Metropolitan
19 Old Park Lane, W1Y 4LB.
Tel: 0207-447 1000
Fax: 0207-447 1100.
Christina Ong's attempt to create a
New York ambience. The bar staff
are "mixologists".
Montcalm Hotel 34-40 Great Cumberland Place, W1A 2LF. Tel: 0207-402 4288 Fax: 0207-724 9180. Is part of an elegant Georgian crescent. 120 rooms. Rather plush.
One Aldwych
1, Aldwych,WC2B4BZ
Tel: 0207-300 1000
Fax: 0207-300 1001
Currently the place to be seen as well
as to stay. Smart and stylish, it
enjoys an excellent location a stone's
throw from theatre land and Covent
Garden. This brand new hotel is a
showcase of modernity throughout
with high-profile guests to match.
105 rooms, each with a minimum 6ft
(2 meters) wide bed and television in
the bathroom.
The Ritz
150 Piccadilly, W1V 9DG.
Tel: 0207-493 8181.
Fax: 0207-493 2687.
One of the most famous hotel
names in the world. 130 rooms. Not
quite what it was, despite
refurbishment. Jackets and ties
must be worn. Tea at the Ritz
available. Casino, Tel: 0207-491
4678
Royal Garden Hotel
2-24 Kensington High Street,
Tel: 0207-937 8000
Fax: 0207-3611991
Recently refurbished from top to bottom.
Sheraton Park Tower
101 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RN. Tel:
0207-235 8050
Fax: 0207-235 8231.
The modern circular tower of this
popular hotel (289 rooms) is fíve
minutes' walk from Harrods, and
close to Hyde Park. Attracts a lot of
business visitors. Casino next door.
Friendly service.
Stafford Hotel
Tel: 0207-493 6020
A distinguished, very British,
Victorian-style hotel. Smart Mayfair
location. 118 rooms. 16 St James's Place, SW1A INJ.
Tel: 0207-493 0111
Fax: 0207-493 7121.
Beautifully located just minutes
away from Piccadilly. Good choice
for those who like small hotels (80
rooms), old-fashioned service.
Cadogan Hotel
75 Sloane Street, SW1X 9SG.
Tel: 0207-235 7141
Fax: 0207-245 0994.
Another 19th-century style hotel,
owned by Historic House Hotels. 65
rooms. Interesting position between
Knightsbridge and Chelsea. Lily Langtry lived in is now the bar.
Brown's Hotel,
30 Albemarle Street, W1A 4BP.
Fax: 0207-493 9381.
Restrained in style, with tasteful
decor, and rooms in the Laura Ashley
style. Friendly service. Restaurant
has Michelin star.
The Millennium Gloucester
4-18 Harrington Gardens,
SW7 4LH.
Tel: 0207-373 6030
Fax: 0207-373 0409.
Large modern City Development
Limited owned hotel (610 rooms)
just off Gloucester Road and its
useful Tube station, but otherwise a
rather soulless locale. The hotel
itself is a bit office-like. Handy for
the big museums.
Goring Hotel
15 Beeston Place,
Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W OJW.
Price categories are based on
single occupancy without
breakfast:
0207-396 9000
Fax: 0207-834 4393.
Family-owned (the present manager,
George Goring, is last in a long line
of Goring managers), delightfully
traditional hotel not far from
Buckingham Palace. Relaxed
atmosphere. Homemade food,
including the bread.
Holiday Inn
57-59 Welbeck Street, W1M 8HS.
Tel: 0207-935 4442
Fax: 0207-487 3782. Very central
but also a quiet hotel, modern
behind its Edwardian facade. 137
rooms.
Park Lane Hotel
Piccadilly, W1Y 8BX.
Tel: 0207-499 6321 Fax: 0207-499
1965. Established grand hotel (300
rooms) in a grand position, but
equally gaudy. The 17th floor has
spectacular views over Buckingham
Palace gardens.
Royal Horse Guards Thistle
Hotel
2 Whitehall Court, SW1A 2EJ.
Tel: 0207-839 3400
Fax: 0207-930 4010.
Unusual location, overlooking the
Thames and the Royal Festival Hall.
280 rooms.
