The 23 best hotels in London

Melanie Lieberman

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 10 BEST Hotels in London 2024

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The 32 Best Hotels in London

By Steve King and Condé Nast Traveller

The 32 Best Hotels in London According to Our UK Editors

There are approximately 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 36 hotels in London is plenty to be getting on with, especially 36 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 Rome , 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 civilized 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 neighbor 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.

Read our complete London travel guide here .

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Claridge's

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Founded in 1812, frequented by Queen Victoria and listed by 1878’s influential Baedeker’s guide as “the first hotel in London ,” Claridge’s could easily rest on its storied laurels. But it has always kept ahead of the rest, enlisting the likes of Guy Oliver and Diane von Furstenberg for face-lifts over the decades to ensure it bestrides the classic and modern in a way few hotels manage. The lobby captures the art deco glamour of the Jazz Age when flappers hobnobbed with royalty. Its checkered-floor expanse buzzes with an international motley crew of Hollywood stars, brides and business types catching up over zesty Ginger John cocktails in the 1930s-style Fumoir bar. The pick of the new suites is the Georgian, an impeccable meld of English heritage and subtle chinoiserie. There’s a Steinberg baby grand piano, silk de Gournay panels in the dining room and a kitchen with a 24-hour butler. The hotel’s expansion into the next-door building created space for suites such as the Mayfair, where designer Bryan O’Sullivan (The Berkeley Bar) has ingrained modernity through scalloped mohair furniture in coral and pastel-green palettes. Claridge’s has also dug deep to impress guests with its subterranean spa. Designed by André Fu (the Maybourne Bar in Beverly Hills), its limewood and stone textures and dreamy peachy hues are the backdrop for bamboo-stick massages and Cryo Oxygen Shot facials. The pool ripples beneath a vaulted ceiling, surrounded by stone columns and cushy cabanas. Claridge’s is no longer the only show in town, but it’s with good reason that every other heritage hotel in London still sees it as the benchmark. Noo Saro-Wiwa

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Not to be outdone by arrivistes thudding onto the top-end scene, the Dorch has been shaking her tail feathers with the biggest refurb in three decades: public spaces supercharged, and two floors of new rooms and suites revealed. Penthouses and a rooftop remain under lock and key until later in 2024. The hotel where Elizabeth Taylor signed her Cleopatra contract in the bath remains out-and-out fabulous—but with a Pierre-Yves Rochon uplift. The Artists’ Bar sparkles with a mirrored ceiling, Lalique crystal pillars girdling the bar, and Liberace’s mirror-ball-clad baby grand. This is the spot for caviar, native oysters, and Petal Head cocktails (Stoli Elit vodka, kumquat, Aperol, and passion fruit) served from a trolley. A hoard of London -centric art glints on the walls: Ann Carrington’s Elizabeth II silhouette in mother-of-pearl buttons, Sue Arrowsmith’s delicate silver leaf with coral branches. Martin Brudnizki’s Vesper Bar invites intimacy with its smoked glass and scalloped armchairs, and the spa (best for Dr. Uliana Gout’s new medical-grade facials) is a pink girly haven. The Grill by Tom Booton, a fun slice of British culinary theater, has a fresh menu; don’t miss the squid bolognese à la Koffmann, given the tick of approval by Pierre Koffmann himself. The new suites have the palettes of an English garden, in leaf green, rose, and heather. If Hôtel Plaza Athénée is the American fantasy of Paris, then this Park Lane dame’s new rooms are the American fantasy of Britishness—one we are happy to buy into. From $1,136. —Lydia Bell

Raffles London at The OWO

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The War Office is not the War Office anymore. It’s now the OWO (aka “The Old War Office”). It consists of Raffles London at the OWO, which takes up about half the building, along with some mighty luxe private residences and various other restaurants. It’s hard not to over-emphasise how little other London hotels can touch what Raffles has been lucky enough to tap into here. Historically, the building has perched at the very hub of the establishment. The hefty $1.9 billion restoration investment, over seven years, has included a 25-meter downward excavation (to create the wellness levels of the hotel). Nine restaurants and three bars join the 27,000-ft Goddard Littlefair-designed Guerlain spa (with three subterranean levels) and 20-meter pool. The final shimmering product has 120 rooms and suites, with an entry-level rate of more than $1,400 per night. All is presided over by the soave, somewhat slinky French hotelier Philippe Leboeuf, the Managing Director, Anglophile and self-professed Churchillphile.

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The Peninsula, London Arrow

Inside The Peninsula’s vast lobby, there’s an abstract sense that the red buses and black cabs outside on Hyde Park Corner might as well be a digital projection. All the hallmarks of one of the world’s most iconic hotel brands are here – the pristine service, the all-encompassing tech, the Rolls-Royces in brand green, the tinkly underwater music in the pool; every lion statuette, marble surface and Japanese maple tree blessed by a hallowed feng shui master. Barely a week after its September soft opening, the place was already busy with an international crowd, between the columns and chandeliers, overlooked by London Parks murals by wallpaper specialists De Gournay. The 190 rooms were designed by American Peter Marino, all with a prevailing sense of haute-generic seven-star neutrality but are set apart by elaborate technology and extreme comfort. Bright walls of china plates and delicate cups are the backdrop to Pensinsula veteran chef Dicky To’s dishes at The Canton Blue, which fuse Cantonese techniques with British ingredients. Downstairs is the sexy street-side Little Blue bar, where ex-Cheval Blanc mixologist Florian Thireau has created a lovely cocktail list themed by the Keying junk journey (to Hong Kong, St Helena, New York and London). And then there's the faintly Jetsons-styled rooftop bar and restaurant, with knockout London views from the terrace, rare Cuban cigars and classic British food by former Bibendum and Hibiscus head chef Francesco Di Benedetto.

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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.

Broadwick Soho

First in: Broadwick Soho, London Arrow

This Martin Brudzinski-designed hangout on the corner of Berwick Street and Broadwick Street is no elegant grand dame or glassy international transplant. Instead, the 57-room hotel owned by a group of friends throws patterns (leopard print, zebra stripe, geometric lines), textures (cork panelling, glitter DJ booths, silk walls) and colours (flamingo pink, maroon, aquamarine) together to create a joyful place to stay. As is Brudzinski's way, spaces here are hardly shy and retiring. The designer's trademark maximalist vibe naturally draws comparisons to his other projects, especially Annabel's, but Broadwick is her own person entirely. Two enormous elephants hover above the street-level entrance in top hats and bow ties, while bedrooms pick up the motif and run with it by placing handcrafted Jaipur elephant mini bars front and centre and decking the walls in shimmering elephant-print wallpaper. A hotel this fun, of course, needs sharp public spaces for merrymaking: Flute is the disco-chic rooftop bar; Dear Jackie is a sultry, dimly lit restaurant with an impeccable Sicilian-inspired menu; and little sister Bar Jackie is a more casual café with strong coffee for soothing weary heads the morning after the night before. Then there's The Nook, a guests-only den for nightcaps or afternoon snoozes. The result is a hotel that feels fresh while simultaneously fitting right into the London scene; a space that trades heavily on its glamour and distinctly Soho soul. — Sarah James

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This nine-story hotel is a sustainable sanctuary slotting naturally among London’s oldest hospitality icons just across the road from The Ritz and The Wolseley. Inside, you are greeted by a giant suspended plant chandelier, a reception desk hewn from the trunk of a giant oak tree in a Sussex forest and a wall of Yorkshire stone, tactfully slotted together with no additional materials by a father and son carpentry stonemason duo. It’s an unexpectedly soothing space amid  London ’s busiest shopping district; inside, the noise of  Piccadilly  fades away, absorbed by thousands of plants (1,300 to be exact – including 200 local and regional species) and raw materials sprinkled throughout the hotel. The reception’s tranquil aesthetic extends into each of the 181 bedrooms. Sandy hues and creamy tones come in the form of linen-covered cushions, soft furnishings and oak flooring, and each room has a living moss wall, further emphasising the hotel’s dedication to bringing the outdoors inside. Downstairs the hotel also has is a cafe and  co-working space  by day which transforms into a wine bar  by night, as well as an elegant, low-lit cocktail bar area leading on to London’s most talked-about  new restaurant , Dovetale.

The Connaught

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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).

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This previously residential Edwardian manor house has been turned into a 31-room hotel and member’s club by former Blakes owner Navid Mirtorabi, with the help of business partner Jamie Reuben, a scion of a family that owns swathes of Mayfair . In a marble-floored lobby that smells of churchy frankincense, guests are greeted by a cape-wearing doorman and a row of staff in Charlie Casely-Hayford suits. A pervasive friendliness cuts through the velveteen quality of a place that feels more like a louche Parisian hideaway than most smart new  London hotels , which tend to fit into Hoxton or Heritage pigeonholes. Most rooms are understatedly plush, painted an elegant blue that’s on the sensual side of Edwardian; former Arbutus chef Alan Christie hits the key modern British notes in the dining room. Some of the prices are shiver-inducing, but then this is Mayfair, and The Twenty Two is offering something different— something sexier and more fun, which might just be a marker point for the area’s future.

The Mayfair Townhouse

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The brains behind classic country-house hangouts Cliveden and Chewton Glen have whisked up a sharp new 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 Half Moon Street address 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.

The Buttery Caf  Lime Tree Hotel

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This Ebury Street townhouse conversion is a masterclass in how to maximize 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 the property in 2008, quickly turning it into the area’s loveliest little boutique hotel and the best affordable hotel in London . They reframed challenge as 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 optimized, with teal velvet headboards, mountains of ikat pillows and marmalade-colored armchairs (thoughtful reading material is provided—ours was Aesop’s Fables ). Single rooms come at a keener price, so solo travelers 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.

Christinas bar at Mondrian Shoreditch

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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 neighborhood 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.

The Standard London

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Having cracked Manhattan , Miami and Hollywood since it was founded 20 years ago, when The Standard London opened in 2019, it brought a much-needed edge side to King's Cross. Its Brutalist building and former annex of Camden Town Hall was much maligned by locals who nicknamed it the egg box. Now, with its red-pill-shaped lift that scales the Euston Road façade, it more than squares up to the splendid Gothic Revival St Pancras station nearby. Inside, American designer Shawn Hausman, a long-time Standard collaborator, created all the spaces with a decade-switching look that is mind-boggling and fabulous. Utilitarian civic signage meets Seventies Milanese terrazzo and tiling: Transport for London’s color palette inspired the loud carpets; and the colorways, shapes and humor of Italian design movement Memphis permeate everything. Rooms range from about £199 for a single, aimed at students and early-bird Eurostar travelers, to about £729 for a terraced room with an outdoor bathtub overlooking St Pancras. Expect Memphis design meets Miami with a mix of bright colours and pastels, crazy carpets and tiles. Furniture is both vintage and bespoke and all the rooms have great views. The hotel's 10th-floor restaurant Decimo continues to be one of the hottest tables in town, where Michelin-starred chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias highlights Spanish dishes with a Mexican twist and a cocktail menu full of margaritas. The downstairs cocktail bar Double Standard serves burgers, fish and chips and pints, while next-door Isla offers seasonal British small plates.

The Hari London

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With the flurry of London openings in recent years, you’d be forgiven for overlooking hotels such as The Hari, but this is a contemporary bolthole with an artistic temperament and loft-style bedrooms that are a pleasure to dawdle in. And while many of London’s classic hits are a stroll away, staying in for an evening isn’t to be sniffed at either, drifting on a little passeggiata from the bar with its riffs on classic cocktails down to the restaurant for authentic Italian dishes . There’s a real sense of being tucked away here, of bedrooms being chic dens from which you can peek out at London, with decor mixing Starck-like polish with just a little burlesque (a waft of gauze, a lingerie-clad portrait) and lithographs such as Tracey Emin’s ‘She Lay Down’. For a personable, well-connected London base tucked away in Belgravia – this feels like a secret hotel for romantic liaisons or a weekend break taking in a show or exhibition, shopping on Sloane Street then stretching out for an indulgent Sunday morning.

The Lanesborough

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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 splendor. In 2015 it reopened more unrepentant, riotous and Regency-splendid than ever. The Royal Suite, at $33,000 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'.

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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 3,000-square-foot Opus Suite—a spectacular space boasting more impressive vistas.

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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, sexy even, 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.

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A smart offshoot of the Surrey Hills original, this property 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 programs 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.

The Ritz London

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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.

ShangriLa Hotel At the Shard London

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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.

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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.

The Savoy

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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'.

The Beaumont

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This used to be a multi-story 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-story sculpture extruding from one side of the building, which also happens to contain a suite.

Corinthia Hotel London

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As delicious as the huge slice of cake that it 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 splendors 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.

Dukes Hotel

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Practically hidden down a barely existent alleyway between St James's Street and Green Park. Practically hidden is how they like it here. 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 martini perfectly prepared 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 favorite drink 'shaken, not stirred'. The GBR (Great British Restaurant) is delightful; so is the entirely chic Cognac and cigar garden.

Hotel Caf Royal

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This revamped Regent Street landmark combines fin de siècle opulence with streamlined modernity. There are subtle references to its storied past—vases filled with tulips are a silent salute to Oscar Wilde, who once drank so much absinthe in the Grill Room that he hallucinated he was cavorting in a field of the flowers. The Grill Room has been turned into a bar, and its opulent gilt and mirrors have been sexed up with a frankly immodest blush of red furnishings. Recover your composure downstairs at the Akasha spa, which specializes in watsu aquatic-massage treatments.

The Langham London

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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.

The London EDITION

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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 hotel. The lobby cocktail bar, oak-paneled, 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 marvelously quiet, a perfect antidote to the hubbub below.

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London

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The Queen 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.

Rosewood London

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With their first foray into London, Rosewood has created not just a magnificent new hotel but a whole new neighborhood: '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 characterize, 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.

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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 jewelery 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.

Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane

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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 color 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.

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The Best London Hotels For Sightseeing

From five-star sleeps just a stroll away from Buckingham Palace to swanky stays on the banks of the River Thames, these hotels are taking the legwork out of sightseeing in London ( literally).  Tick off the capital's best museums, buildings and parks before retiring back to a sumptuous suite or stylish room, making the most of the in-house bars and restaurants as you go. Whether you're new to the city, or are looking to indulge in a cheeky staycation, check out our guide to the best London hotels for sightseeing.

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Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel

Looking for the best London hotels for tourists? Known for its quirky Wild At Heart restaurant, Karma Sanctum is the Soho hotel with some serious attitude. The perfect base for exploring London's number one nightlife district, the swanky rooms here include access to the in-house cinema and outdoor hot tub. 

  • Soho ⋅ West End
  • Lounge Bar ⋅ Event Space ⋅ Party Bar

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Located in amongst the buzz of Leicester Square, W is a firm favourite with visitors looking to explore the city's most popular hotspots. Ideally placed to catch a show in the West End or check out the flashing lights of Piccadilly Circus, this sleek spot is also known for attracting the party crowd to its late-night Perception bar. 

  • Leicester Square ⋅ Soho
  • Nightclub ⋅ Cocktail Bar ⋅ Lounge Bar

The Dixon Hotel

Once an old courthouse, The Dixon is now an elegant hotel, complete with colourful restaurants and swish bars. Located just a short skip and hop away from the River Thames, this stylish sleepover spot is the perfect base for exploring Tower Bridge, Borough Market and the Tate Modern and one of the best hotels in London for tourists.

  • Event Space ⋅ Restaurant ⋅ Cocktail Bar

The Rubens at The Palace Hotel

After the best London hotels for sightseeing? Experience a taste of royalty at The Rubens At The Palace which is located just a stone's throw away from her Majesty's humble abode and the iconic Mall. Check into one of the sumptuous suites and enjoy views of Buckingham Palace's Royal Mews, before heading to the conservatory for a classic afternoon tea offering. 

