In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The choice is between the view over Mayfair or Hyde Park – if it’s city vistas you’re after, plump for a City Studio (which includes a dining table); for gazing at the green, green grass, pick a Park Suite. It would border on negligence not to mention the Metropolitan’s rock-star-ready Penthouse Suite, which, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, boasts one of the most brain-boggling king-of-the-world views in the capital.
- Packing tips
- Your finest designer threads – being out-dressed by the fashionista clientele is one thing, but being out-dressed by the Armani-clad staff is quite another.
- Also
- You can properly pamper yourself with one of the Como Shambhala Urban Escape’s vast medley of Asian-inspired holistic treatments, including reiki, Thai massage, reflexology and shiatsu.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Como Shambhala Aromatherapy gift set on arrival, as well as guaranteed late check-out until 4pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; members booking a suite will receive a bottle of champagne too
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The Metropolitan London
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- Style
- Heights of fashion
- Setting
- Pride of park-side Mayfair
Since this enviably located Park Lane hotel opened, The Metropolitan London has more than earned its reputation for extravagantly hip urban comfort. With its prime Hyde Park Corner setting, exquisite Japanese food at Nobu and a members’ bar with a big-name waiting list, the Met has become a byword for stylish stays in the capital.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 150.
- Rates
- £375–£3,200, excluding breakfast and VAT.
- Check-out
- 2pm, but flexible, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Spa, gym, free WiFi throughout, valet parking. In-room amenities: flatscreen 60-channel TV, CD juke box and film library, DVD player, minibar. All studios and suites have iPod docks and yoga mats.
- Also
- The Metropolitan also has 19 self-catering apartments nearby that can be rented by the week.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Ever-hip hangout Nobu has a reputation that extends well beyond London. And deservedly too – the world-ranking restaurant is hard to beat either in terms of style or the artistry of its delectable New Japanese cuisine.
- Dress code
- Papped and pampered A-list.
- Top table
- Tucked away in a corner by the window – make sure you get a view of Hyde Park.
- Last orders
- Nobu closes its kitchen at 10.15pm on weekdays, 11.15pm on Saturdays, and 9.45pm on Sundays.
- Room service
- 24-hour room-service menu, including Nobu specialties, burgers, sandwiches and drinks.
- Hotel bar
- A decade-old veteran of the London scene, the Met Bar is strictly for members and guests. Its sultry leather booths are ideal for settling down with a magnum of champagne and a long night ahead of you – the bar closes at 3am.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
Como Shambhala Aromatherapy gift set on arrival, as well as guaranteed late check-out until 4pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; members booking a suite will receive a bottle of champagne too
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The Metropolitan London
19 Old Park Lane
W1K 1LB
