the less formal Jean-Georges at The Connaught are outstanding too (the latter with a view onto a magical Tadao Ando water sculpture outside). To find out more, read our The Connaught hotel review .

Address : The Connaught, Carlos Place, London W1K 2AL

5. Lime Tree Hotel, Belgravia 

Best for: a sweet, affordable stay

This Ebury Street townhouse conversion is a masterclass in how to maximise eclectic style in a small space. It also delivers on a hard-to-keep promise: an elegant hangout that feels like home, in a great location, at an affordable price. Owners Matt and Charlotte Goodsall opened Lime Tree Hotel in 2008, quickly turning it into the area’s loveliest little boutique hotel and the best affordable hotel in London . They reframed challenge as an opportunity during the 2020 lockdown, overhauling the interiors and adding a new café. The couple enlisted Fraher & Findlay architects, whose previous projects include Wolf & Badger in Coal Drops Yard, but relied on their own taste for the decorative details, sprucing up corners with Sanderson wallpaper and Pooky lampshades. The 28 bedrooms range from minuscule to moderately sized, but this only contributes to the country-cottage cosiness. Clever design ensures that even the tiniest space is optimised, with teal velvet headboards, mountains of ikat pillows and marmalade-coloured armchairs (thoughtful reading material is provided – ours was Aesop’s Fables ). Single rooms come at a keener price, so solo travellers are well looked after. The Buttery kitchen is helmed by Stefano Cirillo, previously at Notting Hill spot Beach Blanket Babylon. Breakfast is made up of perfectly executed classics – avocado on sourdough with runny eggs, chocolate-spread-layered French toast topped with berries, a full English with halloumi – accompanied by the smell of freshly ground Gentlemen Baristas beans and crunchy pastries from the bakery down the road. The back garden is a tiny pocket of quiet for chatting late on summer evenings. Just like the rest of the house, it’s a sweet miniature that has all the elements needed and charm in spades. Katharina Hahn

Address : Lime Tree Hotel, 135–137 Ebury Street, London SW1W 9QU

6. Mondrian London, Shoreditch 

Best for: a Los Angeles-style rooftop pool

This East London enclave should really have had its day. It’s been years since Shoreditch’s street-food stalls, concept bars and cutting-edge boutiques started taking off. Then came the smart stays, award-winning cocktail dens and Michelin-starred restaurants . Bright young creatives were quickly priced out of living here. Then, over the past 18 months, the once-buzzing streets went silent. A couple of big names closed for good, and there was space for fresh players to shake up the re-emerging neighbourhood scene. Mondrian , the city-slicking group dreamt up by Ian Schrager in the 1990s, was primed to launch a new London hotel after handing over the keys of its South Bank stalwart a few years ago. The company, helmed by the Reuben brothers, took over splashy members'-club-hotel The Curtain when it shuttered and brought in design studio Goddard Littlefair – also behind the 2016 facelift of Scotland ’s Gleneagles – to switch things up. The loveliest of the 120 whitewashed, exposed-brick rooms have large balconies and skyline views, but this is the sort of place where you won’t spend much time in bed. Art fills the lobby – spot the double-height piece by British painter Fred Coppin – while ground-floor Christina’s serves glossy pastries by day and Espresso Martinis by night. There’s a members-only rooftop restaurant with its own pool and co-working space where events and panels are held. And – the biggest coup of all – Spanish chef Dani García has opened the first UK outpost of his renowned BiBo brand downstairs. The best incentive yet to rediscover Shoreditch. To find out more, read our First in: Mondrian Shoreditch review. Sarah James

Address : Mondrian Hotel, 45 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PT

The Lanesborough hotel review Arrow

Best for: Regency grandeur

Minimalists, modernists, fanciers of all things sleek, shiny, geometrical and monochrome – this is not the place for you. The Lanesborough was always an unrepentant riot of Regency splendour. In 2015 it reopened more unrepentant, riotous and Regency-splendid than ever. The Royal Suite, at around £26,000 a night, is supposedly the most expensive in London – guilty as charged – but certain of the Junior Suites are among the most charming and cleverly contrived hotel rooms you will find anywhere. The celebrated Library Bar and cigar terrace are still there, little altered. The main restaurant, Céleste, deserves mention as one of the most spectacular dining rooms in town, with decorative cues from Wedgewood and daylight from God, via a gorgeous 'sky dome'. Read the full review of The Lanesborough .

Address : The Lanesborough, Hyde Park Corner, London SW1X 7TA

8. Ham Yard Hotel, Soho

Best for: dizzying design

First things first: it's got its own bowling alley. A 1950s bowling alley, no less, imported from Texas . Nine properties down, Kit Kemp's design sensibility continues to impress. Here, her fondness for acid accents, contemporary art and rampant eclecticism imparts its own peculiar energy. Little about Ham Yard's public spaces suggests 'hotel'. Sink into a chintzy armchair before an open fire with a volume plucked from a library shelf, or nibble a savoury tartlet in the drawing room served on china designed by Kemp for Wedgwood – the tone is almost clubby. Only better, because clubs don't have bowling alleys. To find out more, read our Ham Yard hotel review .

Address : Ham Yard Hotel, 1 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT

9. Nobu Hotel Portman Square, Marylebone

Best for: foodies

Nobu Hotel Portman Square spills out onto a cool, cosmopolitan terrace reminiscent of New York (fitting, perhaps, considering Lower Manhattan was where the legendary Nobu restaurant first opened in 1994) and builds on Nobu’s Park Lane legacy while adding fresh, minimalist rooms and chill-out spaces to complete the picture. There are no frills or fancy here – it’s all smooth urban energy with design-led chairs and sleek tables where London’s glitterati fine-dine on signature dishes such as black cod miso and yellowtail sashimi, sizzling wagyu beef, Chilean sea bass and wasabi lime miso. As one of the best restaurants in London , the space (and omakase multi-course tasting menu) feels grown up, with flashes of diamonds, stilettos and red lacquered chopsticks, while the bedrooms demonstrate Japanese minimalism in its purest form: clean lines, muted woods, restrained natural fabrics. For a near-mythical, indulgent (and mind-blowingly tasty) lunch or supper experience, followed by a calming sleep in the bedrooms, this is a hotel that’s earned its spot occupying the corner of one of Marylebone ’s handsomest patches. Staying without booking a table in the restaurant is akin to visiting The Ritz and forgoing their famed London afternoon tea. To find out more, read our review of Nobu Hotel Portman Square . Rosalyn Wikeley

Address: Nobu Hotel, 22 Portman Square, Marylebone, London W1H 7BG

10. Beaverbrook Town House, Chelsea

Best for: a country house in the city

A smart offshoot of the Surrey Hills original, Beaverbrook Town House has taken over a pair of restored Georgian townhouses in a prime position near Sloane Square. It feels like a joyous and timely celebration of the capital – especially on the stairs where an extraordinary collection of artwork has been cherry-picked by creative director and advertising legend Frank Lowe: old posters for the Boat Race, Brooks’ Peckham Brewery and Kew Gardens. Just as bedrooms in the country mansion pay homage to former owner Lord Beaverbrook’s friends and guests, here each one is named after a London theatre, with framed programmes of past productions and books on opera and Laurence Olivier. Interior designer Nicola Harding, who previously worked on the estate’s Garden House, has used a bolder, more playful palette for this spin-off, lending it a grown-up urban edge. Four-posters and fringed velvet sofas sit alongside antique desks, patterned lampshades and cushions made from vintage fabrics by Penny Worrall; bathrooms are equally colourful, with glassy tiles in rich apple green and bottle blue. On the ground floor, a Japanese apothecary cabinet at the entrance of the arsenic-hued, Art Deco-detailed bar marks a shift to the East. The best spot in the Fuji Grill restaurant, helmed by ex-Dinings SW3 chef Alex Del, is at the counter, where a sensational 20-course omakase supper is prepared, combining traditional techniques with modern European elements for dishes that might include tuna dry aged in house and hamachi sashimi with smoked aubergine. This standout addition to the area – where the Cadogan reopened under Belmond in 2019 and Hotel Costes is slated for late 2022 – is part of a new chapter for Chelsea. Emma Love

Address : Beaverbrook Town House, 115-116 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9PJ

11. The Berkeley, Hyde Park

Best for: Seventies style

Part of the Maybourne Group, which also manages Claridge's and The Connaught, The Berkeley is a bit like both but not much like either. A child of the early 1970s, there are no heritage trappings; instead, the look is cool, low-key, non-specifically modern. Soothe your aching muscles and achieve a state of serenity at the Blue Bar, or at the health club, home to one of the best spas in London . The views over Hyde Park are excellent; the rooftop pool is itself as pretty as a picture, though too small to be of much use to anyone who actually wants to swim. By way of compensation, there is Andre Fu's 278-square-metre Opus Suite – a spectacular space boasting more impressive vistas. To find out more, read our The Berkeley hotel review .

Address : The Berkeley, Wilton Place, London SW1X 7RL

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Best for: a grand dame

There have been a few changes at The Ritz in recent years. Above all, there was the renovation of the Rivoli Bar (which serves the best-presented cocktails in London ) and the acquisition of the magnificent William Kent House next door (César Ritz's dream ever since he built the hotel in 1906). Yet the main public spaces – including the adored Palm Court and dining room, aligned along the sumptuous gallery that runs the length of the building, from Arlington Street at one end to Green Park at the other – remain little changed. Here you still have a sense, enhanced by the rich, warm, golden glow of this part of the hotel, of having found yourself preserved in amber. No celebrity interior-designers have been let loose on the rooms, which retain their original Louis XVI style and a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues. Ravishing. Read the full review of The Ritz .

Address : The Ritz Londo

13. The Zetter Hotel, Clerkenwell

Best for: a very British weekend

Two adjoining Georgian houses on cobbled (or, if you're wearing high heels, hobbled) St John's Square, Clerkenwell, just across from sister hotel The Zetter . Supposedly inspired by Dickens's London and in particular the gin distilleries for which this part of the city was once known. The curio-filled reception/cocktail lounge/breakfast room is, if not exactly Dickensian, at least chock-a-block full of zany drama and incident. Plonk yourself down on a velvet sofa and order one of Tony Conigliaro's witty cocktails and nibble on steamed bao buns, aubergine dip or a platter of British cheese. Upstairs, rooms are furnished with reclaimed and vintage furniture and mahogany four-posters.

Address : The Zetter Hotel, 49-50 Street John's Square, London EC1V 4JJ

Shangri-La at the Shard hotel review Arrow

Best for: the views

Never has a traffic jam on the Old Kent Road looked so enchanting – everything seen from The Shangri-La looks enchanting. The hotel occupies floors 34 to the 52 of Renzo Piano's 87-storey London landmark. The rooms (contemporary, creamy, Asian-influenced), restaurants (especially the romantic Ting) and bar (gin and rosemary – divine) are all fantastic, though nothing can compete with the extraordinary views over London , which turn every guest into a slack-jawed infant, lost in wonder, gazing out, palms to the window, all day long. At night, sitting cross-legged on the bed with the blackout blinds open is like being on a magic carpet, floating high above the ceaseless glow of the great city. To find out more, now go to our Shangri-La at the Shard London hotel review .