  • Westminster
  • Fine Dining Restaurant ⋅ Restaurant ⋅ Restaurant Bar

The Chesterfield Mayfair

Mastering the art of impeccable service in quintessentially British surroundings, The Chesterfield Mayfair is the perfect base for exploring London's Royal Parks. One of the best places to stay in London, Green Park is just a five-minute stroll from the luxury and comfort of this four-star hotel, and is the perfect place to walk off the stress of the city.

  • Lounge Bar ⋅ Cocktail Bar ⋅ VIP Bar/Club

York and Albany

Owned by Gordon Ramsay, the York and Albany offers a slice of rustic charm in the heart of North London. Originally a coaching house in the 1820s, the top London hotel now boasts a sunny restaurant, bar and multiple pop-ups throughout the year. Tear yourself away from the gorgeous interiors over to London Zoo, Regent's Park and Camden Market.

  • Gastro Pub ⋅ Lounge Bar ⋅ Restaurant

Sea Containers

Riverside hotel Sea Containers is perfectly placed for visiting London's top attractions, with Southbank, the London Eye and the National Theatre all within a 15-minute walk away. Alternatively, hole up for the weekend with an in-house cinema, rooftop bar and sumptuous restaurant available for guests.

  • South London ⋅ Southbank
  • Restaurant ⋅ Restaurant Bar

Amba Hotel Grosvenor

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A traditional Gothic Victorian building complete with all the mod cons you could dream of, the Amba Hotel Grosvenor is a favourite with couples and families alike. Accessible directly through Victoria Train Station, it's the perfect rest stop for those travelling from Gatwick Airport, and also just happens to be a stone's throw away from Buckingham Palace and its royal gardens. 

  • Restaurant Bar ⋅ Event Space ⋅ Cocktail Bar

Intercontinental London Park Lane

Part of the world-renowned InterContinental Hotel Group, this swish five-star abode is nestled between the swanky neighbourhoods of Knightsbridge and Mayfair. Rub shoulders with London's well-heeled crowd as you dine in the Theo Randall restaurant, or take it easy in the spa before strolling around London's most beautiful parks. 

  • Restaurant ⋅ Restaurant Bar ⋅ Event Space

The Montague on The Gardens Hotel

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Another classic British offering, The Montague on the Gardens Hotel is a place of peace amongst the capital's chaos. Overlooking private gardens, the hotel offers al fresco dining in the summer months. And for when you're ready to venture out? The iconic British Museum is just one minute away, offering hundreds of world-class exhibitions.

  • Fine Dining Restaurant

Looking for something a little more lively for your London trip? Head to the ME - home to the buzzing bar and restaurant Radio Rooftop. Enjoy live DJs to the backdrop of the West End before heading downstairs to one of the uber-stylish rooms or mega suites for a great night's kip at one of the best hotels near Covent Garden.

  • Covent Garden ⋅ Covent Garden ⋅ Embankment
  • Cocktail Bar ⋅ Lounge Bar ⋅ Rooftop Bar

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The 15 Best Hotels in London

As the city undergoes a hotel boom in the run-up to the coronation, we round up the 15 best hotels, classic and contemporary alike..

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Exterior of Claridge's, one of London's most historic hotels

Claridge’s, one of London’s most historic hotels, first opened in 1812.

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London’s best hotels are experiences unto themselves: Historic buildings with formal, white-glove service (dare we say—worthy of royalty). Sleek, modern places that shine a spotlight on cutting-edge British hospitality. Former firehouses, banks, ministry buildings, and restored Edwardian mansions, some with their own movie theaters and basement bowling alleys.

In a city with so many options, finding the hotel that’s right for your needs and preferences can be daunting. That’s why AFAR has reviewed the top places to stay in London and compiled this definitive list of the 15 best for your next trip. Whatever type of stay you fancy, all these hotels offer world-class service, standout design, and myriad ways to access the city that will make you feel like an insider upon check-in.

And so, in no particular order, here are our picks for the 15 best hotels in London.

The Mayfair Suite at Claridge's features a fireplace and scalloped art deco chairs.

The Mayfair Suite at Claridge’s

1. Claridge’s

  • Location: Mayfair

One of London’s most celebrated hotels, Claridge’s dates to 1812, yet the Mayfair grande dame, owned and managed by the Maybourne Hotel Group , remains timeless. The downstairs art deco lobby, with its black and white geometric marble floors and fluted columns, looks as elegant as when it was built in 1931, thanks to a renovation at the turn of this century. The hotel’s biggest news is the recent addition of a three-floor, 7,000-square-foot subterranean spa with nods to Japanese design by noted interiors maven Andre Fu; there are seven treatment rooms lined with oak panels and a heated swimming pool.

Upstairs, guest rooms are in either an art deco or classic English style. The suites have been updated by a who’s who of contemporary designers—Diane von Furstenberg, India Mahdavi, and David Linley among them—who have ensured the rooms, and the hotel, haven’t been left to languish entirely in the past.

The hotel is an institution, so don’t be surprised if it’s hard to score a seat at one of its dining and drinking outlets. (But the space that recently housed New York-based chef Daniel Humm’s Davies and Brook, and British chef Simon Rogan’s Michelin-starred Fera at Claridge’s before it, is still awaiting a new tenant.) They include the moodily lit Fumoir, which dates to 1929 and is lined with tufted velvet seating and portraits by U.S. photographer William Klein, and the deco-inspired Claridge’s Bar, designed by David Collins Studio, which serves hard-to-find champagnes and spirits.

Interior of the Dorchester's renovated promenade

Designer Pierre-Yves Rochon is behind the Dorchester’s renovated promenade.

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2. The Dorchester

  • Location : Mayfair

Opened in 1931, the Dorchester exudes luxury of a bygone era. But even with the formality of crystal chandeliers, top hat–clad bellmen, and polished marble floors, the energetic staff are encouraged to bring their personalities to work, making this Mayfair icon feel thoroughly connected to contemporary London. Recently, the Dorchester has begun to unveil its most significant renovation since the 1980s with the help of Pierre-Yves Rochon and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio.

In the colonnaded ground floor promenade, heavier furnishings were replaced with elegant wingback chairs, and columns were refinished in striking black and gold. The space is now lined with nature-themed paintings commissioned for the hotel (16 of the 18 artists are women). Within the promenade, the Artists’ Bar is clad in gold and Lalique crystal and sits beneath a chandelier; nearby is the mirrored piano of none other than Liberace. The new Vesper Bar, a nod to the hotel’s James Bond connections (creator Ian Fleming dined here often), has 1930s vibes—there are mirrored walls and velvet banquette sofas perfect for spy tête-à têtes.

The 238 guest rooms and suites have a British country manor house feel, with marble entryways, canopy beds, and Italian marble bathrooms. In May 2023, they’ll emerge from a complete overhaul—what won’t change are the spectacular views over Hyde Park. What also remains unchanged is the hotel’s three-Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse restaurant, which pays homage to seasonal British and French ingredients: think John Dory, spiny artichokes with cuttlefish, and artisanal French cheeses.

The gilded Grill Room salon

The gilded Grill Room salon was a hangout for Oscar Wilde.

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3. Hotel Café Royal

  • Location : Piccadilly Circus

Opened in 1865 as a restaurant, event space, and wine store, Hotel Café Royal quickly became a gathering spot for London’s intelligentsia and glitterati. During the past 150 years, everyone from Winston Churchill and Oscar Wilde to Muhammad Ali and David Bowie was spotted here. Relaunched in 2012 as a hotel, Café Royal has ushered in a new era of hospitality, drawing visitors with its central location between Mayfair and Soho, a short walk from theaters, shops, and tourist attractions.

Past a showstopping lobby, which underwent a $6.6 million redesign in 2018, the 160 rooms and suites are warm and streamlined, crafted with Carrara marble, English oak, and Portland stone and outfitted with Bang & Olufsen entertainment systems, sound proofing, and rain showers. All guest rooms come with perks like complimentary John Lobb shoeshines, while the six Signature Suites feature Tudor fireplaces, deep-soaking tubs, private screening rooms, dining areas, and butler service.

The dining and drinking options alone are worth a visit. They include the two Michelin-starred Alex Dilling, which serves modern French gastronomy; the gilded Grill Room, the former haunt of Oscar Wilde with its traditional afternoon tea service; and the Green Bar for botanical-based cocktails and fine liquors. Launched in 2018, Cakes & Bubbles offers an edgy new take on pastries and desserts from Spanish pastry genius Albert Adrià, like his signature cheesecake with Baron Bigod Brie, hazelnuts, and white chocolate that’s made to look like washed rind cheese (pair it with Veuve Cliquot). A spacious gym (with LifeFitness equipment, class studios, and a 60-foot lap pool) and the Akasha Spa (with sauna, hammam, and nine rooms for East-meets-West treatments) round out the facilities.

Interior of a Ham Yard guest room with bright colors and patterns

The Ham Yard is Firmdale Hotels’ flagship London hotel.

Courtesy of the Ham Yard Hotel

4. The Ham Yard

  • Location : Soho

Most London hotels can’t claim to have a bowling alley in the basement. But Ham Yard isn’t most hotels. Opened in 2014, the hotel also has a 190-seat cinema with Dolby surround sound, a spa with its own Hypoxic Studio for high-altitude training, a roof terrace with a full vegetable garden, and a karaoke bar curated by Lucky Voice.

Ham Yard is the London flagship of Firmdale Hotels, the 10-property collection in London and New York City run by husband-and-wife team Tim and Kit Kemp. It’s Kit’s interior design for which the brand is best known, and Ham Yard is the most exuberant expression of her maximalist aesthetic. Here she has filled the space with her trademark mismatched fabrics and overstuffed armchairs. Curious touches, such as light installations from cult-creator Gods Own Junkyard, give the hotel an idiosyncratic edge. The unusual name derives from the Soho square in which the hotel stands. Ham Yard’s courtyard space draws locals who come to sit and linger at the hotel’s partner shops, including Brazilian beachwear brand Frescobol Carioca.

Corinthia London's River Suite is designed in soothing blues and faces the River Thames.

Corinthia London’s River Suite is designed in soothing blues and faces the River Thames.

Courtesy of Corinthia London

5. Corinthia London

  • Location : Westminster

From the luxury Malta-based Corinthia brand, the Corinthia London occupies a Victorian building (once home to the Ministry of Defense) near Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the London Eye, and the theater district. The vibe is a 21st-century grand hotel, with public spaces on the ground floor—some vast and high-ceilinged, others warm and cozy. Find modern British fare and a decadent breakfast spread at the Northall restaurant; all-day dining and an afternoon tea service complete with champagne trolley at the Crystal Moon Lounge; and, in good weather, alfresco drinks, bites, and cigars at the leafy Garden lounge. In late 2022, the Velvet lounge debuted with red velvet and royal blue interiors by David Collins Studio and a cocktail menu by award-winning bartender Salvatore Calabrese. Kerridge’s Bar and Grill is the first London restaurant from English chef Tom Kerridge, with British-inspired dishes including a red prawn scotch egg and fish and chips with pease pudding made with yellow split peas.

The Corinthia is home to 283 residential-feeling rooms and suites, which include chic London and Garden suites and seven themed presidential suites, also designed by David Collins Studio. Amenities include Nespresso machines and marble bathrooms with rain showers, bathtubs with built-in TVs, heated floors, and ESPA products. Some of the higher-level suites have private outdoor spaces, butler service, and expansive views. The flagship ESPA Life by Corinthia Spa is one of the largest in the city, with 17 treatment rooms, a 24/7 gym, a nail studio, and a vast thermal floor with multiple pools, sauna and stream rooms, ice fountains, and sleep pods for extra serenity.

The Library Bar on the ground floor serves champagne and martinis.

The Library Bar on the ground floor serves champagne and martinis.

Courtesy of the Ned

  • Location : Financial District

The founders of Soho House teamed up to turn the historic Midland Bank building into—what else?— a one-stop lifestyle hub that’s drawing regulars of both the suit-and-tie and hipster variety. Part-hotel, part-member’s club, the Ned (named for legendary 19th-century architect Edwin Lutyens, who first envisioned the building) draws both locals and out-of-towners with several dining options set around the former banking hall. They range from Italian, French, and Californian spots to a Pan-Asian grill and poke restaurant, and a lounge for an overflowing, British-style Sunday feast, complete with a Bloody Mary bar and mimosa trolley.

Hotel guests also have access to a downstairs bar, and a wellness level supplies a nail bar, gym, separate hair salon and barbershop, and a spa with an indoor pool, eight treatment rooms, and a traditional Moroccan hammam. The Ned’s Club Upstairs offers a rooftop pool and restaurant (with views out to St. Paul’s Cathedral) to Club members or those staying in higher-category rooms.

The property is done up in cool, vintage-inspired design. The 250 guest rooms range in category from Crash Pad and Cosy to Heritage and six types of suites. All have 1920s flair: mirrored cocktail cabinets, wingback chairs, and Jazz Age motifs, plus marble-mosaic bathrooms stocked with rain showers and Cowshed products. Take all the pictures you want in your room, but social media addicts may want to leave their phones behind when in select public areas: There’s a photo ban in any place that’s part of the Club membership, including that stunning rooftop.

Interior of a suite at the Savoy

The Savoy’s suites reference Edwardian and art deco styles.

Courtesy of the Savoy, a Fairmont Managed Hotel

7. The Savoy

  • Location : The Strand

Having built the Savoy Theatre, English agent Richard D’Oyly Carte opened a nearby hotel in 1889 to accommodate the wealthy American patrons who came to see the celebrated Gilbert & Sullivan operas. In the years following, the hotel welcomed such regulars as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin, Mel Brooks, and Katharine Hepburn; some of these famous guests are now celebrated in the menu of theatrical Character Cocktails served at the hotel’s decadent Beaufort Bar, while others have inspired the nine elegant Personality Suites. Anecdotes abound at the Savoy , including the time Marilyn Monroe stopped by for a press conference in 1956 to promote The Prince and the Showgirl with costar Laurence Olivier and caused a media frenzy when she appeared in a black dress that, tantalizingly, revealed her midriff.

But the Savoy, now managed by Fairmont , is not one to remain in the past. The hotel completed an ambitious $350 million renovation in 2010—in time to celebrate its 125-year anniversary—and now features timeless spaces with every modern convenience. The 267 rooms and suites include art deco or Edwardian decor, custom furniture, bespoke rainfall showerheads, and Penhaligon’s amenities; many of the higher category options look out over the Thames or city landmark, and have extras like claw-foot tubs or, in Deluxe Junior Partial Riverview Suites and above, the legendary Savoy butler service. Rotating programming—from arts and culture events to a writer-in-residence series and expert-led master classes—keep guests engaged, while dining and drinking outlets include Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill and the Thames Foyer for the iconic afternoon tea.

Interior of a guest room with earth tones and art deco details

The guest rooms were designed with earth tones and art deco details.

Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

8. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

  • Location : Hyde Park

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park has quite the setting and history. It’s directly across from Hyde Park —a Royal Park that was once the hunting grounds of Henry VIII—and west of Buckingham Palace . (If you hear horses in the morning, that’s the royal cavalry passing by.) Originally opened in 1908 as the Hyde Park Hotel and then in 2000 as a Mandarin Oriental, the hotel closed in 2016 for a makeover—and a fire broke out in June 2018, delaying what Mandarin Oriental called the most extensive restoration in the hotel’s history. In April 2019, the property reopened with 141 renovated rooms and 40 revamped suites, an enlarged spa, a transformed lobby, and redone restaurants—including the Roseberry tearoom and its restaurant with two Michelin stars, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal .

