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.

Children

Under-16s stay for free. Babysitting can be arranged (minimum four hours; £10–£14 an hour; £14.50 booking fee). Children’s menus are available.

Also

The Metropolitan also has 19 self-catering apartments nearby that can be rented by the week.

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.

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.

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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Smith concierge

If you’d prefer to talk to someone, or you’re having trouble booking online, ring our travel team on 0845 034 0700 (+44 20 8987 4312 from outside the UK). We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.

The Metropolitan London

19 Old Park Lane