The Best Luxury Hotels in London, Honestly Ranked

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

Maybourne's quieter Mayfair jewel: Hélène Darroze's dining room, the Connaught Bar's martini trolley and Tadao Ando's water sculpture on the forecourt, with the most discreet service in London; the connoisseur's choice.

The 1889 legend between Covent Garden and the river: the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar, the Savoy Grill, river-view suites and a pool; the grand hotel for theatre nights and Thames views.

Oetker's Regency landmark, facing the Peninsula across Hyde Park Corner: a butler for every room, the Library Bar's rare cognacs and a private club spa open to guests; Regency grandeur at its most lavish.

Bulgari's 2012 Knightsbridge flagship: a 25-metre pool at the heart of a vast spa, a private cinema, Niko Romito's Il Ristorante and silver-accented interiors by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel; the most glamorous hotel pool in the city.

Maybourne's 2024 all-suite newcomer beside The Berkeley, the last building designed by Richard Rogers's practice: 61 suites styled by five celebrated designers and the Surrenne wellness club; London's most exclusive new address, with rates to match.

The ~£1bn build at Hyde Park Corner (2023): Peter Marino interiors, the Brooklands rooftop restaurant, a wellness floor with a pool and some of London's largest entry rooms; the new benchmark.

The 1889 Knightsbridge landmark with park-facing rooms over Rotten Row: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a benchmark spa with a pool and the Mandarin Bar; the Knightsbridge shopper's base.

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

The 1899 Great Central Hotel by Marylebone station: an eight-storey glass-roofed Winter Garden, some of the largest rooms in London and a spa pool; LHW member, and the quiet value play.

The Edwardian former Pearl Assurance headquarters on High Holborn: a cobbled carriage courtyard, Scarfes Bar with its caricatures and fires, and a location between the West End and the City; the midtown insider's choice.

Mandarin Oriental's 2024 second act on Hanover Square: 50 keys above private residences, Akira Back's restaurant and a spa; the intimate, quieter side of Mayfair.

Oscar Wilde's old address (he was arrested in room 118 in 1895), restored with Belmond polish: access to the private Cadogan Place gardens and Sloane Street on the doorstep; the Chelsea insider's base.

The 1899 Great Central Hotel by Marylebone station: an eight-storey glass-roofed Winter Garden, some of the largest rooms in London and a spa pool; LHW member, and the quiet value play.

The ~£1bn build at Hyde Park Corner (2023): Peter Marino interiors, the Brooklands rooftop restaurant, a wellness floor with a pool and some of London's largest entry rooms; the new benchmark.

The Edwardian former Pearl Assurance headquarters on High Holborn: a cobbled carriage courtyard, Scarfes Bar with its caricatures and fires, and a location between the West End and the City; the midtown insider's choice.

The ~£1bn build at Hyde Park Corner (2023): Peter Marino interiors, the Brooklands rooftop restaurant, a wellness floor with a pool and some of London's largest entry rooms; the new benchmark.

The 1931 Park Lane icon, comprehensively renewed in its largest-ever renovation: the Vesper Bar, afternoon tea on the Promenade, park-view suites and the deepest staff tenure in London.

Mayfair's Art Deco grande dame and London's social headquarters: afternoon tea in the Foyer, the Fumoir bar, the designer-dressed Christmas tree and a guest book of royalty and Hollywood. Maybourne's flagship, and still the hotel Londoners dress up for.

Maybourne's quieter Mayfair jewel: Hélène Darroze's dining room, the Connaught Bar's martini trolley and Tadao Ando's water sculpture on the forecourt, with the most discreet service in London; the connoisseur's choice.

Eero Saarinen's former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square, converted by David Chipperfield Architects and reborn by Rosewood in 2025: Mayfair's most interesting opening.

Oetker's Regency landmark, facing the Peninsula across Hyde Park Corner: a butler for every room, the Library Bar's rare cognacs and a private club spa open to guests; Regency grandeur at its most lavish.

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly palace: Louis XVI interiors, tea in the Palm Court, the gilded Ritz Restaurant and jackets required; LHW member with club benefits.

The 1889 Knightsbridge landmark with park-facing rooms over Rotten Row: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a benchmark spa with a pool and the Mandarin Bar; the Knightsbridge shopper's base.

Four Seasons' first hotel beyond North America (1970), rebuilt in 2011: a rooftop spa with Hyde Park views and big, calm rooms; the understated Park Lane choice.

Bulgari's 2012 Knightsbridge flagship: a 25-metre pool at the heart of a vast spa, a private cinema, Niko Romito's Il Ristorante and silver-accented interiors by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel; the most glamorous hotel pool in the city.

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

Maybourne's 2024 all-suite newcomer beside The Berkeley, the last building designed by Richard Rogers's practice: 61 suites styled by five celebrated designers and the Surrenne wellness club; London's most exclusive new address, with rates to match.

The Dorchester's Art Deco sibling next door: 45 rooms and suites, every one facing Hyde Park, and Wolfgang Puck's CUT downstairs; the boutique way to do Park Lane.