Throughout earth-toned rooms and suites, designer Joyce Wang incorporated nods to the park with an art deco twist: Gilded acorn chandeliers, wooden floors, and ceilings with curved lines mimic the park’s walkways; bathrooms are done almost entirely in white marble. That said, the hotel has been smart to keep—and highlight—elements of its past, including a dedicated royal entrance originally used by Queen Victoria (today most often used for weddings) and a ballroom where Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret took dance lessons as children (delightfully, the wood floor—though covered—still squeaks).

One of the newest additions to the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is the Aubrey , which opened in March 2022 on the hotel’s ground floor. Billed as an “eccentric izakaya (pub),” the Aubrey consists of five separate dining areas, all cozy and low-lit, serving shared plates like wagyu beef sando, gomae (cold baby spinach and sesame), and oxtail and bone marrow fried rice. Traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints line the walls, but this is no formal space: When there isn’t Japanese trap music playing, a DJ spins live here from Thursday to Sunday.

The walls and ceilings of this sitting area at Brown's Hotel are decorated with floral motifs.

Brown’s Hotel first opened in 1837.

Courtesy of Brown’s Hotel

9. Brown’s Hotel

London’s oldest hotel manages to retain the Old World feel that likely charmed its illustrious past guests—among them Agatha Christie and Alexander Graham Bell, who in 1876 made London’s historic first telephone call from the hotel. Yet Brown’s Hotel, run by the Rocco Forte hotel group, has managed to reinvent this storied place for the modern luxury traveler. Brown’s sits in a collection of individual townhouses that were combined into one property. Located on the boutique and bar-lined Albemarle Street a stone’s throw from Mayfair’s busy major thoroughfares, the hotel in contrast retains an intimate scale and feel. The public spaces, with their floral and nature motifs, elaborate chandeliers, and intricate mosaic flooring, are the hand of Olga Polizzi, Rocco Forte’s design director, and offer a feeling that you’re somewhere special without ever feeling overly stuffy.

Good luck scoring a bar stool or a cushy velvet seat at the popular Donovan Bar, named after photographer Terence Donovan. Here, the photographer’s portraits of notable fashion and celebrity icons from the 1960s hang on the walls, while noted bartender Salvatore Calabrese oversees the drinks menu. Across the hall, Charlie’s Restaurant is where chef Adam Byatt serves contemporary British dishes like Dover sole and battered haddock with chips (though the Caesar salad is spectacular too). Upstairs, the 115 guest rooms and suites, individually designed by Polizzi, feature wingback chairs, floor-to-ceiling curtains, and marble-clad bathrooms. A muted palette dominates, with splashes of color and texture depending on the room’s theme.

The Dome Suite at the One Aldwych was renovated in 2020 by Robert Angell.

The Dome Suite at the One Aldwych was renovated in 2020 by Robert Angell.

Courtesy of One Aldwych

10. One Aldwych

  • Location : Covent Garden

As with so many of the hotels on this best-of list, independently run One Aldwych has a storied past: literally. The Edwardian building used to be the home of the Morning Post newspaper in the early 1900s; per the hotel’s Post At One broadsheet sitting on desks en suite, “the Lobby Bar was the publication’s beating heart, while the presses rolled in what is now the swimming pool.” The building itself is inspiring, with a cupola dome, curved corners, and balustrade balconies, and went on to prove so for the staff of The Tatler and Illustrated London News.

Following a major renovation in late 2020, the boutique hotel now has 105 new modern-feeling guest rooms and suites in a coveted location—you can see West End theater marquees from your corner suite. On our last visit, the Lobby Bar had a wild, feathered, Technicolor art installation fit for Willy Wonka; as it was, the hotel also hosts a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea , very popular with families. With more than 400 artworks and a handful of dedicated curators creating insider concierge experiences for guests, One Aldwych feels like one of the freshest, culture-filled hotels in the area—and it’s family friendly to boot. Welcome cards are addressed directly to the children, and depending on the mini guests’ ages, they may find blocks, books, and proper little British teddy bears on arrival.

The Langham London's one-bedroom suite has a large seating area with lots of natural light.

The Langham London’s one-bedroom suite has a large seating area with lots of natural light.

Courtesy of the Langham London

11. The Langham London

  • Location : Marylebone

This Victorian beauty in London’s West End opened in 1865 continues to reinvent itself for the modern-day traveler. At the Langham London , public spaces are full of chandeliers, marble columns and stairways; the supremely helpful staff will adapt to your every need. Run by the Hong Kong–based Langham Hospitality Group, the hotel excels at bringing London to the guest, whether it’s a Paddington-themed afternoon tea for families, complete with a custom-made stuffy of the famous trenchcoat-clad bear, or a transporting a capella chorus in the lobby during the December holidays.

The 380 residential-feeling guest rooms have large wingback chairs, enormous beds with leather headboards, floor-to-ceiling curtains, and large marble soaking tubs; several apartment-style accommodations have kitchenettes. Here and there are splashes of Langham’s signature pink, be it on a wall or in the form of roses. Try to book an Executive room category to get access to the hotel’s sprawling Club Lounge, which has a dedicated staff that can check you in and help you navigate your explorations of London, serves delicious bites all day, and pours decent champagne and cocktails. Save an evening for pub food at the lively Wigmore; a cocktail at Artesian, whose award-winning bartender Giulia Cuccurullo oversees the drinks program, is also a must.

The Connaught Bar is accented with silver leaf

The Connaught Bar was designed by David Collins Studio.

Photo by Jamie McGregor Smith

12. Connaught

It’s easy to see why the Connaught remains a beloved favorite among both visitors and Londoners. Behind the red brick facade of the 1917 hotel—owned and run by the Maybourne Hotel Group—it maintains a classic English sensibility without feeling stuck in the past. A polished wood staircase, lined with mahogany walls with portraits and landscape paintings, is the centerpiece of the public spaces. (Ralph Lauren commissioned a replica to be made for his New York City flagship store.) Such traditional design motifs are juxtaposed by contemporary touches, like a Tadao Ando–designed water feature called Silence, in the inner courtyard.

The art deco–style Connaught Bar, with its classic martini trolley service, is where Agostino Perrone, Giorgio Bargiani, and Mauria Milia lead a cocktail menu so stellar that has maintained its place on the respected World’s 50 Best Bars list for the past 15 years. The 121 guest rooms, the hand of interior designer Guy Oliver and the late David Collins, feature two styles: contemporary or classic. Some come with chase longues and four-poster beds, while others are lined with sleek wooden bookshelves and abstract paintings. A few rooms, like the 775-square-foot Connaught Suite, with its marble fireplace and elaborate wainscoting, will make you feel as though you’ve been handed the keys to someone’s luxe London apartment. Another property highlight: an Aman Spa, the first urban spa from hotel group Aman Resorts. In the five treatment rooms, experiences range from Thai-style massages to India-inspired chakra balancing treatments.

Ting Restaurant at Shangri-La the Shard has panoramic views of the city.

Ting Restaurant at Shangri-La the Shard has panoramic views of the city.

Courtesy of Shangri-La the Shard

13. Shangri-La the Shard

  • Location : Southwark

London’s tallest building, a glass-encased skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano, is home to Shangri-La the Shard , with unrivaled 360-degree views of the city from floors 34 to 52. (The city’s highest hotel infinity pool is on the top floor.) Those views are on display from the floor-to-ceiling windows of all 202 guest rooms, which are stocked with Frette linens and bathrooms with heated floors and toilet seats. (Ask for a room with a freestanding bathtub, and gaze at the horizon while you soak.) The sleek interiors are a palette of soothing neutral blues and beiges and subtle motifs inspired by Chinese brush painting that references the Shangri-La hotel brand’s Asian roots.

The dining and drinking outlets have become popular with Londoners, especially during sunset, so be sure to book a table in advance. They include Gong, which faces London Bridge and was designed by Hong Kong–based Andre Fu with antique bronze pieces and red lacquer panels made with cinnabar. The seasonally based restaurant Ting serves à la carte or set course menus focusing on Britain-meets-Asian dishes like soy-braised short ribs. While the sky-high views are the selling point of the hotel, the location is desirable, too. Located in the Southwark neighborhood, Shangri-La at the Shard puts guests within a five-minute walk of both London Bridge and Borough Market, famous for its artisan foods and produce.

Rosewood London's Manor House Suite sprawls for more than 2,200 square feet.

Rosewood London’s Manor House Suite sprawls for more than 2,200 square feet.

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14. Rosewood London

  • Location : High Holborn

The arrival experience at Rosewood London makes for a grand impression: a former carriage entrance with wrought iron gates leads to a serene courtyard and a restored Edwardian mansion with a neoclassical facade of carved Corinthian columns and arches. American designer Tony Chi transformed the interiors with such embellishments as black-and-white mosaic floors and a seven-floor Italian Pavonazzo marble staircase, which sits beneath the building’s 166-foot-high cupola.

The 263 rooms and 45 suites, also designed by Chi with elegant lacquer furnishings and geometric black and white rugs, feel spacious and residential, with marble-clad bathrooms and plenty of comfortable seating areas. The 2,000-square-foot Manor House Suite has its own private entrance and elevator. (Rosewood says it’s the only suite in the world with its own postal code.)

The hotel’s popular Scarfes Bar, inspired by British caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, recently launched new cocktail menu called “10” to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the bar and the hotel in 2023; new concoctions include Crescent City, which pays homage to New Orleans jazz with Macallan 12-year whiskey, rum, and pandan. The lively, brasserie-style Holborn Dining Room is all about seasonal and locally sourced British fare (think dressed Devonshire crab and slow roasted lamb shoulder pie). Don’t miss the British cheese selection, treats such as Isle of Wight Blue and Montgomery, an unpasteurized cheddar from Somerset.

The Goring's Belgravia Suites feature fireplaces and pops of color like blue and purple.

The Goring’s Belgravia Suites have a classic English aesthetic with pops of color.

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15. The Goring

  • Location : Belgravia

The royal family has made this intimate hotel their home-away-from-home since Otto Goring first opened its doors in 1910—which is why it’s the only hotel to hold an official Royal Warrant for hospitality services, bestowed in 2013 by the late Queen Elizabeth II, who enjoyed lunches and teas here from childhood. Set on a quiet Belgravia side street, a few blocks from Buckingham Palace, the Goring also hosted nobility, both foreign and domestic, and—as the first U.K. hotel with en suite bathrooms—often served as a convenient place for dignitaries to freshen up before an audience at the Palace.

Today, the 69-room retreat —still owned by the same family—caters to a devoted (and primarily American) clientele, who love the intimate feel, central location, and excellent service, not to mention the rare perks like a back garden. Rooms are cushy and comfortable, with traditionally English decor (silk wallpaper, vintage-inspired headboards, Italian linens, and oversize armchairs) and playful details (pops of color, giant stuffed sheep mascots peeking around corners, and an in-room lighting switch with choices like “Bright,” “Cozy,” and “Oooh”). Upgrade to a suite for dedicated service from one of the legendary footmen, identifiable by their gold-embroidered scarlet coats.

For even more perks, check in to the two-bedroom Royal Suite, which has four-poster beds, a grand piano, a six-seat dining room, antique glassware, and a life-size portrait of Queen Victoria. A steady stream of locals of all ages join hotel guests for lunch on the garden terrace, drinks around the gleaming wood bar or in the fireplace lounge, and the famous afternoon tea—just book early for the latter, as there can be a months-long wait list.

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The 15 Best Hotels to Stay at in London [Includes Area Guide]

  • The Connaught

The Soho Hotel

  • The Savoy Hotel
  • The Dorchester Hotel

Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard

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  • The Ritz Hotel London

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  • Claridge’s Hotel

W Hotel London Leicester Square

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  • Kensington and Chelsea
  • Shoreditch & Spitalfields

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London is a historic city that has plenty to offer visitors of all ages. From the pomp and circumstance of The Tower of London, The Houses of Parliament, and Buckingham Palace, to the ultra-modern attractions of the West End, London is a city that is proud of its heritage yet always one step ahead.

The shopping on Oxford Street is second to none, and exclusive department stores like Harrods are a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed. London is also a creative hub for artists, musicians, actors, and writers and some of the finest galleries, exclusive music venues, and most celebrated theatrical performances in the world can also be found here. To match its impressive credentials, it is also home to some incredible hotels.

The 15 Best Hotels in London

There are many hundreds of hotels to choose from in London, but here are 15 of the very best:

The Connaught Hotel

With impeccable service and opulent interiors, this exquisite upscale hotel is located in the affluent area of Mayfair. The on-site restaurant — Hélène Darroze at the Connaught — offers Michelin-starred fine dining, and the Connaught Bar and Coburg Bar serve mouth-watering cocktails and fine wines.

Bedrooms are elegant and refined, and the bespoke butler and concierge services will make you feel like royalty during your stay . Take advantage of the Aman holistic spa or step outside and explore the tree-lined streets of Mayfair with its high-end shopping and first-class attractions.

If you’re looking for a luxury experience but with contemporary comfort, the Connaught  might be worth a look.

The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels

Located just a short walk from the world-famous Oxford Street with its wealth of attractions and first-class shopping, the Soho Hotel, member of Firmdale Hotels, offers cozy accommodation at the heart of the West End . Air-conditioned bedrooms come complete with elegant furnishings and a fully stocked mini-bar, while visitors to the hotel can also make use of the beauty treatment room during their stay.

Enjoy a full body massage, a facial, or a manicure before sampling the delightful menu on offer in their modern European restaurant, the Refuel Bar & Restaurant. The Soho Hotel is also just a short walk from a selection of London Underground stations that will take you across the city of London.

If luxury and location are important, this may be the hotel to explore. Learn what other travelers say about the Soho Hotel , along with prices and availability.

The Savoy Hotel

This world-famous, Art Deco hotel offers sumptuous accommodation and first-class service throughout. Elegant bedrooms are in keeping with the age of the building and offer elegant marble bathrooms, while the hotel is home to some of the London’s best-known restaurants including Kaspar’s Seafood Bar and Grill, Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill and Simpson’s-In-The-Strand.

The Savoy is located just a 5-minute walk from London’s Covent Garden, and visitors can easily access the West End, Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Shaftesbury Avenue on foot, by bus, or by using the London Underground. Once the favorite haunt of Frank Sinatra and Katherine Hepburn, The Savoy still oozes celebrity charm throughout.

If you’re looking for the luxury that was sought out by the likes of Winston Churchill, Monet, and Fred Estaire, you should explore the Savoy as an option.

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The Dorchester Hotel

The Dorchester Hotel is an iconic London hotel that overlooks Hyde Park and is close to the high-class shopping experiences available on Oxford Street, Bond Street, and Marble Arch. This prestigious Mayfair hotel offers sumptuous bedrooms, an elegant lobby, a fine-dining French restaurant and a popular Grill offering a modern British menu.

Visitors can also enjoy a range of relaxing treatments and therapies in the Dorchester Spa or indulge in an afternoon tea on The Promenade. There is also an on-site fitness center and a chic relaxation room, as well as a lively bar serving sophisticated cocktails and a range of fine wines and spirits.

If you’re after British tradition of refined elegance, this hotel should be on your list. Learn what other travelers say about the Dorchester Hotel , along with prices and availability.

Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard

Really live the high life in this exquisite hotel that occupies levels 34-52 of the iconic Shard building in central London. Offering 5-star luxury throughout, every guest bedroom is uniquely designed and has beds made with body-contouring-technology for the ultimate in comfort and style.

