London, from Mayfair to the City
Luxury hotels in London
43 hotels
Claridge's
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Maybourne's Art Deco grand dame of 1856 on Brook Street, Mayfair – the Claridge's Spa, opened in 2024, and the Fumoir.
From $1,300 per night
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The Connaught
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Maybourne's house on Carlos Place, Mayfair – Hélène Darroze's three-star dining room, the Connaught Bar and the Aman Spa.
From $1,300 per night
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The Berkeley
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
Maybourne's Knightsbridge house on Wilton Place – a rooftop pool looking over Hyde Park and the Blue Bar.
From $1,100 per night
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The Savoy
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
The grand dame of 1889 on the Strand, with the Thames at its back – the American Bar and Gordon Ramsay's Savoy Grill.
From $900 per night
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The Dorchester
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Dorchester Collection's flagship of 1931 on Park Lane, renewed floor by floor through 2024 – Vesper Bar and The Grill.
From $1,100 per night
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Bvlgari Hotel London
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
The jeweler's London house in Knightsbridge, behind a façade of Bulgari silver – a 25-meter pool and a 47-seat private cinema.
From $1,400 per night
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Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
London's oldest hotel, opened in 1837 on Albemarle Street – Charlie's and the Donovan Bar, under Rocco Forte.
From $900 per night
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The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
Belmond's 54-room townhouse on Sloane Street, Chelsea, with the key to Cadogan Place gardens and their tennis courts.
From $800 per night
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The Egerton House Hotel
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
A Red Carnation townhouse of 28 rooms in Knightsbridge, steps from the V&A and Harrods.
From $600 per night
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Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Four Seasons' Park Lane flagship at Hamilton Place – a tenth-floor spa over Hyde Park and Pavyllon London by Yannick Alléno.
From $1,300 per night
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Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Four Seasons in Ten Trinity Square, the 1922 building beside the Tower – La Dame de Pic London and a pool below ground.
From $800 per night
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The Goring
Five-star · Westminster & St James's
The Goring family's hotel of 1910 beside Buckingham Palace, holder of a Royal Warrant, with a private garden of its own.
From $900 per night
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Hotel 41
Five-star · Westminster & St James's
A Red Carnation hideaway of 30 rooms opposite the Royal Mews – the Executive Lounge and 'plunder the pantry' at night.
From $800 per night
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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
The Knightsbridge landmark of 1902 with Hyde Park at its back – Dinner by Heston Blumenthal; a Mandarin Oriental.
From $1,200 per night
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One Aldwych
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
An Edwardian landmark at the top of the Strand, independent – a chlorine-free pool and Indigo at table.
From $600 per night
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Pan Pacific London
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Pan Pacific's tower at Bishopsgate Plaza, in the City – an 18.5-meter infinity pool and Straits Kitchen.
From $600 per night
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The Prince Akatoki London
Five-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
A Japanese-inspired house of 82 rooms in Marylebone, by Marble Arch – TOKii at table and The Malt Lounge.
From $450 per night
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Raffles London at The OWO
Five-star · Westminster & St James's
Raffles inside the Old War Office on Whitehall, opened in 2023 – nine restaurants and bars and a Guerlain spa.
From $1,300 per night
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Rosewood London
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Rosewood's Edwardian Belle Époque landmark of 1914 in Holborn – the Mirror Room and Scarfes Bar.
From $900 per night
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Shangri-La The Shard, London
Five-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Shangri-La on floors 34 to 52 of The Shard – London's highest infinity pool and Gŏng bar.
From $800 per night
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The Peninsula London
Five-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
The Peninsula's flagship of 2023 at Hyde Park Corner – Brooklands by Claude Bosi and a 25-meter pool.
From $1,500 per night
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45 Park Lane
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Dorchester Collection's 46-room address on Park Lane – Cut by Wolfgang Puck and Hyde Park in the windows.
From $1,200 per night
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The Ritz London
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
César Ritz's palace of 1906 on Piccadilly – the three-star Ritz Restaurant and tea in the Palm Court, independent to this day.
From $1,100 per night
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Corinthia London
Four-star · Westminster & St James's
The Hôtel Métropole of 1885 on Whitehall Place, reborn as Corinthia – the ESPA Life spa over four floors.
