London Hotels Insight provides up-to-date, independent advice for your perfect stay in London. We research guest feedback, meet management and identify hotels at the top of their game.
London boutique hotels round-up – August 2011.
Want to experience the tasteful splendour of Blakes Hotel while floating on water? Read our boutique hotel news summary for August to find out how!
London has world-class boutique hotels, offering the perfect antidote to high-rise sterility and big-brand anonymity. To help you keep up with the ever-changing scene, we proudly present our monthly round-up of all the latest news from the very best London boutique hotels.
The family-owned Goring Hotel is certainly no stranger to famous guests, so staff were no doubt unfazed by the sight of Baroness Thatcher lunching with friends at the hotel’s restaurant earlier this month. According to the Daily Mail, the restaurant is her “favourite spot.” She is in good company too, as Foodepedia.com was recently raving about The Goring’s full English in its article about the best London breakfasts.
Check the best rate for the Goring Hotel from 30+ hotel booking sites
The Goring: a discreet refuge for royalty and former Prime Ministers...
One of London’s original boutique hotels, the Halkin, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in September and has no plans of letting the milestone pass unnoticed. The hotel has lined up a series of special events through September and October, including the temporary conversion of its bar into a ‘culture lounge’ and a specially-created afternoon tea menu.
Check the best rate for The Halkin from 30+ hotel booking sites
Happy birthday to The Halkin!
During September, those with the sea air in their veins and a touch of the boutique in their heart (and €35,000 in their back pocket) can spend a week cruising the Dalmatian Coast aboard the sailing vessel of legendary hotelier and designer Anouska Hempel. The stylish craft has been entirely remodelled by Anouska herself and comes equipped with 7 crew members, including a chef and butler from the designer’s own London hotel, Blakes.
Check the best rate for Blakes Hotel from 30+ hotel booking sites
Blakes: the original "boutique hotel" with an owner who retains her sense of adventure
Back on dry land, the long-awaited Eccleston Square Hotel finally opened its doors in August. With every room fitted with an iPad 2, hi-tech beds, 3D TVs and more, it may just be the most high tech boutique hotel in London.
Check the best rate for Eccleston Square Hotel from 30+ hotel booking sites
The Eccleston Square Hotel is finally up and running after several delays
From a hotel that’s just opened to one about to open: 45 Park Lane is due to welcome its first guests imminently, on September 1st. London’s newest small boutique hotel has a total of 35 exquisitely designed rooms and features Wolfgang Puck’s CUT steak restaurant- a first in Europe.
45 Park Lane represents the Dorchester Collection's first foray into the boutique hotel market
If your tastes are more surf than turf, you may be interested in a series of seafood workshops hosted by the 5 star Andaz Liverpool Street, due to take place on the first two Saturdays of October. Participants will be taught all the tricks of the trade by Martin Scholz, head chef of the seafood restaurant (Catch) at the branded boutique hotel.
Check the best rate for the Andaz Hotel from 30+ hotel booking sites
The Andaz London goes for a minimalist vibe
The Chesterfield Mayfair – a luxury boutique hotel in Mayfair – has something very special to offer tea drinkers and poetry enthusiasts. At the start of August it held its first ‘Poetea’- a new monthly event featuring tea-related poetry readings by Elizabeth Darcy Jones, author of the poetry collection Distinguished Leaves. Guests have a chance to enjoy afternoon tea while receiving a private recital from the poet related to the blend they’re drinking. But places are limited as this also happens to be one of the best-value afternoon teas in London, so you’ll need to book fast!
Book direct with the Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel at the best guaranteed rate
The Chesterfield Mayfair offers afternoon tea with a poetic difference
Over at the Montague on the Gardens Hotel, August was a month for celebrating another great British tradition – the barbecue. Guests enjoyed the very best of al fresco dining courtesy of the hotel’s outdoor grill on the Wood Deck, which London Hotels Insight described as ‘a secluded haven from the hustle and bustle of London life.’ BBQ season continues until 18th September and has also been reviewed on the Lady in London blog.
Book direct with the Montague Hotel at the best guaranteed rate
Alfresco dining on the Montague Hotel's garden terrace is one of London's secret pleasures
Finally, if you’ve been having trouble sleeping, check into the Milestone Hotel – a 5 star boutique hotel in Kensington. The hotel has launched its ‘Sound Sleep Experience’, making it the ideal London hotel for insomniacs. The deal includes a night’s stay in a luxury room or suite, a private consultation with sleep therapist Tej Samani, treatments in the hotel’s therapy room and an assortment of aromatherapy oils, eye masks and other helpful aids to ease you into the land of nod.
Book direct with the Milestone Hotel at the best guaranteed rate
An atmospheric suite at the boutique Milestone Hotel: where they go to extraordinary lengths to ensure you get a restul night's kip!
This month’s news round-up again proves that innovation in the London hotel business is very much being led by the city’s best boutique hotels.
Get the best-value London hotel deal from 30+ booking sites in 1 click
Photo credits: Blakes Hotel, Goring Hotel, Halkin Hotel, Eccleston Square Hotel, Milestone Hotel, Montague on the Gardens Hotels, Chesterfield Hotel, Andaz Hotel, 45 Park Lane Hotel.
Previous post: Boozy celebration of The Dorchester’s 80th.
Next post: Bask in the shabby-chic vibe at Rough Luxe.
{ 1 trackback }
{ 0 comments… add one now }