Address : Shangri-La at The Shard, 31 Street Thomas St, London SE1 9QU

15. Henry's Townhouse, Marylebone

Best for: literature nerds

Heritage and hedonism are happy bedfellows at Henry’s Townhouse . Said to be Jane Austen’s favourite brother, the eponymous proprietor lived here in the 19th century, putting the author up as she toiled away at her masterpieces – apparently, early sections of Sense and Sensibility were written here. Today, there are first editions of her works to pore over in the velvety Snug, with its enormous fireplace. That’s the kind of vibe that owners Steven and Jane Collins have established throughout the seven-bedroom Georgian house, previously a “dreadful” B&B. The couple injected a hefty dose of fun and frivolity into every corniced corner during an 18-month makeover, for which they tapped designer Russell Sage, behind some of the city’s best-looking addresses ( The Savoy Grill, Zetter Townhouse). As well as the commanding original staircase, floors and doors, there are 15th- and 16th-century oil paintings from Steven’s personal collection, and every bedroom is named after one of Austen’s family – with twin canopy beds in brother Frank and celestial blues in sister Cassandra. Crafty modern extras – silent Dyson hairdryers, slick flatscreen TVs – are smartly hidden away. But it’s the social spaces and pitch-perfect service that really supercharge the place. For now, it’s all about having the run of the whole house with your crew. Gregarious housekeeper Ann Grimes helps to make everything happen, poised for a call via speed dial on one of the antique telephones. Chef George Parkes, meanwhile, uses local produce for feasts served in the Pantry, a dining room large and private enough for even the most rip-roaring supper. Chic yet cheeky, historic but with all the cutting-edge trimmings, Henry’s is the ultimate good-time crashpad. To find out more, read our Henry's Townhouse, Marylebone, London hotel review . Becky Lucas

Address : Henry's Townhouse, 24 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 7QH

16. The Lost Poet, Notting Hill

Best for: living like a local

This property arrives six years after the local hotel scene was levelled up with The Laslett, whose five Victorian mansions, made over by a British group keen to invoke a sense of ‘old’ Notting Hill , put the district back on the map for shiny people looking for late nights and a fun vibe. But The Lost Poet has opened in what is today an entirely different Notting Hill, one that collectively leans into the hyper-local, where the baristas know your coffee order and the most curious new bakery/ restaurant/bar is only stumbling distance from the front door. On the quiet end of Portobello Road – before the vegan cafés, film-set mews and paintbox-pastel terraces with makeshift lemonade stands – the unmarked townhouse is capturing the zeitgeist for serious privacy and a sense of rootedness in its surroundings. Checking in here feels more like renting an apartment than staying in a hotel. Rooms have monochromatic wallpaper (pistachio green, pastel pink, sunshiny yellow), artwork from the Nelly Duff Gallery and a rainfall shower or silver bathtub deep enough for a proper dip. The front-of-house team is always at the end of WhatsApp, dropping off hampers of cheese and crackers from The Sloe Kitchen and breakfast tote bags stuffed with Ottolenghi bakes and salty butter at the door. Windows look onto the curving entrance of Portobello Road – the lower-level Suite has a whitewashed deck while showstopping two-storey penthouse The Muse is all about the top-floor suntrap terrace, with views to rival any rooftop bar in the area. This patch of W11 has long been a classic spot for weekend day-tripping – and now there’s a lo-fi address for sleepovers too. To find out more, read our review of The Lost Poet hotel, London . Sarah James

Address : The Lost Poet, 6 Portobello Road, London W11 3DG

17. Sea Containers London, Southbank

Best for: Thameside living

Designer Tom Dixon went full steam ahead with the maritime theme here, transforming Sea Containers House, a great lump of an office building on the south bank of the Thames, into a hotel that is meant to resemble a transatlantic liner. A transatlantic liner, however, that also references Art Deco, Pop Art and disco, and that makes expressive use of a distinctly non-nautical palette (velvet banquettes in mimosa-yellow, wardrobes in bubblegum pink, staff uniforms in baby blue). Outside, there's Tate Modern to your left, Shakespeare's Globe to your right, and all of London seemingly spread out before you beneath the balcony of the hotel's brilliant, brassy rooftop bar 12th Knot. See our full review of the Sea Containers, South Bank .

Address : Sea Containers London, 20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PD

18. The Goring, Green Park

Best for: a romantic weekend

The Goring has been owned and run by the same family since it opened a century ago. It shows. The hotel possesses a no-expense-spared quirkiness for which you will search in vain elsewhere. It is a glorious one-off. Rooms and suites are elegant and opulent, from the smallest Splendid Rooms to the silkily sumptuous Belgravia Suites and the duly palatial yet winningly homely Royal Suite, where Kate Middleton spent her last night as a single woman. The bar is one of the most romantic in London , the restaurant Michelin-starred, the private garden the biggest of its kind in London and as pleasing to contemplate on a rainy day as it is to wander around on a sunny one.

Address : The Goring, 15 Beeston Place, London SW1W 0JW

19. Dean Street Townhouse, Soho

Best for: Soho House fans

This Soho House outpost comprises three adjoining Georgian townhouses close to the original club. Rooms (Tiny, Cosy, Small, Medium and Bigger) are fetchingly pale and interesting, and no two are exactly alike. Care has been taken over every little detail – mirrors, lighting, throws, digital everything. The descriptively named Dining Room dishes up oysters, Scotch eggs, mince-and-potatoes, apple and blackberry pie. And while the silvered tea and coffee tins hint at the black-Labs-and-wellies wholesomeness of sister property Babington House, this is more Dangerous Liaisons territory, providing stiff competition for the nearby Soho Hotel. To find out more, read our Dean Street Townhouse hotel review .

Address : Dean Street Townhouse, 69-71 Dean Street, London W1D 3SE

The Savoy London hotel review Arrow

Best for: Art Deco vibes

Though people tend to think of it as monolithic and unchanging, The Savoy has something of a split personality and has in fact changed a great deal over the years. It's decorated in Edwardian style on the Thames side – from which Monet and Whistler painted the river – but it's quintessentially Art Deco on the Strand side. Rooms are large and traditional but never frumpy; and in a world of shrinking bathtubs , The Savoy's remain satisfyingly deep. The Savoy Grill is excellent, and The River Restaurant by Gordon Ramsay brings the best of British seafood and shellfish; and the hotel is blessed with two of the finest watering holes in London, The American Bar, granddaddy of London's cocktail bars, and its younger, sassier sibling, The Beaufort Bar. So don't even try to make it an 'either/or' proposition – it must be an 'and'. To find out more, read our The Savoy London hotel review .

Address : The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EZ

21. 45 Park Lane, Hyde Park

Best for: masculine interiors

45 Park Lane is an Art Deco-styled, contemporary-art-filled 45-room hotel (and part of the Dorchester Collection – the mothership is just across the way). The vibe is masculine, with lots of dark wood, suede and leather. Wolfgang Puck's superior steakhouse, Cut, is said to have the widest selection of beef in London. To find out more, read our 45 Park Lane hotel review .

Address : 45 Park Lane hotel, 45 Park Lane, London W1K 1PN

22. The Beaumont, Mayfair

Best for: art aficionados

This used to be a multi-storey car park, you may be surprised to learn. The Beaumont is named after Jimmy Beaumont, a fictional character from Prohibition-era New York. Hence the Art Deco trimmings, wood panelling, vintage photos, and red-leather banquettes in the Colony Grill Room, where the shrimp cocktail is as good at the steak. In this context, Antony Gormley's astonishing 'Room' literally sticks out like a sore thumb – a three-storey sculpture extruding from one side of the building, which also happens to contain a suite. To find out more, read our The Beaumont London hotel review

Address : The Beaumont, 8 Balderton Street, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF

23. Boundary London, Shoreditch

Best for: a warehouse feel

Terence Conran's first hotel – whoops, 'multi-functional space' – comprises a dozen large, expensively pared-down rooms in a converted warehouse in Shoreditch, showcasing the work of Conran's favourite designers (Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe) against gallery-style white walls and exposed brick. On the third and fourth floor of Boundary , there are also four duplex lofts and studios, plus a further suite designed by Sir David Tang . The good looks continue in Albion, a self-styled 'caff' with shop and bakery attached, and the swishy restaurant, where City swells and media types nibble on frogs' legs and do their best to deplete the well-stocked wine cellar. Upstairs, there's something of a Manhattan state of mind at the rooftop bar , an oasis of good taste above the nitty gritty big bad city, albeit an oasis with a 24-hour soundtrack of sirens and revelry. If you're a light sleeper, pack earplugs. To find out more, read our Boundary London hotel review .

Address : Boundary London, 2-4 Boundary Street, London E2 7DD

24. Corinthia Hotel London, Trafalgar Square 

Best for: the spa

As delicious as the huge slice of cake that the Corinthia resembles when seen from the right spot by the Thames. No fewer than 1,001 Baccarat crystals illuminate the double-height, Victorian-pillared lobby, whose parquet floors and elegant palette of creams, caramels and charcoals with splashes of lime-green hint at the splendours beyond. Guests with a list of London landmarks to be checked off will find this a convenient base, within striking distance of Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Theatreland and the South Bank (if you take one of the top-floor suites with a terrace, you can save yourself some time and see all of them at once). The ESPA Life spa occupies four levels, with 15 treatment 'pods', a marble-and-leather spa lounge, glass-encased sauna and steel-lined pool. To find out more, read our Corinthia London hotel review .

Address : Corinthia London, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2BD

25. Brown's Hotel, Mayfair

Best for: a refined Mayfair hangout

This Mayfair grande dame submitted to a thoroughgoing facial in 2005 at the hands of owner Rocco Forte's sister Olga Polizzi, who gave it a whole new complexion, nipping and tucking her way around all that lovely old oak panelling, wrought-iron and stained-glass. The result is a contemporary classic that respects the past without getting stuck in it. Former guests such as Rudyard Kipling and Agatha Christie, were they to return, might have to steady their nerves over Adam Byatt's seasonal menu at Charlie's.

Address : Brown's Hotel, 33 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BP

The Dorchester hotel review Arrow

Best for: chintz

Its walls were apparently built to withstand practically anything that nature or man could throw at them; The Dorchester's reputation is similarly robust. Whether or not it's entirely to your taste – one look at The Promenade just off the lobby should be enough to make up your mind – there's no denying its wow-factor. It has two of the best hotel restaurants in town (Alain Ducasse and the recently revamped Grill), one of the most enduring nightspots (China Tang) and one of the best bartenders (the ageless Giuliano Morandin). There is impressive variety among the rooms – from the impeccable 1950s time-capsule apartments by Oliver Messel to classic chintz to the most smoothly contemporary – and the spa inspires fanatical loyalty. To find out more, read our The Dorchester hotel review .

Address : The Dorchester, 53 Park Lane, London W1K 1QA

27. Dukes, Mayfair

Best for: a Martini, shaken, not stirred

Practically hidden down a barely existent alleyway between St James's Street and Green Park. Practically hidden is how they like it at Dukes . Hushed, discreet, cosy and ever-so-English – yet by no means sombre, stuffy or stuck-up. How could anyone remain sombre, stuffy or stuck-up after a perfectly prepared drink by Alessandro Palazzi in one of the greatest bars on the face of the earth? This was supposedly where Ian Fleming first envisioned James Bond ordering his favourite drink 'shaken, not stirred'. The GBR (Great British Restaurant) is delightful; so is the entirely chic Cognac and cigar garden. To find out more, read our Dukes London hotel review .

Address : Dukes London, 35 St James's Place, St. James's, London SW1A 1NY

28. Hotel Café Royal, Piccadilly 

Best for: shopping getaways

This revamped Regent Street landmark combines fin de siècle opulence with streamlined modernity. The Grill Room at Hotel Café Royal has been turned into a bar, and its opulent gilt and mirrors have been levelled up with red furnishings. Head downstairs to the Akasha spa, which specialises in watsu aquatic-massage treatments. To find out more, read our Hotel Café Royal hotel review .

Address : Hotel Cafe Royal, 10 Air Street, London W1B 4DY

29. The Langham, Marylebone

Best for: Victoriana

If it feels as though The Langham has been there forever, that's because, in hotel terms, it pretty much has. But a century and a half on, it's looking grand, as sophisticated and elegant as it did when Napoleon III spent the night. These days the Victoriana and chinoiserie are offset by smooth, occasionally quirky contemporary elements – notably in the award-winning Artesian bar, with its timber chandeliers, imitation-snakeskin flooring and resin-topped tables. It would be difficult to name a finer hotel restaurant than Roux at the Landau, where father-and-son dream team Albert and Michel Roux Jr have been casting their culinary spells. To find out more, read our The Langham, London hotel review .

Address : The Langham, 1C Portland Place, London W1B 1JA

30. The London Edition, Fitzrovia

Best for: party people

A restaurant with rooms ? That wouldn't be entirely fair, but there's no escaping the fact that chef Jason Atherton's ground-floor Berners Tavern is the palpitating heart of the London Edition . The lobby cocktail bar, oak-panelled, reservation-only Punch Room and nightclub Basement only increase the pulse-rate. Ian Schrager 's considered, gimmick-free design has given the stucco, marble and stained-glass of the historic lobby a funky edge; upstairs, rooms are James Bond-slick, with buttoned-linen George Smith sofas alongside Scandinavian wishbone chairs and Schrager's trademark floor-to-ceiling white drapes. They are also marvellously quiet, a perfect antidote to the hubbub below. To find out more, read our London Edition hotel review .