The hotel also features 3 dining and drinking venues that are popular with visitors and locals alike. The signature restaurant and lounge, TING, can be found on level 35, while Bar 31 has a more laid back vibe. Finally, GŎNG is London’s highest champagne and cocktail bar and can be found on level 52 of the Shard. The Shard is located in the heart of the Square Mile and is less than a 1-minute walk from London Bridge Train and Tube Station.

This hotel has some of the most breath-taking views of London and all 202 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows to make the most of that view. Check out Shangri-La Hotel’s prices and availability .

The Montague On The Gardens

Located in the trendy Bloomsbury area of London, The Montague on the Gardens is a luxurious hotel with a modern vintage feel. There are 2 on-site restaurants for you to enjoy during your stay — the award-winning Blue Door Bistro and the uber-chic Leopard Bar. Bedrooms are beautifully appointed and feature quirky extras like copper baths and British decor , while the hotel also offers its very own on-site gym and 2 sunrooms.

The Montague on the Garden is just a minute’s walk from The British Museum , and visitors can enjoy excellent access to the Eurostar trains at nearby St Pancras International train station. Covent Garden, Oxford Street, and the shops and theaters of the West End are also within walking distance of the hotel.

A Georgian townhouse with English style and charm, all turned into a luxury hotel; what more could you want? Explore what other travelers say about the Montague on the Gardens, along with prices and availability .

Sea Containers Hotel London - Formerly Mondrian London

Sitting aside the Thames at Southwark, this landmark hotel is just a few short minutes walk from both the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Bedrooms are sleek and spacious and have been designed by award-winning designer Tom Dixon , some with stunning river views.

The hotel also offers a riverside restaurant with outdoor seating, a cocktail bar, an exclusive aqua spa, and a popular and lively rooftop bar and terrace with panoramic views out across the city of London.

There is also an on-site Curzon cinema with a 56-seat screening room for guests and visitors to enjoy. If you want to wander further into the city, you can cross the river to explore the West End, the London Eye, Borough Market, and many of the other main attractions in the city.

This hotel is perfect for those looking for a luxury hotel on the South Bank. Learn more about the Sea Containers Hotel, along with prices and availability .

The Ritz Hotel London

The Ritz Hotel is one of the most famous establishments in the world, and it lives up to its reputation by continuing to offer luxurious accommodation throughout. Bedrooms are opulent and extremely well-appointed and feature a heady blend of antique furniture, classical features, and state of the art technology.

Guests can dine at the Michelin star Ritz Restaurant that uses the finest fresh ingredients to produce a modern twist on a classically British menu. You can also enjoy drinks at The Rivoli Bar with its Art Deco styling and gold leaf decoration. Located at the heart of the West End, The Ritz is perfect for exploring some of the finest shopping streets, theater shows and bars and nightclubs in the world. The Ritz Club Casino is also situated directly next door.

The Ritz embodies pure opulence. What other hotel offers a Rolls-Royce Phantom for hire, food so good that it has its own cookbook, and a luxury cigar shop? Explore more about the Ritz London, along with prices and availability .

As part of the Marriott Bonvoy program , the Ritz London has award nights starting at 75,000 points, up to 100,000 points per night. There are many great ways to earn tons of Marriott points , so this is an excellent opportunity to stay at a fabulous hotel on points.

ME London by Melia

ME London by Melia is located on The Strand and is just a few minutes’ walk from the Covent Garden, Soho, and the River Thames. This innovative hotel is fresh and modern and features design-conscious interiors , including bathrooms with Bali showers, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an integrated media hub in every room.

Guests can enjoy the fusion of Mediterranean and Japanese cuisine on offer at the ZELA restaurant, the farm-fresh fare at STK London, or smoothies and pastries at the Marconi Lounge Bar. Up on the roof, the Radio Bar offers creative cocktails and captivating views out across the city.

This is a great choice for those looking for the intersection of contemporary sophistication, all while enjoying the West End. Learn more about the ME London, along with prices and availability .

Claridge's Hotel

Offering 5-star luxury and the ultimate in sophisticated London living, Claridge’s Hotel is one of the most esteemed establishments in the city. Glamorous and elegant, bedrooms are furnished to suit the age of the building with Deco furniture and marble bathrooms, while the lobby, restaurant and bar areas are 1930’s themed and utterly gorgeous.

The Reading Room serves up a light menu in luxury surroundings, while the Fumoir bar offers vintage style cocktails. Famous for their afternoon teas, visitors and guests can enjoy over 50 varieties of tea paired with delicious, freshly made pastries. Just a short walk from the shops of Oxford Street and Bond Street, as well as the open spaces of Hyde Park, Claridge’s is beautifully located for you to explore the West End, Knightsbridge, Mayfair, and beyond.

What stands out about Claridge’s in their dedication to service. As they put it plainly , the  “continue the dedication to service that made us a byword for luxury”. To hear what other travelers say the Claridge’s, along with prices and availability .

W Hotel London Leicester Square

At the heart of Leicester Square lies the modern and contemporary W London with its bright, stylish bedrooms , flat-screen TV’s, impressive media library, and floor to ceiling windows. For fun nights out, guests and visitors can enjoy cocktails, dining experiences, and live music events in The Perception Bar, while enjoying views out to the streets of Soho below.

For a more gentle way to spend the day, the hotel also offers the Away Spa with its sauna and steam room, beauty boutique, and elegant treatment rooms. Located in the heart of Theatreland, The W London is just a short walk away from Chinatown, Soho, and Oxford Street, and Leicester Square Underground Station is just 350 yards away.

W Hotels are known for their bold design, and the W London is no exception. The W London costs 50,000 to 70,000 points per night. There are many great ways to earn tons of Marriott points , so this is an excellent opportunity to stay at a fabulous hotel on points.

Sunborn London Yacht Hotel

For a different way to stay, this floating super-yacht hotel can be found in the Royal Victoria Dock , just a short drive from both London City Airport and the iconic Canary Wharf. Smartly designed bedrooms are comfortable and clean, and some have views out across the Docks themselves. The boat also offers its very own Sun Deck as well as a lounge bar that serves an a la carte menu and a selection of beers, wines, and spirits.

For those who want to unwind, the Symphony Spa offers massages and body treatments onboard the boat itself, and for those who want to explore a little further, the Sunborn Yacht is close to Custom House Docklands Light Railway Station with direct access to Westfield Stratford City and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Such a unique opportunity that it’s worth consideration when staying in London. Explore what others say about their stay along with Sunborn London’s prices and availability .

The Exhibitionist Hotel by theKeyCollections

In a sought after location opposite the Natural History Museum, the Exhibitionist Hotel offers boutique-style accommodation in the heart of South Kensington. Within easy reach of the V&A Museum, the Science Museum, The Albert Hall, and the upmarket shopping of Knightsbridge, Sloane Street, Harvey Nichols, and Harrods, this is a beautiful base from which to explore some of the finest attractions London has to offer.

Bedrooms are well-appointed and offer charming interiors, while the hotel is also home to 8 different galleries that frequently rotate the artwork on display. Charming accommodation in one of the city’s premier locations makes this hotel an excellent choice for travelers interested in architecture, monuments, and the history of the city.

This hotel is a must for any museum aficionado or art enthusiast. Click to learn more about the Exhibitionist Hotel, along with prices and availability .

Twenty Nevern Square Hotel

Located in the ever-fashionable area of Kensington, this intimate hotel offers boutique-style luxury overlooking the tranquil gardens of Nevern Square . With beautifully restored Victorian interiors, bedrooms are luxuriously decorated with sublime touches like four-poster bed and Oriental influences, while the bathrooms feature floor to ceiling marble and exclusive accessories.

Room service is available, and there is a continental breakfast served in the lounge room on a daily basis. Just a short train journey away from the bustling streets of the West End, the upscale shops of Knightsbridge, and the River Thames, visitors can explore the city with ease from the nearby Earls Court Station.

For a true boutique-style experience, this hotel is worth a look. Click to learn more about the  Twenty Nevern Square Hotel, along with prices and availability .

Motel One London-Tower Hill

Based at the heart of the financial district, Motel One London is within easy reach of the tourist attractions like the Tower of London and Tower Bridge as well as the buzzing bars and nightlife of Brick Land, Shoreditch, and the Square Mile.

Bedrooms are stylish and simple and come complete with flat-screen TVs, air-conditioning and en-suite bathrooms. There is also an on-site bar for those who like to enjoy a drink before heading out for the evening. This designer hotel offers affordable accommodation in a central location and is perfect for anyone visiting the city of London for business or pleasure.

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly option while not giving up high design, you should explore the Motel One London, along with prices and availability .

Best Hotels by Area

The city of London is divided into 32 different boroughs. Some are more tourist-worthy than others, but all have their own distinct look and feel. Here are some of the most popular areas of the city to visit on your next trip:

The West End of London is home to the city’s world-famous theater district , a vibrant night scene, great restaurants, pubs and bars, and the spectacular shopping streets of Oxford Street, Bond Street, and Carnaby Street. It is also where many of London’s major tourist attractions can be found.

Running just behind Oxford Street, Soho is an energetic area with narrow streets pulsing with live entertainment , interesting food, and first-class nightlife. Covent Garden is also close by and is home to more amazing shopping facilities, first-class bars, and restaurants, and is home to the Royal Opera House and London’s famous street performers.

Although these 3 areas have their own distinct boundaries, it is easy to walk between them and explore the very best this part of London has to offer.

Best Hotels Near Covent Garden

Ham Yard Hotel — a quirky hotel with eclectic decor and excellent food, located just a few moments away from the beating heart of the West End.

Hotel Indigo — stunning views and mid-century style interiors await at the Hotel Indigo, as well as a first-class location just yards away from Leicester Square and Shaftesbury Avenue. The Hotel Indigo is bookable with IHG points starting at just 40,000 points per night .

Radisson Blu Edwardian, Mercer Street Hotel — this upscale hotel offers quirky British touches like Union Jack accessories and theater-style make-up mirrors, as well as a first-class restaurant and bar at the heart of the West End. The Mercer Street Hotel is a part of the Radisson Rewards Americas program with award nights starting at 70,000 points per night.

Notting Hill is an upscale, residential area that is famous for its hidden side streets, antique shops, outdoor markets, and vibrant nightlife. Second-hand book stores can be found next to high-end designer stores, and authentic English pubs are there to be enjoyed on every corner.

Notting Hill is also home to the famous Portobello Road Market that offers over 1,000 dealers selling their goods in the largest antique market in the world. There is also the annual Notting Hill Carnival that celebrates London’s colorful Caribbean community.

Best Hotels Near Notting Hill

The Portobello Hotel — a quirky boutique hotel offering luxurious accommodation, organic breakfasts, and views out across Portobello.

The Laslett Hotel — this grand Victorian hotel offers great service and comfortable bedrooms as well as a craft ale bar, a gallery, a concept store, and a coffee shop.

DoubleTree by Hilton London — bordering Notting Hill Gate and overlooking Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, this 4-star hotel is just a 3-minute walk from Bayswater and Queensway Tube Stations. Award nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton London cost around 50,000 Hilton points per night .

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a highly regarded area and home to some of the capital’s most affluent and famous residents. Luxury department store Harrods is also in Knightsbridge, and there are plenty of designer shops to be found throughout the borough.

Aside from the big houses and expensive shops, Kensington is also home to 3 of London’s most famous museums: the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the V&A . There are also acres of parks and gardens to enjoy throughout the borough. The Royal Hospital Chelsea, home to the famous Chelsea Pensioners, is also found here, as are walks along the Thames away from the busy streets of the West End.

Best Hotels in Kensington and Chelsea

Blakes Hotel — the original 5-star boutique hotel, Blakes still offers unrivaled sophistication with Anoushka Hempel interiors, fine dining, and a celebrity clientele.

Sydney House Chelsea — a comfortable hotel in a Grade II listed Georgian building, situated between Fulham Road and King’s Road.

The Beaufort Hotel — a luxury boutique townhouse hotel in a quiet mews close to Harrods, offering lavish facilities in a fashionable location.

Mayfair is home to some of the finest shops, hotels, and purveyors of the finer things available in London . It is an affluent area that is perfect for exploring on foot, stopping to enjoy great bars, pubs, and restaurants along the way. The eastern side of Hyde Park also falls within the boundaries of Mayfair, meaning you can relax and watch the world go by in one of the most beautiful parks in the world.

Mayfair is also home to The Royal Academy of the Arts, various galleries and museums, the tailors of Saville Row and the Handel Museum that also pays homage to former Mayfair resident, Jimmy Hendrix.

Best Hotels in Mayfair

JW Marriott Grosvenor House London — this historic hotel stands proudly on Park Lane and is well located for Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, shopping on Oxford Street, and the West End. The JW Marriott Grosvenor costs 50,000 to 70,000 points per night. There are many great ways to earn tons of Marriott points , so this is an excellent opportunity to stay at a fabulous hotel on points.

Washington Mayfair Hotel -— an elegant, Art Deco style with an award-winning restaurant and champagne bar.

45 Park Lane Hotel — this modern hotel has stunning views out over Hyde Park, an impressive mezzanine bar, and a delicious American steak restaurant featuring some of the best Wagyu in London.

Set on the banks of the River Thames, Greenwich is a leafy borough known for its historical connection with the water and extensive maritime history. It is home to the restored 19th -century Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Naval College. It is also the birthplace of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), where the Prime Meridian crossing through the Royal Observatory became the basis for standardized measurements of time.

Greenwich is a lively borough with lots of things to do for visitors of all ages. There is a busy outdoor market, a vintage-style picture house, a fan museum, the open spaces of Greenwich Park, and a host of decent restaurants, friendly pubs, and buzzing bars. Greenwich is also conveniently close to The O2 arena, making it a great place to explore before taking in a show.

Best Hotels in Greenwich

Doubletree By Hilton London — a modern hotel housed in a historic building, complete with a gym, a restaurant, and views out across Greenwich. Award nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton London cost around 50,000 Hilton points per night .

Novotel Hotel Greenwich — a bright, modern hotel that offers plenty of home comforts, close to Greenwich Park.

De Vere Devonport House — located next to the National Maritime Museum, this Georgian-style hotel offers luxury accommodation close to the River Thames.

Despite being just a few miles north of the center of London, Hampstead has a village feel to it that is enhanced by charming streets littered with independent shops and boutiques. It’s all nestled on the parameter of Hampstead Heath, one of the largest open spaces in London.

Hampstead is steeped in history, and there are several examples of days gone by to be found throughout the borough. Burgh House is a museum and art collection with a tea shop at the heart of the village. There are also lots of cafes, restaurants, and craft ale pubs to take and break and enjoy the ambiance during your visit.

Best Hotels Near Hampstead

London Marriott Maida Vale — located in leafy Maida Vale, this modern, comfortable hotel offers Apple TV in the bedrooms, Carluccio’s Restaurant, and an adjacent Bannatyne’s leisure complex. The Maida Vale Gis costs 30,000 to 40,000 points per night. There are many great ways to earn tons of Marriott points , so this is an excellent opportunity to stay on points.

Clayton Crown Hotel London — this 4-star hotel offers an indoor swimming pool, a well-equipped gym, and a highly regarded bar and grill.

La Gaffe Hotel — located just yards from Hampstead station, this restaurant with rooms offers cozy accommodation in an 18th-century shepherd’s cottage.

The East End of London is home to some of the best nightlife in the city, and with the creative vibe at every turn, Shoreditch remains one of the hippest places to live and visit in all of London . Spitalfields is home to the historic market where you can find everything from food to fashion, and again, this part of the East End is famous for its creativity, diversity, and amazing sense of community.