From $800 per night
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Hotel Café Royal
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Regent Street's house of 1865 – the Oscar Wilde Lounge, Alex Dilling's two-star dining room and the Akasha spa.
From $700 per night
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Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Mandarin Oriental's 50-room house of 2024 on Hanover Square – Akira Back at table and a 25-meter pool.
From $1,000 per night
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The Beaumont Mayfair
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
An Art Deco garage of 1926 on Brown Hart Gardens turned hotel – ROOM, the Antony Gormley sculpture you sleep in.
From $800 per night
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The Langham, London
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Europe's first grand hotel, opened in 1865 on Portland Place – Artesian bar and the Chuan Spa.
From $600 per night
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The Lanesborough
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
Oetker Collection's Regency landmark at Hyde Park Corner – a butler for every room and the Lanesborough Club & Spa.
From $1,200 per night
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The Emory
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
Maybourne's all-suite house of 2024 in Knightsbridge – 61 suites in a Richard Rogers building, with Surrenne below.
From $1,500 per night
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COMO Metropolitan London
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
COMO's house on Park Lane – Nobu London at table and COMO Shambhala treatments upstairs.
From $600 per night
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COMO The Halkin, London
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
COMO's 41-room townhouse in Belgravia, a short walk from Hyde Park Corner.
From $600 per night
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The Milestone Hotel & Residences
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
A Red Carnation Victorian mansion opposite Kensington Palace – 62 rooms, suites and apartments.
From $600 per night
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Sofitel London St James
Four-star · Westminster & St James's
Sofitel in the former Cox's & King's bank on Pall Mall – Wild Honey St James at table.
From $500 per night
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The Ned
Four-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Lutyens' Midland Bank of 1924 on Poultry, in the City – a pool on the roof and a bar in the old vault.
From $450 per night
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The Kensington
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
The Doyle Collection's townhouse hotel on Queen's Gate, a short walk from the V&A – the K Bar and tea in the drawing rooms.
From $450 per night
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InterContinental London Park Lane
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Number One Park Lane, on the site of the house where Queen Elizabeth II lived as a child – Theo Randall's Italian table.
From $550 per night
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Jumeirah Carlton Tower
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
Jumeirah's tower on Cadogan Place, renewed top to bottom in 2021 – a 20-meter pool under glass on the roof.
From $600 per night
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The London EDITION
Four-star · Mayfair & Marylebone
Ian Schrager's EDITION in a restored Edwardian building on Berners Street, Fitzrovia – Berners Tavern and the Punch Room.
From $500 per night
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Park Hyatt London River Thames
Four-star · Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
Park Hyatt's house of 2025 at One Nine Elms, on the south bank – the river and Westminster in the windows.
From $550 per night
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The Stafford London
Four-star · Westminster & St James's
An independent house in a quiet mews off St James's Place – the American Bar and wine cellars 380 years old.
From $650 per night
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Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences
Four-star · Westminster & St James's
Taj's all-suite address beside Buckingham Palace – butlers, the Jiva spa and the restaurants of St. James' Court next door.
From $500 per night
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The Wellesley Knightsbridge, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Four-star · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
An Art Deco boutique hotel of 36 rooms on Knightsbridge facing Hyde Park – the Crystal Bar and a Rolls-Royce at the door.
From $550 per night
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London keeps its grand hotels west of Trafalgar Square, save those that prefer the river and the old financial quarter. They stand along Park Lane and in the streets of Mayfair between Piccadilly and Oxford Street, on the Knightsbridge side of Hyde Park and down into Belgravia, Chelsea and Kensington, and around St James's and Buckingham Palace; the others keep to the Strand, Holborn, the City and the south bank of the Thames. We looked at every serious address in the city and kept only those whose service holds up to the grand dame. Twenty-one hold five-star standing; the twenty-two beside them are four-star addresses, listed at exactly the tier they hold. Forty-three made the cut.
Mayfair & Marylebone
The streets between Oxford Street and Piccadilly, with Hyde Park to the west – home to fifteen of the forty-three hotels. Park Lane runs along that western edge; inside the quarter lie Grosvenor and Berkeley Squares, with Bond Street and Mount Street for the shops and galleries. Regent Street and Savile Row are to the east, Marylebone High Street and Portland Place to the north.
