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Hotel Café Royal

London, United Kingdom

Hotel Café Royal

A few metres from Piccadilly Circus, an imposing residence stands, like a natural extension of Regent Street. A historicising ode to an eternal England, it is a classical score delicately modernised, one that once welcomed Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf and Brigitte Bardot. The tour begins with the impressive Grill Room — mirrors, gilding and period panelling, all listed — which still hosts a traditional Afternoon Tea inspired by the illustrious guests who passed through. Upstairs, a softer variation on the inherited grandeur, where matt panelling sits alongside pale tones, in perfect quiet despite the great arteries of Soho all around. And finally, Alex Dilling's two-Michelin-starred table lights the way with its bold flavours, while at the Green Bar you sink into the delicious torpor of absinthe, in its most singular forms. A certain definition of London at a single address.

Accommodations

What we like

The moment

A soak in the Ming green marble bathtub beneath the dome of the Dome Penthouse.

The flavour

Be bold and try the "Cheese Cake" – Baron Bigod, hazelnut and white chocolate – at Cakes and Bubbles.

The swim

A few laps beneath Regent Street in the Akasha spa pool.

Location

Address

10 Air Street

W1B 4DY London, United Kingdom

Airport

Fifty minutes by private transfer from London Heathrow.

Regent Street

Piccadilly a minute away, literally; Soho a few streets further on.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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