Address : The London Edition, 10 Berners Street, London W1T 3NP

31. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Best for: walks in the park

The late Queen Elizabeth II learnt to dance in the ballroom of this splendidly florid pile. A great deal has changed since then. There's now an award-winning, state-of-the-art spa, zeitgeisty restaurants by Daniel Boulud and Heston Blumenthal, and perpetually packed bars (not one, not two, but three, and all terrific in their very different ways). In June 2018, straight off the back of the biggest refurbishment in this Hyde Park hotel’s history, a major roof fire kept the hotel closed for another 10 months. Reopening in April 2019, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park retains elements of its gentler, more cosily traditional past, but with interiors that have had a modern makeover, and are significantly lighter and brighter. Meanwhile, the clippity-clop that rises faintly from the Hyde Park side as horses from the Household Cavalry make their way past the hotel never gets old. See our full review of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park .

Address : Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA

32. Rosewood London, Holborn

Best for: a glossy stay

With their first foray into London, Rosewood has created not just a magnificent new hotel but a whole new neighbourhood: 'Midtown', previously known, without any of that implied New York spunk, as plain old Holborn. Yet the location is extraordinary, starting with the most unexpected of courtyards, like a mini Somerset House, from which a kind of country-house vibe emanates – a country house, however, with a tremendous sense of wit and panache. The style of the interiors is difficult to characterise, by turns demure and decadent, muted and glossy, traditional and contemporary. The overall effect is dazzling. The perpetually jammed Scarfe's Bar and the elegantly elongated Mirror Room are at either end of an exquisitely lit bronze corridor that insulates the lobby from the outside world. The Holborn Dining Room, run by Calum Franklin, adds a lively brasserie buzz. Sitting outside in the courtyard terrace in summer with a glass of something chilled is a joy. To find out more, now go to our Rosewood London hotel review .

Address : Rosewood London, 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN

33. COMO Metropolitan London

Best for: understated interiors

Plain on the outside, plain on the inside – only you're talking about two very different kinds of plain here. While the COMO Metropolitan's exterior is anonymous to the point of charmlessness, the interiors are, particularly for this part of London, a pleasant surprise. Icy-calm, uncluttered and understated, though with some arresting and endearing touches – vivid block-coloured carpets, splendid orchids, big sofas arranged alongside big windows the better to enjoy the big views over the park outside. Though no longer in the first flush of their youth, the Nobu restaurant and Shambhala spa continue to deliver the goods.

Address : COMO Metropolitan London, 19 Old Park Lane, London W1K 1LB

34. The Soho Hotel

Best for: classic English style

Cleverly converted from a multi-storey car park, the Firmdale Group's Soho property remains one of London's most fashionable hotels. There's a great big fat Fernando Botero bronze sculpture of a cat in the lobby, probably contemplating his next saucer of milk in the adjacent Refuel bar, even though he could clearly do without it. The rooms are a celebration of colour and pattern, richly varied, in designer and co-owner Kit Kemp's characteristic eclectic-English style. Six apartments have private entrances, kitchens and sitting rooms. You know you're in Soho when there's not one but two screening rooms in the basement. To find out more, now go to our Soho Hotel review .

Address : The Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, London W1D 3DH

35. Bulgari Hotel and Residences, Knightsbridge

Best for: a taste of Italy

Just when you thought the vita in this part of town couldn't get any more dolce , along came this gem from the great Roman jewellery house. It's all very hard-edged and stealthily spoiling, but softened and enlivened with thoughtful design touches such as bedside lamps inspired by Bulgari's classic silver candlesticks. The clever use of subterranean space is one of The Bulgari's distinguishing features – there's a serious screening room, the swimming pool is positively radiant with golden mosaic tiles, and the spa is among the biggest and best in the city.

Address : Bulgari Hotel and Residences, 171 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1DW

36. Blakes, South Kensington

Best for: holing up on a romantic escape

Every hotel is to some extent a theatrical space. Some more so than others, and very few more so than Blakes . It's dramatically different before you even cross the threshold – its unmissable dark-grey exterior has the force of a thunderclap. Inside, the plot thickens amid decadent bohemian clutter – objets and curios from all over the world compete for attention with antique pieces and richly textured fabrics. Rooms are wildly dissimilar, though all are elegant and slightly louche, with come-hither four-posters, low lights, smoke and mirrors (you're actually allowed to smoke in your room). If only in terms of its spirit of grown-up playfulness, the other London hotel to which Blakes bears comparison is, oddly enough, The Goring. It's testament to the enduring charm of Anouska Hempel's vision that, although the hotel has been going for 30 years now, and has lately changed hands, it's still as youthful and witty as any of the countless boutique hotels that it inspired. To find out more, now go to our Blakes hotel review .

Address : Blakes London, 46-48 Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG

37. Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane

Best for: a sophisticated palette

The proverbial oasis of calm over the Circus Maximus that is Hyde Park Corner. Trust Four Seasons stalwart Pierre-Yves Rochon to keep things elegant but well and truly on the down-low. There are no expressive upheavals or synapse-battering splashes of colour here – apart, perhaps, from the red chairs in the excellent Italian restaurant Amaranto (which is as good for breakfast as it is for dinner). Otherwise, the most conspicuous decorative features are the use of discreet walnut and sycamore panelling in the rooms, and the large-format black-and-white fashion photos from Vogue in the corridors. The spa on the tenth floor has serene park views, and perpetuates the chilled-out ambience. To find out more, now go to our Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane review .

Address: Four Seasons Hotel, Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1J 7DR

A version of this article originally appeared on Condè Nast Traveller UK .

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Claridge’s, mayfair.

London’s most famous and talked about Mayfair Hotel has welcomed everyone from members of the Royal Family, A-List celebrities, foreign dignitaries, and aristocrats since it first swung open its doors in 1812. Staff are always at the very top of their game and service is traditionally old school in this art deco glam blast from the past. The afternoon tea service is legendary, as are the world-famous Fumoir and Claridge’s bars. Rooms are ultra-luxurious, many of which are the work of celebrity designers from Andre Fu to Boss Studio. It’s a bucket list hotel that for over a century, has never failed to woo guests with its throwback charm.

The Savoy London, The Strand

The UK’s first “luxury hotel” has been setting standards high since it opened in 1889. Decades on, The Savoy has its fair share of headline restaurants and brilliant bars, the award-winning American Bar and the rather lush River Restaurant to name a few. Home to the Savoy Theatre, it’s a hotel that oozes character and history. It was a firm favorite of Oscar Wilde and Charlie Chaplin, and Hollywood greats from Marilyn Monroe to Elizabeth Taylor have swung by over the years. Rooms are maximalist in every way imaginable (the Gucci suite speaks for itself) with comfy beds and roomy tubs, plus the views over the Thames and London Eye are near unbeatable.

The Connaught Hotel, Mayfair

Though it might cost a little bit more, staying in Central London will save you money in travel fares as so much of the city is easily walkable.

This one is perfect for foodies and families. Sister to Mayfair grand dame, Claridge’s Hotel, The Connaught is all about fine living. The world-famous Connaught Bar draws in all the buzzing crowds, as do the hotel’s restaurants masterminded by chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Hélène Darroze. Rooms come in all shapes and sizes and feature all the latest luxury amenities. For extra pampering, don’t miss the underground AMAN spa, and if you are looking for great family day outs, the concierge can plan everything from a personalized itinerary to car hire and more.

The Hoxton, Southwark

The Hoxton is easily one of London’s coolest stays. The vibe is no-fuss thrills with a design aesthetic that was truly made for the Instagram feed. There are several outposts in the city from the original in Shoreditch to Holborn and White City, but when it comes to wow factor, none beat the hotel’s Southwark outpost. Rooms are cozy, super snug, and some come with unbeatable views of the nearby landmark The Shard. The jewel in its crown comes courtesy of Seabird, the hotel’s rooftop bar and restaurant. The basque-inspired food is excellent, as are the views from the dreamy plant-flecked terrace.

Mama Shelter, Bethnal Green

The latest design-led hotel concept to hit Bethnal Green is the super cool and super affordable Mama Shelter . While it looks over-the-top the crowd trumps all the trends with their edgy slacks and alternative clothing brands, so if you are looking for a stay that’s different from the rest, this is where to check-in. The bedrooms are flat-packed and feature cheeky toiletries and bright velvet pillows on the beds. It’s more of a one-night kind of hotel, hence the absence of a wardrobe or minibar but the hope for the owners is that this will force you to go out and explore the local area. Breakfast is delicious, traditional, and not to be missed.

The Culpeper, Spitalfields

If you seriously want to experience a slice of east London, The Culpeper is where it’s at. The pub with rooms is perfect for adults in search of a fun and romantic weekend that won’t break the bank. Rooms are a vision of polished concrete, exposed painted brickwork, and finer industrial details, and you’ll also find one of the city’s most exciting cocktail and natural wine list menus in The Culpeper bar. Food? All deliciously seasonal and gourmet with menus that celebrate local suppliers and businesses.

Rosewood London, Holborn

The best part about staying here is its location . You are a hop and skip away from Covent Garden, minutes away from the British Museum and if you want to catch a show, Theatreland is a brisk five-minute walk west. A favorite of the likes of Justin Bieber, stay here if you want something extra special for the family. 24-hour room service is just one of the perks, as is the lower ground temple bar, ultra-moody Scarfe’s Bar and the Dining Room, a lovely spot to grab dinner in. Rooms come with all the mod-cons, including AC and marble bathrooms.

Treehouse Hotel London, West End

The Treehouse is all about having fun. It’s great for an adult weekend or families in search of a central London stay that does not max out the credit card. Conveniently located on the top end of Regent Street right next to the BBC HQ on Langham Place, the hotel is close to all the top attractions from shopping haven Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus, Regent’s Park, and posh Mayfair. The hotel takes up five floors, all offering stylish places, whimsical backdrops, and from the bedrooms, epic views of the streets below.

The Standard London

Aside from its great prices and perfect location, the beauty of staying at The Standard is that it’s a great base for a double whammy: you can easily explore London and the rest of the UK thanks to nearby King’s Cross Station. Ultra-modern, the spaces attract a cool crowd who love nothing more than to chill on the hotel’s rooftop which boasts spectacular views of London and beyond. Standard rooms come with comfy beds and thoughtful minibars, and if you splurge on a suite, you’ll be treated to views of the very Gothic St Pancras station next door.

The Pilgrm Hotel, Paddington

If you fancy something a little out of the city, book a room at The Pilgrm . The Victorian townhouse is somewhat of a community staple with locals flocking to its coffee shop for perfectly roasted java. Bedrooms are wonderfully minimal and feature original fixtures and reclaimed 200-year-old parquet flooring. Food is another bonus and is made under the watchful eye of Ian Aungier. Expect casual eats that pack a flavorful punch. The hotel’s central suburban location means it’s easy to get to anywhere in the city and it’s within walking distance way from London’s popular Notting Hill neighborhood.

The Zetter Townhouse, Clerkenwell

For those looking for a very quirky, London-centric stay say ‘ello to The Zetter Townhouse . Tucked away in Clerkenwell, the homey boutique hotel is an advert for all things eclectic. Fun curios are dotted all around the place, in addition to period furniture and ornaments collected from different periods. There are only 13 rooms and suites, so it’s all about small living, but on a grand scale. The afternoon tea here is also legendary and the concierge will point you in the direction of all the cool shops, restaurants, bars, and cafes the locals can’t get enough of.

