Boutique Hotels offer a more intimate experience than large chain hotels, and are often much more luxurious. The level of service is much more personalized and the accommodation is usually quite individual.
Here are the best luxury boutique hotels in London.
1. Baglioni London Hotel
© Baglioni London Hotel
The ultimate in luxury boutique living, providing a touch of Italian style to London life. It has a peaceful setting, overlooking Kensington Gardens. There are 66 rooms, many of which are themed around art, music, and history, so will particularly appeal to guests with a passion for culture.
A personalized 24-hour concierge is available both inside and outside the hotel, plus there is a butler service on every floor. The spa and beauty treatments are the ultimate pampering experience.
2. One Aldwych
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Situated at the point where the City meets the West End – a great location for the Eurostar, and next to Covent Garden. There are 105 luxurious, contemporary bedrooms and suites. All have original works of art, sumptuous fabrics, and bespoke furniture, as well as fresh fruit and flowers delivered daily.
The award list is outstanding, including:
The Robb Report's 'Best Boutique Hotel in the World' (2000)
César Award 'London Luxury Hotel of the Year' (2004)
3. Charlotte Street Hotel
Situated in the media neighborhood of North Soho, this hotel is popular with business and discerning tourists. The 52 bedrooms and suites are designed with the modern traveler in mind. Each is equipped with a CD player and DVD, plus the solid granite and oak bathrooms all have color TVs.
The gym on the lower ground floor has all the equipment you'll need, then head up to the ground floor bar, which opens out onto the street, before dining in the restaurant on excellent modern British food.
4. Covent Garden Hotel
Located in the heart of Theaterland, the hotel combines dramatically decorated interiors, superb service and the best that modern design and technology has to offer. The 58 rooms and suites are spacious and light, mostly with huge windows overlooking the rooftops of London. Each is individually designed with a luxurious granite and mahogany bathroom.
After visiting the Beauty Room head to 'Brasserie Max', open all day, everyday, as it's a great place for people watching.
5. The Halkin
Claiming to be "London's most exclusive haunt", The Halkin is a sanctuary, on a discreet street in Belgravia, offering quiet glamor, poised service, and chic interiors.
The 41 rooms explore a subtle palette drawn from water, air, earth, fire, and sky. The Halkin's style is timeless, a gentle ode to classicism combined with urbane Italian aesthetics. This is a place to relax and be waited on.
6. The Hempel
Situated right opposite the garden used in the movie 'Notting Hill', and created by acclaimed British designer, Anouska Hempel, this hotel is an architectural statement in original design. Simple, minimalist and truly awesome, The Hempel is a new experience in hotel living.
The 40 rooms have a understated, timeless luxury and are all individually designed including bathrobes, slippers, candles, wi-fi ability, and even oxygen!
7. Metropolitan Hotel
The Metropolitan combines cool looks with a contemporary mindset, putting it squarely on the map of travelers seeking to be at the center of the action. Floor-to-ceiling windows allow you to look out over Park Lane, with the city's best bar and restaurant in the very same building.
There are 150 rooms decorated with sleek yet serene soft whites, pear-wood paneling, suede upholstery, and pure Egyptian cottons, along with antique Asian furniture to introduce soft Eastern accents.
8. The Gore
© The Gore
9. Soho Hotel
In a quiet street near leafy Soho Square, this hotel is right in the heart of London's entertainment and creative community, and is surrounded by restaurants, bars, vibrant cafes, and the most exciting theater and nightlife.
The 91 rooms are individually designed and are all spacious and light. There are four 5th floor penthouses with tree-lined terraces and views across London. There is a spacious, fully-equipped gym on the lower ground floor, along with 2 beauty treatment rooms.
10. Threadneedles
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'The Eton Collection' owns and operates five luxury boutique and town house hotels in the United Kingdom, as well as two five-star restaurants in London.
Threadneedles is ideally located in the heart of the City's business district, overlooking the Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange. The 70 rooms intend to make you feel like a guest in a good friend's home. To give you somewhere away from the bustle of London, where you can retire, relax and reinvigorate.