The neighborhoods
The Connaught · Mayfair & Marylebone — CVB · CC BY-SA 4.0Mayfair & Marylebone
The streets between Oxford Street and Piccadilly, with Hyde Park to the west – home to fifteen of the forty-three hotels. Park Lane runs along that western edge; inside the quarter lie Grosvenor and Berkeley Squares, with Bond Street and Mount Street for the shops and galleries. Regent Street and Savile Row are to the east, Marylebone High Street and Portland Place to the north.
- Claridge's
- The Connaught
- The Dorchester
- Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
- The Prince Akatoki London
- 45 Park Lane
- The Ritz London
- Hotel Café Royal
- Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
- The Beaumont Mayfair
- The Langham, London
- COMO Metropolitan London
- InterContinental London Park Lane
- The London EDITION
Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Kensington
The south side of Hyde Park, from Hyde Park Corner to Kensington Palace – home to thirteen of the forty-three hotels. Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Sloane Street are for the shops, and Belgravia keeps its white stucco squares; the King's Road and Chelsea lie below Sloane Square. The museums of South Kensington stand on the way to Kensington Gardens.
- The Berkeley
- Bvlgari Hotel London
- The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London
- The Egerton House Hotel
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
- The Peninsula London
- The Lanesborough
- The Emory
- COMO The Halkin, London
- The Milestone Hotel & Residences
- The Kensington
- Jumeirah Carlton Tower
- The Wellesley Knightsbridge, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Westminster & St James's
The royal quarter between Piccadilly and the river – home to seven of the forty-three hotels. St James's Street and Pall Mall are for the clubs and the shirtmakers, with St James's Park and the Mall, Buckingham Palace and the Royal Mews beyond. Whitehall and Horse Guards run down to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
Covent Garden, the City & South Bank
The line of the river from the Strand to the Tower – home to eight of the forty-three hotels. It takes in Covent Garden and the Royal Opera House, Somerset House and Holborn, the Square Mile with St Paul's and the Bank of England, and Tower Bridge. Across the water stand the Shard, Borough Market, the Tate Modern and Nine Elms.
Good to know
Which are the five-star hotels in London?
Twenty-one. The five-star hotels we list in London are Claridge's; The Connaught; The Berkeley; The Savoy; The Dorchester; Bvlgari Hotel London; Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel; The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London; The Egerton House Hotel; Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane; Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge; The Goring; Hotel 41; Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London; One Aldwych; Pan Pacific London; The Prince Akatoki London; Raffles London at The OWO; Rosewood London; Shangri-La The Shard, London; and The Peninsula London. Alongside them we keep twenty-two four-star addresses, each listed at exactly the tier it holds: 45 Park Lane; The Ritz London; Corinthia London; Hotel Café Royal; Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London; The Beaumont Mayfair; The Langham, London; The Lanesborough; The Emory; COMO Metropolitan London; COMO The Halkin, London; The Milestone Hotel & Residences; Sofitel London St James; The Ned; The Kensington; InterContinental London Park Lane; Jumeirah Carlton Tower; The London EDITION; Park Hyatt London River Thames; The Stafford London; Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences; and The Wellesley Knightsbridge, A Luxury Collection Hotel. Each has its own page, reached from the list above, with a concierge behind every stay.
Which part of London should I stay in?