When to book a hotel in London

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• If you’re looking for a cheap hotel in London, you should consider visiting during the low season. You'll find cheaper hotels in London in January and March.
• Hotel room prices vary depending on many factors but you’ll most likely find the best hotel deals in London if you stay on a Saturday. The opposite is true for, Monday, which is usually the most expensive day.
• Book at least 90 days before your stay begins to get the best price for your London hotel.
• The cheapest 3-star hotel room in London found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $77, while the most expensive was $357.
• How long should you stay? KAYAK users usually book their hotel in London for 4 days.
• Considering it's one of the largest and most notable cities in the world, there are plenty of London hotels that offer world-class experiences - some great choices include the Sea Containers London and the Intercontinental London . You should also check out the Montcalm Royal London House and the Threadneedles Autograph Collection , as these are all some of the finest hotels available in London.
• London is a popular city for business trips and hotels will clear out considerably once the traditional work week ends. Plan your vacation in advance and with this in mind and you’ll have better luck finding a nice room within your budget. The Hilton London Canary Wharf and Park Plaza Westminster Bridge are two examples.
• Worried about getting around the city without paying for expensive cabs? Consider London hotels that are conveniently located next to the public metro system , such as The Portobello Hotel , which is less than a mile from Notting Hill Gate metro station. Consider also Ravna Gora Hotel , which is a cheaper hotel near this stop.
• If you’re planning to have a busy city experience with plenty of nightlife, take a look at one of the many London hotels in the West End . The West End is where most of the theaters, art galleries, and clubs are located. Prices for these hotels vary greatly, but you can often find cheap hotels in London if you plan ahead, even for hotels in Soho, like The Z Hotel .
• Don’t be afraid to choose a hotel in London located in a quieter and more calm part of the city outside the West End , such as in Kensington. Kensington has great access to the local metro, known as the Tube, and it is very easy to travel to central London and the surrounding local airports. Hotel Indigo and The Pelham London are two options that are both within range of the city center.
• For those who are catching trains at King’s Cross and would like to be conveniently located near the station, consider The Kings Cross Inn Hotel London , which is only 5 minutes away on foot. Another option is the cheaper Jesmond Dene Hotel , which is also 5 minutes away from the station.
• If you plan on making a day trip to waterside towns such as Southend-on-Sea you will definitely want to stay on the eastern side of London along Highway A13. The Premier Inn London Dagenham makes a good choice for this type of trip to get to the coast and also back to Central London.
• If you would like to get out and play one of the historic golf courses in this area, a great choice would be the Stokley Park Golf Club with a location just to the west of London. The Lime House is just a short drive to the south of the course.
• If you have never considered doing horseback riding as an activity on vacation but would like to give it a try when you are in London, a great choice would be to head east of London to the Docklands Equestrian Center. The Innkeeper's Lodge Hornchurch makes a great hotel choice in this area, yet still offers easy access to Downtown London.
• If the thought of doing target and skeet shooting while you are in London sounds like a great idea, a wonderful location would be to head to the Target Shooting School found southwest of London. The Park Hotel London offers a location quite close to this destination.

FAQs when booking a hotel in London

What would be a good london hotel choice that has a location that is convenient to both london heathrow airport (lhr) and downtown london.

The Park Grand London Heathrow offers a location that is quite close to the airport and offers access by the underground system in around 20 minutes, yet it's only about 45 minutes from Downtown London on the underground system.

If I am going to be flying into London City Airport (LCY) what hotel offers a location close to the airport yet still offers easy access to downtown London?

The Prince Regent Hotel Excel London is just a short car ride of about 5 minutes from the airport, yet you can also get to Downtown London on the underground system in around 12 minutes.

If I would like to stay in the historic neighborhood of Saint James in the center of London, what would be a good choice for a hotel?

The Z Hotel Trafalgar and The Zedwell Piccadilly Circus make excellent choices for hotels right in the center of this amazing neighborhood.

If I want to find a hotel in London with plenty of great restaurants within walking distance, what would be a good choice?

Some of the best neighborhoods offering amazing restaurants include Bloomsbury and Mayfair. A good hotel choice to put you right in the center of these neighborhoods is the Piccadilly London West End , which has plenty of dining choices just outside the front door.

What are good family-friendly neighborhoods in London, England?

If you are visiting with your family, consider the London hotels in Kensington. This neighborhood is located near Hyde Park, and there are many kid-friendly museums in the surrounding area. The Knightsbridge Hotel is a great option located just within reach of Buckingham Palace and many other attractions in the city.

What hotels in London offer especially good views?

The Shangri-La Hotel, At the Strand in London is a luxury hotel known for having a beautiful panoramic view of the city, including Big Ben, the Tower of London and the Thames River. The Hilton London Canary Wharf is located in a modern area among skyscrapers, but still offers a lovely view of the London skyline. 45 Park Lane is another a luxury hotel that offers a view of Hyde Park.

What are the best hotels near London Bridge?

The London Bridge Hotel is a reasonably priced option located in a charming building that dates back to around 1915. Hilton London Tower Bridge offers spacious rooms and is located just next to the London Bridge metro station. The Lalit London is another chic option that is very centrally located.

What are good spa hotels in London, UK?

Hoping to treat yourself to a vacation full of pampering and luxury? The Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences is a 5-star hotel famous for its two restaurants and spa. The Hotel Cafe Royal is another 5-star hotel that has an extensive spa and health center.

Where to stay in London?

We've recorded a higher demand for hotels in City of London , Covent Garden , and close to Paddington Station .

What are the best hotels near Paddington Station?

If you are looking for a hotel close to Paddington Station, you should consider staying at Hilton London Metropole , Corus Hyde Park Hotel and Royal Lancaster London , as they are the most recommended by KAYAK users.

How much does a hotel cost in London?

The average price of a double room in London is $397 per night. In the last 3 days, KAYAK found great deals as cheap as $14 per night.

How much is a hotel in London for tonight?

The best deal for a 3-star hotel room in London found by KAYAK users in the last 3 hours was $31, while a 4-star hotel room the lowest price was $35. The cheapest room found overall was for $14.

How much is a hotel in London for this weekend?

In the last 3 days, the best price displayed on KAYAK for a double hotel room in London for the upcoming weekend was $24 per night. We also found good deals for 3-star hotel rooms from $24 and 4-star hotel rooms from $36.

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KAYAK users look for a hotel in London with free breakfast. Hotels with free breakfast in London include Beaverbrook Town House, Covent Garden Hotel, Firmdale Hotels , and The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels .

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2. shangri-la the shard, london, 3. 45 park lane london, 4. the westminster, 5. treehouse hotel london, 6. lime tree hotel, 7. the mandrake, 8. hard rock hotel london, 9. mama shelter shoreditch, 10. strand palace hotel, 11. the standard london, 12. south place hotel london, 13. the kensington, 14. the hari, 15. beaverbrook town house, 16. the mayfair townhouse, 17. montcalm east, 18. hyatt regency london - the churchill, 19. the cadogan, a belmond hotel, 20. cheval gloucester park, 21. the westin london city.

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35 St James’s Place, St James’s, London SW1A 1NY

DUKES is an institution, a discrete and charming hotel that, for all its fame, still feels like something of an “address book secret”. Tucked just off the main drag – with close neighbours including the likes of Green Park, Berry Bros. & Rudd, and Lock & Co. Hatters – it’s hiding in plain sight.

You’re unlikely to stumble past DUKES by accident and, even if you did, it’s unlikely you’d recognise it as one of London’s finest somewhat boutique hotels. And if you’re stumbling out, having experienced the thing DUKES is most famous for – the martinis – there’s a very good chance you won’t remember anyway.

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It has been a hotel since 1908 and remains proudly independent, low key and, by London standards, quite compact, with some 90 rooms and suites. There is a hint of private club to it, and there’s a very good chance the team will greet many of your fellow guests with obvious familiarity. Whether you’re a regular or a first timer, however, the welcome is warm.

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31 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9QU

The Shangri-La occupies 19 floors of The Shard skyscraper and starts on level 34 – 125 metres high – where the reception is located. The hotel itself has 202 rooms and suites, all of which have spectacular views of the city. There are plenty of dining options here too, which are popular not just with hotel guests but also locals.

Many visitors to the capital may choose to stay in a more historic hotel which offers British traditions and pomp, but if you want to experience “new” London then the Shangri-La The Shard is the place to go. From the rooms to the restaurants, everything about the hotel is sensational.

45 Park Lane, London W1K 1PN

Located in London’s Mayfair at, you’ve guessed it, No. 45 Park Lane, this luxury hotel features just 45 rooms and suites which all overlook Hyde Park. If you really want panoramic views of the capital there’s also the spectacular Penthouse Suite – a 1,830 sq ft two-bed, two-bath Art Deco top-floor apartment with a wrap-around terrace. Part of the Dorchester Collection portfolio, 45 Park Lane is literally across the street from the group’s flagship. One big difference though is that 45 Park Lane does not have an imposing façade like The Dorchester – if you walk past you may not even notice the discrete, yet arty, entrance.

This sets the tone for the hotel as a whole. Once checked in guests are left in private to enjoy their stay, but should you need anything, the hotel’s attentive staff will happily assist. In a previous life the hotel was formerly The Playboy Club, which was nicknamed “the hutch on the park” and a hangout for the rich and famous in London’s Swinging Sixties. Those days may be gone, but guests will still feel like a rock star thanks to the hotel’s top-notch facilities.

30 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4DD

The Westminster is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection and it is, indeed, a curio. While many visitors to London are no doubt lured by the joys of Mayfair and the West End, The Westminster’s ’hood puts up a pretty persuasive case as well. It’s a minute’s walk from the River Thames – some rooms have spectacular views of the water – and less than half a mile from Tate Britain. Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey are all within a mile.

Aside from the splendid location The Westminster is a rather enjoyable modern hotel. The beds are comfortable, the bathrooms simple and efficient. Facilities are excellent and the design makes subtle nods to the more secretive side of government life, and close neighbours MI5 and 6.

14-15 Langham Place, London W1B 2QS

The term “family-friendly” doesn’t always amount to much when you are looking for a London hotel. Rarely does it refer to a place of character with plenty of thoughtful extras for parents and children, but as somewhere that can simply offer an adjoining room or the option of having an extra bed included in your booking. Treehouse Hotel in Marylebone has thankfully put the fun back into a family stay thanks to rooms that convey a sense of playfulness and exploration, decorated like secret hideaways and perched, as the name suggests, high above the clouds.

The hotel occupies the top floors of an unassuming purpose-built building located next to BBC Broadcasting House, with each room offering panoramic views across the capital. In fact, in north-facing rooms, you’d be hard pressed to find a better view of the BT Tower’s upper levels, including its one-time revolving restaurant on floor 34 of the 189m-high landmark.

135-137 Ebury Street, London SW1W 9QU

If you’re looking for an affordable bolthole in central London, a home from home, then we’ve found just the place. Lime Tree Hotel in Belgravia has been in the Goodsall family for 12 years, and reopened after a full refurbishment during lockdown, complete with a new cafe – The Buttery – and a charming secret garden. With cosy doubles from £170 and singles from £135, you’ll be hard pressed to find better value in the centre of town.

This boutique hotel is less than a mile from Buckingham Palace, with Westminster, Victoria and Piccadilly all within striking distance. A cosy oasis with a stunning garden, great food and impeccable service, it is like like we have unearthed a real hidden gem in the heart of London. Oh and it’s affordable too, what more could you ask for?

20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG

You would be forgiven for thinking you’ve entered a nightclub when you set foot inside The Mandrake hotel, round the corner from Tottenham Court Road station. The clubby atmosphere continues in the lobby, which is decked out with opulent crystalline furniture and animal print, with leather-clad (and exceptionally attractive) staff on hand. This place is decidedly cool, but the service is remarkably warm, demonstrating that while The Mandrake is all about fun, it’s still a five-star hotel through and through.

It’s important to point out that The Mandrake isn’t just party, party, party – it’s also focused on health and recovery, with a dedicated wellness concierge and a full programme of workshops and activities centred on nourishing the body and soul.

Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone, London, W1H 7DL

With music, food, rooms and sport on the menu at the Hard Rock Hotel London, this hotel really is an entertainment destination in itself. If you are heading to the capital and fancy a bit of a party, then the Hard Rock is an ideal place to base yourself. It’s slap, bang in the centre of town with Marble Arch, Hyde Park and Oxford Street just steps away.

On arrival and walking into the hotel’s entrance, you are welcomed by a huge open-plan space which is “peak-Hard Rock”. There’s the reception area and lobby, Hard Rock Cafe and live music stage, the Rock Shop, GMT Bar, 3rd Half sports bar and the 24-hour Constant Grind coffee outlet, as well as countless items of legendary musical memorabilia. Other amenities at the hotel include the Rock Royalty lounge and Body Rock gym.