A visit to Shoreditch and Spitalfields is the perfect opportunity to visit a gallery, browse the boutiques and independent traders, grab a bargain on the market, and drink craft beer. You can also enjoy organic food in any of the many pubs and restaurants throughout the area.

Best Hotels in Shoreditch

The Curtain — just yards from the uber-trendy Hoxton Square, this hotel is hipper than most with eclectic decor, a pool, and a swinging bar.

The Hoxton, Shoreditch — this is a super cool, boutique hotel set in the Shoreditch, that offers a lively bar and a homely vibe.

Nobu Hotel Shoreditch — with floor-to-ceiling windows and a Japanese tea set in every room, this is a unique and sought-after hotel that also offers fine Asian dining and incredible interiors.

Hot Tip: If you love unique accommodations, check out these London boutique hotels .

Cardholders of The Platinum Card ® from American Express have access to the American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts program . Booking your hotel through the Amex FHR program can offer you fantastic benefits like a complimentary room upgrade (when available), daily breakfast for 2, guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout, and unique property amenities like a $100 spa or food and beverage credit. Platinum card members will also earn 5x Membership Rewards points for paying for their booking with their Platinum card. The following hotels mentioned in the article are available for bookings through the Amex FHR program :

  • Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard

London has always been one of the coolest cities on the planet, and it continues to be so to this day. If you want to indulge your passion for the arts, explore the history of kings and queens, or simply want to hit up some of the best shopping in the world, London has everything you could wish for and so much more. To top it all off, it has some of the best hotels anywhere in the world.

If you’re trying to soak up as many experiences as possible, check out our ultimate travel guide to London , or explore one of the London tours to learn more about the city.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the poshest hotel in london.

There are plenty of posh and luxury hotels to choose from in London — here is a selection of the best:

  • The Langham
  • Mandarin Oriental

What is the best area to stay in London?

The best area to stay in London will vary depending upon your budget and what you are doing during your stay. That being said, the London Underground can get you across London very easily to wherever you may need to go. Here are a selection of the most popular areas to stay in London:

  • The West End and Soho
  • Covent Garden

What hotels in London have nice views?

The hotel with the best view in London would be the Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard due to its height. You could also try ME London by Melia, The Savoy, and Hilton on Park Lane which also have stunning and romantic views.

How much is a hotel in London?

Budget hotels can be found for between $50 and $100 per night with mid-range hotels charging between $100 and $200. Over half the hotels in London charge more than $200 per night.

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2. Travelodge London Central Kings Cross

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9. The Clermont London, Charing Cross

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10. Strand Palace

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Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, hotel in London

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London

Located on the South Bank of the Thames, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is set opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, on the South Bank.

Zedwell Piccadilly Circus, hotel in London

Zedwell Piccadilly Circus

Located in London’s West End, Zedwell Piccadilly Circus features over 700 windowless rooms in Piccadilly Circus.

Millennium Gloucester Hotel London, hotel in London

Millennium Gloucester Hotel London

Located in stylish Kensington, the 4-star Millennium Gloucester Hotel London is 328 feet from Gloucester Road Tube Station and just a short walk from the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Tower Hotel, London, hotel in London

The Tower Hotel, London

Nestled between the River Thames and St Katherine’s Dock, and next to Tower Bridge, The Tower Hotel, London offers ideal location, a restaurant, a bar and a fitness center.

The Cumberland, London, hotel in London

The Cumberland, London

Located in the heart of central London, right at Marble Arch, where Oxford Street meets Park Lane, and just a stone’s throw away from Hyde Park, The Cumberland Hotel amplifies the city's vibrant...

St Giles London – A St Giles Hotel, hotel in London

St Giles London – A St Giles Hotel

Located in London’s West End, less than 5 minutes’ walk from Tottenham Court Underground Station and Oxford Street shops is the St Giles.

Strand Palace Hotel, hotel in London

Strand Palace Hotel

Welcoming guests since 1909, the Strand Palace Hotel is located in London’s West End within just 2297 feet of the Adelphi and the Vaudeville theaters.

Thistle London Marble Arch, hotel in London

Thistle London Marble Arch

Located at the west end Oxford Street and just 2 minutes' walk from Hyde Park, Thistle London Marble Arch (formerly the Amba Hotel Marble Arch) features unlimited, fast, free WiFi, a free mini-bar in...

Lancaster Gate Hotel, hotel in London

Lancaster Gate Hotel

The Lancaster Gate Hotel is located in the center of London, just a few minutes from several underground stations. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.

The Dilly, hotel in London

With a superb central location between Piccadilly and Regent Street, this historical central hotel features spacious, elegant rooms provide everything you need for a stay in the city center.

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Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, hotel in London

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Riu Plaza London Victoria, hotel in London

Riu Plaza London Victoria

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Park Plaza London Riverbank, hotel in London

Park Plaza London Riverbank

Park Plaza London Waterloo, hotel in London

Park Plaza London Waterloo

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Shangri-La The Shard, London

Shangri-La The Shard, London

Occupying levels 34-52, the Shangri-La Hotel The Shard, London offers 5-star luxury and breathtaking views of the capital and beyond.

The hotel is flawless. Views are stunning. Food and service exemplary.

The Savoy

Originally opened in 1889, the world-famous Savoy Hotel is located on the banks of the Thames and less than 5 minutes' walk from The British Museum and The Royal Opera House.

Everything! Decor, room, and the staff were absolutely amazing

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Nestled behind Buckingham Palace, this luxurious hotel is opposite the Royal Mews.

Everything, best hotel ive stayed in , whilst in london

The Fox & Goose Hotel

The Fox & Goose Hotel

The Fox And Goose Hotel is only 5 minutes' walk from Hanger Lane Underground Station (Central Line), a 15-minute drive from Wembley Stadium/Arena, and 30 minutes from Central London by public...

Simply fantastic! Best place to say on every front!

Milestone Hotel Kensington

Milestone Hotel Kensington

Ideally located between central London's Knightsbridge and Kensington districts, the boutique 5-star Milestone Hotel Kensington features a resistance pool, a fitness center, and a luxurious spa.

It’s home from home and the staff are so friendly.

The Langham London

The Langham London

Located at the top of Regent Street, the prestigious Langham offers an award-winning glamorous bar, Artesian, and a stylish restaurant, Roux at the Landau.

Everything! Roman marble decor! Luxury massive bed!

Sofitel London St James

Sofitel London St James

In London's West End, this 5-star luxury hotel is set in a beautifully preserved Neoclassical building.

The staff help us at every moment, they are great!

Royal Lancaster London

Royal Lancaster London

This 5-star London hotel is quietly located next to Hyde Park, Marble Arch and Lancaster Gate Tube Station. The hotel offers breath-taking views of the famous London skyline.

Good location, clean, fresh and mothern facilities!

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Hotel DC, Stratford

Hotel DC, Stratford

Featuring 3-star accommodations, Hotel DC, Stratford is located in London, 1.7 miles from Tube Station and 1.2 miles from Stratford City Westfield.

Room was small but very clean and had everything we needed in it.

Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport

Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport

Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport features a restaurant, fitness center, a bar and shared lounge in London. ExCel London is less than 1.2 mi away from the hotel.

Modern, clean and comfortable with very pleasant staff

Snoozebox Olympic Park

Snoozebox Olympic Park

Snoozebox Olympic Park in London provides adults only accommodations with a shared lounge, a terrace and a bar.

It was cool, great value, very clean and great location

Moxy London Excel

Moxy London Excel

Moxy London Excel is located in London, 1.8 mi from O2 Arena and features a shared lounge. This 4-star pet-friendly hotel offers a bar. Free WIFI is available on site.

Everything was excellent but the breakfast could have been better

Holiday Inn Express London - ExCel, an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Express London - ExCel, an IHG Hotel

Located in the heart of London's Docklands, this Holiday Inn Express is a 7-minute walk from the ExCel and a 1.1 miles from London City Airport.

Very friendly and helpful people at the reception.

Wns HOTEL

Located in London, a 12-minute walk from Canary Wharf Tube Station, Wns HOTEL features views of the garden. With free WiFi, this 3-star hotel offers room service and an ATM.

The location. It is central to lots of restaurants

Four Stars Hotel

Four Stars Hotel

Well situated in the center of London, Four Stars Hotel is within a 8-minute walk of Paddington Station and 0.8 miles of Madame Tussaud's.

Very clean and quiet place, excellent for sleeping

Green Rooms

Green Rooms

Green Rooms is an arts-led hotel located in London, 0.9 mi from Alexandra Palace. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. The property offers dormitory, private room and apartment accommodations.

The staff are freindly and givr us all facilities,

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Baker Street Suites

Baker Street Suites

Located in the Westminster Borough district in London, Baker Street Suites offers 3-star rooms with free WiFi.

Great Location and Great Hosts, the family suite was nice for me and my family to enjoy our time in London.

Raffles London at The OWO

Raffles London at The OWO

Featuring a bar, Raffles London at The OWO is located in the center of London, a 1-minute walk from Banqueting House.

Best hotel in London, great restaurants, staff and rooms.

Broadwick Soho

Broadwick Soho

Ideally located in the center of London, Broadwick Soho has air-conditioned rooms, a terrace, free WiFi and a restaurant. This 5-star hotel offers room service and a concierge service.

Stylish, opulent, fabulous service. An oasis in the middle of soho.

Covent Garden Hotel, Firmdale Hotels

Covent Garden Hotel, Firmdale Hotels

In the heart of London’s theater district, Covent Garden Hotel is a 5 minute walk from the Royal Opera House, and surrounded by some of London’s best restaurants, bars and nightlife.

Excellent hotel. Rooms are very big and comfortable

The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels

The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels

Just a 5-minute walk from Oxford Street, The Soho Hotel features a fully equipped gym with an on-site personal trainer.

Everything. This hotel is exceptional in every way.

The Ritz London

The Ritz London

Overlooking London’s Green Park is the world-famous The Ritz London.

The Ritz is one of the world’s most elegant hotels.

Grand Residences by Marriott - Mayfair-London

Grand Residences by Marriott - Mayfair-London

In the heart of Mayfair, Marriott 47 Park Street offers luxurious Edwardian suites furnished with works of art and crystal lighting. Guests can relax with satellite TV and CD/DVD players.

One Aldwych

One Aldwych

Located in London and with Savoy Theatre reachable within a 2-minute walk, One Aldwych provides concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a restaurant, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar.

Great location Clean Staff were friendly & helpful

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Admire stunning views from the London Eye, a vast collection of British Museums and the relaxing greenery of the Hyde Park. Home to landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, the grand Westminster and Wembley Stadium, London has something for every traveler.

Make sure you visit fashionable Notting Hill and its colorful Portobello Market, pay a visit to the elegant West End entertainment district and shop till you drop on the famous Oxford Street. The city’s museums and galleries are among the best in the world and so are its restaurants and clubs! The famous London tube connects the city’s many sights and traveling on the Underground is an experience in itself.

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Where to Stay in London - Best Areas in London

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Our guide on where to stay in London. Central London is enormous, covering around 8 miles from west to east, and 5 miles north to south. This means there is no single best area to stay in London. Wherever you choose to stay, you will have to travel around to see all the main tourist attractions. Luckily, London has one of the best public transportation systems in the world, with an extensive underground and bus network. It’s helpful to look for a place to stay near an underground station, from which you can travel to almost anywhere in Central London within 30 minutes. There are also lots of bus routes that crisscross the underground, which means that all of Central London is very well connected. Finally, our London City Break package includes a hotel and sightseeing and is perfect for first-time visitors to the city.

Where to Stay in London

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The West End is a major tourist district right in the centre of London. It’s where you’ll find lots of theatres, great shopping, excellent restaurants and buzzing nightlife. High hotel prices reflect the West End’s outstanding central location, and there are lots of 4-star and 5-star hotels in the area. This is the best area for families, couples, singles… just about anyone!

Best Area for Sightseeing:

Head south of the River Thames to the Southbank neighbourhood for hotels closeby to sightseeing attractions. Here, you’re near to the London Eye, Shakespeare’s Globe and other popular tourist spots.

On a budget:

Head a little further out, and you’ll find some excellent budget hotels options. Whilst areas like Victoria or Paddington don’t have a lot of attractions, they have excellent transportation links. This means you’re only a short ride away from many of London’s tourist sites.

Looking for luxury:

There are no shortage of luxury places to stay in London. Try looking for hotels near Hyde Park in neighbourhoods like Mayfair or Kensington . These offer the perfect combination of excellent location and top-notch accommodation.

Hotels in London – from West to East

In this article, we’ll take you through the best areas to stay in London from West London to Central London and East London, in terms of price, location, ease of access and facilities. We’ll also point out nearby underground stations since they are the easiest and most efficient way of getting around. We’ve also listed some hotel recommendations for each area.

Hotels in West London

There are lots of hotels in West London, combining a diverse set of neighbourhood. Budget and mid-priced areas of West London including areas like Earls Court, Victoria and Paddington. Here you’ll find lots of well known hotel chains in London. At the luxury end the hotel market, you’ll find areas like Kensington, Knightsbridge and Chelsea filled with 5-star hotels and boutique accommodation.

Hotels in Earls Court & Cromwell Road

Meininger Hotel, London Hyde Park

Earls Court and Cromwell Road is a major hotel district in West London where you’ll find lots of budget hotels. This area tends to be very popular with backpackers and students. There are many large 4-star hotels, used by coach tours, mainly along Cromwell Road. There’s also an enormous amount of budget nightlife, clubs and restaurants in the area which is geared towards young people. Bear in mind that Cromwell Road is one of the busiest streets in London, so if you do stay here make sure to ask for a room at the back of the hotel to avoid the traffic noise!

Bottom line: If you are on a budget, this is a good compromise neighborhood as it’s easy to get into Central London with the tube.

  • Transportation: There are three underground stations that cover this area: Earls Court, West Brompton and Gloucester Road. Its a particularly good neighbourhoood for getting to and from Heathrow Airport, with direct trains operating along the Piccadilly line.
  • Local sightseeing: This is not an area with any tourist attractions, and there is nothing to see in the neighborhood during the daytime.
  • Nightlife: You’ll find good value for money restaurants in the area, along with a few local clubs, bars and pubs.
  • Shops: Mostly local convenience stores.
  • Cost: Budget hotels & hostels.

Where to Stay in Earl’s Court & Cromwell Road:

  • 4* Hotel: Hotel Indigo London Kensington – set in a beautiful Victorian townhouse
  • 4* Hotel: Hotel Moonlight – a boutique hotel that’s 3 minutes walk from Earl’s Court Station
  • 3* Hotel: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum – a great value hotel with superb reviews in an excellent location near the museums
  • 3* Hotel:  London Court Hotel – a small 22-room hotel just two minutes from Earl’s Court Tube Station
  • 2* Hotel: Meininger Hotel – just across the street from the Natural History Museum offering clean modern rooms
  • Hostel: Barmy Badger Backpackers – one of the best rated hostels in London for young travelers

Hotels in Kensington & Knightsbridge

The Ampersand

These districts are in West London near Hyde Park and you’ll find high priced hotels in the area. Kensington is a very swanky neighborhood where many of the large museums are located, along with some exclusive shops. Knightsbridge is home to Harrods department store and Harvey Nichols. It’s a great area for people wanting a quiet place to stay and especially for families.

Bottom line: A great area to stay for tourists looking for a very upmarket, quiet and stylish neighborhood. With several national museums located nearby, excellent restaurants, a range of boutique shops, plenty of green spaces and good transport links, this is one of the best places to stay in London!