Oscar Wilde's old address (he was arrested in room 118 in 1895), restored with Belmond polish: access to the private Cadogan Place gardens and Sloane Street on the doorstep; the Chelsea insider's base.

Family-owned since 1910, around the corner from Buckingham Palace: a private garden, a royal warrant and the Princess of Wales's pre-wedding stay in 2011; the most English of London's great hotels.

The ~£1bn build at Hyde Park Corner (2023): Peter Marino interiors, the Brooklands rooftop restaurant, a wellness floor with a pool and some of London's largest entry rooms; the new benchmark.

The 1931 Park Lane icon, comprehensively renewed in its largest-ever renovation: the Vesper Bar, afternoon tea on the Promenade, park-view suites and the deepest staff tenure in London.

Maybourne's quieter Mayfair jewel: Hélène Darroze's dining room, the Connaught Bar's martini trolley and Tadao Ando's water sculpture on the forecourt, with the most discreet service in London; the connoisseur's choice.

The Edwardian Old War Office, where Churchill once kept an office, reborn in 2023: rooms carved from the old state offices, a Guerlain spa with a pool, Mauro Colagreco's dining and the Spy Bar; Westminster's grandest arrival.

Oetker's Regency landmark, facing the Peninsula across Hyde Park Corner: a butler for every room, the Library Bar's rare cognacs and a private club spa open to guests; Regency grandeur at its most lavish.

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly palace: Louis XVI interiors, tea in the Palm Court, the gilded Ritz Restaurant and jackets required; LHW member with club benefits.

Four Seasons' first hotel beyond North America (1970), rebuilt in 2011: a rooftop spa with Hyde Park views and big, calm rooms; the understated Park Lane choice.

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

Maybourne's 2024 all-suite newcomer beside The Berkeley, the last building designed by Richard Rogers's practice: 61 suites styled by five celebrated designers and the Surrenne wellness club; London's most exclusive new address, with rates to match.

The Dorchester's Art Deco sibling next door: 45 rooms and suites, every one facing Hyde Park, and Wolfgang Puck's CUT downstairs; the boutique way to do Park Lane.

Family-owned since 1910, around the corner from Buckingham Palace: a private garden, a royal warrant and the Princess of Wales's pre-wedding stay in 2011; the most English of London's great hotels.

The ~£1bn build at Hyde Park Corner (2023): Peter Marino interiors, the Brooklands rooftop restaurant, a wellness floor with a pool and some of London's largest entry rooms; the new benchmark.

The 1931 Park Lane icon, comprehensively renewed in its largest-ever renovation: the Vesper Bar, afternoon tea on the Promenade, park-view suites and the deepest staff tenure in London.

Oetker's Regency landmark, facing the Peninsula across Hyde Park Corner: a butler for every room, the Library Bar's rare cognacs and a private club spa open to guests; Regency grandeur at its most lavish.

The 1889 Knightsbridge landmark with park-facing rooms over Rotten Row: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a benchmark spa with a pool and the Mandarin Bar; the Knightsbridge shopper's base.

Four Seasons' first hotel beyond North America (1970), rebuilt in 2011: a rooftop spa with Hyde Park views and big, calm rooms; the understated Park Lane choice.

Bulgari's 2012 Knightsbridge flagship: a 25-metre pool at the heart of a vast spa, a private cinema, Niko Romito's Il Ristorante and silver-accented interiors by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel; the most glamorous hotel pool in the city.

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

Maybourne's 2024 all-suite newcomer beside The Berkeley, the last building designed by Richard Rogers's practice: 61 suites styled by five celebrated designers and the Surrenne wellness club; London's most exclusive new address, with rates to match.

The Dorchester's Art Deco sibling next door: 45 rooms and suites, every one facing Hyde Park, and Wolfgang Puck's CUT downstairs; the boutique way to do Park Lane.

Oscar Wilde's old address (he was arrested in room 118 in 1895), restored with Belmond polish: access to the private Cadogan Place gardens and Sloane Street on the doorstep; the Chelsea insider's base.

The Edwardian Old War Office, where Churchill once kept an office, reborn in 2023: rooms carved from the old state offices, a Guerlain spa with a pool, Mauro Colagreco's dining and the Spy Bar; Westminster's grandest arrival.

The 1889 legend between Covent Garden and the river: the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar, the Savoy Grill, river-view suites and a pool; the grand hotel for theatre nights and Thames views.

The grand 1885 Metropole building between Trafalgar Square and the Thames: big rooms by London standards, a four-floor spa with a pool and a polished, unstuffy team; the all-rounder for Westminster and the West End.

The Edwardian Old War Office, where Churchill once kept an office, reborn in 2023: rooms carved from the old state offices, a Guerlain spa with a pool, Mauro Colagreco's dining and the Spy Bar; Westminster's grandest arrival.

The 1889 legend between Covent Garden and the river: the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar, the Savoy Grill, river-view suites and a pool; the grand hotel for theatre nights and Thames views.

