Boutique hotels in Central London, London
Mr & Mrs Smith has visited romantic boutique hotels, chic and stylish B&Bs and five-star luxury hideaways in Central London, London, to bring you a handpicked selection of the best boutique hotels in the area. If you can't find what you're looking for in Central London, check out our larger London collection.
The Arch London
London, United Kingdom
- Style Technological townhouse
- Setting Moments from Marble Arch
The Arch Hotel, London is a grand Georgian pad filled with all-mod-cons modernity in the heart of the West End.
The Connaught
London, United Kingdom
- Style Hip, with history
- Setting Mayfair’s Mount Street
The Connaught hotel, London was bound to be stately and stylish; it’s more than 100 years old, set in monied Mayfair and has the royal stamp of approval.
Brown's Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Understated elegance
- Setting Magnificent Mayfair
A bastion of Victorian glamour with a stylish modern sheen, Brown’s Hotel, London has been a byword for boutique brilliance for nearly two centuries.
San Domenico House
London, United Kingdom
- Style Restrained Italian extravagance
- Setting Steps from Sloane Square
Created from two five-storey, red-brick Chelsea townhouses, family-owned boutique hotel San Domenico House is a little piece of Italy in West London. It’s warm, welcoming and extremely inviting.
Knightsbridge Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Flamboyant fabrics, tactile textures
- Setting A hop from Harrods
A medley of luxuriant colour, statement furniture and unusual art greets guests stepping into the lobby of Knightsbridge Hotel, Kit Kemp’s characteristically whimsical take on the townhouse boutique bed and breakfast.
Haymarket Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Witty British bolthole
- Setting Theatreland thoroughfare
Country-house charm meets London sophistication at this central boutique hotel right on Piccadilly Circus. Kit Kemp's quirky interiors and an eye-popping indoor pool turn Haymarket Hotel into a lavish and relaxing retreat.
Charlotte Street Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Arty-smarty English eccentric
- Setting Bang-central Bloomsbury
Taking the Bloomsbury Set for its inspiration, the Charlotte Street Hotel in central London brings together fine art and a fresh colour palette to create the perfect city luxury stay.
The Soho Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Modern British wit
- Setting Central secrecy
Soho Hotel is an establishment where the watering hole and eatery have independent allure; local media folk swap editing suites and photo studios for drinks at the bar.
Metropolitan by Como, London
London, United Kingdom
- Style Heights of fashion
- Setting Pride of park-side Mayfair
Standing tall in Park Lane, the blue-windowed Metropolitan by Como hotel doesn’t just attract big names – it’s already full of them: Nobu, Como Shambhala, the sultry burgundy Met Bar…
Hazlitt's
London, United Kingdom
- Style Discreet, distinctive, historic
- Setting Insiders' Soho
From the creaky stairs up to a wonky landing at the top, its tilt the result of 300 years of slowly shifting woodwork, Hazlitt’s offers comfort with an air of quirky elegance.
Baglioni Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Italian elegance
- Setting Parkside Kensington
The Baglioni Hotel is housed in a Georgian building which, although respectable and impeccable, doesn’t allude to the over-the-top grandeur that awaits inside. Children are made welcome, too.
York & Albany
London, United Kingdom
- Style Best of British
- Setting Right by Regent’s Park
If name-dropping were a crime, York & Albany hotel would be in trouble, with its John Nash-designed building, Russell Sage interiors and Gordon Ramsay’s culinary captaincy.
Claridge's
London, United Kingdom
- Style Centre of attention
- Setting Middle of Mayfair
London's most glamorous grande dame, Claridge's wows with art deco decor, a fashionable attitude and an effortless air of refinement.
Covent Garden Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Low-key London luxury
- Setting West End world
The wonderful thing about Covent Garden Hotel is that while it caters for the well-heeled, it also works hard at a genuinely laid-back, home-from-home atmosphere.
Rough Luxe
London, United Kingdom
- Style Art-inspired shabby-chic
- Setting Crux of King’s Cross
Neither the name nor the photos can adequately prepare you for Rough Luxe; it's a genuine one-of-a-kind, with cracked and peeling paint and paper sharing wall-space with visually arresting art.
No.5 Maddox Street
London, United Kingdom
- Style Fit-for-a-film-star pied-à-terre
- Setting Mayfair’s Maddox Street
No.5 Maddox Street’s suites offer an alternative luxury hotel experience in one of London’s most prestigious neighbourhoods. The one-, two-, and three-bed hi-tech studios are a surprisingly peaceful retreat near buzzing Soho.
Number Sixteen
London, United Kingdom
- Style Fun, fresh townhouse
- Setting Smart South Ken side street
The bright, feminine rooms at this well-groomed Kensington hideaway are as refreshing and tasty as a cup of Earl Grey on a spring morning. A wonderful location makes this Number Sixteen a great base for shopping weekends or culture trips.
Dean Street Townhouse
London, United Kingdom
- Style Art-house hideaway
- Setting Sociable, sexy Soho
Once home to Hogarth, Dean Street Townhouse, Soho, has all the drama and decadence of the painter’s pictures, along with cosmopolitan cool and a British brasserie.
Blakes Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Orient excess
- Setting Secluded SW7
Pure modern decadence. Each room at Anouska Hempel's South Ken boutique pad, Blakes Hotel, has its own style, but all are inspired by far-flung lands: Russia, India, Turkey…
The Cranley Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style Genteel Georgian
- Setting A meander from museum-land
Set on an attractive South Ken side street, and decked out with mahogany antiques, handmade half-testers and a Regency-period palette, The Cranley Hotel is the perfect townhouse-from-home.
The Kensington Hotel London
London, United Kingdom
- Style Regal and ravishing
- Setting Sumptuous South Ken
Situated in beautiful townhouse, just off London’s Old Brompton Road, the Kensington Hotel is a relaxing spot in which to escape the bustle of SW7’s museum land. It ticks all the right fashion-magazine boxes and it’s incredibly spacious – even the
St James's Hotel & Club
London, United Kingdom
- Style Rejuvenated gentleman’s club
- Setting Moments from Mayfair
Tucked away in a quiet cul de sac beside Green Park, the red and white brick façade of St James’s Hotel hides the grown-up gents-club glamour within.