  • Transport: The area has excellent transportation with lots of tube stations that go to the major sights in Central London. The main stations are High Street Kensington, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, and there is particularly good access to Heathrow Airport.
  • Local Sightseeing: Within walking distance of Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, the Royal Albert Hall and the museum neighborhood  (The V&A Museum, Science Museum & Natural History Museum).
  • Nightlife: There are lots of restaurants in the area, which tend to be exclusive and very expensive. There are also a few high-end clubs and some very old pubs.
  • Shops: Kensington High Street is the main shopping street, where you’ll find all the main high street brands. Harrods department store and Harvey Nichols are located on Brompton Road and there are some very small exclusive shops around South Kensington.
  • Cost: Exclusive, very high-end and expensive luxury hotels

Where to Stay in Kensington & Knightsbridge:

  • 5* Hotel: The Ampersand – a small and stylish boutique hotel
  • 5* Hotel: The Lanesborough – one of the most expensive luxury hotels with a Michelin star restaurant
  • 4* Hotel: Levin Hotel – a cozy 12-bedroom townhouse hotel close to Harrods
  • Luxury Hostel: Astor Hyde Park – a fantastic location opposite Hyde Park and the museums
  • Luxury Hostel: Safestay London Holland Park – a luxury hotel a few minutes from Kensington High Street

Hotels in Chelsea & Belgravia

Chelsea merges into South Kensington and Knightsbridge. It’s a very trendy, upmarket and expensive area, very similar to Knightsbridge. The main street is The Kings Road between Oakley Street to Sloane Square and this is where you’ll find lots of exclusive shops. Nearby Belgravia is megabucks, with a few exclusive 5-star hotels.

Where to Stay in Chelsea & Belgravia:

  • 5* Hotel: San Domenico House – a 19 room boutique hotel near Sloane Square
  • 5* Hotel: Como The Halkin – a luxury hotel in Belgravia furnished with an Asian style

Hotels in Victoria

Premier Inn London Victoria

Victoria is a small area with a large concentration of budget hotels. It’s a very good location for walking to Buckingham Palace which is located nearby. It also has one of the busiest underground and overground stations in the capital, so you can get to all of the tourist attractions easily from here.

Bottom Line: A great place to stay for tourists on a budget

  • Transport: Transportation is excellent, with direct trains to Gatwick Airport, 2 underground lines connecting to all of Central London and a central bus terminal, with coaches to Luton, Stansted & Heathrow Airports. Most of the sightseeing day tours of London and day trips from London depart from Victoria coach station.
  • Local sightseeing: There’s nothing to see in Victoria itself, but you are only a 20-minute walk from Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, Westminster Abbey, the River Thames, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
  • Nightlife: There is a mix of restaurants in the area , from budget to high end, along with a few pubs and bars.
  • Shops: Mostly convenience stores
  • Cost: Budget hotels and hostels

Where to Stay in Victoria:

  • 3* Hotel: Luna & Simone Hotel – a family run hotel in Victoria
  • 3* Hotel: Premier Inn Hotel Victoria – a budget hotel chain known for their clean and tidy rooms
  • 3* Hotel: The Beverley Hotel – a boutique hotel in a 19th Century Victorian townhouse

Hotels in Paddington & Bayswater

Delmere Hotel in Paddington

This Paddington/Bayswater area is located just north of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park in West London. There are many hotels of differing standards and it’s a very popular area to stay for tourists, with excellent transport links.

Bottom line:  A convenient location, close to the shops in Oxford Street and the Royal Parks. A great place to find budget and mid-price hotels.

  • Transport: Excellent transport with Notting Hill Gate, Bayswater, Queensway, Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch and Paddington tube stations in the area. The Heathrow express train runs from Paddington overground station to the airport in just 15 minutes. Look for hotels on or near Bayswater Road, which is where the underground stations are located, and is just opposite from Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
  • Local sightseeing: Both Kensington Garden and Hyde Park are within walking distance and perfect for an early morning stroll! There are quite a few things to do with kids in the area, and you can also walk through the gardens to the museum district on the other side.
  • Nightlife: Lots of restaurants of different prices along with pubs and clubs in the area
  • Shops: The main shopping street is called Queensway, which has mostly local shops. Bayswater Road leads eventually into Oxford Street, which is the busiest shopping street in Europe.
  • Cost: Budget to mid-price hotels.

Where to Stay in Bayswater & Paddington:

  • 4* Hotel: The Westbourne Hyde Park – a contemporary hotel located 1-street from Hyde Park
  • 4* Hotel: Hotel Indigo – located nearby Paddington Station
  • 3* Hotel: Delmere Hotel – part of the Best Western group and newly built in 2015
  • 3* Hotel: Parkwood Hotel – a lovely bed and breakfast located right at the start of Oxford Street
  • Luxury Hostel: Altas Hostel – within walking distance of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
  • Luxury Hostel: Astor Kensington – the other side of Bayswater, within walking distance of Notting Hill

Hotels in London City Centre

Staying in The West End

Whilst London doesn’t officially have a City Centre, an area called The West End is the center of tourist attractions in London. It is made up of several smaller areas, each with its own character and price. The main areas are Marylebone, Oxford Street, Mayfair, Soho, and we’ll look at each area individually.

In general, the West End is excellent for transportation. The main street running through the area is called Oxford Street, and the main stations are Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road.

Hotels in Marylebone

The Zetter Townhouse

Marylebone is a very upmarket, expensive centrally located area. There isn’t a lot of accommodation here, but there are a few delightful boutique hotels. In general, this is a very exclusive and quiet part of Central London. Local sights include Bakers Street with the Sherlock Holmes museum, Madame Tussauds, and Regents Park. The main shopping street is Marylebone High Street, with great stores and restaurants. And on the southern edge of Marylebone is Oxford Street and the heart of London’s shopping district .

Cost: Around £150-£250 per night

Bottom line: Perfect for those looking for a sophisticated, upmarket neighborhood that feels like a village within the city.

Where to Stay in Marylebone:

  • 5* Hotel: The Landmark London – one of the grandest hotels in London
  • 5* Hotel: The Langham – an equally grand and impressive hotel!
  • 4* Hotel: Montagu Place Hotel – a boutique 16-bedroom hotel
  • 4* Hotel: The Zetter Townhouse – an extraordinary boutique hotel with amazing rooms
  • 2* Hotel: Marylebone Inn – a newly refurbished hotel near Baker Street
  • Hostel: YHA London Central – a backpackers hostel with good reviews

Hotels in Mayfair

One of the most expensive areas in London, so make sure to bring your wallet 🙂 There are mainly luxury hotels in Mayfair, with those on the west side overlooking Hyde Park and on the south side overlooking Green Park and Piccadilly.

Where to Stay in Mayfair

  • 5* Hotel: The Ritz – probably London’s most famous hotel and popular with celebrities
  • 5* Hotel: Claridges – probably London’s second most famous hotel 🙂
  • 4* Hotel: The Chesterfield Mayfair – an all-around fabulous place to stay!
  • 3* Hotel: Holiday Inn Mayfair  – if you want to stay in Mayfair on a budget, this is your only option

Bottom line:  A wonderful and quiet area to stay if your budget allows! There are some seriously expensive and classy hotels in this area like Claridges, The Ritz and the Chesterfield Mayfair. A more affordable option might be the Holiday Inn Mayfair

Hotels Near Oxford & Regent Street

The beginning of Oxford street around Marble Arch and Portman Square is where you’ll find many 4 & 5 star hotels. There are lots of tourist restaurants and pubs down some of the side streets, especially St Christopher’s Place. There are also a few places to stay along Regent Street. This is a very central location in London.

Bottom line: This is an extremely convenient location if you are planning to do a lot of shopping during your stay in London, with medium to high priced hotels.

Where to Stay in Oxford/Regent Street:

  • 5* Hotel: The Montcalm Marble Arch – at the top of Park Lane, and with great access to all the main shopping streets
  • 5* Hotel: Cafe Royal – elegant hotel on Regent Street
  • Luxury Hostel: YHA Oxford Street – part of the YHA chain, in an amazing location on Oxford Street

Trendy Hotels in Soho

The swanky lobby of SoHostel

Soho is a trendy area to stay in London for younger tourists, with a lively and buzzing nightlife, and lots of pubs, bars and restaurants open until late. It’s also the heart of London’s LGBT community.  Soho is in walking distance of the theatre district and major shopping streets like Oxford Street, Regents Street and Carnaby Street. And you can easily walk from Soho to Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, St James’s Park and beyond.

Bottom line:  The place to be for buzzing nightlife, but bear in mind that hotel prices are on the expensive side.

Where to Stay in Soho:

  • 5* Hotel: The Soho Hotel – a unique luxury hotel located off a quiet street in Soho
  • 4* Hotel: The Nadler Soho – a 78-room hotel with excellent location
  • 4* Hotel: Hazlitt’s Soho – a quirky boutique hotel, and a real gem
  • Luxury Hostel: SoHostel – great budget hostel right in the heart of Soho

Hotels in London Theatre District

Henrietta Hotel

Covent Garden is London’s theatre district , located right in the heart of the capital next to Soho. The area around Covent Garden market is a lively place to be both day and night with lots of restaurants in the area. It’s within walking distance of Soho, Oxford Street, The River Thames and it’s easy to get around via Covent Garden underground station.

Bottom line:  A great area for anyone to stay if your budget allows!

Where to Stay in Covent Garden:

  • 5* Hotel: Covent Garden Hotel – a charming English-designed boutique hotel
  • 4* Hotel: The Henrietta Hotel – a small 18-bedroom boutique hotel with beautiful architectural features
  • 3* Hotel: Assembly Hotel – a fantastic location with clean, modern and tidy rooms

Family Hotels in Bloomsbury

The Bloomsbury Hotel, sitting room

This area is a great compromise between price and location with lots of 3 and 4 star hotels and is perfect for families to stay. Bloomsbury is a quieter area popular with families, with green spaces like Bloomsbury Square Garden and small streets like Sicilian Avenue. The neighbourhood attracts artists, writers, and painters, with the British Museum located in Bloomsbury , and it’s only a 20-minute walk to Covent Garden and Oxford Street.

Bottom line:  A good location and affordable prices, with excellent transportation links and close proximity to the shops of Oxford Street. Possibly the best location to stay in London for families

  • Transport: The main stations are Russel Square and Holborn. It’s close to Euston, St Pancras and Kings Cross stations. This area is especially convenient if you are traveling on the Eurostar trains or to Luton airport.
  • Local Sightseeing: The British Museum and it’s a very pretty area.
  • Nightlife & shops: The best restaurants are located down Torrington Place but there isn’t much in the way of shops or nightlife in the area. You’ll find mainly convenience stores.
  • Cost: Budget to mid-price

Where to Stay in Bloomsbury:

  • 4* Hotel: The Bloomsbury Hotel – award-winning hotel that has recently been refurbished
  • 4* Hotel: The Montague on the Gardens  – Full of character and just steps away from the British Museum
  • 3* Hotel: Grange Lancaster Hotel –  a small hotel with 36 guest rooms
  • 3* Hotel: Thanet Hotel – a small and charming family-run hotel
  • Luxury Hostel: Astor Museum Inn – an award-winning hostel considered to be one of the best in London

Hotels near Kings Cross

A budget area around Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston stations. The transportation links are excellent, with mainland trains to Northern England and the Eurostar to Paris.

Bottom line:  There is nothing to do or to see in the area, the only reason to stay here would be because of the price and close proximity to train stations.

Where to Stay near Kings Cross

  • 3* Hotel: Crescent Hotel – good value for money bed and breakfast
  • 3* Hotel: Premier Inn London St Pancras or King’s Cross : This popular chain has two hotels in the area
  • 2* Hotel: Alhambra Hotel – a simple bed and breakfast in St Pancras
  • Luxury Hostel: YHA London St Pancras – a popular hostel chain with  a selection of different rooms and dorms

Where to Stay in London, South of the River

Premier Inn London County Hall, Southbank

The Southbank neighborhood  is located south of the River Thames, immediately across from the Houses of Parliament. You’ll find a lot of budget hotels here, as well as several luxury hotels overlooking the river. The London Eye, Southbank entertainment centre and Imperial War Museum are all located nearby.

Bottom line:  A great place to stay if you are looking for budget hotels that are conveniently located.

  • Transportation: Excellent transportation with Waterloo mainland and underground station. along with Lambeth North and Elephant & Castle underground stations.
  • Restaurants, shops or nightlife: Not many restaurants, shops or nightlife in the area.
  • Cost: Mostly budget hotels and hostels, with some very expensive hotels overlooking the river

Where to Stay in Southbank & Waterloo

  • 4* Hotel: Park Plaza Westminster Bridge  – a very popular large hotel overlooking Westminster Bridge
  • 4* Hotel: Marlin Waterloo – luxury apartments that come with kitchen facilities.  There are incredible views of the city from the top floor
  • 3* Hotel: Premier Inn London County Hall  – another location of this extremely popular hotel group
  • 3* Hotel: Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo – part of the Hilton Hotel chain group
  • Luxury Hostel: The Walrus – a boutique hostel with a great lounge area

Hotels in the area:  Park Plaza Westminster Bridge is a good place to stay with families, with lots of attractions within walking distance. There are plenty of options for budget travelers and backpackers.

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There are four major international airports serving London, and each have hotels nearby. You can also easily reach the hotels by taking public transportation from London.

  • London Heathrow Airport is serviced by many major hotel chains. There’s also a Heathrow Express train that goes directly from the airport to London Paddington. This means it’s popular to look for hotels in the Paddington area when travelling to Heathrow.
  • There are lots of hotels in and nearby London Gatwick Airport . Many of the hotels have direct access to the North Terminal or South Terminal or are within easy walking distance. The Gatwick Express train runs directly from the airport to London Victoria, and so it’s also popular to stay in London’s Victoria neighbourhood.
  • There are a few hotels located nearby Stansted Airport . Two of the hotels are within walking distance of the terminal, whilst several more can be reached with a shuttle bus.

Other Areas to Stay in London:

There are other areas in London with hotels, especially in Camden, Shoreditch, the East End of London and the financial centre which is called “the City of London”. Some of these places can have poor transportation links, with few underground stations, and will be further away from the major tourist attractions. For this reason, we haven’t recommended any hotels in these areas.

As a rule, be particularly cautious if there is no underground link into Central London from your hotel. Sometimes there may be an overground station nearby, but the cost of train tickets is high. Also buses from outside the centre can have long journey times and will get caught up in rush hour traffic. This means whilst hotel prices may seem very cheap after you factor in the extra cost of transportation and the wasted travelling time, there are normally better places to stay for tourists in the centre of London.

Hotels near Attractions

There are some areas that are good for staying in London to get to a specific attraction. For example, there are lots of hotels near Wembley Stadium that are ideal if you are going to an event or match at the stadium. There are lots of hotels near Kew Gardens that are perfect for a visit specifically to the botanical gardens.

Similarly, you’ll find lots of hotels near ExCeL London which are ideally located if you are attending a conference or event at the centre, but less so if you are looking to do some sightseeing in the heart of the capital.

Further thoughts

  • Sightseeing: If this is your first time visiting the capital, a great way to orient yourself is with a London double-decker sightseeing bus tour , where you can see all the major attractions on the first day and get a feel for the city.
  • Safety: All of the areas that we’ve listed as good places to stay in London for tourists are safe to walk around. But as in all major cities be cautious, especially at nighttime.
  • Hostels: London’s hostel scene has been hotting up over the last couple of years, with some of the top hostels in London  considered to be amongst the best in the world.
  • Traveling: If you are traveling around London, you will need a contactless payment card like the visitor Oyster card , in order to get the cheapest travel rates.

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Carnaby Street which includes a square or plaza as well as a large group of people

  • London City Centre

Iconic landmarks, a world-famous theater district, lively nightlife zones and superb shopping and art museums await in the heart of England’s capital city.