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly palace: Louis XVI interiors, tea in the Palm Court, the gilded Ritz Restaurant and jackets required; LHW member with club benefits.

The grand 1885 Metropole building between Trafalgar Square and the Thames: big rooms by London standards, a four-floor spa with a pool and a polished, unstuffy team; the all-rounder for Westminster and the West End.

The Edwardian Old War Office, where Churchill once kept an office, reborn in 2023: rooms carved from the old state offices, a Guerlain spa with a pool, Mauro Colagreco's dining and the Spy Bar; Westminster's grandest arrival.

The 1889 legend between Covent Garden and the river: the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar, the Savoy Grill, river-view suites and a pool; the grand hotel for theatre nights and Thames views.

The Edwardian former Pearl Assurance headquarters on High Holborn: a cobbled carriage courtyard, Scarfes Bar with its caricatures and fires, and a location between the West End and the City; the midtown insider's choice.

The grand 1885 Metropole building between Trafalgar Square and the Thames: big rooms by London standards, a four-floor spa with a pool and a polished, unstuffy team; the all-rounder for Westminster and the West End.

The 1931 Park Lane icon, comprehensively renewed in its largest-ever renovation: the Vesper Bar, afternoon tea on the Promenade, park-view suites and the deepest staff tenure in London.

Mayfair's Art Deco grande dame and London's social headquarters: afternoon tea in the Foyer, the Fumoir bar, the designer-dressed Christmas tree and a guest book of royalty and Hollywood. Maybourne's flagship, and still the hotel Londoners dress up for.

Maybourne's quieter Mayfair jewel: Hélène Darroze's dining room, the Connaught Bar's martini trolley and Tadao Ando's water sculpture on the forecourt, with the most discreet service in London; the connoisseur's choice.

Eero Saarinen's former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square, converted by David Chipperfield Architects and reborn by Rosewood in 2025: Mayfair's most interesting opening.

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly palace: Louis XVI interiors, tea in the Palm Court, the gilded Ritz Restaurant and jackets required; LHW member with club benefits.

Four Seasons' first hotel beyond North America (1970), rebuilt in 2011: a rooftop spa with Hyde Park views and big, calm rooms; the understated Park Lane choice.

The Dorchester's Art Deco sibling next door: 45 rooms and suites, every one facing Hyde Park, and Wolfgang Puck's CUT downstairs; the boutique way to do Park Lane.

Mandarin Oriental's 2024 second act on Hanover Square: 50 keys above private residences, Akira Back's restaurant and a spa; the intimate, quieter side of Mayfair.

The 1899 Great Central Hotel by Marylebone station: an eight-storey glass-roofed Winter Garden, some of the largest rooms in London and a spa pool; LHW member, and the quiet value play.

The 1889 Knightsbridge landmark with park-facing rooms over Rotten Row: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a benchmark spa with a pool and the Mandarin Bar; the Knightsbridge shopper's base.

Bulgari's 2012 Knightsbridge flagship: a 25-metre pool at the heart of a vast spa, a private cinema, Niko Romito's Il Ristorante and silver-accented interiors by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel; the most glamorous hotel pool in the city.

Maybourne's Knightsbridge all-rounder: a rooftop pool, the Blue Bar, Cédric Grolet's pâtisserie and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea; stylish, sociable and a short stroll from Harvey Nichols.

Oscar Wilde's old address (he was arrested in room 118 in 1895), restored with Belmond polish: access to the private Cadogan Place gardens and Sloane Street on the doorstep; the Chelsea insider's base.

The 1889 legend between Covent Garden and the river: the American Bar and the Beaufort Bar, the Savoy Grill, river-view suites and a pool; the grand hotel for theatre nights and Thames views.

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly palace: Louis XVI interiors, tea in the Palm Court, the gilded Ritz Restaurant and jackets required; LHW member with club benefits.

The Edwardian former Pearl Assurance headquarters on High Holborn: a cobbled carriage courtyard, Scarfes Bar with its caricatures and fires, and a location between the West End and the City; the midtown insider's choice.

The 1889 Knightsbridge landmark with park-facing rooms over Rotten Row: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, a benchmark spa with a pool and the Mandarin Bar; the Knightsbridge shopper's base.

Four Seasons' first hotel beyond North America (1970), rebuilt in 2011: a rooftop spa with Hyde Park views and big, calm rooms; the understated Park Lane choice.

Mandarin Oriental's 2024 second act on Hanover Square: 50 keys above private residences, Akira Back's restaurant and a spa; the intimate, quieter side of Mayfair.

Oscar Wilde's old address (he was arrested in room 118 in 1895), restored with Belmond polish: access to the private Cadogan Place gardens and Sloane Street on the doorstep; the Chelsea insider's base.

Family-owned since 1910, around the corner from Buckingham Palace: a private garden, a royal warrant and the Princess of Wales's pre-wedding stay in 2011; the most English of London's great hotels.

The 1899 Great Central Hotel by Marylebone station: an eight-storey glass-roofed Winter Garden, some of the largest rooms in London and a spa pool; LHW member, and the quiet value play.