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Claridges (Hotel) 5 star

  • BROOK STREET
    LONDON W1K 4HR, UNITED KINGDOM | View map
  • Price Range: Top end
  • Neighbourhood: Mayfair
  • Atmosphere: Heritage and Busy

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes A true grande dame on the London hotel circuit, the majestic Claridges is as splendid today as it was when it first opened its doors in 1854. It's a wonderful reminder of a bygone era with every floor and corner steeped in history.

The corridors are nearly as wide as the bedrooms themselves and were designed to allow ladies in their wide bell-shaped skirts to pass one another easily. The original 'Ladies Lift', complete with velvet-covered bench, still operates, although these days it's used as much by men as women. Many of the Art Deco features in the communal areas and in the 203 rooms and suites date back to the late 1920s, while the 1930s furniture once graced the staterooms of the decommissioned SS Normandie. The attention to detail is staggering; an army of skilled craftsmen from plasterers to French polishers are employed full-time to ensure that the original features are kept intact. With such a stunning combination of traditional and Art Deco design, Claridges sits in a class of its own.

Review by author Katja Gaskell

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How To Get There

Heathrow Airport - Leave The Airport Onto The M4 In Direction -central London- Follow The Road Through Chiswick And Onto Brompton Road Into Knightsbridge. Pass Harrods On Your Right And Go Up To Hyde Park Corner. Continue Straight On Using The Underpass Into Piccadilly. Take The First Turn After Green Park Station Into Berkeley Street - Which Leads Into Berkeley Square. Take The Fourth Exit Into Davies Street. The Hotel Is On Your Right After Two Blocks. Turn Right Into Brook Street For The Main Entrance.

Nearby Points of Interest

  1. Bath............................50 Mi / 83 Km W
  2. Hampton Court Palace............20 Mi / 32 Km Sw
  3. Leeds Castle....................42 Mi / 67 Km Se
  4. Royal Academy Of Arts.......... .5 Mi / .6 Km E
  5. Victoria / Albert Museum........ 3 Mi / 5 Km W
  6. Stratford Upon Avon.............98 Mi /196 Km N
  1. Canterbury......................58 Mi / 97 Km Se
  2. Imperial War Museum............. 3 Mi / 5 Km S
  3. Natural History Museum.......... 3 Mi / 5 Km W
  4. Windsor Castle..................30 Mi / 48 Km W
  5. St Pauls Cathedral.............. 4 Mi / 6 Km E
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Facilities

  1. Parking
  2. Laundry service
  3. In-House bar
  4. Cribs
  5. Children stay free
  6. Restaurant
  7. Fitness facility
  8. Laundry facilities
  9. Roll-away beds
  10. Babysitting or child care
  11. Ballroom(s)
  12. Banquet facilities
  1. Bar/lounge
  2. Beauty services
  3. Children Stay Free - 11 years and under
  4. Concierge desk - 24 hour service
  5. Cribs - on request/fee
  6. Currency Exchange
  7. Doctor - On Call
  8. Garden - 24 hours service
  9. Housekeeping - Twice Daily
  10. Parking (valet)
  11. Rollaway Bed - on request/fee
  12. Shoe Shine - overnight

Check-in/Check-out

Earliest check-in: 2:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 AM

Author Tip

The Fortnum & Mason department store, almost as much a London institution as Claridges itself, is not far away, nor is the Royal Academy of Arts, which hosts an annual Summer Exhibition drawn from work by the public.

Curious Fact

The service at Claridges is impeccable and no request is refused. This extends to the female guest who insisted on having a new toilet seat installed because the seat in her bathroom (standard size) was too large for her small posterior.