Admiralty Arch featuring heritage architecture

  • City of Westminster

Home to iconic landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, this bustling borough offers world-class shopping on Oxford Street and Regent Street, as well as vibrant nightlife in Soho. With 27 Underground stations, it's well-connected and walkable for residents and visitors alike.

The City of London which includes a skyscraper, heritage architecture and a sunset

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The financial hub and ancient center of London, this area boasts historic sites like St Paul's Cathedral and Tower of London, and its iconinc bridges, including Millennium Bridge and Tower Bridge, make exploration easy.

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  • Covent Garden

Discover a lively district with the Royal Opera House, street performances, and shopping at Apple Market. Explore historical sites like Theatre Royal Drury Lane and dine at renowned international restaurants.

West End showing heritage architecture, a city and street scenes

Explore one of Europe’s busiest shopping strips, sing along at a musical show, or simply watch the world go by.

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Once the private hunting grounds of a king, London's most famous park is today a place where everyone can enjoy gardens, monuments and music performances.

  • Buckingham Palace

Britain’s most famous home, the luxurious personal residence and workplace of Queen Elizabeth II, is open to all.

Attend music and sports events, see a movie or go bowling in one of the busiest arenas in the world, situated inside this iconic dome by the River Thames.

  • Piccadilly Circus

Often billed as the British version of Times Square, this iconic traffic hub is the perfect starting point for your London adventure.

One of London’s most resounding landmarks is a treasured emblem of England.

  • Tower Bridge

An engineering marvel, this London icon spans both the River Thames and the ages.

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Croham Park Bed & Breakfast is ranked highly by Expedia customers. This B&B offers free breakfast and free parking. Reviews from our site also recommend The Hayden Pub & Rooms and Ham Yard Hotel, Firmdale Hotels as top options for your trip. See all available top hotels , or vacation rentals in London .

Kings Cross St. Pancras is a walkable neighborhood known for its array of dining options and charming cafés. Other favorite areas in London include Paddington and Kensington.

47 Park Street - Grand Residences by Marriott : Visitors give good reviews to this London vacation home rental, which is in the city center and equipped with air-conditioning and free WiFi to help you feel perfectly comfortable in your new surroundings. Kitchen amenities include a dishwasher, a fridge, and a stovetop. Other favorite homes for rent in London are Newly fitted Notting Hill Gate vacation home sleeps 2-4 only 3-min walk to tube. and Stylish house in South London. Excellent transport links. . See all vacation rentals in London .

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Based on reviews, Travelodge London Bethnel Green is a popular hotel for our travelers in search of a less expensive place to stay. Other choices for your budget-friendly stay include Tudor Court Hotel and Signature Townhouse Hyde Park . View all budget hotels in London .

With 236 hotels and other accommodations to choose from in this neighborhood, you're sure to find what you're looking for as you plan your trip. Based on Expedia customer reviews, Judd Hotel is the highest ranked property in Kings Cross St. Pancras. This 3-star hotel offers free breakfast and free WiFi. It is located a short 4-minute walk from British Library. Other favorite options in the area include The Pack And Carriage London and Megaro Hotel .

In this neighborhood, there are 744 lodging options for your stay, so you should find the perfect accommodation for your trip. Kensington Court Hotel Notting Hill is a favorite with our customers staying in Paddington. This 3-star hotel offers free WiFi and a business center. It is located a short 6-minute walk from Kensington Gardens. Travelers also recommend Roseate House London and Signature Townhouse Hyde Park as top choices in the neighborhood.

Clay Farm Guest House is a top 3.5-star guesthouse on Expedia for families, and features free parking and free WiFi. Other good options for your stay with the kids include Farringdon Serviced Apartments by MySquare and Premium One bedroom apartment City Road Basin . Attractions like London Eye and Natural History Museum are also fun for kids of all ages. Find more child-friendly accommodations in London .

Roseate House London is a favorite hotel for couples, and features premium bedding and free WiFi. Other good options for your romantic getaway include St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London and Althoff St. James's Hotel & Club London . See all romantic hotels in London .

Travelodge London Wembley Hotel is a top hotel for people traveling with their pets, and offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge for its human guests. Other good options to stay with your pet include London Lodge and Central London Boutique Apartment . See more pet-friendly hotel accommodations in London .

Adjacent to O2 Arena, InterContinental London - The O2, an IHG Hotel is one of the top choices for your stay based on our traveler data, and this 4-star hotel offers 2 indoor pools and a full-service spa. Other good choices close by include London Greenwich Luxury Apartment O2 and 71 Waterview Drive .

One of the top choices for your stay is The Rembrandt , located a short 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Hyde Park, and this 4-star hotel offers a restaurant and an indoor pool. Park Grand Paddington Court and Best Western Mornington Hotel London Hyde Park are other good choices nearby.

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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 March and January.
  • 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 Thursday. 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 $72, while the most expensive was $323.
  • How long should you stay? KAYAK users usually book their hotel in London for 8 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 London Victoria Station .

What are the best hotels near London Victoria Station?

If you are looking for a hotel close to London Victoria Station, you should consider staying at St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel, London , Corbigoe Hotel and The Clermont London, Victoria , as they are the most recommended by KAYAK users.

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London featuring signage, heritage elements and markets

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Discover a lively district with the Royal Opera House, street performances, and shopping at Apple Market. Explore historical sites like Theatre Royal Drury Lane and dine at renowned international restaurants.

West End showing heritage architecture, a city and street scenes

London's lively West End neighborhood is loved for its theaters and museums, and visitors often enjoy its varied attractions including Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Kensington Gardens which includes a park

Boasting a bustling commercial center at Kensington High Street, this area is home to renowned institutions like Imperial College London, Royal Albert Hall, and various museums. Well-connected by public transport, it offers diverse shopping options near South Kensington tube station.

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London's artistic Soho neighborhood is loved for its theaters and entertainment, and visitors often enjoy its varied attractions including Oxford Street and Soho Square.

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You can learn about the local history of London when you make a stop at a well-known site like Piccadilly Circus. Discover the acclaimed theater scene and shops in this vibrant area.

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

By Steve King and Condé Nast Traveller

The best hotels in London 2024 Traveller editors' picks

There are approximately 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 hotels in London is plenty to be getting on with, especially 30 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.

How we choose the best hotels in London

Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who knows the destination and has stayed at that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider both luxury properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination. We’re always looking for beautiful design, a great location and warm service – as well as serious sustainability credentials. We update this list regularly as new hotels open and existing ones evolve.

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 .

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The lobby at Claridge's Mayfair in London

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Featured in our Gold List of the best hotels in the world 2024

Founded in 1812, frequented by Queen Victoria and listed by 1878’s influential Baedeker’s guide as “the first hotel in London ,” Claridge’s could easily rest on its storied laurels. But it has always kept ahead of the rest, enlisting the likes of Guy Oliver and Diane von Furstenberg for face-lifts over the decades to ensure it bestrides the classic and modern in a way few hotels manage. The lobby captures the art deco glamour of the Jazz Age when flappers hobnobbed with royalty. Its checkered-floor expanse buzzes with an international motley crew of Hollywood stars, brides and business types catching up over zesty Ginger John cocktails in the 1930s-style Fumoir bar. The pick of the new suites is the Georgian, an impeccable meld of English heritage and subtle chinoiserie. There’s a Steinberg baby grand piano, silk de Gournay panels in the dining room and a kitchen with a 24-hour butler. The hotel’s expansion into the next-door building created space for suites such as the Mayfair, where designer Bryan O’Sullivan (The Berkeley Bar) has ingrained modernity through scalloped mohair furniture in coral and pastel-green palettes. Claridge’s has also dug deep to impress guests with its subterranean spa. Designed by André Fu (the Maybourne Bar in Beverly Hills), its limewood and stone textures and dreamy peachy hues are the backdrop for bamboo-stick massages and Cryo Oxygen Shot facials. The pool ripples beneath a vaulted ceiling, surrounded by stone columns and cushy cabanas. Claridge’s is no longer the only show in town, but it’s with good reason that every other heritage hotel in London still sees it as the benchmark. Noo Saro-Wiwa

The Dorchester Hyde Park

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Not to be outdone by arrivistes thudding onto the top-end scene, the Dorch has been shaking her tail feathers with the biggest refurb in three decades: public spaces supercharged, and two floors of new rooms and suites revealed. Penthouses and a rooftop remain under lock and key until later in 2024. The hotel where Elizabeth Taylor signed her Cleopatra contract in the bath remains out-and-out fabulous – but with a Pierre-Yves Rochon uplift. The Artists’ Bar sparkles with a mirrored ceiling, Lalique crystal pillars girdling the bar and Liberace’s mirror-ball-clad baby grand. This is the spot for caviar, native oysters and Petal Head cocktails (Stoli Elit vodka, kumquat, Aperol and passion fruit) served from a trolley. A hoard of London -centric art glints on the walls: Ann Carrington’s Elizabeth II silhouette in mother-of-pearl buttons, Sue Arrowsmith’s delicate silver leaf with coral branches. Martin Brudnizki’s Vesper Bar invites intimacy with its smoked glass and scalloped armchairs, and the spa (best for Dr Uliana Gout’s new medical-grade facials) is a pink girly haven. The Grill by Tom Booton, a fun slice of British culinary theatre, has a fresh menu: don’t miss the squid bolognese à la Koffmann, given the tick of approval by Pierre Koffmann himself. The new suites have the palettes of an English garden, in leaf green, rose, and heather. If Hôtel Plaza Athénée is the American fantasy of Paris , then this Park Lane dame’s new rooms are the American fantasy of Britishness – one we are happy to buy into. Lydia Bell

Staircase Raffles London at The OWO

Raffles London at The OWO hotel review: “The London hotel opening of the 21st century” Arrow

Best for: a lavish history lesson

The War Office is not the War Office anymore. It’s now the OWO (aka “The Old War Office”). It consists of Raffles London at the OWO, which takes up about half the building, along with some mighty luxe private residences and various other restaurants. It’s hard not to over-emphasise how little other London hotels can touch what Raffles has been lucky enough to tap into here. Historically, the building has perched at the very hub of the establishment. The hefty £1.5bn restoration investment, over seven years, has included a 25m downward excavation (to create the wellness levels of the hotel). Nine restaurants and three bars join the 27,000-ft Goddard Littlefair-designed Guerlain spa (with three subterranean levels) and 20-metre pool. The final shimmering product has 120 rooms and suites, with an entry-level rate of more than £1,100 per night. All is presided over by the soave, somewhat slinky French hotelier Philippe Leboeuf, the Managing Director, Anglophile and self-professed Churchillphile.

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Best for: high-tech gloss

Inside The Peninsula’s vast lobby, there’s an abstract sense that the red buses and black cabs outside on Hyde Park Corner might as well be a digital projection. All the hallmarks of one of the world’s most iconic hotel brands are here – the pristine service, the all-encompassing tech, the Rolls-Royces in brand green, the tinkly underwater music in the pool; every lion statuette, marble surface and Japanese maple tree blessed by a hallowed feng shui master. Barely a week after its September soft opening, the place was already busy with an international crowd, between the columns and chandeliers, overlooked by London Parks murals by wallpaper specialists De Gournay. The 190 rooms were designed by American Peter Marino, all with a prevailing sense of haute-generic seven-star neutrality but are set apart by elaborate technology and extreme comfort. Bright walls of china plates and delicate cups are the backdrop to Pensinsula veteran chef Dicky To’s dishes at The Canton Blue, which fuse Cantonese techniques with British ingredients. Downstairs is the sexy street-side Little Blue bar, where ex-Cheval Blanc mixologist Florian Thireau has created a lovely cocktail list themed by the Keying junk journey (to Hong Kong, St Helena, New York and London). And then there's the faintly Jetsons-styled rooftop bar and restaurant, with knockout London views from the terrace, rare Cuban cigars and classic British food by former Bibendum and Hibiscus head chef Francesco Di Benedetto.

A room at NoMad London

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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.

Broadwick Soho

First in: Broadwick Soho, London Arrow

Best for: maximalist opulence

This Martin Brudzinski-designed hangout on the corner of Berwick Street and Broadwick Street is no elegant grand dame or glassy international transplant. Instead, the 57-room hotel owned by a group of friends throws patterns (leopard print, zebra stripe, geometric lines), textures (cork panelling, glitter DJ booths, silk walls) and colours (flamingo pink, maroon, aquamarine) together to create a joyful place to stay. As is Brudzinski's way, spaces here are hardly shy and retiring. The designer's trademark maximalist vibe naturally draws comparisons to his other projects, especially Annabel's, but Broadwick is her own person entirely. Two enormous elephants hover above the street-level entrance in top hats and bow ties, while bedrooms pick up the motif and run with it by placing handcrafted Jaipur elephant mini bars front and centre and decking the walls in shimmering elephant-print wallpaper. A hotel this fun, of course, needs sharp public spaces for merrymaking: Flute is the disco-chic rooftop bar; Dear Jackie is a sultry, dimly lit restaurant with an impeccable Sicilian-inspired menu; and little sister Bar Jackie is a more casual café with strong coffee for soothing weary heads the morning after the night before. Then there's The Nook, a guests-only den for nightcaps or afternoon snoozes. The result is a hotel that feels fresh while simultaneously fitting right into the London scene; a space that trades heavily on its glamour and distinctly Soho soul. Sarah James

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Best for: sustainability

This nine-storey hotel is a sustainable sanctuary slotting naturally among London’s oldest hospitality icons just across the road from The Ritz and The Wolseley. Inside, you are greeted by a giant suspended plant chandelier, a reception desk hewn from the trunk of a giant oak tree in a Sussex forest and a wall of Yorkshire stone, tactfully slotted together with no additional materials by a father and son carpentry stonemason duo. It’s an unexpectedly soothing space amid  London ’s busiest shopping district; inside, the noise of  Piccadilly  fades away, absorbed by thousands of plants (1,300 to be exact – including 200 local and regional species) and raw materials sprinkled throughout the hotel. The reception’s tranquil aesthetic extends into each of the 181 bedrooms. Sandy hues and creamy tones come in the form of linen-covered cushions, soft furnishings and oak flooring, and each room has a living moss wall, further emphasising the hotel’s dedication to bringing the outdoors inside. Downstairs the hotel also has is a cafe and  co-working space  by day which transforms into a wine bar  by night, as well as an elegant, low-lit cocktail bar area leading on to London’s most talked-about  new restaurant , Dovetale.

The Connaught

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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).

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The Twenty Two, London Arrow

Best for: privacy

This previously residential Edwardian manor house has been turned into a 31-room hotel and member’s club by former Blakes owner Navid Mirtorabi, with the help of business partner Jamie Reuben, a scion of a family that owns swathes of Mayfair . In a marble-floored lobby that smells of churchy frankincense, guests are greeted by a cape-wearing doorman and a row of staff in Charlie Casely-Hayford suits. A pervasive friendliness cuts through the velveteen quality of a place that feels more like a louche Parisian hideaway than most smart new  London hotels , which tend to fit into Hoxton or Heritage pigeonholes. Most rooms are understatedly plush, painted an elegant blue that’s on the sensual side of Edwardian; former Arbutus chef Alan Christie hits the key modern British notes in the dining room. Some of the prices are shiver-inducing, but then this is Mayfair, and The Twenty Two is offering something different – something sexier and more fun, which might just be a marker point for the area’s future.

Bedroom at Mayfair Townhouse

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Best for: decadent design

The brains behind classic country-house hangouts Cliveden and Chewton Glen have whisked up a sharp new 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 Half Moon Street address 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.

