A number of new luxury hotels have opened in London in the past few years, including the Shangri-La at The Shard.
The 2012 Olympics in London saw over 11,000 new rooms open up in the Capital to accommodate the influx of visitors. London’s hotel scene has settled down a bit since then, but post-Olympics there’s still a number of new openings to get excited about.
Here we take a quick look at new luxury hotels that have recently opened in London, some new additions from the last few months, and what’s on the horizon.
NEW HOTELS NOW OPEN
Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard
Luxury hotel group Shangri-La has (finally – after much delay) opened its first London hotel in May, on the 34th to 52nd floors of Renzo Piano’s iconic Shard building. There’s all of the comfort and elegance you would expect from the 202 guestrooms and suites, plus an infinity pool on level 52, and Signature restaurant TĪNG on level 35. Oh, and extraordinary views of London!
31 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9QU
T: +44 20 7234 8000
W: Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard website
Ham Yard Hotel
The latest edition to the Firmdale Hotels empire sits nicely alongside their West End sister hotels the Charlotte Street Hotel, Soho Hotel, Haymarket Hotel and Covent Garden Hotel. Slap-bang in the middle of Soho (their websites says that it’s “moments from Mayfair” but this is the heart of Gay Soho), Ham Yard features 91 well-sized rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, and facilities including a tree-filled garden, drawing room and library, spa and gym, and a Fifties style bowling alley. A rooftop garden offers some great views of Soho.
One Ham Yard, Soho, London, W1D 7DT
T: +44 20 3642 2000
E: hamyard@firmdale.com
W: Ham Yard Hotel website
Mondrian London
The Mondrian London is the latest hotel by ultra-cool Morgans Hotel Group, joining the Sanderson and St Martin’s Lane in London. The hotel opened after a massive restoration of the Sea Containers building on the South Bank, designed by Design Research Studio’s Tom Dixon. This is the first Mondrian hotel in Europe so the pressure has been on to ensure that it is hip and fabulous. Sea Containers was originally built as a luxury hotel but has remained as offices until now. The hotel’s design takes inspiration from the cruise liner-inspired building, with a giant, external and internal copper clad wall like the hull of a ship running into the foyer. The huge 1,500 m2 ground floor includes two river-side restaurants, and a roof-top bar overlooking the Thames, a Morgans Agua spa and a screening room run by Curzon compliments the facilities for the 360 bedrooms.
20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD
T: +44 20 7234 8000
W: Mondrian London website
OTHER LUXURY LONDON HOTELS OPENED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
Me London
Opened: December 2012
ME by Meliá Hotels is a fashion hotel for the cosmopolitan, cosmo sipping set. Hip bars and a happening roof terrace included.
Me Hotel, 336-337 The Strand, London WC2R 1HA
T: +44 207 395 3400
E: reservations.me.london@melia.com
W: ME London Hotel website
Rosewood London
Opened: October 2013
The Rosewood London has made an immediate impact on London’s hotel scene. The building itself is extremely grand, occupying a neoclassical landmark on High Holborn that was built in 1914. Money has been lavished on this hotel – and thankfully it shows.
Rosewood London, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN
T: +44 20 7781 8888
W: Rosewood London hotel website
Ace Hotel
Opened: September 2013
Shoreditch already knows that it is the hippest and most happening part of London (at the moment), but the addition of Ace Hotel has only added to the allure of the area for anyone wanting to bask in where it is at.
Ace Hotel, 100 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JQ
T: +44 20 7613 9800
E: enquire.ldn@acehotel.com
W: Ace Hotel London website
The London Edition Hotel
Opened: September 2013
Ian Schrager’s latest for Marriott Hotels – seconds from Oxford Street – works beautifully. The gorgeous dining room, the Berners Tavern, is also a spectacular space.
The London Edition, 10 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NP
T: +44 20 7781 0000
W: The London Edition hotel website
