Hotels The Best 5-Star Hotels in London
The hotels that earn the fifth star on service and atmosphere, not just thread count.
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Where to stay well in London, from grand five-star institutions to romantic boltholes.
The right hotel turns a night in London into an occasion. Our hotel guides cover the city at its most considered: grand five-star institutions, romantic boltholes, design-led boutiques and the spa hotels worth checking in for alone.
From the best luxury hotels and the grandes dames of Mayfair to characterful townhouses and the finest afternoon teas, every stay below is chosen for the room, the service and the sense of occasion. Book the one that suits the evening you have in mind.
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Hotels best aparthotels london
Serviced apartments and aparthotels for a stay with your own kitchen, a proper sofa and hotel service on tap. Six London addresses we'd actually book, from Kensington townhouses to Thames-side flats.
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Hotels The Best Boutique Hotels in London
Small, characterful and full of personality: the London boutique hotels worth seeking out.
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Hotels best design hotels london
Six London hotels where the building, the lighting and the bar do the talking. From a Brutalist tower at King's Cross to a Lutyens bank turned members' playground in the City.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Belgravia
Where to stay in Belgravia: the grand five-star landmarks and discreet townhouse boutiques around the garden squares, chosen on merit.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Bloomsbury
Garden squares, the British Museum on the doorstep and a run of hotels that trade flash for proper Bloomsbury character.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Camden
Where to sleep after the markets close, from a canalside classic to a converted chapel and a billet above a Victorian pub.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Canary Wharf
Where the Thames bends past the towers, river-view rooms and sky-high bars make the case for sleeping out east.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Chelsea
Where to stay in Chelsea: the most characterful townhouse hotels and grand boltholes, chosen on merit.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Covent Garden
Best Hotels in Covent Garden: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Euston
A railway quarter that quietly rewards anyone who sleeps where the trains, the Tube and Regent's Park all meet.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Fitzrovia
Media-land bolt-holes, art-stuffed townhouses and a Jason Atherton dining room: where to stay between Oxford Street and the BT Tower.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Greenwich
Maritime history, river views and a riverside skyline tower; here is where to sleep between the Cutty Sark and the O2.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Hammersmith
Riverside walks, the Apollo's marquee lights and a Tube hub that fires you into town in fifteen minutes: Hammersmith is West London's most underrated base.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Holborn
Grand assurance-house marble, a former telephone exchange and a converted Baptist church: Holborn does hotels with more theatre than its quiet streets let on.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Islington
Georgian townhouses, a playful design hotel and proper Upper Street locals: where to sleep in the London village that does food, theatre and antiques better than most.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Kensington
Best Hotels in Kensington: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Kings Cross
Once a place you hurried through, Kings Cross now keeps you: Gothic grandeur, Brutalist cool and canalside calm, all within a few minutes of the platforms.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Knightsbridge
Where to stay in Knightsbridge: the grandest five-star hotels beside Hyde Park, chosen on merit.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Marylebone
Where to stay in Marylebone: grand landmarks and design-led boltholes in London's village, chosen on merit.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Mayfair
London's grandest address, room by room: where to stay in Mayfair and why.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Paddington
A station district that grew up: Victorian townhouses turned design hotels, a Brunel landmark, and rooms worth more than a night before the Heathrow Express.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Richmond
Where to sleep on the loveliest bend of the Thames, from copper baths above the river to a spa at the gates of Richmond Park.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Shoreditch
Best Hotels in Shoreditch: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Soho
Best Hotels in Soho: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in South Kensington
Museum-quarter London at its most genteel: Victorian townhouses, log fires and a tube stop that puts you two streets from the V&A.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Southwark
From a hotel in the clouds of the Shard to a tea-warehouse aparthotel off a cobbled lane, Southwark stacks proper design against the Thames.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Stratford
East London's Olympic quarter has grown a proper hotel scene, from a seventh-floor restaurant with a view to a Westfield-side Hyatt you can fall into after the shops shut.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Victoria
Royal grandeur, a Michelin star and the slickest aparthotel in London, all within five minutes of the station.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Waterloo
South Bank views, the Eye on your doorstep and the fastest exit out of London: Waterloo earns its keep.
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Hotels The Best Hotels in Westminster
Where royal pageantry, Division Bells and quiet courtyards meet: Westminster's hotels run from family-owned grande dames to spy-tinged boltholes.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near Gatwick
Six places to bank a real night's sleep before a Gatwick flight, from a pod beside security to a proper Sofitel breakfast.
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Hotels The Best Hotels Near Heathrow
Best Hotels Near Heathrow: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near Hyde Park
Wake up minutes from 350 acres of Royal Park, with a Knightsbridge legend at one corner and a clever Paddington bolthole at the other.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near Oxford Street
Where to sleep when you want London's busiest shopping street at your door but a quiet room to come back to.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near the O2
Where to sleep on Greenwich Peninsula when you want to roll out of bed and into the arena.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near Tower Bridge
Wake to the bascules lifting on the Thames, with the City and the Tower a few minutes' walk in either direction.
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Hotels best hotels with a pool london
London hotel pools worth the swim, from the 25 metre Vicenza stone tank under the Bulgari to the Shangri-La infinity pool on level 52. Six we would actually book.
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Hotels The Best Hotels with a View in London
Best Hotels with a View in London: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Best Luxury Hotels in London
The grand hotels that are destinations in their own right, whether you stay the night or just stop for a drink.
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Hotels The Best New London Hotel Openings for 2026
Best New London Hotel Openings for 2026: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Hotels The Most Romantic Hotels in London
Fireplaces, freestanding baths and rooms made for staying in: London's most romantic hotels.
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