The Buttery Caf  Lime Tree Hotel

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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 the property in 2008, quickly turning it into the area’s loveliest little boutique hotel and the best affordable hotel in London . They reframed challenge as 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.

Christinas bar at Mondrian Shoreditch

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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.

Library Lounge at The Standard

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Best for: Coal Drops Yard cool

Having cracked Manhattan , Miami and Hollywood since it was founded 20 years ago, when The Standard London opened in 2019 it brought a much-needed edge to King's Cross. Its Brutalist building and former annex of Camden Town Hall was much maligned by locals who nicknamed it the egg box. Now, with its red-pill-shaped lift that scales the Euston Road façade, it more than squares up to the splendid Gothic Revival St Pancras station nearby. Inside, American designer Shawn Hausman, a long-time Standard collaborator, created all the spaces with a decade-switching look that is mind-boggling and fabulous. Utilitarian civic signage meets Seventies Milanese terrazzo and tiling: Transport for London’s colour palette inspired the loud carpets; and the colourways, shapes and humour of Italian design movement Memphis permeate everything. Rooms range from about £199 for a single, aimed at students and early-bird Eurostar travellers, to about £729 for a terraced room with an outdoor bathtub overlooking St Pancras. Expect Memphis design meets Miami with a mix of bright colours and pastels, crazy carpets and tiles. Furniture is both vintage and bespoke and all the rooms have great views. The hotel's 10th-floor restaurant Decimo continues to be one of the hottest tables in town, where Michelin-starred chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias highlights Spanish dishes with a Mexican twist and a cocktail menu full of margaritas. The downstairs cocktail bar Double Standard serves burgers, fish and chips and pints, while next-door Isla offers seasonal British small plates.

The Hari London

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Best for: romantic liaisons

With the flurry of London openings in recent years, you’d be forgiven for overlooking hotels such as The Hari, but this is a contemporary bolthole with an artistic temperament and loft-style bedrooms that are a pleasure to dawdle in. And while many of London’s classic hits are a stroll away, staying in for an evening isn’t to be sniffed at either, drifting on a little passeggiata from the bar with its riffs on classic cocktails down to the restaurant for authentic Italian dishes . There’s a real sense of being tucked away here, of bedrooms being chic dens from which you can peek out at London, with decor mixing Starck-like polish with just a little burlesque (a waft of gauze, a lingerie-clad portrait) and lithographs such as Tracey Emin’s ‘She Lay Down’. For a personable, well-connected London base tucked away in Belgravia – this feels like a secret hotel for romantic liaisons or a weekend break taking in a show or exhibition, shopping on Sloane Street then stretching out for an indulgent Sunday morning.

The Lanesborough

The Lanesborough, Hyde Park

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 £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, The Lanesborough Grill, deserves mention as one of the most spectacular dining rooms in town, where executive chef Shay Cooper serves intricate plates of food as the restaurant transforms from a brightly-lit space by day into a seductively glowing supper spot come evening.

The Snug at the Berkeley Bar

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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.

The lobby at Nobu Hotel Portman Square

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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, sexy even, 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.

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Beaverbrook Townhouse, London hotel review Arrow

Best for: a country house in the city

A smart offshoot of the Surrey Hills original, this property 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.

Restaurant at The Ritz London

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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.

Suite bathroom at ShangriLa Hotel at The Shard London

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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.

Dean Street Townhouse London.

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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.

The Royal Suite living room at The Savoy London

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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'.

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The Beaumont London hotel review Arrow

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.

The Whitehall Penthouse Terrace at the Corinthia Hotel London.

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Best for: the spa

As delicious as the huge slice of cake that it 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.

Dukes Mayfair in London

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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 here. 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 martini perfectly prepared 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.

Hotel Caf Royal Piccadilly

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Best for: shopping getaways

This revamped Regent Street landmark combines fin de siècle opulence with streamlined modernity. There are subtle references to its storied past – vases filled with tulips are a silent salute to Oscar Wilde, who once drank so much absinthe in the Grill Room that he hallucinated he was cavorting in a field of the flowers. The Grill Room has been turned into a bar, and its opulent gilt and mirrors have been sexed up with a frankly immodest blush of red furnishings. Recover your composure downstairs at the Akasha spa, which specialises in watsu aquatic-massage treatments.

The sterling master bedroom at The Langham

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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.

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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 hotel. 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.

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

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Best for: walks in the park

The Queen 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, a restaurant from Heston Blumenthal alongside the buzzy Aubrey, 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.

Manor House Suite at Rosewood London.

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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.

Deluxe suite bedroom at Bulgari Hotel London

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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.

Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane

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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.

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Hotel Review: Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel, London

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Close to nearby Tube stations and not far from excellent dining, shopping and office options, the Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Street Hotel, London is one of the many historic Radisson Blu hotels in the British capital.

These hotels tend to occupy notable buildings with protected facades and interiors that have been redone to Radisson Blu’s contemporary standards.

Whether you are paying for a room night or redeeming Radisson Rewards points, this hotel offers plenty of value compared to properties closer to the tourist center. With public transportation around London so easy, this hotel proves to be a great option.

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In Fitzrovia, on Grafton Street and just a short walk from Euston and King’s Cross stations, this hotel is about an hour or so from London Heathrow Airport via the Tube. It can be reached even faster (40-50 minutes) when taking the Heathrow Express.

It is a pleasant walk to shopping centers like Oxford and Regent Streets, or to tourist spots like the British Museum or Big Ben.

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Being a historic 19th century building, the design is atmospheric yet compact. For example, the lobby is quite small. As guests enter the building, there is not much more than the reception desk and a small seating area.

As you move through the hotel, you will discover the restaurant and meeting areas are on different floors. In all, there is not much public space.

Guest rooms, too, are down winding hallways that are common in older buildings that were converted to a hotel. While the hallways, building façade and interiors prove a few decades old, the guest rooms have been substantially updated.

Food and beverage

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Guests have one main restaurant and bar to tend to their needs. This is where breakfast is served each morning, which may be included in some rates. Lunch and dinner draw in locals.

Though there's no famous touristy view, the service and menu are both lovely enough to earn repeat business. And passersby on the street provide plenty of entertainment during the meal on their own, proving that this is, indeed, a neighborhood bistro.

In fact, during our visit, many customers proffered that they were repeat customers who entertain clients or visit here often. The restaurant is a former Aston Martin showroom, having exchanged luxury cars for top-notch cuts of beef and seafood.

Accommodations

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Guest rooms vary in size and bed type based on their position in the building. Given its history, the layout varies door by door, with some king rooms being larger than others. All have beds with soft duvets, 350-thread count linens, pillowtop Vispring mattresses produced in Britain and standard storage space.

Bathrooms have combination tubs and vanities with scented REN Clean Skincare toiletries dispensed by wall-mounted pump bottles. Heated towel racks warm the terrycloth after a bath or shower. Robes and slippers are also in place.

In addition to the standard meeting space (the largest in the neighborhood, with 11 distinct spaces that can hold as many as 150 people), the hotel offers a 24-hour fitness center with Technogym equipment, but there is no spa.

Most guests here are in and out for work or exploring the area. This is not the kind of place you tuck into for a dip in the pool or some luxuriation in the spa.

How to get to Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel, London

London Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world and easy to reach via public transportation. For many, this is the best way to get to the hotel, as traffic can slow down a private car.

When it comes to redeeming Radisson Rewards points for a stay here, the Radisson Blu brand also uses dynamic pricing. This means that the price in points will be tied to the cash cost. On the dates we checked, the lowest cost in points was just over 100,000 points per night.

Many major North American carriers service London Heathrow, giving flyers ample opportunity to book flights with points and miles. Similar to the hotel loyalty program's use of dynamic pricing , the amount of miles you need for an award flight will be tied in some way to the cash cost of the ticket.

For example, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines use dynamic pricing instead of award charts. This makes it tough to know how many miles you will need to save up unless you know the specific dates of your trip.

Some airlines make it easy to plan award redemptions; for example, American offers an AAdvantage award map tool to help you figure out where your miles can take you.

On the dates we checked, you could get an economy ticket using American AAdvantage miles from New York to London for as low as 22,500 miles in economy one-way or 57,500 miles in business class one-way. Just beware of the high taxes and fees that some carriers charge.

Delta SkyMiles charges significantly more; one-way tickets start at 33,000 miles for a basic economy award ticket and 170,000 miles for a ticket in Delta One (first class).

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The best London hotels near Hyde Park

H yde park is to London what Central Park is to New York – a giant green space of prime city-centre land bordered by some of the best hotels in London. It’s also a no-brainer to choose to base yourself near here, especially during the warmer months, because what could be more pleasant than a morning or evening walk in nature to cleanse that busy city palette?

A destination in itself, take a rowing boat out on the Serpentine lake, get a culture fix at The Serpentine Gallery and a chic bite to eat at Magazine, its North Gallery restaurant housed in Zaha Hadid’s curved glass-walled extension. Hotels near Hyde Park are spread across a wide area that includes Bayswater, Kensington, Knightsbridge and Mayfair. All are accessible by tube, with stations including Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch. Here’s our pick of the best London hotels near Hyde Park.

How we review

Every hotel in this curated list has been visited by one of our expert reviewers, who are usually hosted on a complimentary basis. They stay for a minimum of one night, test at least one meal and trial other experiences that the hotel might have to offer. 

At a glance, the best London hotels near Hyde Park

  • The best luxury hotel near Hyde Park  – The Lanesborough
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The best boutique hotel near Hyde Park  – The Zetter Townhouse, Marylebone

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London’s rich history, iconic landmarks and vibrant culture lend themselves to unique souvenirs that encapsulate the dynamic city’s essence. When a fridge magnet just won’t cut it, here are 10 ideas for London-themed mementos that you can bring home to remind you of your trip.

The city’s iconic mode of transportation.

A Double-Decker Bus Model

Red London buses are one of the most ubiquitous images of public transport worldwide. A miniature replica of the classic double-decker bus, like the one you can purchase at the London Transport Museum gift shop, is a great keepsake for little ones expecting a souvenir.

Union Jack Merchandise

The Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom, is an enduring symbol of British pride. For a touch of British flair, look for items such as tote bags, mugs and cushions adorned with the vibrant red, white and blue designs. The iconic Harrods store , celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is an excellent spot to pick up fun Union Jack-emblazoned souvenirs with quirky illustrations of London landmarks.

Take some tea home.

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Tea and Accessories

Bring a taste of British tradition home with a selection of fine teas or elegant teaware. Opt for a box of classic English breakfast tea or explore blends from famous local tea houses like Whittard of Chelsea . You could even treat yourself to a beautifully crafted teapot or tea set from beloved luxury homeware brand Wedgwood .

Remember where memories were made.

A London Underground Map

The London Underground map isn’t just a navigational tool; it is also an iconic emblem of design. You’ll find it on posters, notebooks or even clothing, but a framed print would make a colorful wall hanging for a home office or study. Head back to the London Transport Museum to not only learn about the history of getting around the city but to score a few maps as well.

Keep your gift giving elementary.

Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia

For fans of detective stories, Sherlock Holmes mementos are a must. Look for magnifying glasses, pipes or classic novels featuring the celebrity sleuth. Baker Street, the fictional home of author Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed character and the official location of the Sherlock Holmes Museum, is also where to go to find items with the private eye’s likeness.

Cuddle up with something cute.

A Paddington Bear

The heartwarming story of Paddington Bear has traveled well beyond the U.K. since Michael Bond’s first book back in 1958, thanks in large part to the 2014 Paddington movie and a 2017 sequel that have been wildly popular with children and adults. Make a pit stop at Paddington Station (you can even take walking tours of the area) and pick up a cuddly keepsake of Britain’s best-loved bear from the themed gift store.

Royal Family Keepsakes

No London souvenir shopping list would be complete without a mention of the Royal Family , and there’s no shortage of regal memorabilia to bring home. Combine shopping and sightseeing with a trip to the Buckingham Palace Shop . Commemorative plates, mugs and figurines make for elegant and timeless gifts.

Gillray’s Bar.

A Bottle of London Gin

Bring home a bottle of locally crafted gin from one of the city’s best distilleries, such as Sipsmith or East London Liquor Company . They usually offer tours and tastings, so you can try unique flavors and blends before choosing your favorite.

At Forbes Travel Guide Recommended London Marriott Hotel County Hall , Gillray’s Bar boasts an impressive selection of more than 100 gins, including its own Gillray’s Gin. The bar also spotlights a “gin of the month” and hosts masterclass tasting events .

A Cookbook from Your Favorite London Restaurant

London’s dining scene is vibrant, diverse and innovative. Consider an unconventional souvenir: a cookbook to remember your favorite dining spot or London-based chef. If you have experienced the excellence of Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Five-Star Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park, London , why not pick up one of Blumenthal’s cookbooks to re-create the culinary magic at home?

Bring back a British Museum memento.

A Museum or Gallery Print

The city is home to some of the world’s most awe-inspiring museums and galleries, including the National Portrait Gallery , the Victoria & Albert Museum and the legendary British Museum. Most of the gift shops at these attractions have one-of-a-kind tokens, such as jewelry, homewares and accessories. If you’ve visited an exhibition you particularly enjoyed, purchase a poster or a print that you can frame and hang at home.

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Travel + Leisure Readers' 10 Favorite Hotels in London of 2023

Readers voted these iconic hotels as their go-to spots in England's capital in our annual "World’s Best Awards" survey for 2023.

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Is it reductive to say that when choosing a hotel in London, you have two options: the past and the future? We don’t think so. As the skyline has risen dramatically over the past couple decades, visitors have been presented with the opportunity to stay at hotels that occupy sleek, modern high-rises with windows that take in the sweeping cityscape below. For example, Shangri-La The Shard, London, the No. 3 winner and a perennial World’s Best Awards favorite, occupies 18 floors of the tallest building in Western Europe. We’ll argue there’s no better way to see London than from the edge of an infinity pool 52 flights above its maze of streets. 

Every year for our World's Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Nearly 165,000 T+L readers completed the 2023 survey, an increase of nearly 25 percent over pre-pandemic voting levels. A total of more than 685,000 votes were cast across over 8,500 unique properties (hotels, cities, cruise lines, etc.).

Hotels were classified as either resort hotel, city hotel, or safari lodge based on their location and amenities, and they were specifically rated on the criteria below:

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For each characteristic, respondents could choose a rating of excellent, above average, average, below average, or poor. The final scores are averages of these responses.

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While the advances of the 21st-century beckon, London is a city rooted firmly in tradition, and our readers overwhelmingly opt for the stately and historic. At the Hotel Café Royal, tied in the No. 4 spot this year, you can have afternoon tea in the same bar where Oscar Wilde once liked to hang out. At Brown’s Hotel (No. 10), Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in London. After his surprise election defeat in 1945, Winston Churchill took rooms at Claridge’s (No. 8). London’s most beloved hotels excel at comfort and service, but they also give us the chance to feel close to other times, other worlds. 

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park: London, England

In 2018, a fire closed this grand Edwardian building for six months — but one of London’s finest properties has come back better than ever. A reader described it as “a stunning, proper luxury hotel,” noting the “professional service and friendly atmosphere.” Still, the best aspect might be the location: just opposite the peaceful tree-lined pathways of Hyde Park. 

1. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Reader Score: 98.22

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2. One Aldwych

Reader Score: 98.00

3. Shangri-La The Shard

Reader Score: 97.59

4. (tie) Hotel Café Royal

Reader Score: 96.00

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6. The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection

Reader Score: 95.79

7. Kimpton Fitzroy London

Reader Score: 95.00

8. Claridge’s

Reader Score: 94.36

9. The Goring

Reader Score: 94.00

10. Brown’s Hotel

Reader Score: 93.58

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