Once the party has finished, there’s plenty of options for you to get your head down. The hotel has 900 rooms and suites across various categories including classic (single, double, twin); superior (king, twin, family); deluxe king park view; and Rock Royalty (double, twin and king rooms, junior suites, junior suites gold).

437 Hackney Rd, London, E2 8PP

Playful fun is the aesthetic of Mama Shelter Shoreditch, the London outpost of a chain with branches in 13 cities from Los Angeles to Luxembourg. This is made evident as soon as you enter – the lobby sports bright clashing colours, a retro arcade game and a cabinet with various child- and adult-friendly toys for sale. This is clearly a spot for young professionals looking for a good time in one of the capital’s most prominent party locations.

Rooms here start from around £200 per night, which is surprisingly accessible for a hotel of this standard in such a trendy London location. If what you’re looking for is a weekend of frivolous fun without breaking the bank, then this definitely meets the mark.

372 Strand, London WC2R 0JJ

London powerhouse the Strand Palace has established itself as one of the largest independent hotels in the capital, yet still manages to ooze old-world charm. Traditional, personalised touches such as the doormen who greet you on arrival, make you feel welcome and cared for.

The bedrooms are classy, compact and clean, and you'll find everything you need for a comfortable stay, including a bed you won’t want to get out of, blackout blinds and beautifully scented shower products from The White Company. Plus, there’s high-speed internet and a HD TV. You’ll also find a great little guide called “The 500 Hidden Secrets of London”. This book is the ideal companion for exploring the city, and the Strand Palace’s prime location means you’re practically on the doorstep of many of the interesting places that feature.

10 Argyle St, London, WC1H 8EG

The Standard hotel in London is located opposite the imposing St Pancras Station and minutes from King’s Cross. The company’s first hotel outside of America has found its home in a hulk of classic Brutalist architecture; built in 1974, the grey concrete and abstract shapes are juxtaposed with an eye-catching bright red lift shaped like a giant pill that sits outside the building.

Following a painstaking refurbishment, the whole place feels like a 1970s imagining of what the year 2022 might have looked like, fusing mid-century styles with modern chic and sensibility. The lounge features lots of wood, funky fireplaces and a library based around concepts rather than subjects (Chaos, Science or Adult Relationships, for example) – a nod to the building’s former life as Camden Council Library. The Standard hotels have a unique, achingly hip style that whisks you off to a much cooler world as soon as you step inside.

3 South Place, London, EC2M 2AF

The South Place Hotel is a slick city launchpad just a stone’s throw from Liverpool Street Station. Created by D&D London, the group best known for destination restaurants such as Skylon in the Royal Festival Hall and German Gymnasium at Kings Cross, this is their assured first step into five-star accommodation.

In more normal times, many of the guests would be those business travellers looking for a comfortable perch in the heart of the financial district – and able to stretch their travel budget beyond the usual chains. Now, though, the hotel is drawing in more post-lockdown leisure travellers who’ve earned a smart city break – or a celebratory night out and a Conran-designed room in which to sleep it off.

109-113 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5LP

If hotels were people, The Kensington would be a Jane Austen hero, with a traditional Victorian exterior concealing a warm and vibrant core. Located in a quiet street in London’s museum-packed South Kensington district, the hotel is part of The Doyle Collection group, which also includes the capital’s more widely known The Bloomsbury and The Marylebone properties.

Made up of four 19th-century stucco-fronted townhouses, The Kensington combines Victorian grandeur with contemporary decor in individually styled spaces that are high on luxury but low on formality. The overall effect is a bit like visiting a very rich friend’s London mansion.

20 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HQ

Located in the heart of London’s Belgravia district is The Hari, a boutique hotel with 85 rooms and 14 luxury suites – and an emphasis on art and creativity. The first hotel to launch from the Harilela Group, owned by one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families, The Hari’s sleek, modern design makes it instantly stand out among the grand terraces of white stucco houses so ubiquitous with that part of west London.

The Hari describes itself as being a “sanctuary for modern travellers and connoisseurs of luxury” and when you consider its location – on the border of Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge, and in walking distance of Harrods, Buckingham Palace and the Royal Albert Hall – it’s clear why.

115 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9PJ

Beaverbrook Town House is setting the scene for today’s history-makers and social shakers. Punters who have experienced the sibling Surrey estate will have a sense of what they’re in for. The life and character of its most famous resident, Lord Beaverbrook, is evidenced in the attention to detail, lavish decoration, and characterful hints to his wartime contribution. The eponymous Town House is taking this legacy and running with it, by reimagining the life that the newspaper tycoon once led in the capital.

Guests can choose from one of the 14 stunningly refurbished rooms, each a jubilant ode to a London playhouse. Opt for The Royal Court or Shakespeare’s Globe, if the Classic rooms take your fancy, or treat yourself to The Adelphi, Old Vic or Savoy, if a suite is more your style. Plush king size beds are standard, as are minibars stocked with only the finest British-sourced treats, ample wardrobe space and seating areas that will certainly impress. Stylish ensuites feature both baths and walk-in showers, as well as underfloor heating for the ultimate serenity.

27-41 Half Moon Street, London W1J 7BG

Everything about The Mayfair Townhouse feels special, from the marbled floors in reception to the plush carpet of the hallways to the fox-shaped door knockers for every room. The elegant, surreal artwork that graces the reception, rooms and hallways, the recurring fox motif (it’s the hotel’s mascot), the way staff know your name when they greet you at the door... it’s the little details, in everything from the attention paid to customers to the décor, that make the hotel come alive.

I can’t recommend The Mayfair Townhouse enough, and can’t sing its wonderful staff’s praises highly enough. It’s a collection of 15 Georgian town houses – smack dab in the middle of London, with the West End and Piccadilly close by – that manages to feel like an upscale home away from home.

151-157 City Road, Hoxton, London EC1V 1JH

The location sells itself for a city break in the capital, being just a stone’s throw from Shoreditch and with Angel and Soho only a little further afield. Our agenda was simple: relax, refuel and refresh ourselves for the remainder of our weekend.

The hotel offers 288 bedrooms, from “Anything-But-Standard” doubles to Sky-High Junior Suites and interconnecting family rooms too. And if it was delightful by day, our view by night is quite exquisite. Rarely can one feel so in the middle of London’s hustle and bustle while also lying back and taking it in from the comfort of a bed. The Sky-High Double is more than comfortable for two, and the bathroom is almost outrageously generous. Sunlight spills through the similarly room-height window, and the thoughtful touches continue even down to the selected beauty products, sourced from London apothecary anatomē.

30 Portman Square, London W1H 7BH

Winston Churchill never got to stay at the hotel – it opened in 1970, five years after he died. But the Churchillian theme runs throughout, from the artwork curated by Thompson’s Gallery to the names on the doors, a pair of which lead to the grandest set of rooms.

This is not the presidential suite (although I am told the Obamas stayed here during the 2012 London Olympics), but the Churchill Residential Suite – a four-bedroom, self-contained, newly renovated apartment in the centre of London, with kitchen, study (with ginormous desk), terrace, lounge (with grand piano), dining room (with a table long enough to seat the Cabinet), and let’s just say several bathrooms, with Molton Brown products.

75 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London SW1X 9SG

Nestled between Hyde Park and Sloane Square, the discrete yet impressive Chelsea townhouse – The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel – is the perfect harbour for a romantic getaway. With just 54 rooms over its five floors, the five-star hotel has an intimate scale – at times almost feeling like a private residence – so the staff will get to know you, delivering a very personal and top class stay.

The rooms and suites are exemplary with comfortable beds, pillows and high-end finishes throughout. Marble, parquet flooring, considered lighting and sumptuous carpets, and modern tech such as Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speakers also feature. Occupying a corner plot, many rooms have views onto Cadogan Place Gardens, including the Penthouse suite which enjoys balconies on both of the building’s facades and a swath of rooms that make it a favourite for anyone looking for indulgence of the highest order.

Ashburn Place, Kensington, London SW7 4LL

Part of the Cheval Collection, which has nine luxury all-apartment residences in London and three in Edinburgh, Cheval Gloucester Park reopened in February 2020 following a two-year multi-million pound refurbishment.

Available to book for any length of stay, it has has 98 fully-equipped apartments spread across ten floors. Guests can choose from a one-, two- or three-bedroom apartment or one of the three five-bedroom penthouses – Gloucester, Cromwell and Kensington – which can be found on the upper floors. Located two minutes’ walk from Gloucester Road Tube station, and just ten minutes from South Kensington, Cheval Gloucester Park is a perfect home-from-home for families, couples and single travellers to explore west and central London.

60 Upper Thames Street, London EC4V 3EH

Officially launched in January 2022, this is the debut UK property for the luxury Westin Hotels & Resorts brand and also the 1,000th hotel within the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. With its proximity to London’s financial district – and just a few minutes’ walk from Mansion House, Cannon Street and Bank Tube stations – you’d be forgiven for thinking that it is just another business hotel. However, there’s no stuffiness here.

Designed by British architects Dexter Moren Associates, the Westin is nothing short of stunning. The look is sleek, the atmosphere is relaxed and the facilities are top class. There are 222 rooms plus the Heavenly Spa by Westin, where there are six treatment rooms and an indoor pool.

22. Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa

Richmond Hill, Richmond TW10 6RP

Sitting at the top of Richmond Hill, with wild deer on the doorstep (or just across the road in the park, at least), the Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa is a white-fronted Georgian mansion with bags of character. The hotel reopened with a new look after a fire destroyed the third floor in 2019, two years after the former country house was acquired by the Harbour hospitality group. The expert makeover team retained the original winding staircases and other period features, while adding luxury amenities and vibrant decor to suit modern tastes.

The Richmond Harbour doesn’t do unnecessary frills and flounces, just the stuff that guests might actually need to feel at home. The furnishings are simple and streamlined but comfy. And the colour palette is neutral with pops of patriotic red, white and blue, plus textured Mulberry Home wallpaper behind the bed.

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14 wonderful London hotels for solo travellers

This post brings together two of my favourite things: London and solo travel! Despite living on the outskirts of London, I adore staying in London hotels to experience the city as a visitor.

I’ve tried and tested some of the best London hotels for solo travellers to bring you this comprehensive guide. I’ve tried to include a range of different options, although my picks do err on the luxury side.

From the east end to the City, Covent Garden, Theatreland and south of the Thames, I assure you that each of these impressive properties packs a powerful punch in terms of style, amenities, service and affordability.

So without further ado, here are my favourite London hotels for solo travellers.

Author Bio: Jessie Moore

Jessie Moore is a luxury travel expert with years of experience travelling the world to find the best destinations, hotels and adventures.

14 best London hotels for solo travellers

1. the hoxton.

Best for: Uber stylish solo travellers

Location: Shoreditch

I really love the Hoxton hotels, and I’ve always had wonderful stays at the different locations.

The Shoreditch property was the first Hoxton , and has since been joined by hotels in Holborn and Southwark, as well as a number of others in Europe and the USA.

Their shoebox rooms are ideal for solo travellers, as they represent very good value and come with everything you could possibly need.

I think the location is also superb, as guests enjoy easy access to cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, Brick Lane, and Spitalfields Market. Old Street and Liverpool Street stations are also just a short stroll away. 

The interior wrote the book on combining retro, contemporary, and industrial style. Even the Shoebox rooms come with monochrome bathrooms and parquet flooring, and can sleep two adults comfortably if required.

The hotel’s Hoxton Grill and bar serves American comfort food and is regularly packed out, so I’d recommend booking a table in advance!

There’s also Maya, the beautiful new Mexican rooftop restaurant that brings you fresh, locally sourced produce and expansive views over East London.

2. The Artist Residence 

Best for: Well connected, contemplative arty types 

Location: Pimlico

Another of my personal favourite hotel groups is Artist Residence. With properties in Brighton, Oxford, Bristol and Cornwall as well as London, the Artist Residence group is growing fast.

The hotel in the capital is located in a Pimlico townhouse in a peaceful street. Chelsea, Westminster, and Millbank are close by, the latter being home to the Tate Britain.

The Artist Residence London has just 10 rooms, with a buzzing neighbourhood cafe bar downstairs. I love how intimate it feels and I think it’s the perfect vibe for solo travellers.

