The Landmark London

The first thing that hits you walking into The Landmark London isn’t the reception desk, it’s the eight storey glass atrium behind it, filled with palm trees and flooded with light in a way that feels genuinely unusual for a Victorian era railway hotel on Marylebone Road. This is the Winter Garden, and it’s the reason most people know the hotel at all, whether they’re staying overnight or just booking in for tea.

Afternoon tea here runs from £45 a head, notably less than some of the grand hotel names nearby, and is served under the palms with a live pianist providing the soundtrack. Reviews on the food itself are genuinely mixed: the scones and finger sandwiches, especially smoked salmon and egg mayonnaise, tend to earn praise, but some visitors find the sandwich selection a little safe and the overall experience more about the room than the plate.

Beyond tea, the Winter Garden restaurant serves a full à la carte menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same atrium setting, which makes it one of the more genuinely striking places in London to eat a meal that isn’t tea, particularly for a business breakfast or a relaxed Sunday lunch.

Rooms at the hotel itself lean traditional and spacious rather than cutting edge, and pricing sits at the top end typical of a five star Marylebone address. It suits visitors who want a grand hotel experience close to Marylebone’s shops and restaurants, and anyone specifically chasing that palm court, glass roof aesthetic for a special occasion.

The honest caveat, echoed by more than one reviewer, is that the setting comfortably outperforms the food at the lower tea price point, and if you’re paying closer to £70 with Champagne added, some find that harder to justify against sandwiches that don’t quite match the room around them. Book the Winter Garden through OpenTable or directly with the hotel, particularly for weekend tea sittings.