Fifteen of the forty-three sit in Mayfair and Marylebone – The Dorchester, 45 Park Lane, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, COMO Metropolitan London and InterContinental London Park Lane along Park Lane, with Hyde Park across the road; Claridge's on Brook Street, The Connaught on Carlos Place and The Beaumont Mayfair on Brown Hart Gardens in the streets between; Brown's Hotel on Albemarle Street and The Ritz London on Piccadilly; Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London on Hanover Square and Hotel Café Royal on Regent Street; The Langham, London on Portland Place, The London EDITION in Fitzrovia and The Prince Akatoki London by Marble Arch. Thirteen are in Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Kensington – Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, The Berkeley, The Emory, Bvlgari Hotel London and The Wellesley on the Knightsbridge side of the park; The Peninsula London and The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner; COMO The Halkin, London in Belgravia; The Cadogan and Jumeirah Carlton Tower on Sloane Street and Cadogan Place; The Egerton House Hotel and The Kensington by the museums of South Kensington; The Milestone Hotel & Residences opposite Kensington Palace. Seven are in Westminster and St James's – Raffles London at The OWO and Corinthia London on Whitehall, Sofitel London St James on Pall Mall, The Stafford London off St James's Street, and The Goring, Hotel 41 and Taj 51 Buckingham Gate beside Buckingham Palace. Eight are on the Strand, in the City and on the river – The Savoy and One Aldwych on the Strand, Rosewood London in Holborn, The Ned and Pan Pacific London in the City, Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge beside the Tower, Shangri-La The Shard, London on the south bank at London Bridge and Park Hyatt London River Thames at Nine Elms. Choose Mayfair for Bond Street, the galleries and the clubs; Knightsbridge and Kensington for Harrods, the museums and the park; St James's and Westminster for the palace, the parks and royal London; the Strand and the City for the theaters, the river and the old financial quarter.
When is the best season for London?
Late spring and early autumn – May to June and September – bring the mild days, the parks in leaf and the terraces in use, and they are the weeks that fill first; the Chelsea Flower Show in late May, Trooping the Colour in June and Wimbledon at the end of June and the start of July take the rooms of Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Mayfair months ahead. July and August are the warmest months and the busiest for visitors, with the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall through the summer and long evenings on the river. From November the shop windows and the lights on Regent Street and Bond Street carry the city to Christmas, the busiest stretch of the year for the grand hotels; January and February are gray, cool and at their quietest, and the best weeks for a room over the park at short notice. Rain is possible in any month – it is rarely heavy and never a reason to change the plan.
Do I need a car in London?
No. From Mayfair, Bond Street, Piccadilly and Hyde Park are on foot; from Knightsbridge, Harrods, the museums of South Kensington and the park are minutes away; from St James's, Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Trafalgar Square. The Underground covers the rest, black cabs are hailed in the street and a driver is easy to book. Heathrow is about forty-five minutes to an hour by car depending on the hour, or fifteen minutes to Paddington on the Heathrow Express; Gatwick about an hour and a quarter by car, or thirty minutes to Victoria on the Gatwick Express; London City Airport, in the Docklands, about half an hour to the City. The hotel arranges a driver for any of them, and for Windsor, an hour to the west. For Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam, the Eurostar from St Pancras beats flying; for Edinburgh, the train from King's Cross takes a little over four hours.
Is London a good city for a stay with children?
Yes, and the parks are the reason: Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are at the door of the Knightsbridge and Park Lane hotels, with the Serpentine, the Diana Memorial Playground and Kensington Palace inside them, and St James's Park and Green Park are a walk from the St James's houses. The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum in South Kensington are free to enter and a few minutes from The Egerton House Hotel and The Kensington; the Tower of London and Tower Bridge are at the door of Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge; the river boats run from Westminster and the Embankment down to Greenwich. Several of the houses keep pools – The Berkeley on its roof, Bvlgari Hotel London, One Aldwych, Shangri-La The Shard, London at the top of its tower – and afternoon tea is a rite the children take to faster than the adults. The concierge arranges timed tickets, a table for tea and a babysitter for an evening out.
How do I choose between a grand dame and a small house in London?
The grand dames – Claridge's, The Savoy, The Dorchester, The Ritz London, The Langham, London, Brown's Hotel – keep the salons, the bars with names of their own and the dining rooms people visit without sleeping there, and they are the choice when the stay is the occasion. The houses of fewer than sixty keys – The Egerton House Hotel, Hotel 41, The Wellesley Knightsbridge, COMO The Halkin, London, 45 Park Lane, The Cadogan – give a quiet lobby, a staff that learns your name on the first day and residential streets outside the door. Between them stand the towers and the new buildings with pools – Shangri-La The Shard, London, Pan Pacific London, The Peninsula London, Bvlgari Hotel London, The Emory – for whoever puts the view or the water before the history. The concierge weighs the three with you before you book.
How do I reserve a stay?
Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.