Both the bedrooms and Clubhouse are furnished and decorated in a quirky, arty style, featuring original and vintage pieces.

Free WiFI, Roberts radios, Nespresso machines, TVs and minibars are found throughout.

Victoria train, tube, and bus stations are just minutes away on foot, making this a prime location for accessing not only the London area but the whole of the UK.

3. Dorset Square Hotel 

Best for: Fans of famous fictional detectives

Location: Marylebone

I’d recommend this one as a must for Sherlock Holmes fans! The Dorset Square Hotel is positioned in Marylebone, close to both Baker Street and the Sherlock Holmes museum, as well as good public transport links.

It occupies a Regency townhouse overlooking a quiet, tree-lined square. The on-site Potting Shed restaurant and bar is open daily, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks.

Designer Kit Kemp is the name behind the decor. Rooms are all equipped with flatscreen TV, minibar, iPod dock, safe and WiFi.

Even single rooms – which are perfect for solo travellers – have elegant en-suites with walk-in showers. These come with single beds, and some offer views over Dorset Square.

Hotel facilities include air conditioning, a smart guest lounge, concierge, and 24 hour room service. Plus, I love that it’s close to many of the top tourist attractions in London .

4. Leman Locke

Best for: Sociable souls who love to self-cater

Location: Aldgate

I’ve stayed in a few of the Locke hotels and I’d highly recommend them for stylish self-catering stays and gorgeous co-working spaces.

Locke Living – as the company calls it – has been a thing since 2016 and Leman Locke in Aldgate was the original property.

Combining space, boutique style, and the convenience of a serviced apartment, it offers elegant living in vibrant East London.

The benefits of staying at Leman Locke are ideal for those who fly solo. Guests are warmly invited to join locals at events like exhibitions, food showcases, and even yoga demos.

Leman Locke also offers the advantage of added space, as units have a living area with a kitchen – and a pink sofa when you opt for any accommodation other than a micro studio.

The communal spaces are also a draw for sociable types. They include a gym, cafe and terrace, as well as meeting rooms.

Even the smallest micro studios have a kitchenette with dishwasher, fridge/freezer and hob, a compact dining area, and a King size bed.

It’s easily one of the best London hotels for solo travellers.

5. Mimi’s Soho

Best for: Boho style in buzzing Soho

Location: Soho

There are few locations – even in central London – as sought after as Soho, and Mimi’s makes the ideal base for the solo sightseer.

The seven room grades range from ‘tiny’ to ‘lux’, with the former offering incredible value for solo travellers.

The plush, richly decorated interior is warm and welcoming. Think thick velvet, wood panelling, padded headboards, and jewel hues.

If you fancy a little more space than the six square metre single, their mini rooms offer a double bed. Although I’d say that this accommodation is still best for those who travel light. 

Whichever size you go for, rooms come complete with flatscreen TV, luxury linens, free WiFi, rainforest shower and upmarket, fragrant Molton Brown toiletries. 

6. The Resident Hotels 

Best for: Single rooms in prime London locations 

Location: Soho, Kensington & Victoria

With properties in Kensington , Soho , Victoria and Covent Garden , Resident guests are spoiled for choice.

At the Soho, Kensington or Victoria hotels, guests can book single rooms that offer at least 13 square metres of space.

All rooms come complete with a mini kitchen area with sink and coffee machine, comfortable pocket-sprung beds, a spacious en-suite, luxury toiletries, and fast WiFi. Each is decorated in a contemporary style.

Would you rather be close to Buckingham Palace, retail and restaurant heaven, or plentiful parks and museums?

This will determine which Resident Hotel is the right choice for your solo stay in London.

7. The Ned 

Best for: Soaking up the history of the Square Mile

Location: City of London

Enjoy the best of both worlds by booking a bed at The Ned in the City of London – this area is located between the west and east ends of the capital.

I love that the interior harks back to the glamorous twenties and, unusually for London, this property also has an impressive spa. Perfect for a spot of indulgence after a busy day exploring the city.

With eight restaurants, I think it’s wonderful that you can dine out differently every night for over a week while barely moving a muscle!

The eateries share a former banking hall, befitting the location in the beating financial heart of the UK.

Use of the gym and spa are included in all room rates. Options range from Crash Pads (perfect for solo travellers) to more spacious accommodation.

With a minimum square footage of 17 metres, each offers rainforest shower en-suites, Cowshed toiletries, bespoke wall coverings, and effective blackout blinds.

8. Batty Langley’s

Best for: Singles with a Cavalier attitude

If the Hoxton is fully booked or you fancy staying somewhere out of the ordinary, I’d recommend taking a look at Batty Langley’s , also in Shoreditch.

The moniker honours a handbook publisher from the Georgian era, who advised readers on all matters relating to tasteful decor and garden design.

Batty Langley’s is located just outside the Square Mile, close to the original city walls, a neighbourhood rich in Georgian architecture and cobbled lanes.

Shoreditch High Street and Liverpool Street Station are nearby, as are plenty of bars, shops, and eateries. 

Solo travellers can book the Box Room for the best value. It pays homage to French Regency design and comes with a desk, flatscreen TV, luxury toiletries, WiFi, and a great view over the London skyline. 

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9. The Capital Hotel, Apartments and Townhouse

Best for: Classicists with a penchant for retail therapy

Location: Knightsbridge

It’s surely a bold property that has the front to call itself The Capital , especially in one of the world’s greatest cities.

But I do think that this hotel lives up to the name. Tucked away on Basil Street, it’s right by Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Hyde Park. 

This five star hotel is very much tuned into the needs of solo travellers, providing a list of suitable restaurants to dine at.

Guests can also book a private guide to accompany them on excursions. On site there is a restaurant and bar.

A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, The Capital offers a range of elegant rooms featuring antiques, original art and pretty, patterned wallpaper.

There are also suites and serviced apartments available. Even Classic rooms – the smallest – offer 19 square metres of space plus flatscreen TV, high thread count linens, WiFi, and Queen bed.

It’s a strong contender on the list of best London hotels for solo travellers – especially those who like a touch of luxury.

10. Hotel 41 

Best for: Rubbing shoulders with royalty

Location: Victoria

Could there be a more prestigious address in London than Buckingham Palace Road, overlooking the royal residence itself?

Five star rated by Forbes, Hotel 41 offers just that. As well as ‘sports buddies’ for active solo travellers staying there, which I think is a wonderful idea!

Guests are treated to a most memorable welcome, including a glass of champagne and a personal check-in service.

This property even boasts its own signature scent, and allows residents to ‘plunder’ the well-stocked pantry whenever the whim takes them, savouring canapes, freshly baked bread, a cheeseboard, and delicious desserts.

Hotel 41’s restaurants include the English Grill and Curry Room, while the Leopard, rooftop and New York Bars serve drinks until long after dark.

The range of rooms and suites includes monochrome singles, featuring rich mahogany furnishings and an opulent marble bathroom.

11. Montague on the Gardens 

Best for: Lovers of literature and alfresco dining

Location: Bloomsbury

Also bursting with a very British breed of charm is the Montague on the Gardens .

This delightful property is positioned on the edge of private gardens in Bloomsbury, a part of London with a distinctive literary history. It’s also close to Covent Garden and theatreland.

The Montague boasts an impressive range of eateries and bars. During good weather, alfresco dining in the gardens can be a highlight.

Seasonal events and pop up venues are also often a feature of life at the hotel.

Some rooms and suites overlook the peaceful green space. All are elegant in design and sumptuously appointed, with deluxe toiletries, WiFi, super soft bathrobes and beds, flatscreen TVs, and air conditioning.

Single rooms are available at the property, which is why I’ve included as one of the best London hotels for solo travellers – especially if you like a touch of luxury.

12. Beaufort Hotel 

Best for: Traditional afternoon tea in the drawing room

If the idea of staying in a leafy square in close proximity to upmarket Knightsbridge and the glorious green spaces of Hyde Park appeals to you, then I’d recommend booking into the Beaufort.

This family-run townhouse hotel occupies a typical London terrace, and offers boutique style rooms as well as a refined drawing room.

I think the four single rooms offer the perfect place for solo travellers to rest their heads. All accommodation includes a complimentary cream tea each afternoon.

Thick fabrics, clean lines, pristine linens and a muted, modern colour palette characterise the rooms at the Beaufort Hotel .

Comforts and conveniences like WiFi, desks, CD players, bathrobes, flatscreen TVs, and White Company toiletries help to make this a special place to stay.

13. The Corner Hotel

Best for: Eco-warriors exploring the east

The Corner Hotel is an eco-friendly haven close to Aldgate East tube station on the edge of East London and the Square Mile.

If you abhor single-use plastics, adore solar panels and recycled furnishings, and are happy to feast on ugly vegetables, I know you’re going to love this hotel.

Guests can borrow free bikes to explore the area, and can claim a complimentary drink at the bar if willing to skip housekeeping. I think these are such brilliant incentives!

The hotel is a welcoming, innovative and quirky place, with walls decorated by homeless persons’ art, plenty of houseplants, and helpful staff.

The ‘cosy’ room category offers excellent value. Great lighting and cheerful colours keep these small spaces from feeling claustrophobic, making it one of the best London hotels for solo travellers.

14. Z Hotels 

Best for: Budget-conscious types seeking shoestring style

Location: Multiple

If you’re travelling on a shoestring, the final hotel in this list of the best London hotels for solo travellers should tick all your budget boxes.

Z Hotels has a growing resume of residences to its name, spread across the capital in east , central , and west London .  At Z Hotels, it’s all about the clever use of space and offering genuinely helpful service.

Staff can serve drinks, snacks or breakfast at the Z cafe at each site, or point you in the direction of a secret, lesser-known local landmark.

The ethos is to control the price by keeping things compact, so you can still expect top quality linens, HDTVs, cosy beds, WiFi, and tea and coffee making facilities.

Decor, meanwhile, is simple, sleek and ultra modern. I’d definitely recommend this one if you’re looking to save money on your stay.

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Looking for a hotel for a one-week stay in London for a week-long vacation? You've come to the right place! Our team has carefully analyzed all of the best hotels in the area to help you find the perfect place to stay. So, now you can decide where to stay for a week in London based on real research. With a variety of options available, we're confident that one of these hotels will suit your needs and budget for your vacation. Whether you're traveling with family or your significant other, there's something for everyone. Plus, there are plenty of amazing restaurants to sample. Our recommended hotels provide comfortable rooms with various amenities such as pools, fitness centers, and more. With affordable rates, you can relax and enjoy your stay while sightseeing or soaking up the sun. So don't wait any longer, book your hotel for a week in London, UK and make unforgettable memories with your loved ones!

The city has so many iconic sights that we can't list them all, but some of the most famous include the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and the British Museum. You can fill many days exploring the treasures found at each of the venues.

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The Milestone Hotel

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• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

Located at 1 Kensington Court, The Milestone Hotel has great rooms from $397 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking . It has a terrific 9.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this relaxing hotel. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

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Hotel Cafe Royal

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A great place to stay is Hotel Cafe Royal which has nice rooms starting at $669. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking , it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 68 Regent Street, West End - Mayfair. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

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The Savoy London

A great stay for a one week vacation.

We found The Savoy London to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $596. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking , and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 189 Strand, Wc2r 0eu. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and cooking classes which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.5 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

The Connaught London

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With terrific rooms from $697, The Connaught London, at Carlos Place provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking . Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this exciting hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 1.7 km from the city center, too. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

Shangri-La The Shard London

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Shangri-La The Shard London has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar . The great rooms here start at $651 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 31 St Thomas Street. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa, and an indoor pool, which is nice for travelers. Just 2.7 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

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The Carlton Tower Jumeirah

The great guest rating of The Carlton Tower Jumeirah is 9.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking . Prices for the terrific rooms are from $744, and it's located at On Cadogan Place. We also love the child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

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A cool place is The Marylebone Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $284. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking , it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 47 Welbeck Street. Only 2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and an indoor pool at this relaxing hotel.

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Hotel 41 offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $368 (before taxes). It's located at 41 Buckingham Palace Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.70 /10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 km from the city center.

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The Lanesborough

Located at Hyde Park Corner, The Lanesborough has great rooms from $987 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking . It has a terrific 9.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2 km from the center of town. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

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Claridge's

A great place to stay is Claridge's which has nice rooms starting at $793. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking , it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Brook Street. Visitors will really like this exciting hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 1.6 km from the city center, too.

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Turrets, towers and tapestries greet guests at these evocative hotels in reimagined historic buildings in London, New York and beyond. (The food’s not bad, either.)

By Stephanie Rosenbloom

When is a hotel more than a place to sleep? When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the Gilded Age or Edwardian era as easily as they go to the gym or spa.

Nowadays you can check into a 17th-century former soap factory on the French Riviera, or part of the Old War Office in London, or a Renaissance-palazzo-style building that was once a bank in New York. Here are five new hotels in historic spaces where you can experience the past and present, delighting in the architecture of vanished days even as you indulge in the latest luxuries.

Château de Théoule

Théoule-sur-mer, france.

This seaside respite on the Côte d’Azur was once a 17th-century soap factory yet looks like a castle thanks to a Scottish lord who, in the early 1900s, added turrets and crenelated ramparts. Near the Massif de l’Estérel mountain range, the property opened this month with 44 rooms and suites, some in the castle and others in villas. All have an airy feel, thanks to linen curtains, rattan light fixtures, hardwood floors and views of the Bay of Cannes.

While the building begs to be explored, soft sand and sunshine are the order of the day — and the hotel has its own beach, La Plage Blanche, with 90 sun beds. Château de Théoule is about 20 minutes from Cannes, though if you get hungry there’s no need to leave the sand. A beach restaurant and lounge has cocktails — like the Strambery Fields (elderberry-infused gin, vanilla syrup, strawberry purée, tonic and egg white) — and menu items that include salads, pissaladière (think focaccia with confit onions, anchovies and black olives), and grilled octopus with citrus fennel and chimichurri. If you can bear to leave your lounge chair, explore the area’s hiking trails, swim in the pool, or visit the hotel spa for a massage or body treatment.

As evening descends, head to Mareluna on the terrace of the castle overlooking the bay for Mediterranean food and wine with dishes like cuttlefish tagliatelle with avocado and smoked herring eggs. Prices from 360 euros, or about $390 in low season, and from €920 in high season (mid-June to mid-September). The hotel will close for the season in mid-November.

Raffles London at the OWO

The former workplace of government and military officials, including Winston Churchill , the Old War Office (known as the New War Office when it was built in the early 1900s) has long been a place of intrigue. Fans of James Bond may recognize its Edwardian Baroque - style exterior from some of the films, and indeed Ian Fleming , the creator of Bond and a former naval intelligence officer, is said to have visited the building. It’s now open to the public for the first time, with part of it reborn as the 120-room-and-suite Raffles London at the OWO, the first Raffles Hotels & Resorts property in Britain.

Inside the grand space, some of the offices of political and military leaders have become suites, including one named for Churchill. There are also corner suites that take their names from female spies and other women linked to the property’s history, including Viscountess Astor , the first woman to sit in the House of Commons, and World War II operatives such as Vera May Atkins , a spy who recruited British secret agents.

The hotel’s interior design is by Thierry Despont , the French architect and designer known for his work on the Ritz Paris and the centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty, who died last year.

Strategic planning taking place nowadays involves when to book an appointment at the hotel’s spa, which spans four floors. Historic spaces have new purposes, like a former library that’s been transformed into a restaurant, Saison by Mauro Colagreco , with Mediterranean dishes from the chef, perhaps best known for his Michelin-starred restaurant, Mirazur , in France. At Mauro Colagreco , another of the chef’s restaurants at the hotel, tasting menus highlight seasonal British fruits and vegetables.

Visit the Drawing Room , a wood-paneled lounge with a Steinway piano, for afternoon tea or something stronger, which you can sip while overlooking the Horse Guards at Buckingham Palace. Or slip off for a drink in rooms formerly used by MI5 at the underground Spy Bar . Prices from 922 pounds, or about $1,162.

Hotel Casa Lucia

Buenos aires.

Once one of Latin America’s tallest buildings, the Edificio Mihanovich — commissioned in the 1920s by Nicolas Mihanovich, a shipping businessman — is now home to this new 142-room-and-suite hotel. Inspired by the shape of a lighthouse, the building was among the first things sailors could see when coming into port, according to Casa Lucia, and Mihanovich wanted it to be tall enough so that he could see his own ships.

These days, guests can benefit from his ambitions with bird’s-eye views from some of the soft-hued contemporary rooms and suites. Many have balconies with outdoor showers, and spots overlooking Buenos Aires and the Río de la Plata.

In addition to being near the river, you’re in the midst of all that the chic Recoleta neighborhood has to offer: French-inspired architecture, boutiques, galleries and tourist destinations such as the Recoleta Cemetery , where you can visit the tomb of the former first lady Eva Perón .

Back at the hotel, savor Argentine cuisine and, of course, wine at Cantina Restaurant , then go next door to Le Club Bacan , a moody cocktail bar with a large selection of Argentine wines. Later this spring, you should be able to drop by the completed fitness center or the spa, which will have a heated pool. Prices from $670.

The Fifth Avenue Hotel

Located in a building that’s more than a century old, as well as a new 24-story glass space called the Tower, this 153-room-and-suite hotel in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood harks back to the Gilded Age, when it was a home and carriage house. In the early 1900s the building was sold, eventually becoming the Second National Bank , a five-story Renaissance-palazzo-style structure designed by McKim, Mead & White, the architectural firm behind New York’s original Pennsylvania Station and the Brooklyn Museum .

Step inside today and you’ll see a shimmering lobby with chandeliers, walls paneled in antique mirrors, marble flooring and cabinets replete with curiosities. The interior design by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio is at once playful and sumptuous, featuring tapestries and walls saturated with colors and patterns. The guest rooms mix old and new with antiques, Murano glass chandeliers and wardrobes inspired by traditional Chinese cabinets.

Going out to eat in New York is a must. But the chef Andrew Carmellini , a James Beard Award winner known for restaurants like A Voce, Café Boulud and Locanda Verde, tempts guests to stay in. The hotel’s Café Carmellini is his take on modern Italian and French cooking, with a menu that includes dishes like black bass forestière and cannelloni of lobster and golden osetra. Afterward, drop by the art-filled, wood-paneled Portrait Bar , with an atmosphere inspired by Italian villas, for a drink by a fireplace. Prices from $895.

Charleston, S.C.

The 25 rooms, suites and residences in this stylish boutique hotel are spread across three buildings in downtown Charleston, including two from the Victorian era. And they are ideal if you want the amenities of a hotel and the flexibility of a vacation rental. All rooms have full kitchens, as well as washers and dryers. Some have French doors leading to private balconies and terraces. You’ll hardly want to hole up in your room, though. An outdoor terrace off the main lobby has a fireplace that invites you to pause after exploring the neighborhood’s romantic streets dotted with gas lamps, historic architecture, boutiques and restaurants.

Alternatively, wander over to the hotel’s Lequeux-Williams House, a Greek Revival-style building that the hotel says dates to 1834. Formerly a private residence, it has been repurposed into restaurants overseen by the chef Jason Stanhope , the winner of a James Beard Award for Charleston’s popular Fig restaurant. They include the Quinte , an oyster bar and cocktail spot (you can order seafood towers, soups, sandwiches and ice cream, too), named for a 1918 billiards hall that was in the same location. Or try Lowland , a tavern with inviting dining spaces spread over two floors, including an outdoor dining area on cobblestone that’s hundreds of years old. Wherever you sit, you can tuck into comfort food like a biscuit with farmer cheese and pepper jelly, or a burger and fries. Prices from $399.

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Discover the capital of England in whichever way you fancy! No matter what your interests are, you will always find things to do in London!

Find about the history of the Royal Family, walk in the footsteps of your childhood heroes such as Harry Potter or Sherlock Holmes, create yourself a packed sightseeing schedule or enjoy some quality time with your significant other!

All of these activities are available in London. This gigantic city will welcome people of all ages and origins.

Tourists will enjoy London’s endless sightseeing opportunities . The city will please those who want to spend hours in its many art museums, the history buffs who are eager to expand their knowledge of English and British history, or the nature lovers who will enjoy its countless parks and other green areas.

Young people will love to discover typical British pubs spread all around the city. Book a few nights at one of the city’s many youth hostels like London Backpackers and make the most of England’s capital! Go out for the few beers and enjoy the unique atmosphere of the city’s nightclubs, while meeting people from all over the world.

If your way of spending a vacation is going on all-day shopping sprees, London will not disappoint you! It offers a mind-blowing selection of clothing shops for all budgets, whether you are keen on low-cost international chains or top-class luxury boutiques.

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Are you traveling to England with the Harry Potter universe on your mind? Are you nostalgic of the hours spent reading J.K. Rowling’s books when you were a child? Then, there are a ton of sights for you in London. First of all, you will probably be interested in the Warner Bros. Studio Tour , during which you will get a unique opportunity to see original sets for the movie, as well as costumes worn by its famous actors. You will get the chance to take a look at some of the series’ iconic objects, such as flying brooms and magic wands. If that hasn’t quenched your Harry Potter thirst, there is much more! Walking through the city will get you to many sites used to film your childhood favorite. For instance, you can visit Kings Cross station, where the Hogwarts express leaves from. You will spot the 9 ¾ platform sign and have the opportunity to buy goodies from a Harry Potter shop. Also, if you dare to enter the reptile house at the London Zoo, be careful: who knows, you might have Harry’s power to talk with snakes! If you’re looking for places to stay during your Harry Potter-themed time in London, there are many options for you. But you’ll probably like The Georgian House : try and score one of its two Harry Potter bedrooms ! This should be the ideal final touch to any Potter-fan’s stay in London.

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If you are looking forward to your visit in London but worrying about affordable travel expenses, you should prepare your weekend wisely by choosing one of the city’s many cheap locations! London is a perfect city for sightseeing , and you will be overwhelmed with choices. Since you’re probably going to be on a tight schedule, you need a hotel located in the city center to minimize time loss and public transportation expenses. Hotel Huttons will solve that issue. Once this has been settled, you are ready for your unforgettable sightseeing session in London! Get a scenic view of the city by riding on the London Eye , visit the impressive Tower of London to get an insight on its history in a fun and interactive way, or wander around the endless galleries of the British Museum, which is home to some unique works. And if you are looking for cheap but plentiful meals, you will certainly enjoy a typical English breakfast at one of the many cafés and tea rooms offering them, Also, if you are a fan of Indian cuisine, London is your paradise: its wide Indian community will welcome you to one of the innumerable Indian restaurants, where you will find tasty food at attractive prices.

A ROYAL TRIP TO LONDON

Have you always dreamed of experiencing the unique enthusiasm for the Royal Family ? Then, make the most of your stay in London and have a royal trip. Should you limit yourself to one visit, you would have to see the majestic Buckingham Palace! Looking for a cheap place to stay within reasonable distance of this point of interest? The Comfort Inn Buckingham Palace , located in central London, will suit you perfectly. Sometimes, the royal Palace is even open to visitors, and you can see cool exhibitions on the Royal Family. You also might not want to miss out on the Change of the Guard : marvel at and take pictures of these iconic guards in their red uniforms! Apart from that, you may enjoy a visit to Kensington Palace, the residence of Prince William and Princess Kate. If you are crazy about the Royal Family, you might also appreciate the Madame Tussauds wax figure museum . Take pictures with the Family’s most famous members, including Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II! Finally, if you want to spoil your friends and family with material memories from you unforgettable trip, you can buy an impressive variety of souvenirs revolving around the Royal Family.

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This London Hotel Cost 1 Billion Pounds to Build — Here's Why It's One of the City’s Best New Properties

It took more than 30 years for the Peninsula to come to London — our writer discovers it was well worth the wait.

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In September 2023, one of the world's leading luxury hotel brands expanded its portfolio of deluxe properties with the opening of The Peninsula London, a five-star development dripping in lion-guarded splendor. 

Dubbed the Big Smoke’s first "billion-pound hotel," the Peninsula's newest outpost has been in the making for more than 30 years — and now, it arrives just in time to carve its name alongside the big players of London's ever-emerging luxury hotel scene.  

Staying close to its flagship hotel in Hong Kong — and every other Peninsula worldwide — one of the first things guests will notice is the Chinese lions standing high and proud by the entrance doors. The statement pair (male and female) exist harmoniously to warn off harmful influences, protecting and welcoming all who cross its threshold. First impression grandeur continues as guests arrive in The Lobby , the central area occupying the ground floor. The light and airy space is home to triple-height ceilings, palm trees, and nature-inspired hand-painted murals by de Gournay, with muted tones and a light earthy palette introducing a zen-like calmness.

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• A secret private dining room, Mach II, offers space for exclusive parties. Hidden behind a partitioning sliding wall, you must be "in the know" to know it’s there. 
• Canton Blue is home to truly authentic tea ceremonies—so much so that some of the teas served are so exquisite that a licensed master must perform rituals before serving.
• The hotel's Tasting Room is an exclusive rooftop area to enjoy delicately curated cigars.
• The hotel's Belgravia location is a desirable address, with Georgian estate terraces, crescents and squares, situated between Knightsbridge and Victoria.

Our Grand Premier room spanned more than 550 square feet — larger than most city apartments — with a large bedroom compromising soft furnishings for relaxation, a work desk area, and state of the art audio audio-visual center. Overlooking Wellington Arch and the daily parade of the Buckingham Palace mounted guards, the floor-to-ceiling picture-like window frames have views that uniquely place you in the heart of the capital. Continuing to hit the mark with style and luxury, the bathroom, adorned in honey onyx marble, double vanities, a generously sized bathtub, and a spacious walk-in shower, beckons you to wind down. 

The 190 guest rooms and suites are elegantly designed by the architect and interior designer Peter Marino, who's appointed each with bespoke furnishings that exemplify British craftsmanship. Rooms have LED wall panels, iPads, and various tech-forward gadgets, including PenChat, a 24-hour concierge service. A quiet night staying in is covered as well, thanks to well-stocked minibars and drawers full of the finest British confectionery. All that's left to do is select your movie, dim the lights, and order room service. 

There are three restaurants and two bars at the Peninsula London. 

The Lobby serves breakfast and international cuisine throughout the day, but for those who love British afternoon tea, you’re in luck. The hotel's signature offering is everything you’d expect, accented by some of the world's finest teas.

Our dietary preferences (vegetarian and gluten-free) posed no obstacle, and our choice of Saicho, a sparkling tea with notes of mandarin, ginger, and wood spice, paired perfectly with beetroot tart and feta spanakopita pie. Being British, I know a good afternoon tea when I taste one, and here, the Greek pastries, fresh fillings, and caramel-filled chocolate honey barrels made it truly unique — among the best I’ve ever had.

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Guests can enjoy a fine dining experience at Brooklands , set on the hotel's eighth-floor rooftop. The restaurant, named after the birthplace of motorsport and air navigation — and home to the Concorde — is a real treat for fans of the British classic.

Offering a real sense of time and place, the dining room greets guests nose-to-nose with a 48-foot Concorde passenger jet sculpture suspended from the ceiling that pays tribute to the last supersonic transatlantic flight between New York and London.

With unparalleled service and incredible cuisine to boot, buckle up for a first-class meal. Chef director Claude Bosi will take you on a gastronomic journey through the British Isles, from the Nottinghamshire Stichelton and a pumpkin starter onward to the English rose dessert. Each flavor profile was delicate and oh-so-perfectly matched.

When making a reservation at the bar or the restaurant, be sure to request a table by the window. Both offer classic landmark views of the London skyline.

Having said that, all seating offers an interesting perspective: in the bar, you can expect to sip your cocktail while enjoying the comfort of a leather chair made with recycled leather from Rolls Royce, another British classic. If that wasn't enough, you grab the waiter's attention by pulling the lever installed at your table—its original purpose was a gear stick. (Archer Humphryes Architects are an automotive and aviation dream.)

At this point, you’ve probably guessed that a retro Napier Railton racecar will greet you before being whisked to the rooftop in a wicker-clad hot air balloon-inspired elevator.

Canton Blue , a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor, celebrates authentic cuisine and the maritime connection between London and Hong Kong. Like Brooklands, the craftsmanship and superb design will transport you.

Designed by Kenneth Leung, the space is decorated with silks and ceramics, while private dining booths and a low light setting offer intimacy and seclusion. Canton generously lends its space to two private dining rooms, the Silk Room and the Music Room, which can be reconfigured into one entertainment space. A collective palette of layered blues, greens, and pinks was inspired by the 18th-century Keying junks that traded between China and Europe.  

Authenticity is at the heart of the menu here, as traditional Cantonese cuisine is served in an exquisite setting. From the sauteed XO king prawns to kung pao chicken studded with chillis and peanuts, we enjoyed every bite with a backlit star constellation above our heads and the prettiest encased Tiffany blue tea cups to our right. 

Little Blue should be your first stop for an aperitif. With space for just 25 people, the bar is low-key in an ultra-glamorous, speakeasy kind of way — the exclusivity echoes in deep, sultry blues and sophisticated auburn. Sit at the bar where antique travel trunk paneling and alchemist-style cabinets play homage to old, worn charm. It’s also an excellent spot to watch the bartenders mix and shake beautifully curated concoctions from the signature "globe-trotting" cocktail menu. Once you’ve tried the Hudson in New York, you’ll want to stay for the Bentley in Hong Kong, and seeing as you're already here, it would be rude not to try the Vintage in London.

"The concierge team [at the Peninsula] are true graduates of first-class service and hospitality," says Bryan Ellis, the hotel's guest experience executive.

Intrigued to find out more, I sought out Christophe Caron, head concierge; I'm instantly captivated by Caron's passion, warmth, and dedication to providing an unparalleled level of service.  From special private visits to London's high-priority attractions — think planning romantic proposals overlooking the London skyline — this team holds a “sky's the limit” philosophy and works hard to be well-connected and exclusively in the know.

With a 24-hour "Life Lived Best" wellness concierge, fitness, mindfulness, and nutrition can remain a priority during your stay. Guided in-room strength and flexibility fitness routines are available whenever it suits you, and fitness gear can be delivered to your room. For an invigorating fitness session, classes are bookable in the brand-new gym, as are activities that take you out into the local Belgravia neighborhood. Self-care can be honored during your stay with mindfulness practices created in collaboration with the meditation app Breethe . 

Belgravia is a district known for its immaculate streets with regency-era terraced stucco townhouses, unlimited transport links, and shopping that will entice both boutique lovers and the Harrods aficionados. Shopping enthusiasts staying at the hotel will also be pleased to learn of The Arcade , nine opulent stores of luxury situated on the ground floor for your browsing pleasure. 

The Peninsula's spa and wellness center opened in December 2023, spanning two floors of the hotel and carrying through Marino's design philosophy and architectural influence. The showpiece here is the 85-foot indoor lap pool, set in an underground chamber with lighting designed to mimic daylight.

The seven wood-paneled treatment rooms are cozy and calming, and a 28-page spa menu means there's no shortage of sybaritic indulgence. The hotel has partnered with two new-to-the-U.K. wellness brands, Margy’s Monte Carlo and Subtle Energies, and the menu focuses on their unique (and luxurious) treatments: try the 24-Karat Gold Mask and e-Finger Facial for plumper, fuller skin, or the Blissful Marma Massage, which uses ayurvedic principles like chakra balancing and Marma therapy to encourage the body's innate healing abilities.

The almost century-old Peninsula brand is dedicated to longevity and continuing to build upon a timeless, purposeful brand. Through the culmination of refined craftsmanship and forging partnerships with sustainable suppliers, these hotels are built for endurance. 

Bryan Ellis, a guest experience executive, explained to me how design and product choices offer a “balance between what you need in order to present luxury without being wasteful.” The clean lines and minimal design in the paneling throughout the hotel showcase what he means by this — the craft is a throwback to early woodwork. "The joins are designed to fit together seamlessly without the need for glue or nails," Ellis says. "Classic is timeless. Timelessness is luxury.”

The Peninsula is on track to be free of single-use plastic by 2025 or sooner, and the brand is now looking forward to being a landfill-free zone while focusing on diminishing natural resources such as energy, food and water, and climate change.

Founded in Hong Kong by the Kadoori family in 1928, the now luxury chain began with family at the heart of its legacy. The Peninsula London welcomes families with children of all ages. "We want the children to thrive during their stay," Ellis says. "It's exhibited from the top."

Before arrival, you will be asked questions to help tailor your experience. For family bookings, rooms can be equipped with toys, games, computer consoles, or whatever you desire.

This luxury residence extends a warm welcome to your furry family , too. During booking, specify the weight and size of your animal. With tailored menus,  plush beds, and treats, the details are essential to ensure your pet feels at home. Early reservations are required for dog walking services.

Situated in one of London's most sought-after addresses, The Peninsula London is an exclusive post-code that rubs shoulders with the ritzy scenes of Chelsea and Kensington.  It only takes a few steps from the hotel's grand entrance until you're in the throes of neighboring Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, and Bond Street.  

This enviable and incredibly convenient location gives you quick access to Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, and Victoria, Prefer to travel in style? Ask the concierge about the luxury chauffeured cars, which include bespoke Rolls-Royce sedans adorned in the signature Peninsula Brewster Green, natch.

Booking at least seven days before arrival ensures you'll receive the hotel's best available rate and guarantees access to "Peninsula Time," the brand's flexible check-in and check-out policy. Checking in at 7 a.m. after a transatlantic flight? It's not a problem here.  

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These are the best new hotels in the world in 2024

Showcasing the best in comfort, design and sustainability, this list is full of impressive places to stay

Some of us like a homely boutique hotel, others prefer a towering mega-complex that feels like its own destination – whatever your style, c hoosing where to stay can make or break a holiday.

To help you out,  AFAR Magazine   has just published a brand-new guide to the world’s best new hotels . Drawing on their network of travel advisors, editors and writers, the mag has evaluated the location, design and service at all these hotels, as well as which ones are striving to reduce their carbon footprints and connect guests with the landscape.

Julia Cosgrove, editor-in-chief of AFAR, said: ‘The 2024 winners exemplify excellence in design, authentic connection to their local communities, and deep commitment to sustainability. These properties set a new standard for hospitality worldwide and I'm delighted to recognize them.’

And the list does have some rather impressive inclusions. From bustling city stays like The Peninsula in London and The Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York to the more secluded locations such as Highland Base Kerlingarfjöll in Iceland or &Beyond Punakha River Lodge in Bhutan, the collection boasts some stunning getaways with distinctive designs. 

These are the best new hotels in the world, according to AFAR Magazine

• The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern – Los Olivos, California , USA
• Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort – Hawaii , USA
• The Fifth Avenue Hotel – New York, USA
• Ambiente Sedona – Sedona, Arizona , USA
• Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo – Jalisco, Mexico
• ULUM Moab – Moab, Utah , USA
• Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City, Panama
• Maroma, a Belmond Hotel – Riviera Maya, Mexico
• Highland Base Kerlingarfjöll – Kerlingarfjöll, Iceland
• The Hotel Maria – Helsinki , Finland
• Raffles London at the OWO –  London, UK
• Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel – Cannes, France
• The Peninsula Istanbul – Istanbul , Türkiye
• Le Grand Mazarin – Paris , France
• Bulgari Hotel Roma – Rome , Italy
• Grand Hotel Son Net – Mallorca , Spain
• Violino d’Oro – Venice , Italy
• One&Only Aesthesis – Athens Riviera, Greece
• The Peninsula London – London, UK
• Angama Amboseli – Amboseli, Kenya
• Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, Loapi Tented Camp –  Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
• Riad Rosemary – Marrakech , Morocco
• Fairmont Doha – Doha , Qatar
• Atlantis THE Royal – Dubai , UAE
• Shinta Mani Mustang, a Bensley Collection – Jomson, Nepal
• &Beyond Punakha River Lodge – Bhutan
• Mondrian Singapore Duxton – Singapore
• JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa – Jeju Island, South Korea
• Six Senses Vana –Dehradun, India
• Southern Ocean Lodge – Kangaroo Island, Australia
• Capella Sydney – Sydney , Australia 

You can have a look at the list in more detail on AFAR Magazine’s website right here. 

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